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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 say a citizen should disobey?
(a) Vote.
(b) Move away.
(c) Speak out in public.
(d) Withdraw support.
2. How did Thoreau describe the rulers of the country in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) Unknowing.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) Unprincipled.
(d) Unruly.
3. Where was Edward Loring from?
(a) Augusta.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Washington D.C.
4. What does Thoreau say happens when government gets involved in politics?
(a) It changes the perspective.
(b) It gets in the way.
(c) It allows for growth.
(d) It simplifies things.
5. What did Thoreau describe as very clean in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) His soul.
(b) His state.
(c) His jail cell.
(d) His mind.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Thoreau say government needs to have authority?
2. What did Thoreau warn the people against in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
3. What does Thoreau say happens when government gets involved in trade and commerce?
4. Who is Thoreau condemning in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
5. What kind of issue did Thoreau say slavery was NOT?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Thoreau feel about the governor of Massachusetts, and why?
2. How did Thoreau define innocence in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
3. What did Thoreau claim not to be in 'Civil Disobedience' and what was his support for this?
4. How did Thoreau suggest men should withdraw their support of an unjust government?
5. What did Thoreau say was the responsibility of a just man when it came to slavery?
6. What did Thoreau say gave the government their power, and what did Thoreau suggest men should do in response to this?
7. How did Thoreau describe his punishment for his own act of 'Civil Disobedience'?
8. What did Thoreau say was ironic about the day he presented his speech, 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
9. What did Thoreau say a man should do when his government was acting immorally?
10. Who did Thoreau say the government saw as their authority, and how did he feel about this?
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