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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. What approach predominates because comics mix letters and images?
2. What must an artist realize the body works as?
3. What two types of applications is sequential art normally divided into?
4. What determines how successfully the commonality of the human body is conveyed?
5. What does Eisner flatly declare about the relationship between artist and writer?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has technology challenged the individuality of artists?
2. Give a brief synopsis of Chapter 8.
3. Why do entertainment comics deny to the readers/viewers much of the freedom they would enjoy in pure prose?
4. 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.
5. Why do people make important daily judgments about faces?
6. Why does Eisner reproduce the story written by Jules Feiffer that was never published?
7. Why are technical skills mandatory for comic book artists?
8. Why are comic book artists frequently hired to produce storyboards for movie scripts and motion pictures?
9. Why is teamwork often demanded by publishers?
10. Why do purely instructional comics often use humor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 6, Eisner discusses the history of repetitive glyphs and explains their importance in comics as a form of language. Compare and contrast the repetitive glyphs in early cave drawings, Egyptian friezes, hieroglyphics, and comics. How did these codes progress? How did comics draw upon and progress from these ancient examples?
Essay Topic 2
Chapter 4 specifies the technical aspects of perspective, communication, and interpretation. The contrast between visceral and intellectual is discussed in reference to the audience's interpretation of meaning. Explain why Eisner considers bridging the gaps in action between panels more of a visceral than intellectual activity. Cite two examples from Chapter 4 in your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Chapter 3 analyzes the relationship between space, time, and visual perspective. Eisner explains that distance is often measured by sight and sound, but it is more difficult to assess time, because it is more illusory. Compile at least three examples provided by Eisner's work and examine the similarities and differences between how time, sight, and sound are measured and expressed in comics.
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