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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. What must convey both time and emotion, according to Chapter 5?
(a) Time and emotion.
(b) Thought and emotion.
(c) Emotion and Instinct.
(d) Time and travel.

2. What is usually the key to a gesture's meaning?
(a) The final bubble.
(b) The final panel.
(c) The final sketch.
(d) The final position.

3. What does Eisner believe would happen if animals' faces were more flexible?
(a) Humans would kill fewer.
(b) Humans would kill more.
(c) Humans wouldn't kill animals.
(d) Humans would love animals.

4. What does Eisner say images can trigger?
(a) Recall and emotion.
(b) Remonstrance and energy.
(c) Renewal and excellence.
(d) Realism and empathy.

5. What kind of movements flow together over short periods?
(a) Extremely subtle movements.
(b) Broad, gestural sketches.
(c) Extremely large gestures.
(d) Extremely graphic flashes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In theory, what does the reader/viewer already know how to understand?

2. What does Eisner flatly declare about the relationship between artist and writer?

3. How are comic book artists most challenged?

4. What should the artist be able to produce?

5. What can give insight into a character's lifestyle and allow sociological observations?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which works are generally entertainment-oriented, and why?

2. How can the artist successfully convey an image of the human body?

3. Why should an artist read short stories?

4. Give a brief synopsis of Chapter 6.

5. Name four of the eleven points Eisner covers, because he thinks an artist must understand about how objects work in order to portray them skillfully.

6. Why must frozen moments convey both time and emotion?

7. Why do purely instructional comics often use humor?

8. How can posture and gesture give insight into a character's lifestyle and allow sociological observations?

9. Give a brief synopsis of Chapter 7.

10. Give a brief synopsis of Chapter 5.

(see the answer keys)

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