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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a new dietary practice while Gandhi is in prison in 1908?
(a) To finish dinner before sunset.
(b) To stop using salt.
(c) To not eat between meals.
(d) To stop drinking tea.

2. What is the Khadi Movement?
(a) The use of hand-woven products.
(b) The use of Indian-produced products.
(c) Of being self-reliant.
(d) The use of the traditional karahi cooking vessel for cooking kadai dishes.

3. Why does Gandhi buy land in South Africa?
(a) To resettle the displaced Indians from Johannesburg.
(b) To establish a settlement.
(c) As an investment.
(d) To gradually buy more land to gain controlling interest of South Africa.

4. What happens to the Indian community in Great Britain after Gandhi leaves?
(a) The community solidifies.
(b) They begin fasting.
(c) They present their own list of demands to the British government.
(d) There is a split in the Indian corps over who they receive orders from.

5. What does Gandhi promise the governor after their meeting in Bombay?
(a) To stay out of trouble.
(b) That he will continue working toward Indian independence.
(c) To keep the governor informed of any protest.
(d) That Gandhi will assist him with a cabinet appointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Polak give to Gandhi before he boards the train to return to Durban?

2. What type of doctor does Gandhi call in to assist with his recovery from pleurisy?

3. What may happen as a result of Gandhi's fasting in South Africa?

4. What is the condition of Gandhi's third son when he arrives in South Africa during Gandhi's third stay?

5. What practice does Gandhi not believe in when disciplining children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gokhale advise Gandhi to do when he returns to London from Paris?

2. What does Gandhi's group do while living in the rented house in Motihari?

3. How does Gandhi resolve the dilemma with the Servants of India Society?

4. What happens when Gandhi travels to Amristar?

5. Why does Gandhi buy land in Phoenix?

6. What is wrong with Gandhi's son when he arrives in South Africa after Gandhi sends for his family?

7. What is Mr. Polak's relationship with Gandhi?

8. Why does Gandhi think it is unnecessary to write further about his life?

9. What are Gandhi's actions during the mill strike?

10. What is one of Gandhi's ceaseless efforts?

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