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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 Americans abandon when they are under the influence of the sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) Small towns.
(b) Urban parks.
(c) Outdated buildings.
(d) Urban areas.

2. How do Americans express their sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) By mining resources.
(b) By conserving.
(c) By making green spaces.
(d) By building cities.

3. Where had Barlowe traveled to?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Tahiti.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Virginia.

4. What does Marx say is the 'sentimental' pastoral ideal?
(a) Harnessing natural resources.
(b) The savages' harmony with nature.
(c) Domesticating wild things.
(d) Green, rural lifestyle.

5. What would people live on, in Gonzalo's ideal world?
(a) Natives' produce.
(b) Nature's bounty.
(c) Imported grain.
(d) Money from exports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the new world fail to offer newcomers, in typical accounts?

2. What does Marx say is unique about pastoralism in the industrial age in America?

3. What does Marx say is the central theme of pastoral literature?

4. What is the heart of the pastoral ideal?

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

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