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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. The final chapter Eknath Easwaran writes is focused on the daily habits and the things that defined the personality of Gandhi as what?

2. The answer to number 84 creates the mask that people call their personalities and hides what?

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

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

5. What does the author say is Gandhi's message?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is meant by detachment?

2. How does detachment help Gandhi?

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

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

5. What did Gandhi often do in the evening?

6. How do most people see life?

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

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

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

10. How does Easwaran closes this chapter?

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

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 3

One must learn to eliminate fear.

Part 1) Why must one learn to eliminate fear? How does Gandhi recommend doing this?

Part 2) How is this elimination of fear related to the major religions Gandhi studies?

Part 3) How does a person with no fear compare to one with fear? Do you believe this fearless person is better? Why or why not?

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