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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau say law would never do for man?

2. Who does Thoreau say should provide what government needs for them to have authority?

3. What does Thoreau say the best government will NOT do in 'Civil Disobedience'?

4. Why was Thoreau put in jail?

5. What was Anthony Burns's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of issue did Thoreau say slavery was turning into, and how did he feel about this?

2. How did Thoreau feel about the governor of Massachusetts, and why?

3. What did Thoreau accuse the newspapers of in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?

4. How did Thoreau say decisions in America should be made?

5. How did Thoreau end 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?

6. How did Thoreau say American soldiers were viewed?

7. How did Thoreau feel about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

8. What did Thoreau say government got involved in, and what did he think was the result of this?

9. What did Thoreau say gave the government their power, and what did Thoreau suggest men should do in response to this?

10. What did Thoreau credit for the difference he saw between the cities and the country areas in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did nature affect Thoreau, and how did Thoreau display his emphasis on the importance of nature in these essays?

Essay Topic 2

What historical events prompted some of the essays from this book, and what were Thoreau's opinions about them?

Essay Topic 3

Education and the importance of training was a constant theme in this book. Where did this theme appear, and which essays were most affected by it?

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