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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method is the mainstay for facial expressions and body movement?
(a) Exaggerated gesture.
(b) Heavy marking.
(c) Simple, concise images.
(d) Clear blocking.

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

3. The earliest use of balloons was in what type of art?
(a) Impressionism.
(b) Friezes.
(c) Dada.
(d) Scope.

4. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) Narrative.
(b) Elements.
(c) Framing.
(d) Sequence.

5. Around when did daily comic strips first appear?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1756.

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

7. What can happen after letters in comics are devised from familiar objects?
(a) They are abstracted.
(b) They function verbally.
(c) They are reduced.
(d) They become concrete.

8. What tendency of the eye is an obstacle in comics?
(a) For the eye to cry.
(b) For the eye to dilate.
(c) For the eye to wander.
(d) For the eye to blink.

9. What is one of the two examples of time measurement Eisner mentions?
(a) Radiowaves.
(b) Morse code.
(c) Radiation.
(d) Minutes.

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

11. What characteristic of comics examines how the sequential artist works with space and time?
(a) Style.
(b) Paneling.
(c) Timing.
(d) Illusion.

12. Stories can be told through what alone?
(a) Focal points.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Signatures.

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

14. What word does Eisner use to describe the relationship of timing and rhythm?
(a) Intertwined.
(b) Intersected.
(c) Interlocked.
(d) Interfixed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other things can lettering reflect in comics?

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

3. What kind of things does the storyteller use to tell a story in comics?

4. What do people learn to measure distance by?

5. For what purpose did the artists start to use expressions, postures, and backdrops?

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