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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Living in Line.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is an assumption that comics artists make about the reader?
(a) They have read previous stories in the series.
(b) They will like the story.
(c) They read the panels in correct order.
(d) They read the comics in one sitting.

2. The author describes comics as a ______, or a medium which "can hold any number of ideas and images."
(a) content
(b) vessel
(c) message
(d) cartoon

3. What did Eisner call a desperation device?
(a) Word balloon
(b) Motion line
(c) Aspect-to-aspect
(d) Sound effects

4. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Mary Fleener's style is NOT typically comprised of ________.
(a) reality
(b) iconic content
(c) non-iconic content
(d) language

5. Which of the following is NOT a way to vary word balloons?
(a) Lettering style
(b) Shape
(c) Content
(d) All of the above

Short Answer Questions

1. What drawing style did Jooste Swarte use to depict cool sophistication and irony?

2. Which of the following icons has a fixed and absolute meaning?

3. In a panel with a lot of action, such as the one on page 95, each figure is arranged sequentially and the audience will read them left to right. This could be argued as fitting the definition of _______.

4. Which is an example of our ability to extend our identities into inanimate objects?

5. How are Egyptian paintings read?

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