1. What could not be ignored, regarding Indian soldiers?
(a) The strength of the many Indians who fought for the British in WWI.
(b) The bravery of the many Indians who fought for the British in WWI.
(c) The many Indians who died during WWI.
(d) The many Indians who were treated unfairly during WWI.

2. When he died, was Gandhi a private citizen with noteworthy professional achievement?
(a) Yes, only later in his career.
(b) Yes, some.
(c) Yes, a great deal.
(d) No.

3. Gandhi's theory that Indians would gain equality by their own inner discipline and dignity received strength from the adoption in December 1916 of what?
(a) Tripartite Pact.
(b) Anti-Comintern Pact.
(c) The Lucknow Pact.
(d) The Kashmir Pact.

4. In 1909, Gandhi got word to England about the treatment of the Indians in South Africa. He won the support of many of the ___________ of the country.
(a) Whigs.
(b) Members of Parliament.
(c) Liberals.
(d) Conservatives.

5. To achieve success in South Africa, Gandhi's most effective tool was a unique creation of his own called what?
(a) Satyagraha.
(b) Ahimsa.
(c) Duragraha.
(d) Swadeshi.

Short Answer Questions

1. A short time after the incident on the train, Gandhi gave his first major speech at a meeting of the Indians of Pretoria. What was the subject of the meeting?

2. Through parental arrangement, Mohandas married his life-long wife Kasturbai. How old were they when they married?

3. Indians became the political football in the early 1900s when the Prime Minister promises to do what?

4. Why did Gandhi's family not tell him of this tragic news?

5. Gandhi spent the next _______ years in an ashram.

(see the answer key)

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