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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the necessities of life?
(a) Love, happiness, family, and religion.
(b) Food, shelter, clothing, and sunlight.
(c) Food, shelter, land, and freedom.
(d) Food, shelter, clothing, and fuel.

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

3. What did Thoreau imagine doing?
(a) Writing a book.
(b) Building a house.
(c) Buying a farm.
(d) Living off the land.

4. On what pond does Thoreau live on the shore?
(a) Walden Pond.
(b) Wiltshire Pond.
(c) Catfish Pond.
(d) Concord Pond.

5. What vegetable does Thoreau plant on most of his 2 1/2 acres?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Beans.
(c) Corn.
(d) Turnips.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who carried the Iliad with him on his expeditions?

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

3. What is the morning?

4. What attracted Thoreau to the farm?

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

(see the answer key)

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