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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another word for panels?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Boxes.
(c) Bows.
(d) Bubbles.

2. If a reader knows instinctively how gravity works, what will happen when they read panels that don't function like sentences?
(a) The reader will naturally follow the action in the panels.
(b) The comic will stop making sense.
(c) Comics must function like sentences.
(d) The reader will stop reading.

3. What novelty can suggest dimension and involve the reader/viewer better than a regular container?
(a) Using doorways or windows to frame a panel.
(b) Using accompanying CDs to explain the pages.
(c) Using rulers to structure lines clearly.
(d) Using 3D imagery.

4. What does Eisner use as an example to stress the value and dignity of work and whet interest and curiosity?
(a) Career booklets.
(b) Bookends.
(c) Manuscripts.
(d) Pamphlets.

5. What can give insight into a character's lifestyle and allow sociological observations?
(a) Posture and observation.
(b) Posture and thought.
(c) Posture and gesture.
(d) Gesture and time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do balloons function for speech in comics?

2. What has provided a new horizon to the industry?

3. What forces the reader to supply dialogue in an image sequence?

4. What is often predetermined by the nature of the story?

5. What other example of time measurement does Eisner mention?

(see the answer key)

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