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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. For how long did Fischer stay with Gandhi?

2. 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.

3. He often walked through slum areas where the local kids called him what?

4. Nehru became Prime Minister of India on what day?

5. What did Gandhi do when all parties agreed to end the violence in Calcutta?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the twenty-second of every month important to Gandhi?

2. Against what did Gandhi remain steadfast? Did others stand strong with him? Why or why not?

3. Where did Gandhi and his son go in August of 1931?

4. What happened on August 15, 1947?

5. How did Gandhi deal with the violence he saw and heard about?

6. How did Gandhi feels about the first agreement? What happened after he gave his response regarding this agreement?

7. What did Gandhi think about Christianity and other religions?

8. Describe Gandhi's personal life.

9. What took place in August of 1946?

10. How did people react to Gandhi while he was in London?

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

Gandhi creates satyagraha.

Part 1) What is satyagraha? How is it created? How do his philosophies and beliefs help to create satyagraha?

Part 2) Describe the first time satyagraha is tested. How successful is this test? Why?

Part 3) How can we, as Americans, benefit from satyagraha?

Essay Topic 3

India wins its independence on August 15, 1947.

Part 1) Describe the events leading up to this independence. What does Gandhi think about this? Why?

Part 2) How significant was it that Gandhi was not present during the final negotiations for India's independence? Explain.

Part 3) How different might the outcome of India's independence have been if Gandhi had played a more important role?

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