16. In the modern world, the man with hoe is a man that can possibly be an individual who receives
a. high wage or salary
C. recognition or promotion
b. privileges
d. unjust treatment

17. As described in the first stanza, this man with the hoe is NOT
a. exhausted
b. oppressed
c. relaxed
d. tired

18. The man with the hoe has become insensitive to all of the following EXCEPT
a. astronomy
b. music
c. nature
d. philosophy
19. Which of the following describes the structure of the poem?
a. A portrayal of an age of peace followed by foreshadowing of an age of strife.
b. A description of the farmer's labor followed by a plea for improved technology,
C. An account of man's suffering followed by a consideration on how to alleviate it.
d. The depiction of the farmer's tragedy followed by the interrogation of those who caused it.

20. The poem's overall theme concerns the
a. destructive evil of capitalism
c. total futility of learning
b. incipient death of intellectualism
d. widespread loss of religion​