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

2. Who typically espouses the sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) Industrialists.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Urban planners.

3. When was that work written, which Barlowe likely influenced--and which also influenced Shakespeare in its description of a pastoral paradise?
(a) 1584.
(b) 1590.
(c) 1609.
(d) 1650.

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

5. What did Hawthorne describe in the piece Marx analyzed?
(a) Living in the woods.
(b) A whale hunt.
(c) A reverie in the woods.
(d) Indian wars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would people live on, in Gonzalo's ideal world?

2. What does an individual gain by passing through these three spatial stages?

3. What kind of existence did Barlowe describe having encountered in his travels?

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

5. When did the pastoral idea become part of American culture?

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