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