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Social Studies, English
11th -
12thgrade
Civil Disobedience (Paragraphs 19-23)
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- 1. Open Ended
If a law requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, what does Thoreau suggest you do?
- 2. Multiple Choice
In the business of amending laws, what is the "evil" that causes it to take too much time?
Legislature
Governor
Constitution
The State
- 3. Open Ended
What does Thoreau suggest the Abolitionists in Massachusetts do?
- 4. Multiple Choice
If one honest man were to cease paying his taxes and cease holding slaves, what would be the outcome?
Neighbors would become neighborly
The abolition of slavery
The man would be hung and made a martyr
Massachusetts would deport the man to another state
- 5. Fill in the Blank
Complete the sentence: For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be:... (check spelling)
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the occupation of Thoreau's neighbor?
Tax Collector
Postman
Police Officer
Councilman
- 7. Multiple Choice
Where can a free man abide with honor?
Off the grid
In their own home
Out at sea
In a prison
- 8. Open Ended
According to Thoreau, how can people accomplish a “peaceable revolution”?
- 9. Multiple Choice
Thoreau compares government to a machine. In his comparison, what should a good person do with this machine?
A good person should be like a mechanic that fixes the machine.
A good person should be like a broken part that stops the machine from working.
A good person should stop using the machine altogether
A good person is a machine herself.
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