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