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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what does Thoreau claim to have indulged very little?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Philanthropy.
(c) Literature.
(d) Philosophy.
2. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?
(a) The Farmer's Almanac.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Virgil's Aeneid.
(d) Shakespeare's Sonnets.
3. On what pond does Thoreau live on the shore?
(a) Concord Pond.
(b) Wiltshire Pond.
(c) Walden Pond.
(d) Catfish Pond.
4. 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 believes it's an unnecessary luxury.
(d) He doesn't have enough visitors.
5. What writer does the French Canadian Woodsman love?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Aesop.
(c) Milton.
(d) Homer.
6. "Walden is a perfect forest mirror" in which season?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.
7. How much does Thoreau spend on supplies for his bean-field?
(a) $21.76
(b) $35.21.
(c) $14.72.
(d) $17.24.
8. What animal's sound ushers in the night?
(a) The bullfrog's trump.
(b) The coyote's yelp.
(c) The whip-poor-will's cry.
(d) The hawk's scream.
9. According to legend, after whom was Walden Pond named?
(a) An old Indian woman.
(b) A town official.
(c) A hunter.
(d) The original owner of the property.
10. What does Thoreau usually carry back to Walden Pond from the village?
(a) A light heart.
(b) A new book.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A bag of rye.
11. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) To the fullest.
(b) Experience everything the world offered.
(c) Like each day was my last.
(d) Suck out all the marrow if life.
12. "I go and come with a strange... in Nature."
(a) Ease.
(b) Thrill.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Liberty.
13. What does Thoreau hear from town in his bean-field on gala days?
(a) Church bells.
(b) Military gunfire.
(c) The train whistle.
(d) A brass band.
14. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?
(a) Johnswort.
(b) The sand cherry.
(c) Sumach.
(d) Goldenrod.
15. What does Thoreau like to have between himself and a conversation partner?
(a) A space of at least 2 feet.
(b) A Table.
(c) The pond.
(d) A bottle of wine.
Short Answer Questions
1. Thoreau feels it isn't important to provide this for his visitors.
2. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."
3. Who exerted an influence on mankind more than kings and emperors?
4. Which bird does Thoreau doubt has ever profaned Walden Pond?
5. Who is never alone?
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