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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Slavery in Massachusetts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thoreau say most media devices were striving to do?
(a) Appease the masses.
(b) Gain approval.
(c) Reflect the truth.
(d) Make money.

2. Who did the governor of Massachusetts back in the issue of Burns?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Tuttle.
(c) Loring.
(d) Burns.

3. Who did Thoreau say was running the military force in Massachusetts?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Burns.
(c) Loring.
(d) Tuttle.

4. What does Thoreau say he is NOT in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) A monarchist.
(b) An anarchist.
(c) A democrat.
(d) A socialist.

5. What congressional act was discussed at the meeting Thoreau was asked to speak at before giving his speech, 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) The Mason Dixon Agreement.
(b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
(c) The Louisiana Purchase.
(d) The Monroe Compromise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau say government accomplishes in 'Civil Disobedience'?

2. What did Thoreau say the government considered its only authority according to 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?

3. What state was Thoreau from?

4. What did Thoreau say made men innocent in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?

5. How did the attackers trying to free Burns plead in their trial?

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