6.03 Comprehension Quiz Question 1: What was the condition of Thoreau's cabin when he moved in?
A. It was luxurious, with all technology

B. It was pretty worn down, as people had been living there for hundreds of years before he moved in

C. It was unfinished. He built it himself, but there were cracks in the walls and no chimney when he moved in

D. He did not live in a cabin; he lived in a tent

Question 2: Why did Thoreau leave the woods?
A. His cabin was not sufficient to protect him for winter

B. He got into a routine at the cabin, which is the exact thing he tried to escape from by moving to the woods

C. He craved the technology of the modern world, which he did not have in the woods

D. He had to give the cabin back to the family that owned it

1. C. It was unfinished. He built it himself, but there were cracks in the walls and no chimney when he moved in

2. B. He got into a routine at the cabin, which is the exact thing he tried to escape from by moving to the woods

Explanation:

1. When Henry Thoreau Walden moved into the woods, his house was still uncompleted without plasterings on the wall nor a chimney to keep him warm. The house at that point was mainly a defense against the rain because it was not fanciful. It was rather simple, clean, and airy.

2. Thoreau left the woods for the exact same reason that he came in which was so as not to get into a routine in life. According to him, he got into the routine of moving from the pond to his cabin. He realized that he had several other lives to live, and so he went to live them.

hospitality is mentioned many times in odysseus. it is known as xenia in the poem. one notable example is.

here is a poor man come, a wanderer,

driven by want to beg his bread, and everyone

in hall gave bits, to cram his bag—only

antinous threw a stool, and banged his shoulder

the lines show odysseus disguised as a beggar and shares his bread with another beggar in a weird way because he had to defeat him in order to eat. however, odysseus does not kill the old man and even shows his hospitality.

explanation:

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