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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The swiftest traveler is he that goes..."
(a) Afoot.
(b) By Horse.
(c) By Train.
(d) As the crow flies.

2. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet..."
(a) Struggle.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Terror.
(d) Desperation.

3. What book does Thoreau keep on his table throughout the summer?
(a) Cervantes' Don Quixote.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Milton's Paradise Lost.
(d) Homer's Iliad.

4. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?
(a) $5.93.
(b) $21.34.
(c) $12.46.
(d) $8.71.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?

2. "In dealing with truth we are..."

3. Who exerted an influence on mankind more than kings and emperors?

4. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."

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

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