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Quiz about Henry David Thoreau
Quiz about Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about the life and works of Henry David Thoreau.

A multiple-choice quiz by WillowFlare. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
WillowFlare
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
44,675
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
605
Last 3 plays: Guest 223 (8/10), Guest 42 (2/10), Guest 106 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where was Henry David Thoreau born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Henry David Thoreau attended: Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which writer was a close friend of Thoreau? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Thoreau's occupation was: Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Thoreau lived here for two years: Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 1854, a book about his two years of living in a one-room house was published. What was the book's title? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Finish this quote: 'It takes a man to make a room ____' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Thoreau died at the age of 44 after a hard time with: Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How was Thoreau involved with slavery? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What type of writer was Henry David Thoreau? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was Henry David Thoreau born?

Answer: Concord, Massachusetts

Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord on July 12, 1817.
2. Henry David Thoreau attended:

Answer: Harvard

Henry David Thoreau attended Harvard, where he majored in English Literature.
3. Which writer was a close friend of Thoreau?

Answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson gave Thoreau a small piece of his land to live on.
4. Thoreau's occupation was:

Answer: all of these and others

Thoreau had many other jobs. He wasn't the 'average' teacher, so he was fired. He improved and expanded his family's pencilmaking business.
5. Thoreau lived here for two years:

Answer: Walden Pond

Thoreau built a one-room house. He would write, garden, and entertain guests.
6. In 1854, a book about his two years of living in a one-room house was published. What was the book's title?

Answer: Walden

Walden is a wonderful book. If you want to learn more about Thoreau's way of thinking, read it.
7. Finish this quote: 'It takes a man to make a room ____'

Answer: silent.

'It takes a man to make a room silent.' is from: Journal, Feb.9, 1839.
8. Thoreau died at the age of 44 after a hard time with:

Answer: tuberculosis.

Thoreau is buried on Author's Ridge at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.
9. How was Thoreau involved with slavery?

Answer: He helped runaway slaves escape to Canada.

Thoreau often spoke out against slavery and other injustice.
10. What type of writer was Henry David Thoreau?

Answer: transcendentalist

Thoreau and many of his friends, including Bronson Alcott, Ellery Channing, Margaret Fuller and Nathaniel Hawthorne, were into nonconformist thinking.
Source: Author WillowFlare

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