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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Campbell say about the stories of the late 1960s?
(a) The stories were radical and life-changing.
(b) The stories were often shrill, obvious and melodramatic.
(c) The stories were too cynical.
(d) The stories were often happy and blissful.

2. What is one difference in comic book horror that distinguishes it from other genres?
(a) Syntax.
(b) Duration.
(c) Usage of similes.
(d) Usage of metaphors.

3. What comparison is drawn by Woodrue concerning consciousness and wise men?
(a) Men are only wise if they lose consciousness.
(b) Cannibals eat wise men to gain knowledge.
(c) Consciousness manifests in wise women, not men.
(d) True consciousness is only given to the wise men.

4. Who disallows Woodrue from pursuing further research?
(a) Abby Arcane.
(b) Swamp Thing.
(c) The old man.
(d) Alec Holland.

5. How does Swamp Thing react to reading the file?
(a) Regenerates again.
(b) Dies.
(c) Leaves in a neutral state.
(d) He enters a psychotic rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man want to know about the formula's impact on Swamp Thing?

2. Which Edgar Allen Poe short story is Book One clearly modeled after?

3. What does Campbell say the original character of Swamp Thing re-emerges as?

4. What does fictional horror usually depend upon according to Campbell?

5. How does Campbell suggest a good writer use the DC universe to his or her advantage?

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