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Thoreau wanted to live in the forest so he could
more easily hunt animals
practice his oboe in peace
be able to protect his valuables
learn what the forest could teach him
2
Thoreau felt that most people do "good deeds"
for the wrong reasons
because they are good people
because they are forced to
for money
3
Thoreau felt the newspaper was
full of stories of murder, robbery and accidents
a necessary part of a democracy
great entertainment
important source of news
4
Thoreau went into the woods because he wanted to
hunt animals
travel away from home
avoid paying taxes
live deliberately
5
Would you go and live a very simple life in the woods?
Yes
No
6
What is transcendentalism
the supremacy of insight over logic
the essential unity of all creation
the innate goodness of humanity
supremacy of experience over beliefs
7
Thoreau felt that most work people did was
good, because they could buy themselves things
a waste of their time and efforts
valuable to society
good if they had a high-paying job
8
Thoreau thought that "making a beaten track for ourselves" was a
bad thing
hard to do, but worthwhile
good thing
necessary thing
9
One of Thoreau's main beliefs was the phrase
Location, Location, Location
Work, Work, Work
Simplicity, Simplicity, Simplicity
Details, Details, Details
10
Thoreau thought tradition and conformity
ruin people's lives
make society work
help people survive
make life easy
11
Thoreau left the woods because
there were too many bears
people shouldn't do one thing forever
he wanted to see people again
his house fell down
12
Thoreau described how most people live by comparing them to which insect
beetles
grasshoppers
ants
bees
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Thoreau believed paying attention to many details was
what he did in the forest
the key to success
ruining people's lives
necessary but boring
