1. Gandhi took this trip when he was in his ________________ year there in service to Dada Abdulla, and was riding in a first class compartment.
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

2. Through a connection of his brother's, Gandhi was given a ____________ contract with a Muslim firm in South Africa to work what he thought would be a clerical position well below the dignity of his education.
(a) Five-year long.
(b) Ten-year long.
(c) Two-year long.
(d) Year-long.

3. Nagler cites all of the fields in which Gandhi inspired revolution, including economics, politics, philosophy and the science and art of _________.
(a) Living quietly.
(b) Living healthfully.
(c) Living frugally.
(d) Living a life of solitude.

4. Easwaran opens his chapter describing the Way of Love by recounting what story?
(a) A transformative trip Gandhi took by boat.
(b) A transformative vacation Gandhi took to England.
(c) A transformative trip Gandhi took by train.
(d) A transformative vacation Gandhi took to India.

5. What did Gandhi call the new form of resistance?
(a) Sit-down.
(b) Stand-up.
(c) Satyagraha.
(d) Sahara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following a period of complete submission to all of the nuances of English dress and society, Gandhi concluded that the practice was doing what to him?

2. When a man does everything in worship, Easwaran explains, everywhere he goes is what?

3. How successful was Gandhi in Bombay?

4. Leaving Kasturbai again, this time with two sons, Gandhi left for South Africa in the hopes of what?

5. How does Gandhi plan on taking the lessons from the failures of his past?

(see the answer key)

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