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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(b) Like each day was my last.
(c) To the fullest.
(d) Experience everything the world offered.

4. Who carried the Iliad with him on his expeditions?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Edmund Hillary.
(c) Captain James Cook.
(d) Magellan.

5. "As long as possible live free and..."
(a) Uncommitted.
(b) Unhindered.
(c) Unconcerned.
(d) Unattached.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?

3. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?

4. In what does Thoreau claim to have indulged very little?

5. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?

(see the answer key)

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