Question

according to civil disobedience, what happens before thoreau is put into prison? he contemplates what prison is like. he decides that imprisonment is foolish. he does not pay the poll tax for six years. he meditates on the problems of the state.

Explanation:

In "Civil Disobedience", Thoreau refused to pay the poll - tax for six years as a form of protest against the government's policies, which led to his imprisonment. The other options are not the direct events that immediately preceded his imprisonment.

Answer:

He does not pay the poll tax for six years.