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Walden Quiz

Henry David Thoreau
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Walden Quiz

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1)

What is the name of the Plymouth Colony governor who wasn't fed by the king of the tribe he visited? (from Chapter 6)

Carruthers.
Atkinson.
Thompson.
Winslow.
2)

What kind of bird does Thoreau begin to see again in April? (from Chapter 17)

Geese.
Pigeons.
Robins.
Sparrows.
3)

What is the length of Thoreau's bean rows added together? (from Chapter 7)

Seven miles.
Two miles.
Five miles.
800 yards.
4)

"Objects of charity are not..." (from Chapter 6)

Invited.
Welcome.
Desirable.
Guests.
5)

What does Thoreau state men have lost when planting crops? (from Chapter 7)

Awareness.
Knowledge.
Reverence.
Money.
6)

What does Thoreau frequently do on warm evenings? (from Chapter 9)

Star gazes.
Plays the flute in his boat.
Goes for a walk.
Fishes on the pond.
7)

Which animals get under Thoreau's house as spring beings? (from Chapter 17)

Black squirrels.
Mice.
Chipmunks.
Red squirrels.
8)

In what state is Walden Pond located? (from Chapter 18)

Maine.
Connecticut.
Massachusetts.
Rhode Island.
9)

"I am convinced, that if all men were to live as simply as I then did, ... would be unknown." (from Chapter 8)

Crime and lawlessness.
War and conflict.
Hunger and want.
Thieving and robbery.
10)

In terms of the bean-field, what was Thoreau's greatest enemy? (from Chapter 7)

Birds.
Deer.
Woodchucks.
Rabbits.
11)

What creatures do Thoreau find battling in the wood-pile? (from Chapter 12)

Birds.
Cats.
Spiders.
Ants.
12)

What kind of bird does an old man tell Thoreau used to frequent the pond? (from Chapter 9)

Eagle.
Crow.
Crane.
Owl.
13)

How much is Thoreau's profit from the bean-field? (from Chapter 7)

$7.81.
$8.71.
$10.87.
$1.78
14)

What does Thoreau do to pass the time on winter evenings? (from Chapter 14)

He whittles.
He dreams.
He writes.
He reads.
15)

Who does Thoreau help toward the north star? (from Chapter 6)

A woodsman.
A railroad employee.
A farmer.
A runaway slave.
16)

To what does Thoreau compare his body? (from Chapter 11)

A temple.
A holy vessel.
A mighty animal.
A machine.
17)

Who came the farthest to visit Thoreau in the winter? (from Chapter 14)

A poet.
A reporter.
A farmer.
A hunter.
18)

What should we come home with after adventures? (from Chapter 10)

Wisdom and direction.
Money and wealth.
Experience and character.
Knowledge and confidence.
19)

How is Walden Pond described by the locals? (from Chapter 16)

Fertile.
Bottomless.
Muddy.
Treacherous.
20)

What does Thoreau call his time at Walden Pond? (from Chapter 18)

A seclusion.
An experiment.
A an exercise in futility.
A lonely period.
21)

What item does Thoreau discover missing? (from Chapter 8)

His fountain pen.
His flint.
His hoe.
A volume of Homer.
22)

Thoreau is inclined to be a... (from Chapter 11)

Vegetarian.
Writer.
Hunter.
Philosopher.
23)

"Walden is a perfect forest mirror" in which season? (from Chapter 9)

Winter.
Spring.
Autumn.
Summer.
24)

What caused John Farmer to contemplate his life? (from Chapter 11)

The Bible.
The night sky.
The sound of a flute.
Thoreau's philosophy.
25)

For what do Thoreau's visitors often ask him? (from Chapter 6)

A glass of water.
A meal.
A cup of coffee.
Directions.
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