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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Walden Pond located?
(a) Keswick, England.
(b) Concord, Massachusetts.
(c) Portland, Oregon.
(d) Albany, New York.

2. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Doves.
(c) Nightingales.
(d) Whip-poor-wills.

3. For what does Thoreau feel sympathy?
(a) Tree leaves.
(b) Singing birds.
(c) Prowling animals.
(d) Withering flowers.

4. On what pond does Thoreau live on the shore?
(a) Catfish Pond.
(b) Walden Pond.
(c) Wiltshire Pond.
(d) Concord Pond.

5. What does Thoreau sometimes hear on Sundays?
(a) Families walking in the forest.
(b) Church bells.
(c) Choirs singing.
(d) Organ music.

Short Answer Questions

1. "As long as possible live free and..."

2. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."

3. What are the necessities of life?

4. What is the morning?

5. Who is never alone?

(see the answer key)

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