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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the necessities of life?
(a) Food, shelter, land, and freedom.
(b) Food, shelter, clothing, and sunlight.
(c) Food, shelter, clothing, and fuel.
(d) Love, happiness, family, and religion.

2. Thoreau states his residence at Walden was more favorable to thought and serious reading than what institution?
(a) A library.
(b) A seminary.
(c) A think tank.
(d) A university.

3. What attracted Thoreau to the farm?
(a) Its remoteness.
(b) Its crop production.
(c) The house.
(d) The landscape.

4. Why does the Canadian woodchopper read the French paper?
(a) For the news.
(b) For practice.
(c) For the pictures.
(d) To show off to his neighbors.

5. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?
(a) $8.71.
(b) $12.46.
(c) $5.93.
(d) $21.34.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?

2. "The swiftest traveler is he that goes..."

3. When Thoreau began living in the woods, his "house was not finished, but was merely a defense against the..."

4. How long does Thoreau live at Walden Pond?

5. In total, how much does it cost for Thoreau to build his house?

(see the answer key)

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