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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 explain the comic genre would not have without the late 1960s period?
(a) The interesting theorist, Scott McLeod.
(b) The excellent writer, Alan Moore.
(c) The brilliant artist, Ashley Wood.
(d) The crazed philosopher, Sartre.

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

3. What was Swamp Thing encased in?
(a) Rock.
(b) Amber.
(c) Carbonite.
(d) Ice.

4. What kind of horrors does Campbell mention that the population of the 1980s had to encounter?
(a) Tornadoes, earthquakes, sub-atomic particles.
(b) Supervillains, AIDS, black holes.
(c) AIDS, nuclear proliferation, and rises in missing children.
(d) Bad haircuts, AIDS, cryogenics.

5. Who leads the government agency that pursues and tries to kill Swamp Thing?
(a) Colonel Sanders.
(b) General Sunderland.
(c) Major Tom.
(d) Admiral Adama.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Alec Holland's formula called?

3. What does Campbell make a case for concerning Alan Moore's Swamp Thing?

4. Who did Alan Moore recast who used to be known as a minor DC villain?

5. What did Alan Moore do differently with Swamp Thing from Campbell's viewpoint?

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