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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two Kingdoms of Force.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who typically espouses the sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Urban planners.
(c) Industrialists.
(d) Engineers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of art had reached a peak in Thomas Jefferson's time?

2. What does Marx say Beverly felt about the New World, by the end of his history?

3. What feeling characterized the beginning of Mark Twain's writing career?

4. When did a uniquely American pastoral image emerge?

5. What does fire symbolize in Hawthorne's The Unpardonable Sin?

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