Walden
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English
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11th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Thoreau's purpose or central message?
People can find satisfaction in living simply despite the contemporary influence of conformity and consumerism.
People should conform to societal norms in order to live comfortably warm for the rest of their lives.
People should be allowed to live above their means if they so choose to do so.
American society in the 1840's valued taking care of the environment.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Thoreau assert is necessary for living?
Thoreau suggests that fashionable clothing is a necessity.
Thoreau states that high-end housing is a necessary for living.
Thoreau suggests to only eat what you need, buy what you can afford, and live simply.
Thoreau asserts that working for large corporations in order to make a sizable living is a necessity.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does Thoreau prove his point that human beings can live comfortably with only the bare necessities?
He works in a factory to provide for his family.
He is an English professor at a university and he makes enough money for his family to live in a two-story home.
He lives on the streets in Boston to prove that you do not need a home to live comfortably.
He lived in a cabin in the woods that he built on a budget.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did the author go to the woods?
To see if he could survive
To make friends
To experience nature and life at its roots
To observe birds
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Thoreau describe in Walden?
His experience of living at Walden Pond
His philosophy of individualism
His opinion on the ideal lifestyle
His analysis of literary nonfiction
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the word dissipating mean as it is used in this sentence?
detesting
diminishing
oppressing
pacifying
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Thoreau's motivation for writing Walden was to
account for his own life
gain fame
make a fortune
satisfy the curiosity of others
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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