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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What American literature does Marx say exemplifies the three-stage theme he identified in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
(a) Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
(b) James' Daisy Miller.
(c) Thoreau's Walden.
(d) Norris' The Octopus.

3. How was Hawthorne's description interrupted?
(a) By a blue jay.
(b) By a railroad whistle.
(c) By an Indian.
(d) By a merchant.

4. What is the third stage of life that Marx describes through Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
(a) Return to childhood.
(b) Return to home.
(c) Return to nature.
(d) Return to the city.

5. How did Jefferson describe the representative man in Notes on Virginia?
(a) A powerful industrialist.
(b) An inventive entrepreneur.
(c) An industrious, independent farmer.
(d) A virtuous man of nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary work did Barlowe echo with his account of his travels?

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

3. Where was Hawthorne when he wrote the piece Marx analyzed?

4. How were frontiersmen typically portrayed by easterners in Jefferson's time?

5. What is the heart of the pastoral ideal?

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