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