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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thoreau follow all the way into town?
(a) Road signs.
(b) A wooded path.
(c) A river.
(d) The railroad.

2. "I wanted to live deeply and..."
(a) Experience everything the world offered.
(b) Like each day was my last.
(c) Suck out all the marrow if life.
(d) To the fullest.

3. Where does Thoreau believe intellectual societies are confined?
(a) Paris and Oxford.
(b) Europe.
(c) Literary circles.
(d) New York.

4. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?
(a) Goldenrod.
(b) Sumach.
(c) The sand cherry.
(d) Johnswort.

5. "I have never found the companion that was so companionable as..."
(a) Myself.
(b) Solitude.
(c) God.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what pond does Thoreau live on the shore?

2. What does Thoreau claim is the cure for his ailments?

3. Who exerted an influence on mankind more than kings and emperors?

4. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?

5. "Be it life or death, we crave only..."

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