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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What direction did Thoreau prefer to walk in?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

2. What kind of man did Thoreau think Brown was?
(a) Brave.
(b) Religious.
(c) Up-front.
(d) Foolish.

3. What kind of U.S. territories was Brown most interested in serving in?
(a) New territories.
(b) Slave states.
(c) Free states.
(d) Original colonies.

4. Where did Thoreau say most men got their direction and guidance from?
(a) Nature.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Europe.
(d) Books.

5. Where did Thoreau say people were not really inhabitants of?
(a) Society.
(b) Nature.
(c) Their bodies.
(d) America.

6. What did Thoreau like to walk through?
(a) Grave yards.
(b) Natural settings.
(c) All of these.
(d) Cities.

7. Why did Thoreau say most men would never do what Brown did?
(a) They have too much to lose.
(b) They have too little to gain.
(c) They do not have the courage.
(d) They do not have the conviction.

8. What did Massachusetts support that angered Thoreau in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?
(a) John Brown.
(b) The Free Trade Compromise.
(c) The Federal Government.
(d) The Nebraska-Kansas Act.

9. What did Brown seize in his attack?
(a) The flotilla.
(b) The arsenal.
(c) The capitol.
(d) The Confederate Army.

10. What did Thoreau dislike about the newspaper articles about Brown's attack?
(a) They did not quote Brown himself.
(b) They did not give both sides of the debate.
(c) They made him out to be a hero.
(d) They misread his intentions.

11. How did Thoreau describe his thesis in 'Walking'?
(a) Logical.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Natural.
(d) Radical.

12. In what state did Brown's attack take place?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Pennsylvania.

13. What day did Thoreau say he feared in 'Walking'?
(a) When nature would be over-crowded.
(b) When society discovered the joy of nature.
(c) When the public wild lands were all bought up.
(d) When there would be no wild places in which to walk.

14. Who did Thoreau say the newspapers of the time were NOT serving?
(a) The citizens.
(b) The governments.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Their benefactors.

15. What was illegal in Massachusetts?
(a) Returning slaves to their rightful owners.
(b) Printing without permission.
(c) Objecting the popular opinion.
(d) Slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Thoreau pleading for in his speech about John Brown?

2. What did Thoreau say his walks always had?

3. What did Thoreau say he was grateful to not have to worry about while walking?

4. What did Thoreau think should be made illegal in Massachusetts?

5. Where did Thoreau deliver his speech about Brown?

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