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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were Gandhi and one of his sons and many other Indians arrested?
(a) For protesting.
(b) For boycotting.
(c) For being non-registered coloreds.
(d) For not wearing the appropriate clothing.

2. What did the Rowlatt Acts of 1919 do?
(a) They gave more freedom to the Indians.
(b) They continued the unfair conditions for the Indians.
(c) They enslaved all Indians.
(d) They gave complete equality to the Indians.

3. When he died, was Gandhi a private citizen with noteworthy professional achievement?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, a great deal.
(c) Yes, only later in his career.
(d) Yes, some.

4. What happened January 30, 1948?
(a) Gandhi began a fast to the death.
(b) Gandhi was injured.
(c) Gandhi was assassinated.
(d) Kasurbai died.

5. Gandhi was born in ____________ on October 2, 1869, a small seaside home on the Kathiawar Peninsula in western Indian.
(a) New Delhi.
(b) Behra.
(c) Porbandar.
(d) Bombay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gandhi tell his people to do when the government announced that all Indians must register?

2. England was beginning to realize what?

3. For what did Gandhi take blame?

4. The incident on this train led to what?

5. How did Gandhi feel about his young marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Gandhi's theory regarding the gaining of equality for Indians strengthened?

2. What happened after WWI ended?

3. For what operation did Gandhi then call? What were the consequences of this?

4. Describe Gandhi's first major speech.

5. Why were a million people gathered on January 31, 1948?

6. How did Gandhi feel about his life in London?

7. Describe politics involving Indians in the early 1900s. How did this affect Gandhi?

8. What happened when Gandhi went to Nepal?

9. Describe satyagraha's first test.

10. What is contained in Gandhi's first book, HIND SWARAJ or INDIAN HOME RULE?

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