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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapters 36-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gandhi suggest a general hartal in April 6, 1919?
(a) To oppose the Rowlatt Bill.
(b) To oppose a tax on Indian manufactured goods.
(c) To oppose British rule.
(d) To oppose World War One.

2. What did the swami ask Gandhi at Gurukul?
(a) Why he does not wear the sacred threads.
(b) Why he does not join the religious order.
(c) If he reads the Gita.
(d) Why his diet is so extreme.

3. Why does Gandhi travel to the Transvaal during his third stay in South Africa?
(a) For a meeting with a head of state.
(b) To prepare a case in Pretoria.
(c) To observe conditions in Indian communities.
(d) For a vacation.

4. What causes a rift between Gandhi and his brother?
(a) Gandhi stops sending him money.
(b) They disagree how money should be divided after the sale of some property.
(c) An argument over Gandhi's child-rearing practices.
(d) Gandhi's notoriety is causing his brother problems in his community.

5. What movement does Gandhi become involved in at the World War One conference in Delhi?
(a) To lower taxes on Indian-manufactured goods.
(b) To stop the tithe on cashew farmers.
(c) To have the Ali brothers released from prison.
(d) To stop the English indoctrination of Indian children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vow does Gandhi take in 1906?

2. What does the education of the children NOT consist of at Tolstoy farm?

3. What is an unintended consequence of the hartal in 1919?

4. Why does Gandhi stay in the Transvaal?

5. Who requests Gandhi's assistance in opposing the tinkathia system?

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