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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gandhi the Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gandhi coined the word ____________ to describe the Dalits (the oppressed), to call them the children of God, in order to remind the higher classes that their actions toward the oppressed was a part of their worship of God.
(a) Maharijan.
(b) Darijan.
(c) Harijan.
(d) Madarijan.

2. Gandhi found himself a solitary apartment and began by doing what?
(a) Decorating it.
(b) Looking for a roommate.
(c) Hosting parties.
(d) Modeling himself after a fellow student whose poverty dictated that he cook his own meals and walk instead of paying for transportation.

3. Gandhi described himself as what?
(a) A uniquely strong child.
(b) An unusual child.
(c) A typical child with many friends.
(d) A cowardly child with a rather weak mind.

4. ________________ with problems of policy were welcomed to come and ask Gandhi for his advice.
(a) Political leaders.
(b) Religious leaders.
(c) Students.
(d) Educators.

5. Nagler points to Gandhi's very inauspicious beginnings as an underachieving student with ____________________.
(a) A bad temper.
(b) A bad home life.
(c) A many ailments.
(d) Many friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gandhi first attempt to practice law?

2. In addition to detachment, what was a guiding principle from the Gita to which Gandhi aspired?

3. Gandhi saw that Kasturbai was already living what he was studying, and began to do what?

4. Weeks of more protest followed, as did hundreds more arrests, culminating at last with what?

5. By what year were civil rights written into law?

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