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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to detachment, what was a guiding principle from the Gita to which Gandhi aspired?
(a) A calm mind.
(b) Love for the God of Love.
(c) Undivided singleness of mind.
(d) Love for others.

2. He instructed a group of Indians to gather in Johannesburg and determined that the most effective course would be for the whole Indian population simply to do what?
(a) Resolve not to submit to unfair treatment and be ready for any consequence.
(b) Follow the instructions of those in charge in South Africa.
(c) Retaliate violently.
(d) Return to India.

3. What does Patanjali say?
(a) In a person who has defeated all fear, there is now nothing of which otehr people can ever be afraid.
(b) Gandhi is an instrument of the gods.
(c) Gandhi has changed greatly since his youth.
(d) In a person who loves unconditionally, there is no conflict.

4. In the first chapter, Easwaran describes the contrast between Gandhi as a youth to what?
(a) Gandhi's wife.
(b) Gandhi as the world-changing figure he was to become.
(c) Gandhi's parents.
(d) Other students Gandhi's age.

5. A united mind is the only mind that is able to meditate and do what?
(a) Find joy and peace.
(b) Find peace and exercise judgment.
(c) Love others fully.
(d) Understand others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gandhi described the process as reducing oneself to zero, which is when?

2. The remarkable thing about humanity, he says, is not its ability to shape our world, but ______________________.

3. 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.

4. In order to make his teaching more accessible, Gandhi established what?

5. How many years from that day did Gandhi's determination blossom into inspiration to organize his first mass non-violent resistance?

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