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

2. What did the settlers find appealing about the New World?
(a) They could buy land so cheap from the natives.
(b) It was unsoiled by civilization.
(c) It was theirs by right of conquest.
(d) Everything was free for the taking.

3. How did Barlowe describe the indigenous people he encountered?
(a) As barbaric and cruel.
(b) As simple and virtuous.
(c) As evil and plotting.
(d) As naïve and untrustworthy.

4. How do Americans express their sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) By mining resources.
(b) By making green spaces.
(c) By conserving.
(d) By building cities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the heart of the pastoral ideal?

2. Which characters are engaged in the final struggle in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?

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

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

5. What is the first reaction Marx describes to industrialism?

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