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