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Thoreau - Review for Test
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1
Thoreau would feel that going to college
should be required
is a waste of time
is good for everyone
isgood for some people
2
If you looked in Thoreau's cupboard, you would most likely find
three plates
one plate
100 plates
50 plates
3
Thoreau believed people who were keeping up on what was happening in the town and world were
good citizens
nosy people
wasting their lives
trying to run for policital office
4
Thoreau felt the newspaper was
important source of news
full of stories of murder, robbery and accidents
great entertainment
a necessary part of a democracy
5
One of Thoreau's main beliefs was the phrase
Work, Work, Work
Details, Details, Details
Simplicity, Simplicity, Simplicity
Location, Location, Location
6
Thoreau described how most people live by comparing them to which insect
beetles
grasshoppers
bees
ants
7
Thoreau felt that most people do "good deeds"
because they are forced to
for money
for the wrong reasons
because they are good people
8
Thoreau was not in favor of the post office because
it was too close to his house
it was part of the government
stamps cost too much
henever received worth-while letters
9
Thoreau went into the woods because he wanted to
avoid paying taxes
live deliberately
travel away from home
hunt animals
10
Thoreau want to live in the forest so he could
practice his oboe in peace
learn what the forest could teach him
be able to protect his valuables
more easily hunt animals
11
Thoreau thought that "making a beaten track for ourselves" was a
good thing
bad thing
hard to do, but worthwhile
necessary thing
12
Thoreau would feel that people should mind their own business
true
false
13
If Thoreau went on vacation, he would best like to
go on a cruise
go on a tour of many countries
stay at an all-inclusive resort
walk along the pond near his house
14
Which of the following would Thoreau choose to do?
watch a movie in a theater
go out to dinner with friends
go to a Twins game
go for a walk in the park
15
If Thoreau lived in Tucson, he would probably
support the government building a light rail line
have a fancy bike to ride to work
walk to work
drive a junky car to work
16
Thoreau thought tradition and conformity
made society work
ruin people's lives
made life easy
help people survive
17
Thoreau believe that if a person simplified their life, life will be
have too much solitude
more boring
too full of poverty
less complicated
18
Thoreau believed paying attention to many details was
ruining people's lives
what he did in the forest
the key to success
necessary but boring
19
Thoreau felt that most work people did was
a waste of their time and efforts
valuable to society
good if they had a high-paying job
good, because they could buy themselves things
20
Thoreau believed people who rush to the scene of a fire do so
to watch the house burn
to take pictures
to help their neighbors
21
Thoreau left the woods because
people shouldn't do one thing forever
his house fell down
there were too many bears
he wanted to see people again