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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position do the South African newspapers take after Gandhi's interview?
(a) They side with the crowds.
(b) They side with the local government.
(c) They side with the British Empire.
(d) They side with Gandhi.

2. What did the swami ask Gandhi at Gurukul?
(a) Why he does not wear the sacred threads.
(b) Why he does not join the religious order.
(c) Why his diet is so extreme.
(d) If he reads the Gita.

3. What is the reaction from the whites in South Africa about Gandhi's return?
(a) They are indifferent.
(b) The crowds line the streets cheering.
(c) They shun Gandhi.
(d) There is a great deal of opposition.

4. Why must Gandhi and his family wait before they can disembark from their ship in Durban?
(a) A physician orders a five-day quarantine to ensure no one has the plague.
(b) They are trying to find a place to live.
(c) Their papers are not in order.
(d) They arrived early and they are waiting for Abdullah Sheth to return to South Africa.

5. How are the Indian quarters in Johannesburg referred to?
(a) As coolie locations.
(b) As the Banana Belt.
(c) As the slave quarters.
(d) As Plague City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What style of dress did Gandhi's family adopt upon their return to South Africa?

2. How are Gandhi's sons and nephew educated in South Africa?

3. Gandhi invites which group of people to live with his family?

4. What do Gandhi and his group do at Ahmedabad?

5. Why does Gandhi and his group travel to Gurukul?

(see the answer key)

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