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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gandhi told the masses not to wear what?
(a) Indian clothing.
(b) Hats.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Western clothing.

2. What did Gandhi tell his people to do when the government announced that all Indians must register?
(a) To register.
(b) To flee the country.
(c) To riot.
(d) To resist and pledge defiance.

3. Why did Gandhi's family not tell him of this tragic news?
(a) They knew he would be very upset.
(b) They forgot to tell him.
(c) They did not know details of the event.
(d) They were afraid to tell him.

4. England was beginning to realize what?
(a) The importance of India as a common wealth.
(b) The importance to India of their independence.
(c) The importance of India as a colony.
(d) The importance to India of their equality.

5. What happened in Amritsar?
(a) A strange incident.
(b) An unusual incident.
(c) The most tragic incident.
(d) A minor incident.

6. In 1909, Gandhi got word to England about the treatment of the Indians in South Africa. He won the support of many of the ___________ of the country.
(a) Conservatives.
(b) Whigs.
(c) Members of Parliament.
(d) Liberals.

7. India saw much unrest in what year?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1928.

8. Although later touting full independence, Gandhi went through a stage when he saw India on a par with what countries?
(a) The United States and Canada.
(b) The Virgin Islands and British Isles.
(c) South Africa and Pakistan.
(d) Canada and Australia.

9. What is the ashram?
(a) An Indian commune.
(b) A religious retreat for a monk.
(c) A cult.
(d) A hotel.

10. Bramacharya included restraint in what?
(a) Sex, anger, diet and emotions.
(b) Thought.
(c) Speech.
(d) Prayer.

11. After WWI ended, did conditions for the Indians improve?
(a) Somewhat.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) A little.

12. Did the government follow through with its agreement to make the registration voluntary?
(a) Yes.
(b) Somewhat.
(c) At first.
(d) No.

13. At thirty-seven years of age, Gandhi decided to give up what as a selfless act?
(a) Meat.
(b) Sex.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Sleep.

14. After weeks of meditation, Gandhi informed the British Viceroy that civil disobedience would take place on what day, since he feared the promises for India's change of status would never be fulfilled?
(a) April 11th.
(b) March 1st.
(c) March 21st.
(d) March 11th.

15. A sharecropper asked Gandhi to help the people in his region of what country?
(a) China.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Sri Lanka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Gandhi tried to register?

2. When Gandhi returned to India, what did he learn?

3. Gandhi had made "humility and truth more powerful than ______________."

4. Through parental arrangement, Mohandas married his life-long wife Kasturbai. How old were they when they married?

5. Clearing his mind and soul of personal needs and desires allowed him to do what?

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