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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Henry urge Bailey to remain uneducated?
(a) So that he will not have to pay for an education.
(b) So he will stay in jail.
(c) So that he will not write books.
(d) So he will get sympathy.

2. What does Henry tell Waldo and Lydian about what must be done?
(a) They need to give him a list.
(b) The things that need doing will tell him about it.
(c) He will only do certain things.
(d) Let him know what they need.

3. Why will Henry not pay his taxes?
(a) He hates paying taxes.
(b) Taxes do not help the people.
(c) The government is corrupt.
(d) He does not have the money.

4. Who is the old man who enters with his wife?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) John Thoreau.
(d) Edward Emerson.

5. What is Henry's response when Ellen asks what will happen to the school now that there are no students?
(a) He will find new students.
(b) He will change the way the school is run to keep students.
(c) He says they will close and he will have to go back to teaching at a university.
(d) He will be the student and will learn from nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. In another area of the stage, Henry's mother is visibly upset. What does she ask Henry?

2. For what does Henry invite Ellen?

3. How does Bailey respond when Henry asks him about marriage?

4. What does Henry then urge all his students not to do but to savor their sensations of the world?

5. Why does Henry say that he cannot pray for John's soul?

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