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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sleepy Hollow, 1844.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the assault on American pastoralism begin, in Marx's account?
(a) 1850s.
(b) 1860s.
(c) 1780s.
(d) 1840s.

2. What does pastoral ideology conflict with, in Marx's account?
(a) The reality of history.
(b) Industrial modernism.
(c) Extractive industries.
(d) Urbanization.

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

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(b) Outdated buildings.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

5. What is the second reaction Marx describes to industrialism?
(a) Environmentalism.
(b) Withdrawal from modernization.
(c) Urban planning for green spaces.
(d) Conservationism.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Hawthorne describe in the piece Marx analyzed?

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

5. What economic consequence does the sentimental pastoral ideal engender?

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