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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. What is the key to transformation of character and consciousness?

2. Gandhi's process of learning to eliminate his fear started when?

3. Gandhi used what Rambha taught him his whole life, repeating it rhythmically when?

4. Prayer meetings featured readings from what?

5. That detachment was what allowed Gandhi to move with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gandhi do to make his teaching more accessible?

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

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

4. What is the purpose of the final chapter?

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

6. How does detachment help Gandhi?

7. What does Gandhi do on the day of his death?

8. How is a mantra important?

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

10. How do most people see life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Gandhi rebels against the Black Act.

Part 1) What is the Black Act? How does this act affect Gandhi?

Part 2) Why does he rebel against this act? How does he rebel?

Part 3) How does this affect Gandhi's followers and those in charge? How does this also foreshadow events to come?

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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