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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. In his youth, Mohandas privately rejected what although he returned to it later in life?

2. Like his mother, Gandhi took to what frequently?

3. What happened in Amritsar?

4. Indians became the political football in the early 1900s when the Prime Minister promises to do what?

5. What could not be ignored, regarding Indian soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Gandhi and his followers walk freely around Transvaal?

2. What did Gandhi learn upon returning to India?

3. Give two examples of unrest in India in 1928.

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

5. What happened when Gandhi was again arrested and jailed in May?

6. What did Gandhi give up at the age of thirty-seven? Why?

7. What was the first incident that changed Gandhi forever?

8. Describe satyagraha's first test.

9. How did Gandhi end up in South Africa? What was the second incident that changed Gandhi's life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gandhi supports many religions.

Part 1) Describe Gandhi's opinions of various religions. How has he come about these opinions?

Part 2) Why is Hinduism the most important to him? How is he influenced by Hinduism? How are his beliefs also influenced by other religions?

Part 3) Gandhi said he is a Hindu, a Christian, a Moslem, and a Jew. Is this possible? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Gandhi's funeral is attended by a million people.

Part 1) How do these people react to Gandhi's death? Why do they react this way? Why might this be surprising?

Part 2) How has Gandhi become such an influential man? How has he affected these one million people?

Part 3) Who in our own culture is influential? Why are they influential? How do they compare to Gandhi?

Essay Topic 3

Gandhi leads civil disobedience on March 11.

Part 1) Describe this civil disobedience. Why does it take place?

Part 2) What is the outcome of this civil disobedience? How does it affect India? What does this act reveal about the Indian people?

Part 3) How are the Indian people still challenged for their freedom? Why?

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