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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. How did Gandhi feel about his young marriage?

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

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

4. Gandhi expressed his rather unconventional thoughts on what in his first book, HIND SWARAJ OR INDIAN HOME RULE?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe politics involving Indians in the early 1900s. How did this affect Gandhi?

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

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

4. What did Gandhi learn upon returning to India?

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

6. What is a Yogi?

7. What is satyagraha?

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

9. By 1920, how did most British officials feel about Indians? How did this affect Gandhi?

10. How did Gandhi get the title of Mahatma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gandhi has a philosophy regarding the Indian people.

Part 1) What is this philosophy? How has this philosophy been created?

Part 2) What are your thoughts on Gandhi's philosophy? Do you agree with it? Why or why not?

Part 3) What philosophy or philosophies do you have about your own life and culture? How have you come to believe this philosophy or these philosophies?

Essay Topic 2

Prejudice is strong in South Africa.

Part 1) Describe prejudice in South Africa. How does it compare to prejudice in other parts of the world at the turn of the century and the twentieth century?

Part 2) Why is prejudice so strong in South Africa? How does this affect Gandhi? How does this affect others in South Africa?

Part 3) What prejudice do you face in your own life? How do you deal with this?

Essay Topic 3

Winston Churchill does not like Gandhi.

Part 1) Describe Churchill's opinion of Gandhi. Why does he feel this way? What does this reveal about Churchill's character?

Part 2) How does Churchill's opinion affect Indian liberty? How does it affect your opinion of Churchill?

Part 3) Why might British colonies be important to Great Britain? How has the freeing of many of these colonies affected Great Britain today?

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