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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what does Thoreau visit?
(a) Books.
(b) Trees.
(c) Family.
(d) Scholars.

2. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."
(a) Illiterate.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Hardworking.

3. What did Thoreau do during his first summer at Walden Pond?
(a) Read Books.
(b) Hoed beans.
(c) Wrote a book.
(d) Studied Philosophy.

4. In what solitary amusements do most Yankees engage?
(a) Hunting and Fishing.
(b) Reading and playing cards.
(c) Walking and hiking.
(d) Skiing and swimming.

5. Why does Thoreau reject the suggestion of owning a visitor's book?
(a) He can't afford to buy one.
(b) He has a good memory.
(c) He doesn't have enough visitors.
(d) He believes it's an unnecessary luxury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal grows to be four feet long, yet is rarely seen by humans?

2. In a battle recorded by Olus Magnus, what do the victorious ants do?

3. What does Thoreau state was a pleasant pastime?

4. What vegetable does Thoreau plant on most of his 2 1/2 acres?

5. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."

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