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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does fictional horror usually depend upon according to Campbell?
(a) Elevated diction.
(b) Men in tights to save the day.
(c) A carefully contained and controlled environment.
(d) Heartwarming relationships.

2. Who does Swamp Thing blame for taking away his humanity?
(a) Anton Arcane.
(b) Woodrue.
(c) Himself.
(d) The old man.

3. What is one consequence of Moore's comic book horror?
(a) Swamp Thing exists in the same universe as Superman and Batman.
(b) The Justice League doesn't exist.
(c) Superheroes are reduced to comical archetypes.
(d) Swamp Thing becomes a villain in the DC universe.

4. Who brought the Swamp Thing to Washington D.C.?
(a) The Floronic Man.
(b) The man's corporation.
(c) Abby Arcane.
(d) Jason Woodrue.

5. During Book Three, what does a police officer do after hearing about the destruction of a neighboring town?
(a) He moves his family to the city.
(b) He destroys his house plants and kills his lawn with a toxic herbicide.
(c) He goes into shock.
(d) He abandons his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Floronic Man telepathically order many of the buildings in the town to do?

2. What kind of apocalypse is pronounced to be coming from the hands of the Floronic Man?

3. What does Swamp Thing do just in time after waking up from his dream state in Book Three?

4. How does Campbell describe the types of new themes that were discussed?

5. What does Campbell explain the comic genre would not have without the late 1960s period?

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