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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. Easwaran explains that these verses describe what?

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

3. His ashram family, however, the ones who came to be called his _____________________ were the ones who knew best the man Gandhi was in his daily life.

4. One who loves the Lord of Love is able to learn from what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does detachment help Gandhi?

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

7. What happens when Gandhi reduced himself to zero?

8. How does Easwaran closes this chapter?

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

10. What did Gandhi often do in the evening?

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 established ashrams.

Part 1) What is an ashram? Why does he establish them?

Part 2) How does he benefit from them? How do others benefit from them?

Part 3) How could an ashram be created in our own culture today? How would it benefit our society?

Essay Topic 3

A guiding principle from the Gita is undivided singleness of mind.

Part 1) What is meant by undivided singleness of mind? Why is it important to Gandhi?

Part 2) How is this connected to Gandhi's secret to life?

Part 3) How does the use of meditation and mantras support this idea? How does yoga also aid in this?

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