Walden Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Walden Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau hope to avoid by harvesting early?
(a) Frost.
(b) Rot.
(c) Loss to animals.
(d) Rain.

2. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?
(a) Two years and two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years and six months.

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

4. Who is never alone?
(a) An angel.
(b) A writer.
(c) The devil.
(d) A hermit.

5. "The true husbandman will cease from..."
(a) Toil.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Idleness.

6. What writer does the French Canadian Woodsman love?
(a) Aesop.
(b) Homer.
(c) Milton.
(d) Virgil.

7. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."
(a) Terror.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Struggle.
(d) Desperation.

8. How does Thoreau often find his way home in the dark?
(a) He looks up at the opening between the trees above the path.
(b) He uses a torch.
(c) He ties a rope along the path.
(d) He uses a walking stick.

9. "The adventurous student will always study..."
(a) Latin.
(b) History.
(c) Theology.
(d) Classics.

10. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?
(a) A seminary.
(b) A university.
(c) A library.
(d) A think tank.

11. What fruit never reaches Boston?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Mangoes.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Huckleberries.

12. What book does Thoreau keep on his table throughout the summer?
(a) Cervantes' Don Quixote.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Homer's Iliad.
(d) Milton's Paradise Lost.

13. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?
(a) Fox.
(b) Cat.
(c) Owl.
(d) Bullfrog.

14. What did Thoreau do during his first summer at Walden Pond?
(a) Studied Philosophy.
(b) Wrote a book.
(c) Hoed beans.
(d) Read Books.

15. Thoreau feels it isn't important to provide this for his visitors.
(a) Conversation.
(b) A place to sit.
(c) Food.
(d) Drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Walden Pond between his childhood and the time he moved there?

2. What bird sings to Thoreau as he works in the bean-field?

3. What does Thoreau like to have between himself and a conversation partner?

4. Which building is NOT listed by Thoreau as a vital building in the village?

5. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?

(see the answer keys)

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