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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."
(a) Rain.
(b) Wind.
(c) Sun.
(d) Animals.

2. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?
(a) For practice.
(b) For the pictures.
(c) For the news.
(d) To show off to his neighbors.

3. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
(a) Gathered food from his garden.
(b) Read a book.
(c) Bathed in the pond.
(d) Went for a walk.

4. Which animal is one of "Nature's Watchmen"?
(a) Fox.
(b) Cat.
(c) Owl.
(d) Bullfrog.

5. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."
(a) Freedom.
(b) Love.
(c) Truth.
(d) Reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the morning?

2. What birds does Thoreau hear regularly during the summer at 7:30pm?

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

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

5. Where does Thoreau believe intellectual societies are confined?

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