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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 did Gandhi keep no matter the situation?

2. What does one become when one meditates?

3. When followers stopped asking questions, Gandhi would focus on what?

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

5. How did Gandhi feel about meditation?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how did Gandhi's process of learning to eliminate his fear start?

2. According to Sri Krishna, what does the wise person's love for the Lord of Love do?

3. On what was Gandhi focused? What do the people who gravitated to Gandhi reveal about him?

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

5. What did Gandhi often do in the evening?

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

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

8. How is a mantra important?

9. What is meant by detachment?

10. What does a union with the Lord of Love do?

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 creates a new form of resistance.

Part 1) What is the resistance called? What does it mean?

Part 2) How does it reflect this style of resistance? How successful is it?

Part 3) How does this form of resistance affect and influence other protesters and reformers?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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