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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau say he is NOT in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) An anarchist.
(b) A monarchist.
(c) A democrat.
(d) A socialist.

2. Who did Thoreau consider the real authority of Government, according to 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) The Constitution.
(b) The President.
(c) The voters.
(d) God.

3. What did Thoreau say the issue of slavery was doing to his state?
(a) Immoralizing it.
(b) Capitulating it.
(c) Desensitizing it.
(d) Polarizing it.

4. How did Thoreau describe the rulers of the country in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) Unknowing.
(b) Unruly.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) Unprincipled.

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

6. What was Anthony Burns's occupation?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Driver.
(c) Servant.
(d) Slave.

7. What kind of issue did Thoreau say slavery was NOT?
(a) Political.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Moral.
(d) Physical.

8. When does Thoreau say a citizen should disobey?
(a) When the population gets too large.
(b) When the government is being immoral.
(c) When the country is at war.
(d) All of these.

9. How did Thoreau say med should treat the government when acting immorally in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) With obedience.
(b) With compassion.
(c) With logic.
(d) With contempt.

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

11. Who did Thoreau say was running the military force in Massachusetts?
(a) Loring.
(b) Burns.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Tuttle.

12. What attribute does Thoreau say all men should have naturally in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Respect.
(c) Choice.
(d) Intelligence.

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

14. In 'Civil Disobedience', what does Thoreau say a just man will not wait for?
(a) An opportunity.
(b) A majority.
(c) A favorable choice.
(d) A leader.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who teased Thoreau when he took the advice he gives in 'Civil Disobedience'?

3. What state was Thoreau from?

4. What did Thoreau say the government considered its only authority according to 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?

5. What did Thoreau say law would never do for man?

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