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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of Gandhi's most treasured meditations?
(a) The last eighteen verses of the Second Chapter of the Gita.
(b) The first verse of the First Chapter of the Gita.
(c) The middle verses of the Third Chapter of the Gita.
(d) The last ten verses of the the Second Chapter of the Gita.

2. The final chapter Eknath Easwaran writes is focused on the daily habits and the things that defined the personality of Gandhi as what?
(a) Not trusting those who need a private life.
(b) An individual in his public life.
(c) An individual in his private life.
(d) Needing his private life.

3. 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?
(a) Stabbed Gandhi in the chest.
(b) Hugged Gandhi.
(c) Shot Gandhi in the chest.
(d) Poisoned Gandhi.

4. At Sevagram, people were so drawn to him, that what happened?
(a) There sprouted up a bustling community.
(b) Gandhi feared for his life.
(c) Gandhi had to leave, due to the large crowds.
(d) People argued over who got to sit by him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Easwaran opens the chapter entitled Mother and Child by asking the question of how such a personal evolution could have come about, and how the evolution of a single person could effect what?

2. Gandhi's focus was on letting the wisdom, love, joy and peace he studied make up what?

3. 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?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do most people see life?

2. How is a mantra important?

3. What is meant by detachment?

4. What happens when Gandhi reduced himself to zero?

5. Who were most of Gandhi's followers? What did he say about them?

6. What is one of Gandhi's most treasured meditations?

7. What role did Kasturbai play in Gandhi's personal transformation?

8. Who came to see Gandhi? Why did they come to see him?

9. What does a union with the Lord of Love do?

10. When and how did Gandhi's process of learning to eliminate his fear start?

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