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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gandhi was considering another civil disobedience that he called what?
(a) Quit England.
(b) Quit India.
(c) Forget India.
(d) Where is India?

2. Gandhi was comfortable in London and wore what everywhere?
(a) A suit.
(b) His loincloth.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A robe.

3. He worked effortlessly to quell the violence and promote peace and love to whom?
(a) The warring Moslem sects.
(b) The warring Indian economic groups.
(c) The warring British and Indians.
(d) The warring Hindus and Moslems alike.

4. The Indian Congress, although mostly pacifists, was willing to bring India fully into the war for what?
(a) Money.
(b) To help those in need.
(c) Equality.
(d) The compensation of becoming a free country.

5. In what did Jinnah's declaration result?
(a) A four-day protest in Calcutta.
(b) Four days of peace in Calcutta.
(c) A four-day celebration of Hinduism in Calcutta.
(d) A four-day riot in Calcutta.

6. A week after Gandhi returned, what happened to him?
(a) He began a fast.
(b) He became ill.
(c) He started a boycott.
(d) He was once again jailed.

7. Nehru later confessed that had he known the violence and death that would result leading to the War of Kashmir, he would have done what?
(a) Rejected the idea of a unified India.
(b) Left India.
(c) Created a Pakistani state sooner.
(d) Held out for a unified India.

8. The next day, Hindu officials presented the plan to whom?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) British officials.
(c) The Indian Congress.
(d) Gandhi.

9. Nehru offered Jinnah a role in the government. Did he accept it?
(a) Yes, but not at first.
(b) Yes.
(c) No, although he accepts it at first.
(d) No.

10. Gandhi remained __________ the creation of Pakistan.
(a) Steadfast against.
(b) Torn by.
(c) Unsure about.
(d) Steadfast for.

11. Nehru told Fischer privately that he was hopeful that Gandhi could work out a settlement with whom?
(a) The British viceroy.
(b) The Indian Congress.
(c) The British Prime Minister.
(d) His ashramites.

12. The Indian Congress vowed to do what?
(a) Boycott all things British.
(b) Obstruct England's plans.
(c) Meet with the British officials to work out a compromise.
(d) Work with the British.

13. Did Gandhi attend the official celebration?
(a) No, he refused to attend.
(b) No, he was ill.
(c) Yes, but only for a short while.
(d) Yes.

14. A compromise was proposed wherein the Harijans would be able to do what?
(a) Live in India.
(b) Buy property.
(c) Vote.
(d) Hold primaries to select Harijan candidates.

15. On what day of the fast, was an agreement reached which Gandhi approved?
(a) The second.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The fifth.
(d) The third.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Nehru left the ashram, Fischer could detect that Nehru was being won over, later becoming a stronger advocate of____________ than Gandhi himself.

2. Why could Gandhi not reconcile himself to this fact?

3. What did temples do for the untouchables?

4. Prime Minister Churchill was a purist and would not allow India to do what?

5. On February 22nd, Gandhi's dear wife, Kasturbai, died in prison, her head on his lap. From that time until his death, how did he honor her?

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