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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thoreau say he never had on his walks?
(a) A companion.
(b) A destination.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A purpose.

2. What did Thoreau say the walls we need to break down were hindering?
(a) Possibilities.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Growth.
(d) Ideas.

3. Where did Thoreau say most men got their direction and guidance from?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Books.
(c) Europe.
(d) Nature.

4. What month did Brown lead his attack?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) October.

5. In what state did Brown's attack take place?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Massachusetts.

6. What kind of walls did Thoreau say men should break down?
(a) All Walls.
(b) Barrier Walls.
(c) Artificial Walls.
(d) Retaining Walls.

7. What was Brown trying to fight with his attack?
(a) Abolishionists.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Emancipation.

8. What kind of U.S. territories was Brown most interested in serving in?
(a) Original colonies.
(b) Slave states.
(c) Free states.
(d) New territories.

9. What word does Thoreau use to describe his walks?
(a) Exhilerating.
(b) Relaxing.
(c) Quanitfying.
(d) Liberating.

10. What state did Brown work hard to push his agenda before his attacks?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Texas.
(d) Kansas.

11. What did Thoreau say ruined the earth?
(a) Social standards.
(b) Expansion.
(c) Cultivation of the earth.
(d) Industry.

12. What day did Thoreau say he feared in 'Walking'?
(a) When society discovered the joy of nature.
(b) When nature would be over-crowded.
(c) When the public wild lands were all bought up.
(d) When there would be no wild places in which to walk.

13. Why did Thoreau think most people had the wrong idea about Brown?
(a) They had never met him.
(b) They were afraid of him.
(c) They envied him.
(d) They did not understand him.

14. What did Thoreau say Nature would reveal to man?
(a) Needs.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Designs.
(d) Ideas.

15. How did Thoreau describe his thesis in 'Walking'?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Radical.
(c) Natural.
(d) Logical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thoreau invite to be a citizen with him?

2. In 'A Plea for Captain John Brown', who did Thoreau say the newspapers were serving?

3. What did Brown seize in his attack?

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

5. What word did Thoreau use to describe the citizens of Massachusetts?

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