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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gandhi promise his mother before he departs for England?
(a) To write home every week.
(b) To study hard.
(c) Not to lose touch with his Indian roots.
(d) Not to touch wine or women or eat meat.

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

3. What services does Gandhi perform at the Congress in Calcutta?
(a) Legal work
(b) Sanitary work
(c) Clerical work
(d) Hospitality work

4. What is the tinkathia system?
(a) A system that dictates the rights of untouchables.
(b) A system where a tenant must plant 3/20 of his land with indigo for the landlord.
(c) An education system where children are Europeanized.
(d) A taxation system where a percentage of merchants' profits were given to the British crown.

5. What is the nature of the two bills passed in the legislature upon Gandhi's return?
(a) To create difficulties for Indian traders; to curb Indian immigration.
(b) To place a tax on Indians; to restrict Indian goods and services.
(c) To restrict the import of Indian goods; to restrict the travel of Indians in South Africa.
(d) To place a curfew on Indians; to prohibit a group of more than twelve Indians to congregate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Gandhi family do after the offer for services of the Indian Ambulance Corps is accepted by the South African Government?

2. What do the stagecoach passengers tell the stagecoach staff, in regards to Gandhi, on the trip from Charlestown to Johannesburg?

3. How are the Indian quarters in Johannesburg referred to?

4. How does Gandhi spend his time in Bengal?

5. What basis does Gandhi give for his refusal to follow doctor's orders?

(see the answer key)

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