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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many satyagrahis were jailed at this time?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Thousands.
(c) A few.
(d) Dozens.

2. Was jail problematic for Gandhi?
(a) Very.
(b) Only at first.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) Not at all.

3. 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) Fourth.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

4. How does Gandhi plan on taking the lessons from the failures of his past?
(a) To not run from failure again.
(b) To think of his family first.
(c) Be proud of his accomplishments and to forget his failures.
(d) To stay away from anything that could cause failure.

5. By what year were civil rights written into law?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1904.

6. He went into beautiful temples and told the people what?
(a) As long as they were complicit in denying untouchables access, then God was not present there either.
(b) As long as they denied access to non-Indians, then God was not present there.
(c) As long as they allow access to non-Hindus, then God was not present there.
(d) As long as they listened to the British, then God was not present there.

7. Seeing that his client was clearly right, and a long court battle would benefit no one but the lawyers, what was Gandhi determined to do?
(a) Draw out the court case, so the lawyers could earn a great deal of money.
(b) Find a way that all could benefit.
(c) Find a solution that would serve both parties and close the case quickly.
(d) Quit the case.

8. The position was as Dada Abdulla's lawyer and a role as what?
(a) Legal assistant in a minor financial case.
(b) Legal advisor in a complicated financial case.
(c) Legal assistant in a complicated financial case.
(d) Legal advisor in a minor financial case.

9. 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) Two-year long.
(b) Five-year long.
(c) Ten-year long.
(d) Year-long.

10. The author comes from Gandhi's home and ethos, and sees the world from a perspective very like Gandhi's instead of through what?
(a) The perspective of other Indian cultural groups.
(b) Any Westernized lens.
(c) A Middle Eastern viewpoint.
(d) A traditionally Indian background.

11. When his rebellion brought Gandhi into the presence of the leader of the Transvaal government himself, what did Gandhi do?
(a) He mocked the leader.
(b) He stayed silent.
(c) He lied to the leader.
(d) He told him clearly what he was doing and why.

12. His discovery inspired him to finding more and more means to do what?
(a) Earn more money.
(b) Work on more difficult cases.
(c) Take on court cases.
(d) Serve.

13. 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) Return to India.
(b) Follow the instructions of those in charge in South Africa.
(c) Resolve not to submit to unfair treatment and be ready for any consequence.
(d) Retaliate violently.

14. Where did Gandhi first attempt to practice law?
(a) London.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rajkot.

15. What manifested itself in proud and oppressive rule over Katurbai until her tender and forgiving example made her one of his most effective teachers?
(a) His love of his family.
(b) His desire to not be married.
(c) His childishness.
(d) His rude personality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Easwaran quotes an excerpt from a letter Gandhi wrote to an English follower saying that those who do not see how politics and religion are related to one another do not understand what?

2. What did Gandhi's uncle suggest he do?

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

4. Applying the same self-discipline he learned in London, Gandhi applied his independent knowledge of bookkeeping to the accounts in question and became what?

5. Upon his return from his service to the British and witnessing the Zulu Rebellion, he discovered what about the Transvaal government?

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