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