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Henry David Thoreau Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the life and works of Henry David Thoreau.

A multiple-choice quiz by WillowFlare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
WillowFlare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
44,675

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
624

Last 3 plays: Guest 43 (9/10), Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 106 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was Henry David Thoreau born? Hint

Salem, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts

Concord, Massachusetts

Lexington, Massachusetts

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Question 2 of 10

2. Henry David Thoreau attended: Hint

Yale

Boston University

Princeton

Harvard

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which writer was a close friend of Thoreau? Hint

Walt Whitman

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

L. Frank Baum

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Question 4 of 10

4. Thoreau's occupation was: Hint

pencilmaker

carpenter

teacher

all of these and others

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Question 5 of 10

5. Thoreau lived here for two years: Hint

Pocono Mountains

Palm Springs Desert

Walden Pond

Petrified Forest National Park

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1854, a book about his two years of living in a one-room house was published. What was the book's title? Hint

Walden

Petrified Forest

Palm Springs

Poconos

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Question 7 of 10

7. Finish this quote: 'It takes a man to make a room ____' Hint

silent.

safe.

useful.

fun.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Thoreau died at the age of 44 after a hard time with: Hint

lead poisoning.

syphilis.

tuberculosis.

cancer.

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Question 9 of 10

9. How was Thoreau involved with slavery? Hint

He helped runaway slaves escape to Canada.

He was a slave.

He owned 50 slaves.

He wrote many books about how helpful and necessary slavery is.

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Question 10 of 10

10. What type of writer was Henry David Thoreau? Hint

naturalist

realist

transcendentalist

romance

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Henry David Thoreau born?

Answer: Concord, Massachusetts

Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord on July 12, 1817.

2. Henry David Thoreau attended:

Answer: Harvard

Henry David Thoreau attended Harvard, where he majored in English Literature.

3. Which writer was a close friend of Thoreau?

Answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson gave Thoreau a small piece of his land to live on.

4. Thoreau's occupation was:

Answer: all of these and others

Thoreau had many other jobs. He wasn't the 'average' teacher, so he was fired. He improved and expanded his family's pencilmaking business.

5. Thoreau lived here for two years:

Answer: Walden Pond

Thoreau built a one-room house. He would write, garden, and entertain guests.

6. In 1854, a book about his two years of living in a one-room house was published. What was the book's title?

Answer: Walden

Walden is a wonderful book. If you want to learn more about Thoreau's way of thinking, read it.

7. Finish this quote: 'It takes a man to make a room ____'

Answer: silent.

'It takes a man to make a room silent.' is from: Journal, Feb.9, 1839.

8. Thoreau died at the age of 44 after a hard time with:

Answer: tuberculosis.

Thoreau is buried on Author's Ridge at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.

9. How was Thoreau involved with slavery?

Answer: He helped runaway slaves escape to Canada.

Thoreau often spoke out against slavery and other injustice.

10. What type of writer was Henry David Thoreau?

Answer: transcendentalist

Thoreau and many of his friends, including Bronson Alcott, Ellery Channing, Margaret Fuller and Nathaniel Hawthorne, were into nonconformist thinking.

Source: Author WillowFlare

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