Civil Disobedience

What was Thoreau's view on slavery?

• Slavery was a necessary evil given the American economy.

• Slavery is morally desirable because of their inherent inferiority

• Slavery must be preserved because it is protected in the American Constitution

• Slavery is a moral evil that should be eliminated.

According to Thoreau, in an unjust society the only place for a just man is in...

Which of the following leaders did Thoreau's essay have the greatest impact on?

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Malcolm X

• Abraham Lincoln

• Barack Obama

In Thoreau's opinion, what is the appropriate way to respond to unjust laws?

• One must be content to obey them.

• One must work to change the laws but obey them until they are changed.

• One must obey them as long as it is politically expedient.

• One must disobey the laws at once.

What was Thoreau's opinion on the "right" to rebel against one's government?

• There is never a right of revolution because the government's power is sovereign and absolute.

• There is a right to revolution against injustice, and this revolution would be acceptable against the contemporary United States.

• Since government is always an evil, there is a constant obligation to revolt against the state and society.

• There is a right to revolution when facing extreme injustice, but the United States does not fit this description.

What was Thoreau's primary act of civil disobedience in his own life?

• Public rallies and protests

• Refusal to pay taxes

• Destruction of public property

• All of the above