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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Gandhi acted out of compassion for both the British and the Indians for what reason?
(a) He loved both the British and Indian ideals.
(b) To point out the flaws in their system.
(c) To point out how valuable both systems were.
(d) He was both British and Indian.

4. Gandhi determined that the whole British-Indian relationship could be transformed with such an approach of non-violence, or ____________.
(a) Baptisma.
(b) Bahimsa.
(c) Allahisma.
(d) Ahimsa.

5. He was also confronted with a form of prejudice against him for what reason?
(a) His faith.
(b) His accent.
(c) His education.
(d) His race.

6. He made the determination then and there that he would do what?
(a) Follow the instructions of those in charge in South Africa.
(b) Stay in South Africa and fight this injustice in whatever way he could.
(c) Return to England.
(d) Return home to India.

7. What is Sevagram?
(a) Gandhi's home town.
(b) Gandhi's birth name.
(c) Gandhi's Ashram.
(d) Gandhi's law practice.

8. Applying the same self-discipline he learned in London, Gandhi applied his independent knowledge of bookkeeping to the accounts in question and became what?
(a) Envied by others on the case.
(b) Fairly well-informed on the case.
(c) The single most informed person on the case.
(d) Not very well-informed on the case.

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

10. The remarkable thing about humanity, he says, is not its ability to shape our world, but ______________________.
(a) Out world's ability to shape humanity.
(b) Its ability to be shaped by others.
(c) The capacity in each individual to reshape himself according to the highest ideals.
(d) God's ability to shape humanity.

11. To direct the reader to the means to learning the answer, Nagler points to whom as the perfect man to tell Gandhi's life story?
(a) Gandhi's mother.
(b) Gandhi's father.
(c) Eknath Easwaran.
(d) Kasterbai.

12. He also explained his commitment to truth and non-violence, saying that whatever the penalty for his crime, he was ready to take it, if what?
(a) The jury truly believed that their system existed for the good of the people.
(b) The jury would pray for him.
(c) The jury believed he was guilty of breaking the law.
(d) The jury did not sentence him to death.

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

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

15. Gandhi resolved to make a project of what?
(a) His studies in England.
(b) His newfound friendships.
(c) His transformation into a British gentleman.
(d) Developing his character and living simply.

Short Answer Questions

1. How successful was Gandhi in Bombay?

2. From that moment, Easwaran's lifelong dedication to ______________ took on a new life as he strove to embody the principals of the Bhagavad Gita in the same way he had seen them made real in the person of Gandhi.

3. As Mahadev Desai read the words of the Bhagavad Gita describing the man who has let ________________ shape his being and shed all selfish desire to a gathering of followers, Easwaran was astonished to see the words become reality in the person of Mahatma Gandhi.

4. 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.

5. Having promised his mother not to eat meat as the English did, Gandhi took up the scientific study of what?

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