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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sleepy Hollow, 1844.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marx say is the central theme of pastoral literature?
(a) The desire to merge with nature.
(b) The imperative to transform nature.
(c) The futility of fighting nature.
(d) The interruption of woodland peace.

2. When did complex pastoral ideology come into existence?
(a) With colonization.
(b) Nineteenth century.
(c) Twentieth century.
(d) Eighteenth century.

3. How does Marx describe the encroachment of industrialism?
(a) As inevitable.
(b) As unnatural.
(c) As natural.
(d) As preventable.

4. How have the relationships between the city and country changed in American industrial pastoralism?
(a) They are both reinvented by machines.
(b) They are no longer interdependent.
(c) They are no longer exclusive.
(d) They are both monetized.

5. What is a consequence of the sentimental pastoral ideal?
(a) Exploitation of resources.
(b) Urbanization.
(c) Relocation to the suburbs.
(d) Rail trails.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What economic consequence does the sentimental pastoral ideal engender?

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

4. Where was Hawthorne when he wrote the piece Marx analyzed?

5. In what art does Marx see pastoral ideology contributing to a more realistic outcome for American society?

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