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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Mavji Dave give Gandhi?
(a) To eat a more varied diet for his health.
(b) To practice law in Bombay.
(c) To meet with Lord Chamberlain.
(d) To give up his public work.

2. What is Gandhi trying to persuade barristers to do while in Bombay?
(a) To find loopholes in the constitution to get India out from under British rule.
(b) To gain more power in Indian government and to have more influence.
(c) To represent the poor in court cases.
(d) To accompany him when he returns to South Africa.

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

4. What is Gandhi advised to do by a member of the High Court?
(a) To support the British monarchy.
(b) To take a position on the court.
(c) To stay in India to help with self government.
(d) To recruit others to spread his message about the conditions in South Africa.

5. What happens when Gandhi attends the vegetarian convention in Portsmouth?
(a) He finds the women too flirtatious and leaves.
(b) Gandhi is asked to be the president of the Vegetarian Association.
(c) He becomes more committed to his dietary practices.
(d) He does not think their diet is strict enough and leaves.

6. What position do the South African newspapers take after Gandhi's interview?
(a) They side with the crowds.
(b) They side with the local government.
(c) They side with Gandhi.
(d) They side with the British Empire.

7. Why is Gandhi called back to Durban?
(a) There is rioting in the streets.
(b) The Indian Congress is falling apart without his presence.
(c) Employers are retaliating against indentured servants.
(d) For the opening session of parliament.

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

9. Where do Gandhi and his family move for better ventilation?
(a) Santa Cruz.
(b) Goa.
(c) Kalyan.
(d) Baroda.

10. What do the stagecoach passengers tell the stagecoach staff, in regards to Gandhi, on the trip from Charlestown to Johannesburg?
(a) That they will take the next coach if Gandhi rides with them.
(b) To leave Gandhi behind and have him take the next coach.
(c) To leave Gandhi alone and let him ride inside the coach with them.
(d) That they will boycott the stagecoach company if Gandhi is not permitted to ride with them.

11. Who is Balasundaram?
(a) He is one of the major financial backers of the Indian Congress of Natal.
(b) An indentured servant who exposes Gandhi to the plight of indentured servants in South Africa.
(c) He works with Gandhi in opposition of the Franchise Bill.
(d) Gandhi's clerk.

12. In what field does Gandhi's father work?
(a) In law.
(b) In manufacturing.
(c) In education.
(d) In public service.

13. Why does Gandhi support the British during the Boer War?
(a) He is opposed to the treatment of Indians in South Africa.
(b) He hopes the Indians will gain rights from the British.
(c) He hopes for a government position in India.
(d) He thinks the British are right.

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

15. What offer does Gandhi receive after his brother's troubles?
(a) An invitation to work for a South African law firm.
(b) To teach school in Bombay.
(c) To take a government position in Delhi.
(d) To be an Indian rights advocate in South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gandhi's diet consist of in 1906?

2. What does Gandhi think about the lodging at Ripon college during the Congress in Calcutta?

3. What does the Indian community open in South Africa with the generosity of Mr. Rustoraji?

4. What services does Gandhi perform at the Congress in Calcutta?

5. What promise did Gandhi make to Indian Christians in South Africa?

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