A. examine the aggressive, dominating and stupid nature of human warfare
B. create a very vivid and impressive picture
C. shows his real intentions in writing
D. portray humans allegorically
Related Mcqs:
- Thoreau places a sense of Upon the ants ?
A. honor and glory
B. meticulous faction
C. responsibility
D. revenge and betrayal - The Battle of the Ants is an excerpt from______________?
A. Civil Disobedience
B. Walden
C. Herald of Freedom
D. Life without principle - Thoreau believed that if a government was unjust, people need to resist the government. This is called_____________?
A. Following orders.
B. Resisting arrest.
C. Civil disobedience.
D. Mutiny. - Why does Henry David Thoreau write his book “Walden” ?
A. To show ideas of transcendentalism are put into action
B. To critique slavery
C. Tell his entire life story
D. None of the above - Thoreau was part of the Transcend lists, which were founded by________________?
A. Mark Twain.
B. Herman Melville.
C. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
D. Walt Whitman. - Thoreau through this essay tries to portray_______________?
A. Transcendentalism
B. Imperialism
C. Socialism
D. Naturalism - Henry David Thoreau lived for a while_______________?
A. At Lake Tahoe.
B. At Willow Pond.
C. At the Feather River.
D. At Walden Pond. - What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Thoreau ?
A. Father of Free verse
B. Father of american poetry
C. Self-reliance
D. Father of American Liteature - Before humans were sold as commodities, what item was highly sought after in West Africa ?
A. Diamonds
B. Land
C. Gold
D. Gasoline - The intellectual movement that believed that the observation of nature elevates the nature of humans, that deep truths can be grasped through intuition, and that God, Nature and humanity are united in a shared universe is______________?
A. Transcendentalism
B. Communism
C. Totalitarianism
D. Feudalism
