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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. What does Thoreau say government needs to have authority?
(a) Direction.
(b) Power.
(c) Consent.
(d) Intelligence.
2. What does Thoreau say he is NOT in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) An anarchist.
(b) A democrat.
(c) A monarchist.
(d) A socialist.
3. What does Thoreau call the congressional act that was discussed at the meeting he was asked to speak at before giving his speech, 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) The Slavery Maker.
(b) The Compromise of Souls.
(c) The Freedom Reducer.
(d) The Nebraska Bill.
4. What was the congressional act that was discussed at the meeting Thoreau was asked to speak at before giving his speech, 'Slavery in Massachusetts' about?
(a) Territorial issues.
(b) States' rights.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Presidential campaigns.
5. What city did Thoreau give 'Slavery in Massachusetts' on?
(a) Farmel.
(b) Framington.
(c) Farmington.
(d) Ferrell.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Edward Loring's occupation?
2. Where was Edward Loring from?
3. In 'Civil Disobedience', what does Thoreau say a just man will not wait for?
4. What holiday did Thoreau give 'Slavery in Massachusetts' on?
5. What part of man does Thoreau say government has control over?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Thoreau say a man should do when his government was acting immorally?
2. How did Thoreau say decisions in America should be made?
3. How did Thoreau suggest men should withdraw their support of an unjust government?
4. How did Thoreau describe his punishment for his own act of 'Civil Disobedience'?
5. What did Thoreau accuse the newspapers of in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
6. What did Thoreau say gave the government their power, and what did Thoreau suggest men should do in response to this?
7. What did Thoreau say was ironic about the day he presented his speech, 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
8. Who did Thoreau blame for the slavery in America and why?
9. How did Thoreau feel about the governor of Massachusetts, and why?
10. What did Thoreau credit for the difference he saw between the cities and the country areas in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
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