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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 did Thoreau like to walk through?
(a) Grave yards.
(b) All of these.
(c) Cities.
(d) Natural settings.
2. What kind of U.S. territories was Brown most interested in serving in?
(a) Original colonies.
(b) New territories.
(c) Free states.
(d) Slave states.
3. What was the name of the town where Brown's attack took place?
(a) Harlem's Crossing.
(b) Hannigan's Bay.
(c) Harrington Bridge.
(d) Harper's Ferry.
4. What was Brown trying to fight with his attack?
(a) Prohibition.
(b) Emancipation.
(c) Abolishionists.
(d) Slavery.
5. What about Brown did Thoreau think was misunderstood at the time?
(a) His reasonings.
(b) His methods.
(c) His leadership.
(d) His intentions.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Thoreau think most people had the wrong idea about Brown?
2. How long every day would Thoreau spend walking?
3. What did Thoreau say he always did while walking while comparing himself to an animal?
4. What does Thoreau think justifies violent force?
5. In 'A Plea for Captain John Brown', who did Thoreau say the political parties were serving?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Thoreau most critical of newspapers for in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?
2. What was Thoreau pleading for in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?
3. What did Thoreau say men should try to walk unencumbered by?
4. How did Thoreau begin his speech about John Brown?
5. Who did Thoreau compare Brown to in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown' and why?
6. What did Thoreau not like about the media coverage of Brown and his attack?
7. What did Thoreau say was the main difference between Brown and the man he compared Brown to?
8. How did Thoreau feel about the violence Brown used, and why?
9. How was Brown taken to court for his raid and what happened there?
10. What did Thoreau say Nature would do for a walker?
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