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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In one of Eisner's Spirit stories he analyzes a hero who wishes to do what?
(a) Sing.
(b) Be invincible.
(c) Fly.
(d) Be invisible.

2. What kind of pictographs weld visual imagery and "uniform derivative" symbols?
(a) Atlantic.
(b) Asian.
(c) Slavic.
(d) Georgian.

3. How many points does Eisner say an artist must understand about how objects work?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Six.

4. How do balloons function for sound in comics?
(a) They develop voice.
(b) They play the sound.
(c) They narrate tone.
(d) They make sound visible.

5. What advantage do film and theater have of an audience that is forced to do what?
(a) View the action as presented.
(b) Charge per viewing.
(c) Sit quietly.
(d) Press rewind and play buttons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What determines how successfully the commonality of the human body is conveyed?

2. How do you describe the kind of activity that bridges gaps in the action of the comic?

3. What kinds of tasks are by nature, sequential?

4. How can a panel be diagrammed?

5. What was used initially to create code that can be memorized and deciphered?

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