View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 26-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Law Society in Natal challenge Gandhi's application for admission?
(a) Because of his previous outburst for refusing to remove his turban.
(b) Because of his skin color.
(c) Because he is a troublemaker.
(d) Because his is not a citizen of South Africa,

2. What is Gandhi advised to do by a member of the High Court?
(a) To recruit others to spread his message about the conditions in South Africa.
(b) To stay in India to help with self government.
(c) To take a position on the court.
(d) To support the British monarchy.

3. What does Gandhi do when he is informed that he will have to travel third class on the train to Pretoria?
(a) He files a civil suit in court.
(b) He finds a loophole in the train company regulations and purchases a first-class ticket.
(c) He bleaches his skin and claims he is a white man, then purchases a first class ticket.
(d) He becomes indignant and writes a letter to the editor to the newspaper in Pretoria.

4. What is Gandhi trying to persuade barristers to do while in Bombay?
(a) To accompany him when he returns to South Africa.
(b) To represent the poor in court cases.
(c) To find loopholes in the constitution to get India out from under British rule.
(d) To gain more power in Indian government and to have more influence.

5. What is the next issue the Indian Congress takes on after the Franchise Bill?
(a) Indians not being able to ride in the first-class section on trains.
(b) The sanitary conditions in the Indian District in Johannesburg.
(c) A bill that if passed, would have Indians paying higher taxes on food.
(d) A tax on indentured servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Gandhi receive after he returns to India?

2. Why can't Gandhi sail to England after he arrives in Bombay?

3. Why did the Indian community in Natal ask Gandhi to stay in South Africa?

4. What does the court in South Africa ask Gandhi to do when he is introduced?

5. Who is Balasundaram?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 486 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample