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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How close is Thoreau's nearest neighbor?
(a) Half a mile.
(b) Two miles.
(c) One mile.
(d) Three miles.

2. Who exerted an influence on mankind more than kings and emperors?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Priests.
(d) Authors.

3. What happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?
(a) A family of muskrats moved in.
(b) The spring dried up.
(c) The fish were depopulated.
(d) The trees on the shores were cut down.

4. What vegetable does Thoreau plant on most of his 2 1/2 acres?
(a) Beans.
(b) Corn.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Potatoes.

5. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A screech owl.
(c) A canary.
(d) A crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau do during his first summer at Walden Pond?

2. What does Thoreau hope will happen if John Field reads his book?

3. "Walden is a perfect forest mirror" in which season?

4. What are the necessities of life?

5. "Objects of charity are not..."

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