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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sleepy Hollow, 1844.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Americans express their sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) By making green spaces.
(b) By conserving.
(c) By building cities.
(d) By mining resources.

2. What is a consequence of the sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) Exploitation of resources.
(b) Relocation to the suburbs.
(c) Urbanization.
(d) Rail trails.

3. What do liberal thinkers say the sentimental pastoral ideal results in, according to Marx?
(a) Peace movements.
(b) Ignorance and apathy.
(c) Industrial developments.
(d) Reactionary philosophy.

4. In what art does Marx see pastoral ideology contributing to a more realistic outcome for American society?
(a) Painting.
(b) Music.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Literature.

5. What did colonists find in America?
(a) Civilized people they could convert to Christianity.
(b) Infrastructure they could usurp from the natives.
(c) A desert they could transform into a garden.
(d) Virgin land.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the pastoral idea become part of American culture?

2. What does Marx say is the 'sentimental' pastoral ideal?

3. What economic consequence does the sentimental pastoral ideal engender?

4. What does Marx say is the central theme of pastoral literature?

5. How does Marx describe the encroachment of industrialism?

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