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

2. Following a period of complete submission to all of the nuances of English dress and society, Gandhi concluded that the practice was doing what to him?

3. How did Gandhi react to this British passenger?

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

5. How many years from that day did Gandhi's determination blossom into inspiration to organize his first mass non-violent resistance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Salt Satyagraha of 1930?

2. What intervened in Gandhi's life after graduation and his return to India?

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

4. How did Gandhi feel about English customs? What did he do with these feelings?

5. How did Gandhi come to be married to Kasturbai?

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

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

8. How was Imperialism put on trial?

9. What is ahimsa?

10. What does Gandhi call the new form of resistance? What does it mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Salt Satyagraha of 1930 was significant.

Part 1) What was this? Why is it significant?

Part 2) Why does this take place? Do you believe this satyagraha was necessary? Why or why not? How effective was it? Why?

Part 3) to what other satyagrahas does this lead? How does it affect the lives of those in India, as well as around the world?

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

Gandhi inspired revolution in many fields.

Part 1) In what fields did he inspire revolution? How did this occur?

Part 2) Describe these types of revolutions. How are they unique?

Part 3) How are revolutionaries today inspired by Gandhi? How are some the opposite of Gandhi? How does this affect one's view of these revolutionaries, as well as the success of the revolutionaries?

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