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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. As a child, what did Gandhi hide from his elders as much as possible?
(a) His rebellious and independent streak.
(b) His devious and sneaky behavior.
(c) His rude and annoying remarks.
(d) His shy and obedient personality.

2. At thirty-seven years of age, Gandhi decided to give up what as a selfless act?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Meat.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sex.

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

4. 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?
(a) Discrimination against the Indians and other colored people by the white people.
(b) Education.
(c) Finding affordable housing.
(d) Immigration to South Africa.

5. What happened January 30, 1948?
(a) Gandhi was assassinated.
(b) Gandhi began a fast to the death.
(c) Gandhi was injured.
(d) Kasurbai died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the holy waters of Jumna, outside New Delhi, a million people wait in the oppressive heat for ___________ of the Mahatma, Mohandas K. Gandhi.

2. What did British officials order their soldiers to do at Amritsar?

3. By 1920, most British officials looked at Indians as what?

4. Persecution stemmed from what?

5. A sharecropper asked Gandhi to help the people in his region of what country?

(see the answer key)

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