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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. What committee is formed at the Congress at Amritsar?
(a) A committee to select Indian leadership.
(b) A committee to advocate for tenants' rights.
(c) A committee to advocate for rights for the untouchables.
(d) A committee to formulate a constitution.

2. Why does Gandhi's autobiography end in 1921?
(a) Gandhi has other people writing about his life.
(b) Gandhi thought his life and his works were public from that time on.
(c) Gandhi is assassinated.
(d) Gandhi is too busy to write.

3. What is an unintended consequence of the hartal in 1919?
(a) Not many people participate.
(b) Russia supports Gandhi's efforts.
(c) Gandhi contracts another illness.
(d) The police open fire on demonstrations in several cities.

4. Who is the Ice Doctor?
(a) The doctor Gandhi permits to treat him at the ashram.
(b) A British agent.
(c) A governor of one of the Indian states.
(d) One of Gandhi's confidants.

5. What happens as a result of Gandhi's efforts in Bihar?
(a) Members of his group are harmed physically.
(b) Nothing changes.
(c) The standard of living for the community is improved.
(d) The tinkaithia system is ended.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message in the letter Gandhi receives from the government of Bihar?

2. Why does Gandhi buy land in South Africa?

3. How does the Kheda Satyagraha struggle end?

4. What is Gokhale's reaction to Gandhi continuing his dietary practices?

5. Who partners with Gandhi in his experiments with diet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Khadi Movement?

2. What does Gandhi do in an attempt to recover from pleurisy?

3. What happens as a result of the black plague outbreak in the Indian district in Johannesburg?

4. What is Mr. Polak's relationship with Gandhi?

5. While in prison in 1908 what other dietary practices does Gandhi adopt?

6. What is Gandhi's rationale for assisting the British During World War I?

7. What happens in Ahmedabad when Gandhi's suggestion of arbitration for workers wages is rejected?

8. What are Gandhi's actions during the mill strike?

9. What cause does Gandhi undertake after he returns to India following a ten-year absence?

10. What is wrong with Gandhi's son when he arrives in South Africa after Gandhi sends for his family?

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