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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 reflected the general feeling in the country about slavery?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Social gatherings.
(c) Advertisements.
(d) Religious gatherings.

2. What was Brown trying to fight with his attack?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Emancipation.
(c) Prohibition.
(d) Abolishionists.

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

4. What did Thoreau describe as very clean in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) His jail cell.
(b) His soul.
(c) His mind.
(d) His state.

5. Where was Anthony Burns from?
(a) Virginia.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to Thoreau when he took his own advice given in 'Civil Disobedience'?

3. What holiday did Thoreau give 'Slavery in Massachusetts' on?

4. What does Thoreau say is not always found in the majority?

5. What did Brown seize in his attack?

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