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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. Where did Thoreau deliver his speech about Brown?
(a) Boston.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Concord.

2. What direction did Thoreau prefer to walk in?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) South.

3. What did Massachusetts support that angered Thoreau in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?
(a) The Federal Government.
(b) The Nebraska-Kansas Act.
(c) John Brown.
(d) The Free Trade Compromise.

4. What did Thoreau say about most people's idea of improvement?
(a) It was counter-productive.
(b) It was destroying nature.
(c) It could never be accomplished.
(d) It was well-founded.

5. What did Thoreau say all critics of Brown lacked?
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Education.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Apathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Thoreau say people were not really inhabitants of?

2. What state did Brown work hard to push his agenda before his attacks?

3. What did Thoreau dislike about the newspaper articles about Brown's attack?

4. What direction did Thoreau say most men tended to walk in when given the chance?

5. What was Brown trying to fight with his attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were John Browns intentions with his raid?

2. How did Thoreau show his ideal relationship between man and nature?

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

4. What did Thoreau say men should try to walk unencumbered by?

5. What was Thoreau pleading for in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?

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

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

8. How did Thoreau end 'Walking'?

9. What did Thoreau say about the natural state of the world?

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

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