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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 is the most important part of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', in Marx's estimation?
(a) A conflict over territory.
(b) A conflict over how to use resources.
(c) A political power struggle.
(d) An engagement and marriage.

2. Which characters are engaged in the final struggle in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
(a) Gonzalo and Prospero.
(b) Ferdinand and Miranda.
(c) Miranda and Caliban.
(d) Gonzalo and Ferdinand.

3. Which leisure activity does Marx identify as revealing the influence of the sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) Theatre.
(b) Flying.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Travel.

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(d) Outdated buildings.

5. What does Marx say is the central theme of pastoral literature?
(a) The futility of fighting nature.
(b) The desire to merge with nature.
(c) The imperative to transform nature.
(d) The interruption of woodland peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Barlowe traveled to?

2. What is the first stage of life that Marx describes through Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?

3. What writer does Marx credit with beginning the theme of pastoralism in literature?

4. What sources does Marx suppose Shakespeare read for 'The Tempest'?

5. What secondary plot does Marx see as important for his purposes?

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