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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Thoreau invite to be a citizen with him?
(a) The children.
(b) The reader.
(c) The students.
(d) The pure in heart.

2. What did Massachusetts support that angered Thoreau in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?
(a) The Nebraska-Kansas Act.
(b) John Brown.
(c) The Free Trade Compromise.
(d) The Federal Government.

3. What did Thoreau say he always did while walking while comparing himself to an animal?
(a) Ruminate.
(b) Observe.
(c) Meditate.
(d) Pray.

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

5. What did Thoreau say he was grateful to not have to worry about while walking?
(a) Entertaining others.
(b) Stumbling.
(c) Trespassing.
(d) Being alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thoreau say the newspapers of the time were NOT serving?

2. Who did Thoreau consider the real authority of Government, according to 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?

3. What image does Thoreau use to show the power of walking?

4. What kind of government does Thoreau describe in 'Civil Disobedience'?

5. Who did Thoreau say was running the military force in Massachusetts?

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