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30 Cards in this Set
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How did Thoreau feel about slavery?
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Thoreau was vehemently opposed to slavery.
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Why was Thoreau incarcerated?
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He hadn’t paid his taxes.
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How did Thoreau feel about the Mexican War?
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Thoreau feels that this war is unjustified since it is being fought to further the spread of slavery.
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True/False
Thoreau states that he came to this world to make it a good place to live in. |
False
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How does Thoreau encourage people to act if they disagree with a law?
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Thoreau tells people to immediately disobey any law that they feel is unjust, and to withdraw their support from the government which withholds the law.
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Thoreau says that he avoids thinking about that?
A. work B. the government C. nature D. school |
B. the government
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How does Thoreau feel about the voting process?
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Thoreau is skeptical about voting because he believes that it is like a game, since voting for what you believe in isn’t really doing anything to support it, only leaving the issue to the majority’s decision.
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Which of these is more important: the individual or the government?
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the individual
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Describe Thoreau’s utopian government.
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Thoreau’s ideal government is one that governs least, or not at all. This government should “command the respect” of its citizens, and allow space for political change and reform.
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How long did Thoreau spend in jail?
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one night
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What should the citizen never give up to the legislator?
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his/her conscience
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Which of the following, according to Thoreau, is a citizen’s obligation?
A. to vote B. to work C. to campaign for office D. to do what one thinks right |
D. to do what one thinks right
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If the government imprisons unjustly, where is the true place for a just man?
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a prison
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What does Thoreau claim comes between people and their virtues?
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Money, as it eliminates deep philosophical questions and encourages superfluous materialism.
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Thoreau admits that some people may be unable to disobey the government, though they may want to. Why is this?
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Some people may have families to support and be unable to fully sever themselves from the government’s protection.
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When Thoreau recognizes the state’s weakness, he compares it to a timid old woman with her what?
A. cats B. grandchildren C. pies D. spoons |
C. spoons
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What was Thoreau’s cellmate accused of?
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The man was accused of burning a barn.
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During his night in the prison, Thoreau is able to see what in a new light?
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the town around him
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When was Thoreau released from prison? Why?
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He was released after one day because someone, presumably his aunt, paid the tax for him.
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What was Thoreau doing when he was “arrested”?
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He was going to the cobbler’s to repair a shoe.
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True/False:
Thoreau claims that it costs him less to disobey the State and endure its penalty than it does to obey. |
True
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Thoreau recognizes that, though he may try to appeal to people, he can’t expect to change their true _____.
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nature
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Though Thoreau proposes many criticism of his government, what does he also admit about it?
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Thoreau admits that the government, with all of its faults, isn’t very bad overall.
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What is the other title of “Civil Disobedience”?
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“Resistance to Civil Government”
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Thoreau states that the government can never improve until it recognizes what about the individual.
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The government must recognize the individual as a “higher and independent” power from which all of its power is derived.
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According to “Civil Disobedience,” what should you do if you disagreed with the school dress code?
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You should disobey the dress code.
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What does Thoreau call the American government?
A. a tradition B. a useless fallacy C. an effective system D. a tin can |
A. a tradition
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True/False:
Since he called the Constitution “evil,” Thoreau was an anarchist. |
False
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What does Thoreau mean by “sitting upon another man’s shoulders”?
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Thoreau is saying that society is built in such a way that some people are always oppressed and exploited, and that this must end before we can accomplish anything.
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What does Thoreau compare the government to?
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a machine
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