The Battle of the Ants is an excerpt from______________?
Correct answer: B. Walden
- A. Civil Disobedience
- B. Walden
- C. Herald of Freedom
- D. Life without principle
Explanation
“The Battle of the Ants” appears as a chapter in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. Thoreau turns the conflict between ants into a miniature reflection on human warfare.
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