Evaluating the Use of Rhetoric

Question 1

Think back to your predictions. Which of Thoreau’s ideas were presented in the text? Check the two boxes that best apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

disapproval of government involvement; belief that citizens should not support a government that does unethical things

Question 2

Which of the following is evidence of the historical context in which “Civil Disobedience” was written? Check the three boxes that best apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

reference to the Mexican-American War; reference to other literature of the time; reference to political ideas of the time

Question 3

According to Thoreau, how can a minority exercise power?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by protesting as a group in a nonviolent way

Question 4

According to Thoreau, why would people be justified in not paying their taxes? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Tax money is funding a violent, unjust war.; The crime that the state is committing is worse than the crime of withholding taxes.; Acts of civil disobedience such as withholding taxes are preferable to violent protest.

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