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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 does Thoreau say soldiers are expected to do?
(a) Serve.
(b) Defeat opposition.
(c) Carry out the will of government.
(d) Obey.

2. What state was Thoreau from?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Maine.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

4. Where was Edward Loring from?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Boston.
(d) Philadelphia.

5. What does Thoreau compare soldiers to?
(a) Angels.
(b) Machines.
(c) Fleas.
(d) Pawns.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thoreau say soldiers are expected to perform their duties?

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

3. What does Thoreau say he is NOT in 'Civil Disobedience'?

4. How did Thoreau feel about the people who teased him when he took his own advice in 'Civil Disobedience'?

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

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