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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?
(a) Virgil's Aeneid.
(b) The Farmer's Almanac.
(c) Shakespeare's Sonnets.
(d) The Bible.

2. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A woodchuck.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A squirrel.

3. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?
(a) Convenience.
(b) Education.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Vanity.

4. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?
(a) Memorial Day, 1847.
(b) Christmas Day, 1846.
(c) Independence Day, 1845.
(d) Martin Luther King Day, 1845.

5. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
(a) Went for a walk.
(b) Gathered food from his garden.
(c) Bathed in the pond.
(d) Read a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?

2. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?

3. Where is Walden Pond located?

4. What vegetable does Thoreau plant on most of his 2 1/2 acres?

5. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?

(see the answer key)

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