Question

in \civil disobedience,\ what is thoreaus last thought about the state before he loses respect for it?

he finds the states industrious locking of the cell door amusing.

he thinks the state cant tell its friends from its enemies.

he thinks the state is half - witted.

he finds the state unforgivably timid.

Explanation:

In "Civil Disobedience", before Thoreau loses respect for the state, his last thought about it is that the state cannot distinguish its friends from its enemies. The other options do not align with this specific thought from the text. The first option about the cell door is more about his reaction to imprisonment, the third about the state being half - witted and the fourth about it being timid are not the last thought before he loses respect.

Answer:

B. He thinks the state can't tell its friends from its enemies.