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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Thoreau feel about the people who teased him when he took his own advice in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) He hated them.
(b) He was surprised at their reactions.
(c) He respected their opinions.
(d) He thought them to be ridiculous.

2. What did Massachusetts support that angered Thoreau in 'A Plea for Captain John Brown'?
(a) The Federal Government.
(b) The Free Trade Compromise.
(c) The Nebraska-Kansas Act.
(d) John Brown.

3. What kind of government does Thoreau describe in 'Civil Disobedience'?
(a) A socialist nation.
(b) A republic.
(c) A monarchy.
(d) A democracy.

4. What was Brown trying to build with his attack?
(a) A political party.
(b) An army.
(c) A message.
(d) A fortress.

5. How did Thoreau describe the rulers of the country in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Unknowing.
(c) Unprincipled.
(d) Unruly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau say was the natural state of the Earth?

2. What does Thoreau call the congressional act that was discussed at the meeting he was asked to speak at before giving his speech, 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?

3. Where did Thoreau say he wanted to be a citizen of?

4. What did Thoreau say made men innocent in 'Slavery in Massachusetts'?

5. What part of man does Thoreau say government has control over?

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