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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what do Thoreau's visitors often ask him?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) Directions.
(c) A meal.
(d) A glass of water.

2. "In dealing with truth we are..."
(a) Hesitant.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Immortal.
(d) Noble.

3. What writer does the French Canadian Woodsman love?
(a) Homer.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Milton.
(d) Aesop.

4. When did Thoreau begin to live in the woods?
(a) Independence Day, 1845.
(b) Martin Luther King Day, 1845.
(c) Memorial Day, 1847.
(d) Christmas Day, 1846.

5. How much is Thoreau's profit from the bean-field?
(a) $1.78
(b) $10.87.
(c) $8.71.
(d) $7.81.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?

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

3. Who is never alone?

4. What animals ate out of the hands of the woodsman?

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

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