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