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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other example of time measurement does Eisner mention?
(a) Musical notation.
(b) Seconds.
(c) Symmetric space.
(d) Diameter.

2. In a story by Eisner how does he make the text express the sentiment of a scene?
(a) The text is fragmented across the panel.
(b) The text is broken into many balloons.
(c) The text is lettered in a similar style.
(d) The text is lettered in teardrops.

3. Imagery examines and illustrates the juxtaposition of what two things?
(a) Words and imagery.
(b) Sound and thought.
(c) Music and imagery.
(d) Words and movement.

4. What is one of the two examples of time measurement Eisner mentions?
(a) Minutes.
(b) Radiation.
(c) Radiowaves.
(d) Morse code.

5. What characteristic of a sentence acts as framing with lines in comics?
(a) Roots.
(b) Punctuation.
(c) Calligraphy.
(d) Morphemes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the main forums for sequential art in today's world?

2. How did comics begin?

3. How does calligraphy relate to sound?

4. Stories can be told through what alone?

5. The earliest use of balloons was in what type of art?

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