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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?
(a) The wind in the trees.
(b) Birds singing.
(c) Cows lowing.
(d) Goats bleating.

2. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A woodchuck.
(d) A squirrel.

3. Where does Thoreau believe intellectual societies are confined?
(a) New York.
(b) Europe.
(c) Literary circles.
(d) Paris and Oxford.

4. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?
(a) Independence Day, 1845.
(b) Martin Luther King Day, 1845.
(c) Memorial Day, 1847.
(d) Christmas Day, 1846.

5. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?
(a) Convenience.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."

2. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."

3. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."

4. What is Thoreau's shelter at Walden Pond?

5. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?

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