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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who exerted an influence on mankind more than kings and emperors?
(a) Priests.
(b) Authors.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Politicians.

3. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years and two months.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years and six months.

4. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?
(a) Virgil's Aeneid.
(b) Shakespeare's Sonnets.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Farmer's Almanac.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is Walden Pond located?

4. Where does Thoreau believe intellectual societies are confined?

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

(see the answer key)

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