SparkNotes: Walden: Economy Quiz: Quick Quiz

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What was the intended goal of Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond?

A political protest
A permeant relocation
An artistic performance
A lifestyle experiment

2 of 5
Thoreau is trying to illustrate the ___ of simplified living.

Risks
Challenges
Ease
Benefits

3 of 5
According to Thoreau, what does the human desire to earn money and buy things lead to?

Institutional greed
Corporate monopolies
Loss of inner freedom
False human relationships

4 of 5
What are the four necessities that Thoreau identifies?

Hope, dignity, mindfulness, will
Food, shelter, clothing, fuel
Wood, stone, sunshine, muscle
Oxygen, water, protein, fire

5 of 5
Overall, about how much does it cost Thoreau to build his house at Walden Pond?

$24
$240
$2,400
$24,000

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1 of 5
What was the intended goal of Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond?

2 of 5
Thoreau is trying to illustrate the ___ of simplified living.

3 of 5
According to Thoreau, what does the human desire to earn money and buy things lead to?

4 of 5
What are the four necessities that Thoreau identifies?

5 of 5
Overall, about how much does it cost Thoreau to build his house at Walden Pond?

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1 of 5 What was the intended goal of Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond?

2 of 5 Thoreau is trying to illustrate the ___ of simplified living.

3 of 5 According to Thoreau, what does the human desire to earn money and buy things lead to?

4 of 5 What are the four necessities that Thoreau identifies?

5 of 5 Overall, about how much does it cost Thoreau to build his house at Walden Pond?

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1 of 5
What was the intended goal of Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond?

2 of 5
Thoreau is trying to illustrate the ___ of simplified living.

3 of 5
According to Thoreau, what does the human desire to earn money and buy things lead to?

4 of 5
What are the four necessities that Thoreau identifies?

5 of 5
Overall, about how much does it cost Thoreau to build his house at Walden Pond?