View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thoreau feels it isn't important to provide this for his visitors.
(a) Conversation.
(b) Food.
(c) Drink.
(d) A place to sit.

2. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 2 1/2 miles.
(d) 1 1/2 miles.

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

4. Thoreau states that fewer people came to see him at Walden Pond on...
(a) False Pretenses.
(b) Religious Missions.
(c) Charity Work.
(d) Trivial business.

5. What time does Thoreau begin hoeing every day?
(a) 5:00 AM.
(b) 6:00 AM.
(c) 7:00 AM.
(d) 8:00 AM.

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

7. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?
(a) A think tank.
(b) A library.
(c) A university.
(d) A seminary.

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

9. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?
(a) The smell of a pipe.
(b) Footprints and broken tree branches.
(c) The sound of laughter.
(d) Flashing lights.

10. In total, how much does it cost for Thoreau to build his house?
(a) $364.92
(b) $192.47
(c) $56.08.
(d) $28.12.

11. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?
(a) Walden Pond.
(b) The bean field.
(c) Thoreau's shelter.
(d) A pine tree.

12. What kind of fish is most abundant in Walden Pond?
(a) Trout.
(b) Pickerel.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Perch.

13. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?
(a) Birds singing.
(b) The wind in the trees.
(c) Goats bleating.
(d) Cows lowing.

14. In what does Thoreau claim to have indulged very little?
(a) Literature.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Philanthropy.

15. Who does Thoreau help toward the north star?
(a) A woodsman.
(b) A railroad employee.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A runaway slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?

2. Thoreau calls the train an "iron..."

3. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?

4. What does Thoreau frequently do on warm evenings?

5. "The true husbandman will cease from..."

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 362 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample