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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was it important that Gandhi was considered "colored?"
(a) He was not of African descent.
(b) He should not have been allowed to ride in first class.
(c) He was not allowed to ride on trains.
(d) He was in the minority.

2. What happened when Gandhi tried to register?
(a) He was attacked and injured.
(b) He was not allowed to register.
(c) He was sent home.
(d) He was mocked and teased.

3. What happened in 1906?
(a) Ahimsa was tested.
(b) Satyagraha was tested.
(c) Swadeshi was tested.
(d) Duragraha was tested.

4. The future of the 100,000 Indians in South Africa was in jeopardy. What does Gandhi decide to do?
(a) Go to India.
(b) Fast.
(c) Save them.
(d) Pray.

5. After WWI ended, did conditions for the Indians improve?
(a) Somewhat.
(b) A little.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gandhi tell his people to do when the government announced that all Indians must register?

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

3. Gandhi's creation abandoned the eye-for-an-eye attitude in favor of what?

4. Gandhi returned to India to bring his wife and two sons back with him to South Africa. When their steamer and another from India arrived in South Africa, both filled with new Indian immigrants, they were at first not allowed to disembark. Why?

5. Those who adore Gandhi feel that his death leaves ___________ of mankind without a spokesman.

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