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WorksheetsHenry David Thoreau Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where did Henry David Thoreau build a small cabin in 1845?
In the city
In the woods near Walden Pond
On a mountain top
By the river
What did Thoreau believe was the purpose of his escape to Walden Pond?
To live deliberately and confront the essential facts of life
To relax and take a break from society
To avoid paying taxes
To find a new career path
What did Thoreau conclude about the amount of things we actually need?
We need to accumulate as many possessions as possible
We need to constantly buy new things
We need very few things
We need as much as we can get
What did Thoreau deeply value, similar to his friend Emerson?
Following the rules of society
Social status
Self-reliance
Material possessions
What did Thoreau view as an often unnecessary distraction?
Technological progress
Nature
Money
Other people's opinions
What did Thoreau believe we should look to for spiritual significance?
Nature
Other people's opinions
Material possessions
Money and technology
What did Thoreau argue people are morally obliged to challenge?
The importance of technology
The need for taxes
The government's good intentions
Unfair laws
What did Thoreau's essay 'Civil Disobedience' become influential in inspiring?
The French Revolution
Peaceful resistance movements
The American Revolution
The Mexican-American War
What did Thoreau challenge us to be authentic in?
By following the rules of society
By accumulating as many possessions as possible
By engaging with the world and withdrawing support for the government when it's acting unjustly
Our choice of careers
What do Thoreau's works ask us to consider?
The need to remove the distractions of modern society in order to live according to our best and truest nature
The significance of following the rules of society
The value of material possessions
The importance of money, technology, and other people's views
