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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can a panel be diagrammed?

2. What can hold the whole together through changes of scenery?

3. What does the nature of lettering reflect about the artist?

4. In "Contract with God" by Eisner, what does the stone tablet suggest?

5. The earliest use of balloons was in what culture?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give a brief summary of the historical evolution of comics according to Chapter 1.

2. Why did artists after the 16th century use expressions, postures, and backdrops to express their ideas?

3. Briefly give a synopsis of Chapter 3.

4. What can the artist be tempted to compromise for the sake of attracting buyers?

5. Besides the text in comics, what must the reader/viewer "read"?

6. When inscriptions reappeared in the 18th-century, what did artists use to arrange their thoughts and actions for the audience?

7. What obstacle of the eye must the artist try to obliterate?

8. Why is text sometimes lettered in a style consistent with the sentiment of a scene?

9. How do people normally measure distance?

10. Why is time more illusory in comics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter 3 examines the function of balloons in comics. Balloons are meant to contain speech and illustrate visual sound. Though their job is to order and arrange the storyline, is it possible for balloons inhibit or hinder the meaning of a panel? Support your argument with at least two logical examples.

Essay Topic 2

Eisner specifies a very organized procedure for comic writers and artists. Comic writers and artists must follow this procedure together. Discuss the idea and importance of teamwork in comics. Support your claims with two examples taken from any chapter.

Essay Topic 3

Chapter 3 stresses the contrast between time and timing. Using evidence from Chapter Three, explain the differences and similarities between time and timing in comics. Be sure to supply examples from sample comics and panels in the book.

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