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Thoreau, MLK, Gandhi
Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to Gandhi, what are the two ways of countering injustice? | Violence and nonviolence |
| What does Gandhi mean when he says: “No clapping is possible without two hands to do it. . . .”? | You cannot have a government if the people refused to be ruled by it. |
| Gandhi argues that government exists only -- | through the approval of those being governed |
| The tone of Gandhi’s essay is best described as -- | calmly defiant |
| King justifies breaking some laws but upholding other laws when he -- | argues that an unjust law does not have to be upheld |
| According to King, an unjust law is a law that -- | does not agree with moral law |
| King develops his arguments primarily though -- | comparison and contrast |
| What paradox does King use to conclude his essay? | Respectfully breaking an unjust law expresses the highest regard for law. |
| On hearing King’s argument, Gandhi most likely would -- | agree because King advocates the right of people to resist |
| Gandhi’s arguments differ from King’s arguments in that Gandhi -- | does not give examples of unjust laws; King does |
| What view of government does Thoreau express in the opening paragraph? | Government should govern as little as possible. |
| What is Thoreau’s opinion of the Mexican war that was being fought when he wrote this essay? | A few people caused the war by using the government as their tool. |
| In the second paragraph, to what does Thoreau compare the government? | A wooden gun |
| In Thoreau’s view, the practical reason the majority rules in a democracy is that the -- | majority has more physical power on its side |
| What does Thoreau ask for instead of no government? | A better government at once |
| Thoreau thinks that if people want a better government, they should -- | speak out about the kind of government they want |
| Thoreau’s main hope for the democracy of his time was that it would -- | be one step along the route to a more perfect state |
| Thoreau suggests that slavery could be abolished in America by -- | one man refusing to support slavery and going to jail for it |
| After Thoreau is jailed, he -- | loses all respect for the government and pities it |
| Thoreau’s primary purpose in this essay is to persuade people to -- | follow their individual conscience |
| What is a paradox? | A statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a truth |
| Which of the following statements describes a paradoxical situation in the selection? | “I felt as if I alone of all my townsmen had paid my tax.” |
| What does Thoreau mean by the following paradox: “That government is best which governs not at all”? | Effective governments allow people to rule themselves. |
| Thoreau uses paradoxes because he believes that -- | truth can be revealed by examining contradictions |
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