AnswersELA11 ELA 11 Sem 1 26-27Evaluating a Text's Significance in History: Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"

Evaluating a Text's Significance in History: Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience" Answers

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

A
Both thought that they had committed a moral and necessary act of defiance.
B
Both believed that their imprisonment actually showed high respect for the law.
C
Both reflected that they lost their inner freedom while imprisoned.
D
Both expressed outrage at their imprisonment.
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Which of the following best describes both Thoreau’s and King’s attitudes toward government and civil disobedience?

A
a belief that government corrupts the individual
B
a belief that an individual should disobey unjust laws
C
a promotion of self-reliance and isolation from society
D
a generally high respect for the law

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