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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. Who did Thoreau like to have with him on his walks?
(a) A close friend.
(b) His daughter.
(c) Nobody.
(d) A student.

2. What attribute did Thoreau say never came out on one of his walks?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Patience.
(c) Practicality.
(d) Endurance.

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

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

5. 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 there would be no wild places in which to walk.
(d) When the public wild lands were all bought up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau say most people were trying to do to nature?

2. What image does Thoreau use to show the power of walking?

3. How did Thoreau feel about Brown's actions?

4. What did Thoreau compare what Nature revealed to man to?

5. What month did Brown lead his attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Thoreau say about society's idea of improvement?

2. What did Thoreau not like about the media coverage of Brown and his attack?

3. How did Thoreau begin his speech about John Brown?

4. Why did Thoreau say some people thought Brown was insane?

5. Where did Thoreau say most men would walk if given the choice, and why?

6. What animal did Thoreau compare himself to when walking, and why?

7. What were John Browns intentions with his raid?

8. How did Thoreau feel about the violence Brown used, and why?

9. What was Thoreau most critical of newspapers for in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?

10. What did Thoreau say Nature would do for a walker?

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