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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 did Thoreau say the emphasis on money should be to man?
(a) An irritation.
(b) A huge motivation.
(c) A minor influence.
(d) A strategy.

2. What kind of government does Thoreau describe in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) A democracy.
(b) A republic.
(c) A socialist nation.
(d) A monarchy.

3. In 'A Plea for Captain John Brown', who did Thoreau say the political parties were serving?
(a) Themselves.
(b) The government.
(c) The rich citizens.
(d) The people.

4. Who does Thoreau say should provide what government needs for them to have authority?
(a) Government officials.
(b) Their conscience.
(c) The needs of the country.
(d) The American citizens.

5. What direction did Thoreau say most men tended to walk in when given the chance?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau say soldiers are expected to do?

2. What did Thoreau say the objective of a craftsman should be?

3. What did Thoreau say Nature would reveal to man?

4. What did Thoreau describe as very clean in 'Civil Disobedience'?

5. What state was Thoreau from?

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