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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shakepeare's American Fable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece by Nathaniel Hawthorne does Marx treat as emblematic of American pastoralism?
(a) Mosses from an Old Manse.
(b) Sleepy Hollow Notes.
(c) The Marble Faun.
(d) The Celestial Railroad.

2. How have the relationships between the city and country changed in American industrial pastoralism?
(a) They are no longer exclusive.
(b) They are both reinvented by machines.
(c) They are both monetized.
(d) They are no longer interdependent.

3. What does Marx relate Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' to?
(a) Natural spirituality.
(b) Political intrigue.
(c) American colonization.
(d) Indigenous people.

4. What were the keys to the American landscape, in the views that were the opposite of Barlowe's?
(a) Hard work and sacrifice.
(b) Conservation and reservations.
(c) Development and expansion.
(d) Generosity and sharing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What desire does Marx describe as the opposite of Barlowe's view?

2. When was that work written, which Barlowe likely influenced--and which also influenced Shakespeare in its description of a pastoral paradise?

3. In what art does Marx see pastoral ideology contributing to a more realistic outcome for American society?

4. What is the most important part of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', in Marx's estimation?

5. What human structure did Barlowe describe America in terms of?

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