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Evaluating a Text's Significance in History: Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience" Answers

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What is the poem mostly about? Check the two boxes that best apply.

A
the speaker’s inevitable death
B
the speaker’s personal identification
C
the speaker’s love of grass
D
the speaker’s love of young people
E
the speaker’s approach to life
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Which words and phrases from the text help establish the overall subject of the poem? Check the three boxes that best apply.

A
“I harbor for good or bad, I permit to speak at every hazard”
B
“And what I assume you shall assume”
C
“How could I answer the child?”
D
“I answer that I cannot answer, you must find out for yourself.”
E
“The spotted hawk swoops by”
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What is the speaker’s tone?

A
balanced
B
delighted
C
confused
D
repetitive
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Which of the speaker’s words provide clues to the tone? Check the two boxes that best apply.

A
celebrate
B
sing
C
belonging
D
assume
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What is the connotation of the words celebrate and sing?

A
negative
B
neutral
C
positive
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Which of the following points did you include in in your response? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Words like “sing” and “celebrate” have positive connotations.
B
The speaker is directly compared to the reader.
C
The tone suggests a confident person.

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