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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marx say Beverly felt about the New World, by the end of his history?
(a) Elated.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Cautiously optimistic.
(d) Determined.

2. What aspects of European civilization were the Virginia settlers glad to leave behind, in Beverly's history?
(a) Plagues and uncertainty over medical treatment.
(b) Vanities and conflicts over property.
(c) Suppression of religious expression.
(d) Dogmas and conflicts over religion.

3. How does Marx characterize Prospero and members of the court?
(a) As advance agents of civilization.
(b) As spokesmen for conservation.
(c) As experienced people hoping for redemption.
(d) As victims of political power.

4. What literary work did Barlowe echo with his account of his travels?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Arcadia.
(d) Paradise Regained.

5. What did Emerson originally propose in his philosophy?
(a) Immersion in society.
(b) Immersion in science.
(c) Immersion in nature.
(d) Immersion in literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secondary plot does Marx see as important for his purposes?

2. How does Marx describe the pastoralism of the 19th century?

3. What does Ishmael symbolize, in Marx's interpretation of Moby Dick?

4. What did Emerson's philosophy ultimately propose?

5. What should man do in nature, in Thoreau's vision?

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