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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Marx say most American writers described industrial expansion?
(a) As a form of art.
(b) As a torment.
(c) As a force of nature.
(d) As a crime.

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

3. What does pastoral ideology conflict with, in Marx's account?
(a) Industrial modernism.
(b) Urbanization.
(c) The reality of history.
(d) Extractive industries.

4. In Jefferson's time, how did the eastern farmers come to see nature, as a result of their work?
(a) As a new nature.
(b) As a domestic industry.
(c) As an improved nature.
(d) As a raw material.

5. What kind of existence did Barlowe describe having encountered in his travels?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Tumultuous.
(c) Savage.
(d) Idyllic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did nature continue to redeem individuals in pastoral ideology?

2. What did Jefferson ultimately conclude about industrialism?

3. Who typically espouses the sentimental pastoral ideal?

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

5. What virtues did Jefferson associate with the civilization?

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