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

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(d) Outdated buildings.

3. What piece by Nathaniel Hawthorne does Marx treat as emblematic of American pastoralism?
(a) Sleepy Hollow Notes.
(b) Mosses from an Old Manse.
(c) The Celestial Railroad.
(d) The Marble Faun.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which characters are engaged in the final struggle in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?

3. How have the relationships between the city and country changed in American industrial pastoralism?

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

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

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