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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what occasion did Jefferson write his Notes on Virginia?
(a) As an inventory when he was governor.
(b) For leisure.
(c) At a French Diplomat's request.
(d) Upon his travels to Europe.

3. What was Jefferson's ideal of equality democracy founded on?
(a) The free market.
(b) A government that encouraged self-reliance.
(c) Fostering entrepreneurship.
(d) Protecting individuals from industrialism.

4. When did a uniquely American pastoral image emerge?
(a) Eighteenth century.
(b) Nineteenth century.
(c) Seventeenth century.
(d) At colonization.

5. How many Americans lived on farms by the end of the 19th century?
(a) 40%.
(b) 99%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 75%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marx say is the leading image of industrialism?

2. What trait did American thinkers and writers see in evidence in America's industrial expansion?

3. Marx writes that America offered men a middle state between what and what in the eighteenth century?

4. What did Beverly describe as the paradox of existence in the New World?

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

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