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

2. What economic consequence does the sentimental pastoral ideal engender?
(a) Regulation of speculative investments.
(b) Farm subsidies.
(c) Tariffs on imported manufactured goods.
(d) Low taxes.

3. What kind of lifestyle does Marx say Americans want?
(a) Faster.
(b) More elegant.
(c) More complex.
(d) Simpler.

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

5. What sources does Marx suppose Shakespeare read for 'The Tempest'?
(a) Accounts of travel to the New World.
(b) Accounts of travel to the Pacific islands.
(c) Accounts of African tribes.
(d) Accounts of travel to India.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hawthorne when he wrote the piece Marx analyzed?

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

3. What other American literature does Marx say exemplifies the three-stage theme he identified in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?

4. What would people live on, in Gonzalo's ideal world?

5. What associations were suggested by Marx's leading symbol of industrialism?

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