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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is used to restore order when people try to free Burns?
(a) Tear gas.
(b) Martial law.
(c) Tar and feather.
(d) Legal intercourse.

2. What word did Thoreau use to describe the holiday that is being celebrated when he was delivering, 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) Hypocritical.
(b) Biased.
(c) Inane.
(d) Ironic.

3. What is the main theme of 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) Moral responsibility.
(b) The role of politics.
(c) Religion in politics.
(d) Appropriate places to disobey.

4. What does Thoreau hope to inspire men to do after 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) Not pay their taxes.
(b) Vote for emancipation.
(c) Stand for what they believe.
(d) Vote.

5. How did the attackers trying to free Burns plead in their trial?
(a) Innocent.
(b) Unaware.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Unheard.

6. Where did Thoreau say he saw a greater disregard for slavery in the country?
(a) The cities.
(b) The country.
(c) The South.
(d) The North.

7. What does Thoreau call the congressional act that was discussed at the meeting he was asked to speak at before giving his speech, 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) The Freedom Reducer.
(b) The Slavery Maker.
(c) The Compromise of Souls.
(d) The Nebraska Bill.

8. How does Thoreau say a citizen should disobey?
(a) Withdraw support.
(b) Speak out in public.
(c) Vote.
(d) Move away.

9. Who did the governor of Massachusetts back in the issue of Burns?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Burns.
(c) Loring.
(d) Tuttle.

10. What congressional act was discussed at the meeting Thoreau was asked to speak at before giving his speech, 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) The Mason Dixon Agreement.
(b) The Louisiana Purchase.
(c) The Monroe Compromise.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Act.

11. What were Abolitionists against?
(a) Change.
(b) War.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Socialism.

12. Why was Thoreau put in jail?
(a) He was drunk in public.
(b) He refused to pay a tax.
(c) He freed a slave.
(d) He said something rude to a police officer.

13. What happened to Thoreau when he took his own advice given in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) He was put in prison.
(b) He was fined.
(c) He was written up.
(d) He was not heard.

14. Where in the U.S. was Thoreau most interested in the slavery debate?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Nebraska.

15. How does Thoreau begin 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) He relates an experience.
(b) He gives a motto.
(c) He reads a poem.
(d) He cites a scripture.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was very friendly to Thoreau when he took his own advice in 'Civil Disobedience'?

3. What was Edward Loring's occupation?

4. What was attacked when Anthony Burns was in custody?

5. What state was Thoreau from?

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