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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. When did Gandhi meditate?

2. What did Gandhi call the secret to the art of living?

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

4. What did Gandhi keep no matter the situation?

5. What must be driven out of the mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gandhi respond when he is asked the secret of life?

2. What are things that Gandhi does in the company of others?

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

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

5. What is the purpose of the final chapter?

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

7. How does Easwaran closes this chapter?

8. Besides detachment, what is another guiding principle from the Gita?

9. How do most people see life?

10. What would happen that reveals how Gandhi was revered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gandhi studied law in England.

Part 1) Why did he study law in England? How did he change as a result of this experience?

Part 2) What else did Gandhi study while in England? Why does he study this? What does this reveal about Gandhi?

Part 3) How did this time in England prepare him for his future endeavors?

Essay Topic 2

The principles used in Self-Satyagraha can be used in regards to various individuals.

Part 1) What principles can be used to keep harmony in a relationship and family? How do these relationships benefit from these principles?

Part 2) How can these principles then be used in ever larger groups? How might society as we know it change is satyagrahas took place?

Part 3) How can satyagraha take place in your school community? What can you do to encourage the following of these principles? How would this change the school environment? Why would this environment be changed?

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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