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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thoreau compare what Nature revealed to man to?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Rain.
(c) Growth.
(d) Wind.

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

3. What was Brown trying to fight with his attack?
(a) Abolishionists.
(b) Emancipation.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Prohibition.

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

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

6. Why was Thoreau able to walk freely wherever he pleased?
(a) He owned the woods.
(b) He knew and befriended all the land owners.
(c) The laws did not prohibit trespassing at the time.
(d) The land was not privately owned.

7. What word did Thoreau use to describe the citizens of Massachusetts?
(a) Hypocritical.
(b) Complacent.
(c) Proud.
(d) Ignorant.

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

9. What was Thoreau pleading for in his speech about John Brown?
(a) For newspapers to spread the truth.
(b) For his execution to be called off.
(c) For people to follow his example.
(d) For him to get proper representation.

10. What did Thoreau say his walking was a metaphor of?
(a) His thinking.
(b) His writing.
(c) His life.
(d) His power.

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

12. What did Thoreau say all critics of Brown lacked?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Education.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Integrity.

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

14. Where did Thoreau deliver his speech about Brown?
(a) Concord.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Boston.
(d) Philadelphia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What direction did Thoreau say most men tended to walk in when given the chance?

2. Who did Thoreau compare Brown to?

3. What did Thoreau say people did wrong when writing the word nature?

4. In 'A Plea for Captain John Brown', who did Thoreau say the political parties were serving?

5. What did Thoreau say he never had on his walks?

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