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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 was Brown's sentence when he was tried in court?
(a) A heavy fine.
(b) Deportment.
(c) Death.
(d) Life in prison.

2. What did Thoreau condemn in 'Life Without Principle'?
(a) The Electoral College.
(b) The pursuit of money.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Public Education.

3. What did Thoreau compare what Nature revealed to man to?
(a) Growth.
(b) Rain.
(c) Wind.
(d) Sunshine.

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

5. Where did Thoreau say Prospectors would have found real value?
(a) The woods.
(b) Their native lands.
(c) Their schooling.
(d) Their personal pursuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau say most people were trying to do to nature?

2. What did Thoreau say a truly principled man would NOT concern himself with in 'Life Without Principle'?

3. Who does Thoreau say should provide what government needs for them to have authority?

4. What does Thoreau think justifies violent force?

5. What did Thoreau dislike about the newspaper articles about Brown's attack?

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