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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 animal did Thoreau say he was like when he went walking?
(a) A camel.
(b) A bear.
(c) A deer.
(d) A dog.

2. What did Thoreau say ruined the earth?
(a) Industry.
(b) Social standards.
(c) Expansion.
(d) Cultivation of the earth.

3. What did Thoreau say he never had on his walks?
(a) A destination.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A companion.
(d) A purpose.

4. When did Thoreau deliver his speech about Brown?
(a) On Independance Day.
(b) While Brown was in prison.
(c) The day before the execution.
(d) On Voting Day.

5. What did Thoreau think should be made illegal in Massachusetts?
(a) Returning slaves to their rightful owners.
(b) Objecting the popular opinion.
(c) Printing without permission.
(d) Slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Brown's sentence when he was tried in court?

2. What did Brown seize in his attack?

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

4. What did Thoreau say he always did while walking while comparing himself to an animal?

5. What did Thoreau like to walk through?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Thoreau say were the dangers of cultivation in 'Walking'?

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

3. How was Brown taken to court for his raid and what happened there?

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

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

6. What were John Browns intentions with his raid?

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

8. Why did Thoreau think Massachusetts was hypocritical?

9. What did Thoreau say was the main difference between Brown and the man he compared Brown to?

10. What did Thoreau say his walking was a metaphor of?

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