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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Gandhi's suggestion for arbitration for workers' wages is rejected?

2. What happens when Gandhi returns to the ashram after his work in Kheda?

3. What is the condition of Gandhi's third son when he arrives in South Africa during Gandhi's third stay?

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

5. What does Gandhi do during a strike in the mills?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with Gandhi's son when he arrives in South Africa after Gandhi sends for his family?

2. What role does Gandhi take with children at the Tolstoy Farm?

3. What dietary experiments does Gandhi undertake at Tolstoy Farms?

4. What does Gandhi do at Ahmedabad?

5. What is Gandhi's position on the Khilafat question?

6. What term does Gandhi's group coin at the Phoenix Settlement and what does it mean?

7. While in prison in 1908 what other dietary practices does Gandhi adopt?

8. What is known as Gandhi's Himalayan miscalculation?

9. What does Gokhale advise Gandhi to do when he returns to London from Paris?

10. What is Mr. Polak's relationship with Gandhi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Gandhi conclude about truth at the end of his experiments with truth? What experiences did Gandhi have that led him to that conclusion? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Gandhi's actions in South Africa and India on the following:

a. The tactics used

b. The role of religion in his campaigns

c. His success many years after his death.

Essay Topic 3

Was Gandhi being inconsistent when he chose to support the British in two wars? Was his support during two wars inconsistent with Gandhi's philosophy on non-violence? Cite specific examples from the book.

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