Whether the reasoning is logical and sufficient. 1. Lines 1-8: What confusing or perhaps contradictory claims does Thoreau make in
this first section? (3 points)
Thoreau states the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
2 Lines 8-17: What claims does he Make in this section? (2 points)
The act of slavery is replacing what only God has the right to do.
3. Lines 18-22. Thoreau states the purpose of his essay here. What is it? Why do
you think he stated the other claims in the introduction? (2 points)
It is to show the dark side of slavery and to show how glorious freedom is.
4. Lines 23-27: What claim does he make about majority rule? Does his claim make
sense to you or not? Why or why not? (3 points)
5. Lines 39-48: What is Thoreau saying about war? (2 points)
6. Lines 59-67: Cite textual evidence. Thoreau uses Toaded language (words
designed to appeal to readers' emotions). In other words, he is quite dramatic.
Cite three examples of loaded language in this section (3 points)
7. Lines 70-87: What claim does he make and what evidence does he provide to
support his claim? (3 points)
8. Lines 104-113: Describe the actions that Thoreau would like people to take and
what might be accomplished by those actions. (3 points)
9. Lines 141-153: What is the analogy that he makes in this section? (An analogy
is a comparison between two things usually for the purpose of explanation.)
Does his analogy make sense to you? Why or why not? (4 points)
10. At the end of the excerpt. Thoreau uses the analogy of an acom and a chestnut
to convey his point about human nature. Again, does this analogy make sense to
you? Why or why not? (2 points)
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