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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attribute does Thoreau say just men will have?
(a) Pro-activity.
(b) All of these.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Courage.

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

3. Why did Thoreau say most men would never do what Brown did?
(a) They have too little to gain.
(b) They have too much to lose.
(c) They do not have the courage.
(d) They do not have the conviction.

4. What part of man does Thoreau say government can NEVER manipulate?
(a) The moral part.
(b) The intelligent part.
(c) The physical part.
(d) The emotional part.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Abolitionists against?

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

3. Where did Thoreau deliver his speech about Brown?

4. What is the main theme of 'Civil Disobedience'?

5. Who teased Thoreau when he took the advice he gives in 'Civil Disobedience'?

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