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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. Who typically espouses the sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) Industrialists.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Urban planners.
(d) Engineers.

2. What did the new world fail to offer newcomers, in typical accounts?
(a) Art.
(b) Power.
(c) Civilization.
(d) Wealth.

3. What was the opposite of Barlowe's experience in his travels?
(a) Rocky soil and harsh laws.
(b) Storms and primitive land.
(c) Sparse resources and unsafe territory.
(d) Political intrigue.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of lifestyle does Marx say Americans want?

2. What is the first reaction Marx describes to industrialism?

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

4. What do liberal thinkers say the sentimental pastoral ideal results in, according to Marx?

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

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