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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must be driven out of the mind?
(a) The small, distracting, and petty things that distract the mind.
(b) The highest ideals.
(c) Insecurities.
(d) Fear.

2. Gandhi's secretary, Mahadev Desai, answered the question of how Gandhi spoke so eloquently with no preparation or notes by explaining what?
(a) Gandhi has a great memory.
(b) Gandhi used the same speech where ever he went.
(c) Gandhi is good at thinking on his feet.
(d) Everything Gandhi thinks, does, and says are exactly the same so all he has to do is to be.

3. What endeavor is the source of Gandhi's joy and strength?
(a) Meditating on his mantra.
(b) Helping others.
(c) Caring for his family.
(d) Translating the truths of the Bhagavad Gita into his daily life.

4. With whom did Gandhi take all of his solitude?
(a) His closest followers.
(b) His wife and children.
(c) His ashram family.
(d) His students.

5. Was Gandhi burdened by worry about what was to come?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, at times.
(c) Yes, somewhat.
(d) Yes, very much.

6. Why did Gandhi experiment with variations on vegetarian dishes?
(a) To make them readily available to others.
(b) To make them for filling.
(c) To make them nutritious in spite of taste.
(d) To make them appealing to all.

7. In order to make his teaching more accessible, Gandhi established what?
(a) Churches.
(b) Parades.
(c) Temples.
(d) Ashrams.

8. What did Gandhi tell the man who killed him?
(a) I'm sorry.
(b) I forgive you, I love you, I bless you.
(c) Get some help.
(d) You'll be sorry.

9. Evenings for Gandhi were made up of what kind of meals?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Boisterous.
(c) Long.
(d) Communal.

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

11. The idea was detachment from the result of one's actions, so that one's focus is on what?
(a) God.
(b) One's needs.
(c) Others.
(d) The spirit of his actions.

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

13. Easwaran explains that these verses describe what?
(a) The highest state of consciousness a human can attain.
(b) The peace that can be brought to one's mind.
(c) The love one must feel for others.
(d) How one should live.

14. He was so intimately involved and concerned with the intimate details of the worlds of the people who surrounded him that what happened?
(a) He was unable to keep track of the details.
(b) He could not help everyone.
(c) Not a single detail escaped his notice.
(d) He became overwhelmed.

15. What keeps a mind steady in every circumstance?
(a) Enough sleep.
(b) God.
(c) A mantra.
(d) Confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even ______________ was Gandhi embodying the spirit of compassion and forgiveness for which he had come to be known.

2. What was the source of the inspiration to which Gandhi clung?

3. When Gandhi was asked to explain in three words the secret of his life, what did he say?

4. At Sevagram, people were so drawn to him, that what happened?

5. One who loves the Lord of Love is able to learn from what?

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