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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promise did Gandhi make to Indian Christians in South Africa?
(a) That he would deliver a cross to a church in Calcutta.
(b) That he would meet with Indian Christians in India.
(c) That he would consider converting to Christianity.
(d) That he would read the Bible.

2. How does the Indian Congress of Natal raise funds for their cause?
(a) They sell some of their valuable belongings.
(b) They charge a membership fee.
(c) They request funding from the Maharaja of Cochin in India.
(d) They hold a gala.

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

4. What happens when Gandhi attends the vegetarian convention in Portsmouth?
(a) He does not think their diet is strict enough and leaves.
(b) He becomes more committed to his dietary practices.
(c) He finds the women too flirtatious and leaves.
(d) Gandhi is asked to be the president of the Vegetarian Association.

5. What problems does Gandhi encounter while traveling through the Transvaal?
(a) His luggage is lost.
(b) He is arrested for bribing an official.
(c) He does not have the proper permit.
(d) He has to travel third class.

6. What offer does Gandhi receive after his brother's troubles?
(a) To take a government position in Delhi.
(b) To be an Indian rights advocate in South Africa.
(c) An invitation to work for a South African law firm.
(d) To teach school in Bombay.

7. Why did the Indian community in Natal ask Gandhi to stay in South Africa?
(a) To have him fight for the rights of indentured servants.
(b) To have him become a partner in the law firm.
(c) To heal them with his home remedies.
(d) To fight the passage of the Franchise Bill.

8. What does Gandhi do after the Congress in Calcutta concludes?
(a) He writes articles for newspapers.
(b) He returns to London.
(c) He enlists support for his work in South Africa.
(d) He reads books about diet and home remedies.

9. What style of dress did Gandhi's family adopt upon their return to South Africa?
(a) Zulu style.
(b) Gujarati style.
(c) Parsi style.
(d) European style.

10. Which one of these dietary practices and treatments does Gandhi NOT try?
(a) He stops eating breakfast.
(b) He stops eating cooked foods.
(c) He applies a mud poultice to his abdomen.
(d) He recommends a diet of fruit and nuts.

11. What kind of husband does Gandhi desire to be?
(a) A doting husband.
(b) An authoritarian husband.
(c) An independent husband.
(d) A faithful husband.

12. What position do the South African newspapers take after Gandhi's interview?
(a) They side with the local government.
(b) They side with the British Empire.
(c) They side with Gandhi.
(d) They side with the crowds.

13. Which two events happen while Gandhi is in high school?
(a) Gandhi's father dies; Kasturbai is pregnant with their first child.
(b) Gandhi's brother drops out of school; Gandhi's mother breaks her hip.
(c) Gandhi's father has malaria; Kasturbai breaks her arm.
(d) Gandhi's friend is arrested; Gandhi's mother dies.

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

15. Why does Gandhi travel to the Transvaal during his third stay in South Africa?
(a) For a meeting with a head of state.
(b) For a vacation.
(c) To observe conditions in Indian communities.
(d) To prepare a case in Pretoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the meeting between Gandhi and Dr. P.C. Ray?

2. What is Gandhi instructed to do before he gives a speech in Bombay?

3. What vow does Gandhi take in 1906?

4. What does Gandhi do when he is informed that he will have to travel third class on the train to Pretoria?

5. What does Gandhi receive from South Africa after his family moves for better ventilation?

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