Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"

Question 1

Based on this passage, how did Thoreau feel about his confinement? ✔ inwardly freeX mentally imprisonedunited with American citizens

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✔ inwardly free

Question 2

Which of the following best describes both Thoreau’s and King’s attitudes toward government and civil disobedience?

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a belief that an individual should disobey unjust laws

Question 3

Which transcendental belief supports Thoreau’s feeling of inner freedom?

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One’s own conscience should guide decisions.

Question 4

Which of the following statements are true of both Thoreau’s and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s attitudes toward imprisonment?

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Both thought that they had committed a moral and necessary act of defiance.

Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience" Answers