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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. What is the Khilafat question discussed at the conference in Delhi?

2. Which is NOT one of the things Gandhi's group does when living at the rented house in Motihari?

3. How do children learn best in Gandhi's philosophy?

4. Why does Gandhi have to return to India?

5. What do Gandhi and his group do at Ahmedabad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What dietary experiments does Gandhi undertake at Tolstoy Farms?

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

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

8. Why does Gandhi buy land in Phoenix?

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

10. What resolution is proposed in March 1916?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is passivity so effective in a society that is action-focused? Is passivity a form of action? Use examples in My Experiments with Truth to formulate your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The title of Gandhi's autobiography is My Experiments with Truth. Does it seem like he considers himself a human experiment and his autobiography is his lab notes? Did it appear that he hoped other people would replicate his experiments or replicate his findings? Support your answers with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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