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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Thoreau doing in the village when he was arrested?
(a) Having a drink at the bar-room.
(b) Buying a newspaper.
(c) Picking up a shoe from the cobbler's.
(d) Selling beans.

2. "The adventurous student will always study..."
(a) Latin.
(b) History.
(c) Theology.
(d) Classics.

3. What does Thoreau frequently do on warm evenings?
(a) Plays the flute in his boat.
(b) Star gazes.
(c) Goes for a walk.
(d) Fishes on the pond.

4. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."
(a) Myself.
(b) Solitude.
(c) God.
(d) A book.

5. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?
(a) The Government.
(b) The Church.
(c) The Railway.
(d) The Post Office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Thoreau describe as "rudimental, burrowing men"?

2. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."

3. Thoreau speaks of visitors from what charitable institution?

4. What is the morning?

5. "I believe that men are generally still a little afraid of..."

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