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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. How does Gandhi resolve the dilemma with the Servants of India Society?

2. What does Gandhi do during a strike in the mills?

3. Why does Gandhi travel to Kheda after the World War One Conference?

4. What cause does Gandhi take on in India after his ten-year absence?

5. Why does Gandhi's autobiography end in 1921?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the Khadi Movement?

4. Why does Gandhi think it is unnecessary to write further about his life?

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

6. What does Gandhi do at Ahmedabad?

7. What is known as Gandhi's Himalayan miscalculation?

8. What happens when Gandhi and his group oppose the Rowlatt Bill?

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

10. What happens as a result of Gandhi's practice of fasting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Gandhi's beliefs about forming close friendships? Why did he hold these beliefs and how did they benefit or hurt him? Please provide examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Why did Gandhi consider brahmacharya, vegetarianism, and abstaining from alcohol or tobacco essential to serving humanity? Why did Gandhi choose to express his religious practices publicly instead of focusing inward on religious growth? Cite specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What is the relation between Gandhi's practices and political philosophy? Can the two concepts stand separately in Gandhi's mind? Why or why not? Cite specific examples from the book.

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