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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. During his time abroad, Gandhi's thirst for what grew?

2. How did Gandhi feel about his young marriage?

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

4. What happened when Gandhi tried to register?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe satyagraha's first test.

2. How did Gandhi get the title of Mahatma?

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

4. Give two examples of unrest in India in 1928.

5. For what operation did Gandhi then call? What were the consequences of this?

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

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

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

9. What happened when Gandhi went to Nepal?

10. Why did Gandhi try to unify the Hindus and Moslems? What were the end results of this attempt?

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's funeral is attended by a million people.

Part 1) How do these people react to Gandhi's death? Why do they react this way? Why might this be surprising?

Part 2) How has Gandhi become such an influential man? How has he affected these one million people?

Part 3) Who in our own culture is influential? Why are they influential? How do they compare to Gandhi?

Essay Topic 3

Gandhi promotes boycotting.

Part 1) Describe these boycotts. How successful are they? Why?

Part 2) What other forms of non-violent protest does he encourage? How does this slowly change the face of India? Would any other approaches have been more effective? Why or why not?

Part 3) How have non-violent protests changed the U.S.? How different would the U.S. be if non-violent protests had not occurred?

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