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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was Brown's sentence when he was tried in court?
(a) Deportment.
(b) A heavy fine.
(c) Death.
(d) Life in prison.
2. What kind of walls did Thoreau say men should break down?
(a) Retaining Walls.
(b) Artificial Walls.
(c) Barrier Walls.
(d) All Walls.
3. Why did Thoreau think most people had the wrong idea about Brown?
(a) They were afraid of him.
(b) They had never met him.
(c) They envied him.
(d) They did not understand him.
4. What attribute did Thoreau say never came out on one of his walks?
(a) Patience.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Endurance.
(d) Practicality.
5. How did Brown come to have a trial?
(a) He was betrayed.
(b) He was captured.
(c) He turned himself in.
(d) He was wounded.
6. What did Thoreau say we should let our thoughts do?
(a) Take hold.
(b) Wander.
(c) Become.
(d) Grow.
7. How long every day would Thoreau spend walking?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) A few hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) A few minutes.
8. What was Brown hoping to free with his attack?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) The people.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Religious activists.
9. What kind of man did Thoreau think Brown was?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Religious.
(c) Up-front.
(d) Brave.
10. Why was Thoreau able to walk freely wherever he pleased?
(a) He owned the woods.
(b) The land was not privately owned.
(c) He knew and befriended all the land owners.
(d) The laws did not prohibit trespassing at the time.
11. What did Thoreau say Brown was NOT?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Religious.
(c) Insane.
(d) Educated.
12. How many men followed Brown in his attack?
(a) 11.
(b) 21.
(c) 41.
(d) 31.
13. Where did Thoreau say people were not really inhabitants of?
(a) Society.
(b) America.
(c) Their bodies.
(d) Nature.
14. How did Thoreau feel about Brown's actions?
(a) He abhorred them.
(b) He applauded them.
(c) He was confused by them.
(d) He was offended by them.
15. What direction did Thoreau prefer to walk in?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Thoreau say he wanted to be a citizen of?
2. What did Thoreau say was the natural state of the Earth?
3. What did Thoreau say he always did while walking while comparing himself to an animal?
4. What did Thoreau say he never had on his walks?
5. Why did Thoreau say most men would never do what Brown did?
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