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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of walls did Thoreau say men should break down?
(a) Retaining Walls.
(b) All Walls.
(c) Artificial Walls.
(d) Barrier Walls.

2. How did Thoreau begin 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?
(a) He quoted a poem.
(b) He read a newspaper clip.
(c) He described John Brown.
(d) He read from the Constitution.

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

4. What word does Thoreau use to describe his walks?
(a) Relaxing.
(b) Liberating.
(c) Exhilerating.
(d) Quanitfying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thoreau invite to be a citizen with him?

2. What kind of issue did Thoreau say slavery was?

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

4. How long every day would Thoreau spend walking?

5. Who did the governor of Massachusetts back in the issue of Burns?

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