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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the end of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' demonstrate, in Marx's interpretation?
(a) Fairness in dividing territory.
(b) Justice in righting old wrongs.
(c) Balance between man and nature.
(d) Balance between men and women.

2. What part of 'The Tempest' held special interest for Marx?
(a) The portrait of love's frailty against political power.
(b) The portrait of indecision about taking the throne.
(c) The portrait of men who gain power by disposing of natural resources.
(d) The portrait of an unspoiled landscape invaded by Europeans.

3. What did Jefferson ultimately conclude about industrialism?
(a) That it had to be developed.
(b) That it had to be suppressed.
(c) That it had to be aligned with public virtues.
(d) That it had to balance efficiencies with creating employment opportunities.

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

5. How did the first settlers see Virginia, in Beverly's history?
(a) As a pestilential swamp.
(b) As a promised land.
(c) As a desert.
(d) As a purgatory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the second reaction Marx describes to industrialism?

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

4. What desire does Marx describe as the opposite of Barlowe's view?

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

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