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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. Bramacharya included restraint in what?

2. Gandhi felt that becoming a better person led to what?

3. In May, what happened to Gandhi?

4. What happened in 1906?

5. As a child, what did Gandhi hide from his elders as much as possible?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Gandhi's theory regarding the gaining of equality for Indians strengthened?

2. What did Gandhi learn upon returning to India?

3. What did Gandhi give up at the age of thirty-seven? Why?

4. How did Gandhi feel about his life in London?

5. What is contained in Gandhi's first book, HIND SWARAJ or INDIAN HOME RULE?

6. Why did Gandhi end his campaign against the Rowlatt Act?

7. What was Gandhi's philosophy?

8. Describe Gandhi's marriage. What was his opinion about this type of marriage?

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

10. What happened when Gandhi was again arrested and jailed in May?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gandhi's personal life is not as successful as his public life.

Part 1) Describe his personal life. Why is it not as successful as his public life? How might he feel about this? Why?

Part 2) Could Gandhi have had a more balanced life and still have been successful? Why or why not?

Part 3) Is it possible for public figures to have healthy personal lives and be successful in their public agendas? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Gandhi believes that the future of India depends on the relationships between Moslems and Hindus.

Part 1) Describe the relationship between these two religious groups throughout the book. Why does Gandhi believe it is important for these groups to have a good relationship?

Part 2) Why is Gandhi mostly unsuccessful in creating a strong relationship between the Moslems and Hindus? How might event have been different if the Hindus and Moslems had worked together?

Part 3) Why are the relationships between various religious groups often strained? How is this seen in the U.S.?

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