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

2. What feeling characterized the beginning of Mark Twain's writing career?
(a) Optimism about industrial expansion into the midwest.
(b) Nostalgia for the old days on the Mississippi.
(c) Lamentation about the death of Indian cultures.
(d) Fear about the consequences of the railroad.

3. What literary work did Barlowe echo with his account of his travels?
(a) Arcadia.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Paradise Regained.
(d) The Iliad.

4. What do liberal thinkers say the sentimental pastoral ideal results in, according to Marx?
(a) Peace movements.
(b) Reactionary philosophy.
(c) Industrial developments.
(d) Ignorance and apathy.

5. How does Marx characterize Prospero and members of the court?
(a) As experienced people hoping for redemption.
(b) As advance agents of civilization.
(c) As victims of political power.
(d) As spokesmen for conservation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does industrialism devalue man, in Carlyle's opinion?

2. What kind of lifestyle does Marx say Americans want?

3. How did Emerson describe the relationship between the east and the west?

4. How many Americans lived on farms by the end of the 19th century?

5. What should man do in nature, in Thoreau's vision?

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