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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What specific content does Chapter 4 discuss?
(a) Didactic dictation.
(b) Broad ideas.
(c) Technical specifics.
(d) Significant authors.

2. For what purpose did the artists start to use expressions, postures, and backdrops?
(a) To formulate their understanding.
(b) To format their pieces.
(c) To explain their analysis.
(d) To express their ideas

3. In a story by Eisner how does he make the text express the sentiment of a scene?
(a) The text is lettered in a similar style.
(b) The text is broken into many balloons.
(c) The text is fragmented across the panel.
(d) The text is lettered in teardrops.

4. In "Contract with God," how is the text lettered?
(a) Partly in astrological charts.
(b) Partly in Yiddish.
(c) Partly in Celtic runes.
(d) Partly in Hebraic style.

5. What long Spirit story does Eisner analyze in Chapter 3?
(a) Up and Out.
(b) Strikeout.
(c) Foul Play.
(d) Popfly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of art does "Comics as a Form of Reading" describe?

2. In the third example in a "Contract with God," the heavy lettering is above what creature?

3. Around when did daily comic strips first appear?

4. What other things can lettering reflect in comics?

5. Why is the basic panel layout normally strictly prescribed?

(see the answer key)

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