Walden Test Review
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation" - Answer-Man continues to work for material
possessions inducing an endless cycle of anxiety and stress.
What is the primary necessity of life? - Answer-Food
What does Thoreau believe that "fanciful clothes" essentially are? - Answer-False skin
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately" - Answer-To live life with purpose and
meaning.
What does Thoreau consider newspapers to be? - Answer-Gossip
What should man read? - Answer-Classic literature
What is the difference between the written word and the spoken word? - Answer-The spoken word is a
transitory while the written word is a relic.
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation" - Answer-Man continues to work for material
possessions inducing an endless cycle of anxiety and stress.
What is the primary necessity of life? - Answer-Food
What does Thoreau believe that "fanciful clothes" essentially are? - Answer-False skin
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately" - Answer-To live life with purpose and
meaning.
What does Thoreau consider newspapers to be? - Answer-Gossip
What should man read? - Answer-Classic literature
What is the difference between the written word and the spoken word? - Answer-The spoken word is a
transitory while the written word is a relic.