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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what time frame did comics assume the typical reader was a "10-year old from Iowa"?
(a) Early 1940s to late 1970s.
(b) 1950s to 1960s.
(c) Early 1930s to late 1960s.
(d) 1940s to early 1960s.

2. What things are not described but added when words are coupled with images?
(a) Weight, height, style.
(b) Connections, webs, tangles.
(c) Sound, dialogue, connections.
(d) Sound, monologues, vocal patterns.

3. What does Eisner depict in three panels as an example of the inseparability of words and images?
(a) Two goldfish in a bowl.
(b) Three golden retrievers.
(c) Five golden geese.
(d) Five gold rings.

4. What must the artist deal with to decide when abbreviations or omissions are required?
(a) Skills, technique, and sweat.
(b) Space limitations and the artist's rendering skills.
(c) Time limitations.
(d) Punctuation placement.

5. What must be broken down into segments when using a full-page frame?
(a) Words.
(b) Scenes and pages.
(c) Meter and rhythm.
(d) Plot and action.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are comic book artists most challenged?

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

3. What can hold the whole together through changes of scenery?

4. What long Spirit story does Eisner analyze in Chapter 3?

5. What is determined by how much space is available and what technology is to be used to reproduce it?

(see the answer key)

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