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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is never alone?
(a) An angel.
(b) The devil.
(c) A writer.
(d) A hermit.

2. Who exerted an influence on mankind more than kings and emperors?
(a) Authors.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Priests.

3. What animal does Thoreau kill and eat after it ravages his bean-field?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A woodchuck.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A squirrel.

4. What does Thoreau hear from town in his bean-field on gala days?
(a) Military gunfire.
(b) The train whistle.
(c) Church bells.
(d) A brass band.

5. What does Thoreau state men have lost when planting crops?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Money.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Reverence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thoreau think Concord should become?

2. What does Thoreau hear in the evening?

3. What bird does Thoreau contemplate keeping merely for his music?

4. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?

5. "I wanted to live deeply and..."

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