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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 desire does Marx describe as the opposite of Barlowe's view?
(a) The desire to know the earth mystically.
(b) The desire to make the earth productive.
(c) The desire to tame the landscape.
(d) The desire to convert the savages.

2. What kind of existence did Barlowe describe having encountered in his travels?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Tumultuous.
(c) Savage.
(d) Idyllic.

3. What human structure did Barlowe describe America in terms of?
(a) Garden.
(b) Heaven.
(c) City.
(d) Church.

4. What part of 'The Tempest' held special interest for Marx?
(a) The portrait of an unspoiled landscape invaded by Europeans.
(b) The portrait of men who gain power by disposing of natural resources.
(c) The portrait of love's frailty against political power.
(d) The portrait of indecision about taking the throne.

5. What is the first stage of life that Marx describes through Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
(a) Life in the city.
(b) Life in nature.
(c) Return to nature.
(d) Life in religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marx characterize Prospero and members of the court?

2. What does pastoral ideology conflict with, in Marx's account?

3. What does Marx say Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' demonstrates?

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

5. When did complex pastoral ideology come into existence?

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