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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 writer does Marx credit with beginning the theme of pastoralism in literature?
(a) Plato.
(b) Homer.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Hawthorne.

2. What is the third stage of life that Marx describes through Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
(a) Return to home.
(b) Return to nature.
(c) Return to the city.
(d) Return to childhood.

3. What does the end of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' demonstrate, in Marx's interpretation?
(a) Balance between man and nature.
(b) Justice in righting old wrongs.
(c) Balance between men and women.
(d) Fairness in dividing territory.

4. Where was Hawthorne when he wrote the piece Marx analyzed?
(a) Providence, RI.
(b) Norfolk, VA.
(c) Concord, MA.
(d) Yosemite, CA.

5. Which characters are engaged in the final struggle in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
(a) Miranda and Caliban.
(b) Gonzalo and Ferdinand.
(c) Gonzalo and Prospero.
(d) Ferdinand and Miranda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece by Nathaniel Hawthorne does Marx treat as emblematic of American pastoralism?

2. What was the opposite of Barlowe's experience in his travels?

3. When did complex pastoral ideology come into existence?

4. How did Barlowe describe the indigenous people he encountered?

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

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