Fact Questions for
Into the Deep Forest with Henry David Thoreau
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What kind of clothes did Thoreau like to wear? (p. 7)
What kind of reputation does Thoreau have as a writer, philosopher and naturalist? (p. 8)
Whom did Thoreau meet at Harvard? (p. 8)
Why did Thoreau give up looking for full-time work? (p. 9)
What did Thoreau think about most American's lifestyles? (p. 10)
What is the title of the famous book Thoreau wrote on Emerson's property? (p. 10)
What is the book about? (p. 10)
What great men were influenced by Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience"? (pp. 10-11)
What did Thoreau say happened when he left the "towns behind"? (p. 13)
How does Thoreau describe the moose? (p. 19)
Why are moose so easy for hunters to shoot? (p. 21)
Where do Thoreau and Edward get lost? (p. 25)
What does the "howling" in a "howling forest" according to Thoreau? (p. 25)
What does Thoreau say about the life of "solitary pioneer"? (p. 29)
What does Thoreau say sitting in the clouds on the mountain is like? (p. 37)
Answers
What kind of clothes did Thoreau like to wear? (p. 7) Simple work shirts, wrinkled pants and boots with grease on them to keep the water out.
What kind of reputation does Thoreau have as a writer, philosopher and naturalist? (p. 8) One of the greatest that America has produced from the 19th century
Whom did Thoreau meet at Harvard? (p. 8) Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American writer, philosopher and Transcendentalist
Why did Henry give up looking for full-time work? (p. 9) He wanted to have more time to study nature and write.
What did Thoreau think about most American's lifestyles? (p. 10) He thought they were too absorbed in buying things and trying to make money. He thought they could live more simply and be happier.
What is the title of the famous book Thoreau wrote on Emerson's property? (p. 10) Walden, or Life in the Woods.
What is the book about? (p. 10) Thoreau built a cabin on Walden Pond and lived there for two years. He wrote about his experience trying to live a simple life that did not require a lot of money.
What great men were influenced by Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience"? (pp. 10-11) Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
What did Thoreau say happened when he left the "towns behind"? (p. 13) Life became more tolerable and more glorious.
How does Thoreau describe the moose? (p. 19) They reminded him of great frightened rabbits, as half-inquisitive and half-frightened
Why are moose so easy for hunters to shoot? (p. 21) Because they stand still for so long.
Where do Thoreau and Edward get lost? (p. 25) in a swamp
What does the "howling" in a "howling forest" according to Thoreau? (p. 25) the imagination of the traveler
What does Thoreau say about the life of "solitary pioneer"? (p. 29) that it is more respectable, that his difficulties are real
What does Thoreau say sitting in the clouds on the mountain is like? (p. 37) sitting in a chimney waiting for the smoke to blow away
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