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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. In order to bring about change in India in particular, the first such system he wanted to address was what?

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

4. What did Gandhi call the Yeravda Prison?

5. Gandhi coined the word ____________ to describe the Dalits (the oppressed), to call them the children of God, in order to remind the higher classes that their actions toward the oppressed was a part of their worship of God.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ahimsa?

2. What is one of the most potent moments in Gandhi's life?

3. What did Gandhi do when his spirituality increased?

4. What does Gandhi's uncle do for him after high school?

5. How does Gandhi go about changing India?

6. What did Gandhi learn about the law while in South Africa?

7. What was different about Gandhi's behavior compared to other men in his position?

8. With what was Gandhi confronted in South Africa? How did he deal with this?

9. How was Imperialism put on trial?

10. How does Easwaran open this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A round table discussion is held by the British.

Part 1) Why is this discussion held? Why is Gandhi invited? What does this reveal about Gandhi's role in Indian politics? What does this say about his influence?

Part 2) How does this discussion benefit from his presence? Who else benefits from his presence? How?

Part 3) How does Gandhi benefit from this experience? How does this help his cause?

Essay Topic 2

Gandhi's return home was a struggle.

Part 1) Why was his return home a struggle? How did he handle this?

Part 2) How might Gandhi have handled this struggle later in life? Why?

Part 3) How does this struggle lead Gandhi to be the man as the world knows him?

Part 4) What does this say about the importance of one's struggles?

Essay Topic 3

In South Africa, Gandhi's attitude toward law changed.

Part 1) What was Gandhi doing in South Africa? How was his attitude changed regarding law?

Part 2) How did the discovery about law change other aspects of Gandhi's life? Why?

Part 3) How did his experiences in England prepare him for this change in South Africa? How did this change guide him down a new path?

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