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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Civil Disobedience.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What part of man does Thoreau say government has control over?
(a) The religious part.
(b) The emotional part.
(c) The mental part.
(d) The physical part.
2. How does Thoreau say soldiers are expected to perform their duties?
(a) Faithfully.
(b) Obediently.
(c) Intelligently.
(d) Mindlessly.
3. What does Thoreau say happens when government gets involved in politics?
(a) It allows for growth.
(b) It gets in the way.
(c) It simplifies things.
(d) It changes the perspective.
4. How does Thoreau begin 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) He reads a poem.
(b) He cites a scripture.
(c) He relates an experience.
(d) He gives a motto.
5. What does Thoreau say government accomplishes in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Regulating trade.
(c) Motivating the citizens.
(d) Changing the ideals.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Thoreau describe as very clean in 'Civil Disobedience'?
2. Why was Thoreau put in jail?
3. How did Thoreau feel about the people who teased him when he took his own advice in 'Civil Disobedience'?
4. Who teased Thoreau when he took the advice he gives in 'Civil Disobedience'?
5. Who does Thoreau say should provide what government needs for them to have authority?
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