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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life Without Principle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Anthony Burns's occupation?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Servant.
(c) Driver.
(d) Slave.

2. What does Thoreau say he is NOT in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) A monarchist.
(b) A democrat.
(c) An anarchist.
(d) A socialist.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thoreau say was running the military force in Massachusetts?

2. How did Thoreau feel about the people who teased him when he took his own advice in 'Civil Disobedience'?

3. Why did Thoreau say most men would never do what Brown did?

4. Why did most people leave their jobs in Thoreau's time?

5. How did Thoreau describe the relationships between most people in 'Life Without Principle'?

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