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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "We are underbred and low-lived and..."
(a) Stupid.
(b) Illiterate.
(c) Hardworking.
(d) Ignorant.

2. What American institution does Thoreau state he could do without?
(a) The Post Office.
(b) The Railway.
(c) The Government.
(d) The Church.

3. What is Thoreau's shelter at Walden Pond?
(a) An abandoned shanty.
(b) A tent.
(c) A small house.
(d) A cave.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals ate out of the hands of the woodsman?

2. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?

3. What man-made device can Thoreau hear from his window?

4. What gets struck by lighting during a heavy thunder-shower?

5. What do Thoreau's guests often do when they leave after dark?

(see the answer key)

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