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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thoreau feels it isn't important to provide this for his visitors.
(a) A place to sit.
(b) Conversation.
(c) Food.
(d) Drink.

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

3. Where did Thoreau consider living before Walden Pond?
(a) White Pond.
(b) Pleasant Meadow.
(c) Baker Farm.
(d) Shangri-la.

4. "He that does not eat need not..."
(a) Hunger.
(b) Toil.
(c) Live.
(d) Work.

5. What does Thoreau hope to avoid by harvesting early?
(a) Rain.
(b) Loss to animals.
(c) Rot.
(d) Frost.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Thoreau go to the village?

2. What animal's sound ushers in the night?

3. In a battle recorded by Olus Magnus, what do the victorious ants do?

4. Which bird does Thoreau doubt has ever profaned Walden Pond?

5. What does Thoreau sometimes hear on Sundays?

(see the answer key)

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