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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Plea for Captain John Brown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau say government needs to have authority?
(a) Power.
(b) Direction.
(c) Consent.
(d) Intelligence.

2. What was Brown hoping to free with his attack?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Religious activists.
(c) Slaves.
(d) The people.

3. What did Thoreau dislike about the newspaper articles about Brown's attack?
(a) They misread his intentions.
(b) They did not quote Brown himself.
(c) They made him out to be a hero.
(d) They did not give both sides of the debate.

4. Why did Thoreau say most men would never do what Brown did?
(a) They have too much to lose.
(b) They do not have the courage.
(c) They have too little to gain.
(d) They do not have the conviction.

5. What does Thoreau hope to inspire men to do after 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) Stand for what they believe.
(b) Not pay their taxes.
(c) Vote for emancipation.
(d) Vote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Massachusetts support that angered Thoreau in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?

2. What did Thoreau label the governor of his state?

3. What was attacked when Anthony Burns was in custody?

4. What was the name of the town where Brown's attack took place?

5. What month did Brown lead his attack?

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