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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. How did Barlowe describe the indigenous people he encountered?
(a) As evil and plotting.
(b) As naïve and untrustworthy.
(c) As simple and virtuous.
(d) As barbaric and cruel.

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

3. How have liberal thinkers portrayed the sentimental pastoral ideal, in Marx's account?
(a) As a hindrance to progress.
(b) As the path to the future.
(c) As a requirement for a green society.
(d) As a harmless fantasy.

4. What does Marx say Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' demonstrates?
(a) The plan for Utopia in America.
(b) The impossibility of the pastoral ideal.
(c) The personalities who will be required to develop America.
(d) The corruption of the Old World.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what art does Marx see pastoral ideology contributing to a more realistic outcome for American society?

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

3. When did the assault on American pastoralism begin, in Marx's account?

4. What part of 'The Tempest' held special interest for Marx?

5. How was Hawthorne's description interrupted?

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