WorksheetsThoreau Trivia
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
The name of the author is . . . .
David Henry Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Edgar Allen Poe
The author advocated. . . and. . .
studying nature
rejected a lifestyle dedicated to the pursuit of wealth
simple, mindful living
studying law
The author was born and raised in . . .
Boston, Massachusetts
Detroit, Michigan
Concord, Massachusetts
Houston, Texas
Thoreau was remembered as one of the first. . .
enviornomentalist
economist
politician
conformist
One example of Thoreau's nonconformity was . . . .
when he conspired with Alexander Hamilton to overthrow the government.
while at Harvard, he was supposed to wear a black coat but he wore a green one instead.
when he wrote his Manifesto Destiny at Walden Pond.
when he ran for president of the US.
Thoreau promoted. . . protest.
malevolent
violent
nonviolent
angry
Thoreau served as an example for . . .
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Malcom X
John Muir
Martin Luther King Jr.
The picture on page 391 shows just shadows because
he or she didn't know what their faces looked like.
they are no longer individuals distinguished by wealth, race, age or gender.
the people moved and the picture was blurry.
the photographer wanted to equalize the people in the crowd.
Thoreau spent a night in jail because. . .
he didn't pay his child support.
he didn't pay his taxes to the IRS.
he refused to pay a poll tax.
he had committed grand theft.
A poll tax was a tax charged by the government so a citizen could vote.
true
false
False, it was a tax for owning polls.
Thoreau was enraged by the government's support of
slavery
England
Mexican immigrants
its war against Mexico
When Thoreau said, "that government is best which governs least," he was in favor of. . .
big government, less choice for the people
little government, more choice by the people
foreign governments making decisions
Sometimes writers make statements known as . . . which are false or misleading.
fake news
illogical truths
logical fallacies
logical opinions
According to Thoreau, what should be respected more than the law?
all governments regardless of where they were
one's opinion
one's conscience or sense of right & wrong
all laws should ALWAYS be respected
According to Thoreau, what should a citizen do about an unjust law?
disobey it
obey it but try to get it changed
disobey it and go to war to fight it
obey it but secretly try to overthrow the government
Citizens can serve the state in what three ways?
with their bodies
with their hearts
with their minds
with their consciences
with their money
How long did Thoreau NOT pay his poll tax?
one year
six months
30 years
six years
How long was Thoreau in jail?
one night
one year
a year and a 1/2
30 years
What are black arts?
Magic or voodoo; mystical sinister practices
art work made by Black people
use of black paint in artwork
use of black chalk for stencils
What does CONNOTATION mean?
the dictionary definition of a word
the primary meaning of a word
secondary meaning of a word
use of a thesaurus
What was a "posse comitatus?"
your group of friends you are always around
a group of Native people
a group of people called on by a sheriff to enforce the law
a group of indigenous people who enforce the law on their reservation
What is a MILITIA?
the actual US army
a military force that is raised from the civil population
people who decide to take the law into their own hands legally
any foreign armies that are deputized
What does EXPEDIENT mean?
inconvenient and impractical
convenient and practical
illogical fallacies
what makes the least sense
What does RHETORICAL mean?
a way to confuse people
a statement meant to make you give a direct answer
A question asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information
pretzular thinking
What does IMPETUS mean?
the force that makes something happen
something that blocks things from moving forward
a word that means the opposite
a person that isn't very bright
