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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: The Garden of Ashes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of an epilogue?
(a) To repudiate parts of the book that look naïve or foolish.
(b) To repeat the main themes one more time.
(c) To reflect on the content of the book.
(d) To describe the process of writing the book.

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

3. How had feelings about nature changed by Jefferson's time?
(a) Nature had become a mirror for man's corrupt soul.
(b) Nature seemed benevolent compared with the disordered city.
(c) Nature seemed chaotic and devilish compared with civilization.
(d) Nature seemed divine and benevolent compared with corrupt man.

4. Who does Marx say will *not* contribute to reversing the trend toward urbanization and industrialization?
(a) Urban planners.
(b) Artists.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Activists.

5. What were the keys to the American landscape, in the views that were the opposite of Barlowe's?
(a) Conservation and reservations.
(b) Generosity and sharing.
(c) Development and expansion.
(d) Hard work and sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the first settlers see Virginia, in Beverly's history?

2. Which school of criticism does Marx belong to?

3. What does Marx say about man's hopes for nature?

4. What effect did Carlyle say industrialism would have?

5. What did Emerson's philosophy ultimately propose?

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