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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life Without Principle.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Thoreau say man should never waste in 'Life Without Principle'?
(a) Talent.
(b) Resources.
(c) Time.
(d) Money.

3. How does Thoreau describe the attack made to free Burns?
(a) Sadddening.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Angering.

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

5. Where did Thoreau say most men got their direction and guidance from?
(a) Books.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Europe.
(d) Nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did most people leave their jobs in Thoreau's time?

2. How did Thoreau feel about the people who teased him when he took his own advice in 'Civil Disobedience'?

3. Why does Thoreau blame the citizens of his state for slavery?

4. What does Thoreau say is the greatest hindrance on society in 'Civil Disobedience'?

5. Where did Thoreau say Prospectors would have found real value?

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