- 1. When was Henry David Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience' published?
A) 1872
B) 1861
C) 1849
D) 1855
- 2. What is the other title for Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience'?
A) Walden
B) Resistance to Civil Government
C) Self-Reliance
D) On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
- 3. Which famous leader did Thoreau's ideas influence?
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Winston Churchill
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Mahatma Gandhi
- 4. In 'Civil Disobedience', Thoreau famously argues that 'That government is best which governs ____.'
A) selflessly
B) least
C) most
D) efficiently
- 5. Which other famous literary work did Thoreau write that emphasizes simplicity and living deliberately?
A) Ulysses
B) Walden
C) Moby Dick
D) Don Quixote
- 6. Which famous civil rights leader credited Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience' as a major influence in his fight for equality?
A) Malcolm X
B) Cesar Chavez
C) Martin Luther King Jr.
D) Susan B. Anthony
- 7. Which movement in the 20th century was inspired by Thoreau's ideas of civil disobedience?
A) Environmental Movement
B) Labor Movement
C) Feminist Movement
D) Civil Rights Movement
- 8. What is the term used to describe Thoreau's practice of living simply and frugally in nature?
A) Globalization
B) Urbanization
C) Industrialization
D) Transcendentalism
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