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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What demonstrates the meaning of the balloon?
(a) Its feeling.
(b) Its size.
(c) Its shape.
(d) Its weight.

2. What is the absolute ratio of words to picture in comics?
(a) 2:5.
(b) Twenty characters for three panels.
(c) There is no absolute ratio.
(d) 3:1.

3. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) Writing and Sequential Art.
(b) Writing and the Graphic.
(c) Writing and Essence.
(d) Writing and Art History.

4. How do balloons function for speech in comics?
(a) They relate content.
(b) They frame the speech.
(c) They enhance the speech.
(d) They focus on the visuals.

5. What can artists be tempted to do to detract from the storyline?
(a) Hone the craft.
(b) Sharpen the mind.
(c) Seize the day.
(d) Dazzle the eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must control the comics project start to finish?

2. As artists tell stories to mass audiences, what do they use as means of arrangement?

3. Why does Eisner analyze this particular Spirit story in Chapter 3?

4. What is usually the key to a gesture's meaning?

5. What do the writer and artist "pledge allegiance" to when working on comics together?

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