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30 Cards in this Set
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What does Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden take its name from?
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a pond in Concord, MA
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Where is Walden Pond?
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Concord, Massachusetts
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What kind of Confederacy does Thoreau compare life to?
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a German Confederacy
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Who are the “wild men” that Thoreau refers to in “The Pond in Winter”?
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fishermen
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“As every season seems best to us in its turn, so the coming in of spring is like the creation of _____ out of _____ and the realization of the _____ Age.”
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1. Cosmos
2. Chaos 3. Golden |
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What is the “window under my feet” that Thoreau mentions in “The Pond in Winter?”
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ice
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What is an almshouse?
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a poorhouse
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Whose inner music does Thoreau tell man to listen to?
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his/her own
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Why does Thoreau admire the poor as mentioned in “Conclusion”?
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The poor seem to live the most independent lives.
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What is “John or Jonathan” a reference to?
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an average citizen
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How many years does Walden cover? Why?
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Though Thoreau spent 2 years at Walden, he condensed his experiences into 1 seasonal cycle in order to simplify the novel and underscore the cyclical nature of the seasons.
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When did Thoreau begin to live near Walden?
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July 4, 1845 (Independence Day)
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Describe Thoreau’s Walden dwelling.
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Thoreau lived in a small, simple wooden hut.
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Why did Thoreau go to the woods, and how did he want to live there?
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Thoreau states that he went to the woods to live deliberately and to simplify his life.
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Thoreau states that he wanted to live deep and suck out all the what of life?
A. fish B. bones C. spirit D. marrow |
D. marrow
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Thoreau advocates ______, in which one limits his/her affairs to two or three, instead of thousands.
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simplicity
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What does Thoreau mean by a “Spartan simplicity” of life? Who are the Spartans?
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Thoreau means that one should live a uncluttered, deliberately simple life. The Spartans were citizens of an ancient Greek state known for their warlike demeanor and rigorous training regimens.
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True/False
Nature neither asks questions of man nor answers any of Man’s questions. |
True
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Thoreau claims that the fishermen he sees in winter are as wise in nature as the citizen is in the _____.
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artificial
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Why does Thoreau end “The Pond in Winter” with a description of the food chain, as the fish eat the bait and are in turn eaten by the fisherman?
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This description emphasizes the “cycle of life,” as all organisms in this chain are dependant on each other for survival. Such interdependence also supports the Transcendentalist theory of interconnectedness.
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What is this onomatopoeia describing? “—olit, olit, olit, — chip, chip, chip, che char — che wiss, wiss wiss.”
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a singing bird in springtime
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After its winter “death”, Thoreau says that it is as if Walden is _____ at springtime.
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reborn
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Why does Thoreau leave the woods?
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Thoreau felt that he had already made a “beaten path” in the forest, and that he can’t spare any more of his life for Walden. He claims that he must now seek other experiences in life.
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Thoreau claims that as a man simplifies his live, the laws of the universe become _____ complex.
A. more B. less |
B. less
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The concept of a “different drummer” supports which Transcendentalist idea(s)?
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individuality, nonconformity
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What does Thoreau say people must do, no matter how poor or “mean” their lives are?
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Everyone must accept their lives as they are and try to find contentment.
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“Superfluous wealth can buy _____ only.”
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superfluities
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To what does Thoreau compare the “buried” possibility of something beautiful in life?
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Thoreau compares this to a bug’s egg that had been laid in a tree that was then made into in a table. 60 years later, a beautiful bug hatched from the egg, surprising a family that was eating supper.
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Thoreau ends “Conclusion” with “The sun is but a _____.”
A. morning star B. evening star C. solar eclipse D. black hole |
A. morning star
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Name one animal that Thoreau observes while at Walden.
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goose, duck, fish, etc.
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