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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 opens the chapter entitled Mother and Child by asking the question of how such a personal evolution could have come about, and how the evolution of a single person could effect what?

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

3. Easwaran explains that these verses describe what?

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

5. What does Patanjali say?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do most people see life?

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

3. What is meant by detachment?

4. How does detachment help Gandhi?

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

6. How does Easwaran closes this chapter?

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

8. What is the purpose of the final chapter?

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

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

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The secret of life, according to Gandhi, is renounce and enjoy.

Part 1) What does this mean? How is this related to the Gita?

Part 2) How is it also related to other religions? Do you agree with Gandhi that this is the secret to life? Why or why not?

Part 3) How can this belief change your life? Why? How could it change society and the world?

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