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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Gandhi's opinion, what subject should be taught in school?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Nutrition.
(c) Personal hygiene.
(d) Religion.

2. Why can't Gandhi sail to England after he arrives in Bombay?
(a) The Indian Ocean is too rough at that time.
(b) He forgets his passport in Rajkot.
(c) Gandhi and his brother fall victim to a pickpocket.
(d) Members of Gandhi's caste threaten him.

3. Who does Gandhi encounter after he misses his train in Allahabad?
(a) A political agent, Mr. Keith.
(b) A barrister, Mr. Cyrus.
(c) A newspaper editor, Mr. Chesney, Jr.
(d) A businessman, Mr. Brooks.

4. What intention does Gandhi announce in Burma?
(a) That he will be taking a poisition in the Indian government.
(b) That he will continue his practices for finding truth.
(c) That he is refraining from eating dairy products.
(d) That he will travel third class through India.

5. How are Gandhi's sons and nephew educated in South Africa?
(a) Gandhi hires an English governess.
(b) Kasturbai teaches them.
(c) They are sent to a boarding school in Johannesburg.
(d) They attend public school.

6. Who helps Gandhi acclimate to South Africa?
(a) Mr. Johnston.
(b) Mr. Banker.
(c) Abdulla Sheth.
(d) Dr. Mehta.

7. Who suggests that Gandhi study law in England?
(a) Kasturbai.
(b) Gandhi's older brother.
(c) Mavji Dave (Joshiji).
(d) Mr. Lely.

8. Which item is NOT a result of Gandhi's high school friend's influence?
(a) Gandhi visiting a brothel .
(b) Gandhi eating meat against his parents' wishes.
(c) Creating a rift between Gandhi and Kasturbai.
(d) Gandhi enlisting in the British army.

9. How does Gandhi communicate when in a group?
(a) He says nothing and is frustrated because he has not communicated his thoughts and tells a group member days later.
(b) He writes his thoughts on a piece of paper and has someone read them to the group.
(c) He writes letters to others that convey his thoughts while they were together.
(d) He acts out what he wants to say and people guess at the clues.

10. Which one of these dietary practices and treatments does Gandhi NOT try?
(a) He stops eating breakfast.
(b) He recommends a diet of fruit and nuts.
(c) He stops eating cooked foods.
(d) He applies a mud poultice to his abdomen.

11. What vow does Gandhi take in 1906?
(a) Brahmacharya.
(b) Saptapadi.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Rajasatya.

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

13. What dietary advice written in a pamphlet does Gandhi later recant?
(a) That vegetables are for animals.
(b) That children should not eat wheat products until they are five years old.
(c) That no milk is needed beyond a mother's milk.
(d) That people should eat the entire fruit, not just the juice.

14. What happens at the meeting between Gandhi and Dr. P.C. Ray?
(a) The two men agree to work together to eradicate problems.
(b) They have obvious religious differences and the meeting ends.
(c) They schedule another meeting to further discuss common aims.
(d) The meeting ends in a shouting match.

15. What happens after the government does not move the Indians out of the district in Johannesburg?
(a) There is a big celebration in the Indian district.
(b) The government cuts off the water supply.
(c) There is a black plague outbreak.
(d) The Indians decide to move out on their own accord.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gandhi invites which group of people to live with his family?

2. What problems does Gandhi encounter while traveling through the Transvaal?

3. Why must Gandhi and his family wait before they can disembark from their ship in Durban?

4. What happens when Gandhi lends money to a woman to open a vegetarian restaurant?

5. What does Gandhi do with the gifts showered on him for his second departure from South Africa?

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