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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Garden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Thomas Jefferson publish his Notes on Virginia?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1781.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1789.

2. In what art does Marx see pastoral ideology contributing to a more realistic outcome for American society?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Literature.
(c) Music.
(d) Painting.

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

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

5. When did a uniquely American pastoral image emerge?
(a) Seventeenth century.
(b) At colonization.
(c) Nineteenth century.
(d) Eighteenth century.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is a consequence of the sentimental pastoral ideal?

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

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

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