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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Winston Churchill was reviled by the appearance of equality between who and what he termed the half-naked, seditious fakir from India?

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

3. What did the Rowlatt Acts of 1919 do?

4. In his youth, Mohandas privately rejected what although he returned to it later in life?

5. After reading ______________, Gandhi's life was forever changed.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe where Gandhi spent the next sixteen years of his life.

2. How did Gandhi get the title of Mahatma?

3. What happened after WWI ended?

4. What was the first incident that changed Gandhi forever?

5. What took place on March 11, 1928?

6. What happened when Gandhi went to Nepal?

7. What is satyagraha?

8. Describe satyagraha's first test.

9. Why were a million people gathered on January 31, 1948?

10. Describe Gandhi as a child.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a child, Gandhi shows no proclivity towards school work and no special talent.

Part 1) How does this change? What role does his time in London play in this change?

Part 2) Describe incidences that create major changes in Gandhi's life, actions, and personality. Would Gandhi have changed so drastically without these incidences? Why or why not?

Part 3) What can you learn from Gandhi's childhood and adult life?

Essay Topic 2

Gandhi receives the title of Mahatma.

Part 1) What does Mahatma mean? Why does he receive this title? Who gives him this title? Why?

Part 2) Do you believe Gandhi is deserving of this title? Why or why not?

Part 3) Who in our country might deserve this title? Why? What awards are given in the U.S. for similar services?

Essay Topic 3

Gandhi wins the support of the liberals.

Part 1) How does he go about doing this? How is this beneficial?

Part 2) Why is he able to win support form the liberals but not others?

Part 3) What issues in the United States might you compare this to? Explain the outcomes of these issues and how they compare to the issues with which Gandhi deals.

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