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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thoreau say ruined man's thoughts?
(a) Lack of conversation.
(b) Social standards.
(c) Cultivation of the mind.
(d) School.

2. What did Thoreau say ruined the earth?
(a) Industry.
(b) Cultivation of the earth.
(c) Social standards.
(d) Expansion.

3. What did Thoreau say Nature would reveal to man?
(a) Needs.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Designs.

4. What was illegal in Massachusetts?
(a) Objecting the popular opinion.
(b) Returning slaves to their rightful owners.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Printing without permission.

5. What did Thoreau say media devices should have been doing?
(a) Reflecting the truth.
(b) Appeasing the masses.
(c) Gaining approval.
(d) Making money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau say all critics of Brown lacked?

2. What was Brown trying to fight with his attack?

3. What was Brown's sentence when he was tried in court?

4. What direction did Thoreau prefer to walk in?

5. What did Thoreau say he always did while walking while comparing himself to an animal?

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