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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Walking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day did Thoreau say he feared in 'Walking'?
(a) When the public wild lands were all bought up.
(b) When nature would be over-crowded.
(c) When there would be no wild places in which to walk.
(d) When society discovered the joy of nature.

2. Who did Thoreau say the newspapers of the time were NOT serving?
(a) The citizens.
(b) The governments.
(c) Their benefactors.
(d) Themselves.

3. How did Thoreau describe his thesis in 'Walking'?
(a) Natural.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Radical.
(d) Logical.

4. Who did Thoreau like to have with him on his walks?
(a) His daughter.
(b) Nobody.
(c) A student.
(d) A close friend.

5. What does Thoreau say should be used to make important decisions in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Logic.
(d) Research.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Thoreau think most people had the wrong idea about Brown?

2. What kind of issue did Thoreau say slavery was NOT?

3. How did Brown come to have a trial?

4. Why was Thoreau able to walk freely wherever he pleased?

5. How does Thoreau say a citizen should disobey?

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