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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through the years, Gandhi had grown increasingly critical of what?

2. He worked effortlessly to quell the violence and promote peace and love to whom?

3. Did Jinnah and his followers recognize the new government?

4. One of Gandhi's closest associates was Charles Freer Andrews. Who is Andrews?

5. A compromise was proposed wherein the Harijans would be able to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author, Louis Fischer, learn about Gandhi during their time together?

2. Where did Gandhi and his son go in August of 1931?

3. Why was the twenty-second of every month important to Gandhi?

4. How did people react to Gandhi while he was in London?

5. How did Gandhi feel about the west?

6. What did Gandhi think about Christianity and other religions?

7. What took place in September of 1946?

8. What happened that led to violence and arrests on August 9th?

9. What happened on August 15, 1947?

10. What did the Indian Congress do regarding the partition? How did Gandhi react to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gandhi receives the title of Mahatma.

Part 1) What does Mahatma mean? Why does he receive this title? Who gives him this title? Why?

Part 2) Do you believe Gandhi is deserving of this title? Why or why not?

Part 3) Who in our country might deserve this title? Why? What awards are given in the U.S. for similar services?

Essay Topic 2

Gandhi promotes boycotting.

Part 1) Describe these boycotts. How successful are they? Why?

Part 2) What other forms of non-violent protest does he encourage? How does this slowly change the face of India? Would any other approaches have been more effective? Why or why not?

Part 3) How have non-violent protests changed the U.S.? How different would the U.S. be if non-violent protests had not occurred?

Essay Topic 3

Gandhi's funeral is attended by a million people.

Part 1) How do these people react to Gandhi's death? Why do they react this way? Why might this be surprising?

Part 2) How has Gandhi become such an influential man? How has he affected these one million people?

Part 3) Who in our own culture is influential? Why are they influential? How do they compare to Gandhi?

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