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

2. Why does Gandhi suggest a general hartal in April 6, 1919?

3. The quest for truth has drawn Gandhi to what field?

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

5. What does Gandhi have Kasturbai omit from her diet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gokhale advise Gandhi to do when he returns to London from Paris?

3. What is Gandhi's position on the Khilafat question?

4. What is the reaction of the Servants of India Society when Gandhi wants to join the organization?

5. What happens when Gandhi attends a war conference?

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

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

8. What is the Kheda Satyagraha struggle?

9. What happens when Gandhi travels to Amristar?

10. What term does Gandhi's group coin at the Phoenix Settlement and what does it mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Gandhi refused to eat meat, even at risk to his life. Why did Gandhi take this position? Did he feel it was extreme? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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