1. Persecution stemmed from what?
(a) Lack of education of the persecuted.
(b) Lack of self-worth by the whites.
(c) Lack of understanding by the majority.
(d) Lack of self-worth by the persecuted.

2. What did Gandhi tell his people to do when the government announced that all Indians must register?
(a) To flee the country.
(b) To register.
(c) To resist and pledge defiance.
(d) To riot.

3. What happened in Amritsar?
(a) A strange incident.
(b) An unusual incident.
(c) A minor incident.
(d) The most tragic incident.

4. The leaders of the untouchables or Harijans immediately met with whom?
(a) Hindu leaders.
(b) British leaders.
(c) Muslim leaders.
(d) Indian leaders.

5. India saw much unrest in what year?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1926.

Short Answer Questions

1. After weeks of meditation, Gandhi informed the British Viceroy that civil disobedience would take place on what day, since he feared the promises for India's change of status would never be fulfilled?

2. What doid Nehru, who ridiculed Gandhi for fasting for the Harijan cause, do?

3. A compromise was proposed wherein the Harijans would be able to do what?

4. How many people were killed?

5. While riding on a train from Maritzburg, what did an English man do?

(see the answer key)

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