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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What literary work did Barlowe echo with his account of his travels?
(a) Paradise Regained.
(b) The Iliad.
(c) Arcadia.
(d) Paradise Lost.

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

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 interruption of woodland peace.
(d) The futility of fighting nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marx say is unique about pastoralism in the industrial age in America?

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

3. What kind of lifestyle does Marx say Americans want?

4. What associations were suggested by Marx's leading symbol of industrialism?

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

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