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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one become when one meditates?
(a) What he meditates on.
(b) Fearless.
(c) Happy.
(d) Quiet.

2. The elephant holding a piece of bamboo was enough to quiet their trunks the same way what is enough to still the busy-ness of a wandering and restless mind?
(a) Sleep.
(b) A mantra.
(c) God.
(d) Work.

3. What does Rambha give Gandhi to say?
(a) The Lord's Prayer.
(b) Stay away, Fear.
(c) I am not afraid.
(d) Rama, rama, rama.

4. He cared for the sick in the ashram, and filled every interaction with what?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Food.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Hope.

5. Easwaran explains that Gandhi was quoting what from Hindu scripture?
(a) The Tevaram Saivite hymns.
(b) The Puranas.
(c) The Isha Upanishad.
(d) The Vedanta.

6. Gandhi's process of learning to eliminate his fear started when?
(a) He was first married.
(b) He moved to South Africa.
(c) He studied law in England.
(d) He was a child and was afraid of the dark.

7. Describe Gandhi's evening walks.
(a) They were quiet.
(b) They were slow and peaceful.
(c) They were a parade of adoring community members.
(d) They were a time for him to be with his wife and children.

8. When followers stopped asking questions, Gandhi would focus on what?
(a) His future plans.
(b) Raising questions.
(c) His own thoughts.
(d) Making children laugh.

9. When did Gandhi meditate?
(a) Every morning at three or four.
(b) Every evening at eight or nine.
(c) Every afternoon at three or four.
(d) Every morning at six or seven.

10. Gandhi saw that Kasturbai was already living what he was studying, and began to do what?
(a) Become envious of her.
(b) Have her lead.
(c) Emulate her example.
(d) Feel guilty for not being more like her.

11. Gandhi's focus was on letting the wisdom, love, joy and peace he studied make up what?
(a) The very essence of his being.
(b) His public life.
(c) Most of his life.
(d) His private life.

12. What types of people did Gandhi love?
(a) Every variety.
(b) Indians.
(c) The religious.
(d) Hindus.

13. ________________ with problems of policy were welcomed to come and ask Gandhi for his advice.
(a) Political leaders.
(b) Students.
(c) Educators.
(d) Religious leaders.

14. His body was so light and strong that what happened?
(a) Gandhi lost many of his followers.
(b) Gandhi walked for great distances.
(c) Gandhi annoyed many who wanted to talk to him.
(d) Gandhi walked at a fast pace.

15. The people who gravitated to Gandhi are testament to what?
(a) The desire for peace around the world.
(b) The unhappiness of others.
(c) The need of the Indian people.
(d) His success.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he was speaking against the violence between the Hindu and Muslims living in India, a young man came out of the crowd and greeted him with his hands at his heart before he did what?

2. A united mind is the only mind that is able to meditate and do what?

3. Evenings for Gandhi were made up of what kind of meals?

4. Indeed one of the things that was most remarkable to Easwaran, and to Louis Fischer, the American journalist who followed Gandhi's campaigns in India for many years, was how what?

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

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