Quiz on Henry David Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience'

According to Thoreau, what is not a man's duty?

• To eradicate every wrong

• To wash his hands of wrongs

• To pursue his own contemplations

• To support unjust wars

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Thoreau suggest about a man's duty regarding wrongs?

• To actively support them

• To ignore them completely

• To not give them practical support

• To eradicate them at all costs

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Thoreau criticize about the state being "penitent"?

• It is too harsh on its citizens

• It is too lenient with criminals

• It only pretends to be remorseful

• It is overly concerned with morality

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Thoreau suggest about the townsmen's willingness to be ordered to put down an insurrection?

• They are eager to fight

• They are indifferent to the cause

• They are blindly obedient

• They are critically thinking

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Thoreau suggest about the relationship between sin and indifference?

• Sin leads to immediate punishment

• Indifference follows the first blush of sin

• Sin is always met with remorse

• Indifference prevents sin

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the text suggest about the role of citizens?

• To blindly follow the government

• To point out the government's faults

• To ignore political issues

• To support the government unconditionally

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?

• A famous painter

• A Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer

• A medieval knight

• A Roman emperor

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does the text imply about the government's reaction to being hurt?

• It remains calm

• It cries and resists

• It becomes more generous

• It ignores the issue

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the text imply about the role of wise minorities?

• They are always wrong

• They should be ignored

• They should be cherished

• They are irrelevant

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What historical figures does the text mention as being excommunicated or rebelled against?

• Julius Caesar and Cleopatra

• Copernicus and Luther

• Napoleon and Wellington

• Socrates and Plato

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2