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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry tells Sam he will not pay for the war in Mexico. Why?
(a) He does not like taxes.
(b) He likes Mexico.
(c) He does not have the money.
(d) To do so would make him a murderer.

2. What does Henry note that people must do, regarding books?
(a) Write books.
(b) Read as many books as possible.
(c) Find books instead of the other way around.
(d) Be picky when choosing a book to read.

3. Upon what does Henry lament, regarding the environment?
(a) He would like to live in a more tropical environment.
(b) There are too many biting insects.
(c) Concord is too wild for his taste.
(d) The fact that humanity has done so much damage to the environment.

4. What is Henry's response when Ellen asks what will happen to the school now that there are no students?
(a) He will change the way the school is run to keep students.
(b) He will find new students.
(c) He says they will close and he will have to go back to teaching at a university.
(d) He will be the student and will learn from nature.

5. For what does Henry invite Ellen?
(a) A picnic.
(b) A walk.
(c) A swim.
(d) A boat ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Waldo respond when Ball asks him about listening to another clergyman?

2. Why does Ellen offer to leave?

3. How does Ellen find Transcendentalism?

4. What happens to the man, in Waldo's story, who goes to India to earn a fortune, so he can retire a poet?

5. What similarity between Henry and Waldo do John and Mother note?

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