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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "In dealing with truth we are..."
(a) Noble.
(b) Immortal.
(c) Hesitant.
(d) Fearful.

2. What attracted Thoreau to the farm?
(a) The landscape.
(b) The house.
(c) Its crop production.
(d) Its remoteness.

3. What is the morning?
(a) A spritual moment.
(b) A time for reflection.
(c) The awakening hour.
(d) A time for poets.

4. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?
(a) Morning air.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Poetry.

5. "I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of..."
(a) The dark.
(b) Their imaginations.
(c) The devil.
(d) Witches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Walden Pond located?

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

3. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:

4. What does Thoreau state was a pleasant pastime?

5. What man-made device can Thoreau hear from his window?

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