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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Thoreau describe the attack made to free Burns?
(a) Necessary.
(b) Sadddening.
(c) Angering.
(d) Heroic.
2. What attribute does Thoreau say just men will have?
(a) All of these.
(b) Courage.
(c) Pro-activity.
(d) Intelligence.
3. What kind of issue did Thoreau say slavery was?
(a) Political.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) All of these.
(d) Moral.
4. What did Thoreau say media devices should have been doing?
(a) Making money.
(b) Reflecting the truth.
(c) Appeasing the masses.
(d) Gaining approval.
5. What was Anthony Burns's occupation?
(a) Slave.
(b) Driver.
(c) Servant.
(d) Waiter.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of government does Thoreau describe in 'Civil Disobedience'?
2. Who did Thoreau consider the real authority of Government, according to 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
3. Who did the governor of Massachusetts back in the issue of Burns?
4. What did Thoreau say the government considered its only authority according to 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
5. What did Thoreau say most media devices were striving to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Thoreau accuse the newspapers of in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
2. How did Thoreau feel about the attack that took place on the Boston Courthouse?
3. Who did Thoreau say the government saw as their authority, and how did he feel about this?
4. What did Thoreau say gave the government their power, and what did Thoreau suggest men should do in response to this?
5. How did Thoreau begin 'Civil Disobedience'?
6. What did Thoreau say government got involved in, and what did he think was the result of this?
7. Who did Thoreau blame for the slavery in America and why?
8. What did Thoreau claim not to be in 'Civil Disobedience' and what was his support for this?
9. What happened to Thoreau when he withdrew his support from the unjust government?
10. How did Thoreau define innocence in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
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