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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Thoreau say the newspapers of the time were NOT serving?
(a) Themselves.
(b) The governments.
(c) Their benefactors.
(d) The citizens.

2. What did Thoreau say we should let our thoughts do?
(a) Become.
(b) Grow.
(c) Take hold.
(d) Wander.

3. What part of man does Thoreau say government can NEVER manipulate?
(a) The emotional part.
(b) The physical part.
(c) The moral part.
(d) The intelligent part.

4. When did Thoreau deliver his speech about Brown?
(a) On Voting Day.
(b) On Independance Day.
(c) The day before the execution.
(d) While Brown was in prison.

5. What direction did Thoreau say most men tended to walk in when given the chance?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau say Nature would reveal to man?

2. What did Thoreau say he always did while walking while comparing himself to an animal?

3. What does Thoreau say the best government will NOT do in 'Civil Disobedience'?

4. Where did Thoreau say men should get their guidance and direction from?

5. Who did the governor of Massachusetts back in the issue of Burns?

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