The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail ACT 1

Why is Henry David Thoreau in jail?

• He burned down a barn

• He flogged his students

• He stole fruit from a farmer

• He didn't pay his taxes

Who is Henry's brother?

• John

• David

• Waldo

• Bailey

Why didn't Henry pay for his Harvard Diploma?

• It cost $1

• He didn't learn anything of value there so he didn't want it

• He was protesting having to pay for the diploma after paying to get his education there

• They spelled his name incorrectly

Who does Henry David Thoreau admire most?

• Ellen

• Mother

• John

• Emerson

Why did Henry quit teaching?

• Mr. Potter made him flog his students

• Mr. Staples made him teach something he didn't believe in

• Mr. Staples made him flog his students

• Mr. Ball made him flog his students

Why is Bailey in jail?

• He fell asleep and the coal from his pipe lit a barn on fire

• He fell asleep and was caught trespassing

• He stole fruit from a farm

• He was protesting against the owner of a barn

What does Henry teach Bailey?

• How to read his mail

• How to write his name

• How to draw a tree

• How to tap into his Universal Mind

What does Henry teach Ellen?

• How to fish

• How to understand nature

• How to use her mind to transcend the limits around her

• How to teach others about transcendentalism

What happens to John?

• He dies from blood poisoning

• He dies from drowning in the pond

• He dies from a snake bite

• He gets arrested too

What is transcendentalism?

• A philosophy that promotes the advancement of man through education

• A philosophy that advocates women's rights and equality

• A philosophy that promotes simplicity, intuition and imagination over science and materialism

• A philosophy that advocates the transfer of knowledge through technology