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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How Nonviolence Works.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michael N. Nagler of the University of California, Berkley provides the forward for the book, and opens by asking the reader what?
(a) To consider whether Gandhi helped others.
(b) To consider whether Gandhi is a good example to follow.
(c) To consider whether Gandhi was a great man.
(d) To consider whether Gandhi might be the most significant historical figure of the 20th century.

2. Britain had forbidden Indians to gather their own salt, requiring instead that they buy it at a premium from British sources. So, on Gandhi's signal, all of India would simply walk to the ocean and pick up the salt that laid there for the taking and buy and sell it locally from each other, as if the law had never been enacted. What was this called?
(a) The Salt Wars of 1935.
(b) The Salt Collection of 1925.
(c) The Salt Selling of 1920.
(d) The Salt Satyagraha of 1930.

3. Kasturbai maintained a standard Gandhi could live up to and never doing what?
(a) Leaving his side.
(b) Retaliating when he behaved unfairly.
(c) Believing he acted unfairly.
(d) Telling him when he acted unfairly.

4. The fact that most of Gandhi's ashram were women led Gandhi to say in response to their gentle strength that if non-violence is the future of humanity, then the future is what?
(a) With all men.
(b) With woman.
(c) For woman.
(d) Going to be good.

5. Flinders appeals to families to look at the example of the Gandhi family for what?
(a) Inspiration on happiness.
(b) Inspiration on patience, forgiveness, and loving resistance without rancor whenever it might be necessary.
(c) Inspiration on struggle.
(d) Inspiration on love.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the walks with Gandhi, people would do what?

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.

3. When his rebellion brought Gandhi into the presence of the leader of the Transvaal government himself, what did Gandhi do?

4. What did Gandhi call the Yeravda Prison?

5. He was also confronted with a form of prejudice against him for what reason?

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