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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Around when did daily comic strips first appear?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1756.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1934.
2. Why must the sequential artist and the reader share any experience?
(a) So communication can occur.
(b) So the reader understands the entirety of the piece.
(c) So the panels are read correctly.
(d) So the artist can get paid.
3. How did comics begin?
(a) As one-page illustrations.
(b) As short features.
(c) In printmaking.
(d) In MS Paint.
4. In the third example in a "Contract with God," the heavy lettering is above what creature?
(a) Elf.
(b) Dwarf.
(c) Ghoul.
(d) Horse of the Apocalypse.
5. In a story by Eisner how does he make the text express the sentiment of a scene?
(a) The text is broken into many balloons.
(b) The text is fragmented across the panel.
(c) The text is lettered in a similar style.
(d) The text is lettered in teardrops.
Short Answer Questions
1. Imagery examines and illustrates the juxtaposition of what two things?
2. As a language, what do comics need to utilize?
3. In one of Eisner's Spirit stories he analyzes a hero who wishes to do what?
4. Why is time harder to measure in comics?
5. What specific content does Chapter 4 discuss?
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly give a synopsis of Chapter 2.
2. Why is bridging gaps in the action a more visceral than intellectual activity?
3. Why are close-ups used when facial expressions are critical?
4. Give a brief synopsis of Chapter 1: Comics as a Form of Reading.
5. What are used to move a reader/viewer through time?
6. Give a brief summary of the historical evolution of comics according to Chapter 1.
7. How can stories can be told through imagery alone?
8. Why is text sometimes lettered in a style consistent with the sentiment of a scene?
9. Give examples of different lettering techniques or styles from Eisner's story Contract with God.
10. Give a brief synopsis of Chapter 4.
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