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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Campbell explain was probably in print before the average reader was born?
(a) Every extended metaphor.
(b) Every plot line.
(c) Any use of simile.
(d) Any given title or character.

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

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

4. Where is Jason Woodrue when he wonders about the "old man?"
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Montana.

5. Who is Woodrue revealed to be?
(a) The supervillian, the Floronic Man.
(b) The supervillain, Jekyll.
(c) The superhero, Superman.
(d) The supervillain, Mr. Manic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one difference in comic book horror that distinguishes it from other genres?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Swamp Thing fight in Book Seven?

2. How is Swamp Thing's overgrown state in the swamp explained by Woodrue?

3. What does a police officer do after he watches Anslinger's tape?

4. Name two elements of the symbolism behind the inclusion of "Evangeline" in Swamp Thing.

5. What does Swamp Thing do when he recognizes that Abby is scared in Book Six?

6. What reason does Moore use to explain why horror became so popular in the 1980s?

7. How did the swamp take on Alec Holland's consciousness?

8. Who fetches "Evangeline" and why?

9. Who does Swamp Thing blame when he wakes up from his long dream state in Book Three and why?

10. Even though comics turned toward more dense subject matter and darker topical material, what major problem does Campbell say still plagued comics in the 1960s?

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