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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the original story of Swamp Thing about?
(a) Alec Holland and Abby Arcane.
(b) Mrs. Holland and Abby Arcane.
(c) Alec Holland and his wife.
(d) Alec Holland and his cousin.

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

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

4. What have Swamp Thing's eye sockets and mouth area filled up with in the beginning of Book Two?
(a) Water.
(b) Milk.
(c) Juice.
(d) Fire.

5. When was the idea of Swamp Thing first conceived?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Swamp Thing battling against for his humanity?

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

3. What kind of ear does Campbell claim Alan Moore has for dialogue?

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

5. What does Woodrue explain about Swamp Thing's escape and return?

(see the answer key)

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