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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. Gandhi sulked in his homesickness until when?

2. He went into beautiful temples and told the people what?

3. Gandhi determined that the whole British-Indian relationship could be transformed with such an approach of non-violence, or ____________.

4. What did Gandhi call the new form of resistance?

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Gandhi feel about volunteering? How did these feelings influence him?

3. How does Gandhi go about changing India?

4. How did Gandhi find himself when he first arrived in England?

5. How is Gandhi irresistible to followers?

6. What is the Black Act? What does Gandhi think of it?

7. What requires courage regarding this movement against the Black Act?

8. What happens when Gandhi meets the leader of the Transvaal government?

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

Self-Satyagraha is discussed.

Part 1) What is this type of satyagraha? To what is it compared?

Part 2) How can one begin a self-satyagraha? How can this benefit one's life?

Part 3) How different would your life be if you began a self-satyagraha? Why?

Essay Topic 3

A train trip departing from Maritzburg, South Africa was transformative for Gandhi.

Part 1) How was it transformative? Why was he transformed in this way?

Part 2) When did he act upon this transformation? Why did he act upon it at this point?

Part 3) How might you have reacted to this experience? Why?

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