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
Related Mcqs:
- Henry David Thoreau lived for a while_______________?
A. At Lake Tahoe.
B. At Willow Pond.
C. At the Feather River.
D. At Walden Pond. - In the play, “Henry V,” what country does Henry wish to conquer ?
A. England
B. Spain
C. France
D. Denmark - In the play, “Henry V,” who is the close friend and mentor of young Henry ?
A. Montjoy
B. Horatio
C. Falstaff
D. Nim - His son Rip, an urchin begotten in his own likeness, promised to inherit the habits, with thåe old clothes of his father. He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother’s heels, equipped in a pair of his father’s cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. What are “galligaskins” ?
A. Long, wide petticoats
B. A trench-coat
C. Loose, wide breeches
D. Underpants - In Walden, who urges people to simplify their lives and look to nature for meaning ?
A. Robert Frost
B. Walt Whitman
C. Henry David Thoreau
D. Herman Melville - 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. - 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 - Thoreau places a sense of Upon the ants ?
A. honor and glory
B. meticulous faction
C. responsibility
D. revenge and betrayal - Thoreau scales humans down to the size of ants in order to____________________?
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
