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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "consumed" Alec Holland?
(a) Alligators.
(b) Air.
(c) Fire.
(d) The swamp.

2. What is the weather like during the murder of the old man?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Raining heavily.
(d) Sleeting.

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

4. Why does Moore think fictional horror is popular?
(a) Real-life horrors become worse.
(b) Real-life horrors are numbed by fake horrors.
(c) Horror has a propensity to make people smile.
(d) Fake horrors are funny.

5. What kind of ear does Campbell claim Alan Moore has for dialogue?
(a) Unerring.
(b) Strange.
(c) Errant.
(d) Unbalanced.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the idea of Swamp Thing first conceived?

2. What does Moore point out from the 1980s that he says permeated popular culture?

3. What does Moore's writing retain that Campbell considers to be accomplished work?

4. Whose file does Swamp Thing read after he regenerates and reawakens?

5. Where is Jason Woodrue when he wonders about the "old man?"

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