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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Plea for Captain John Brown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau say is the greatest hindrance on society in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) Illiteracy.
(b) Government.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Discrimination.

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

3. Who did Thoreau say the newspapers of the time were NOT serving?
(a) The citizens.
(b) Themselves.
(c) The governments.
(d) Their benefactors.

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

5. What role does Thoreau challenge in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) The citizens.
(b) The slaves.
(c) The government.
(d) The immigrants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thoreau begin 'Civil Disobedience'?

2. Where in the U.S. was Thoreau most interested in the slavery debate?

3. What is used to restore order when people try to free Burns?

4. Who does Thoreau say should provide what government needs for them to have authority?

5. How did Brown come to have a trial?

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