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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the holy waters of Jumna, outside New Delhi, a million people wait in the oppressive heat for ___________ of the Mahatma, Mohandas K. Gandhi.
(a) The arrival.
(b) The birth.
(c) The death.
(d) The funeral procession.

2. As a young boy, did Gandhi show proclivity towards school work?
(a) Some.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Sometimes.

3. Indians became the political football in the early 1900s when the Prime Minister promises to do what?
(a) Find them a place to live.
(b) Give them equal rigths.
(c) Drive the "coolies" out of the country.
(d) Give them jobs.

4. Gandhi was born in ____________ on October 2, 1869, a small seaside home on the Kathiawar Peninsula in western Indian.
(a) Behra.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Porbandar.
(d) Bombay.

5. What did Gandhi lose when he spoke to this group?
(a) His purpose.
(b) His motivation.
(c) His shyness and inability to speak in public.
(d) His train of thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the eating of meat so shocking?

2. Gandhi secretly ate meat for what reason?

3. The incident on this train led to what?

4. He traveled to what city where he enrolled in a three-year course of study?

5. As a child, what did Gandhi hide from his elders as much as possible?

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