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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Thoreau use to describe his walks?
(a) Exhilerating.
(b) Liberating.
(c) Quanitfying.
(d) Relaxing.

2. Where did Thoreau say men should get their guidance and direction from?
(a) Europe.
(b) Nature.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Books.

3. What did Thoreau say we should let our thoughts do?
(a) Wander.
(b) Grow.
(c) Become.
(d) Take hold.

4. What did Thoreau say Massachusetts was supporting in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?
(a) Perjury.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Tyranny.
(d) Slavery.

5. Who did Thoreau compare Brown to?
(a) Martin Luther.
(b) King Henry.
(c) Christ.
(d) Judas.

6. Who did Thoreau invite to be a citizen with him?
(a) The pure in heart.
(b) The students.
(c) The reader.
(d) The children.

7. What did Thoreau say Nature would reveal to man?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Needs.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Designs.

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

9. How many men followed Brown in his attack?
(a) 41.
(b) 31.
(c) 21.
(d) 11.

10. What was Brown trying to build with his attack?
(a) An army.
(b) A political party.
(c) A fortress.
(d) A message.

11. Where did Thoreau say people should consider themselves inhabitants of?
(a) America.
(b) Society.
(c) Their bodies.
(d) Nature.

12. What does Thoreau think justifies violent force?
(a) A public forum.
(b) A last resort.
(c) A greater cause.
(d) A just reason.

13. What did Thoreau say his walks always had?
(a) Calm.
(b) Meaning.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Inspiration.

14. What did Thoreau say he always did while walking while comparing himself to an animal?
(a) Meditate.
(b) Ruminate.
(c) Pray.
(d) Observe.

15. In 'Walking', what did Thoreau say most men's minds naturally gravitated towards?
(a) Independance.
(b) Routines.
(c) Security.
(d) Wilderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau say his walking was a metaphor of?

2. Why did Thoreau say most men would never do what Brown did?

3. What did Thoreau say ruined the earth?

4. What month did Brown lead his attack?

5. Why was Thoreau able to walk freely wherever he pleased?

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