Thoreau compares the government to
from "Civil Disobedience"

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11th Grade
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Amber Braden
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a machine.
a wheel.
a body.
an army.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Thoreau was sent to jail because he
would not join the army.
refused to pay his church tax.
protested before Congress.
refused to pay the poll tax.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Thoreau freed from prison?
He finally paid his tax.
Someone else paid his tax.
The government agreed with his position.
The people petitioned for his release.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Thoreau, if people believe a law is unjust, they should
not deal with the government at all.
disobey the law and be willing to pay the penalty.
take arms against the government and its representatives.
leave the country.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Thoreau believed that
the majority should always rule.
the minority should always rule.
a person's conscience should always rule.
a central government cannot exist.
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