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Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Mahadev Desai read the words of the Bhagavad Gita describing the man who has let ________________ shape his being and shed all selfish desire to a gathering of followers, Easwaran was astonished to see the words become reality in the person of Mahatma Gandhi.
(a) Selflessness and grace.
(b) Family.
(c) Peace and hope.
(d) God.

2. Upon his return from his service to the British and witnessing the Zulu Rebellion, he discovered what about the Transvaal government?
(a) They had proposed the Black Act.
(b) They had created the Jim Crow Laws.
(c) They had proposed the White Act.
(d) They were fairly kind to the Indian population.

3. What did Gandhi call the Yeravda Prison?
(a) The Yeravda Home.
(b) The Yeravda Ashram.
(c) The Yeravda Temple.
(d) The Yeravda Hell.

4. Gandhi's marriage to Kasturbai was arranged by whom?
(a) Himself and Kasturbai.
(b) The religious leaders.
(c) God.
(d) His parents.

5. What is Sevagram?
(a) Gandhi's birth name.
(b) Gandhi's Ashram.
(c) Gandhi's law practice.
(d) Gandhi's home town.

6. The author comes from Gandhi's home and ethos, and sees the world from a perspective very like Gandhi's instead of through what?
(a) A traditionally Indian background.
(b) The perspective of other Indian cultural groups.
(c) A Middle Eastern viewpoint.
(d) Any Westernized lens.

7. In Gandhi's view of human evolution, he saw what as the dharma of modern human beings--as the central law of their being--and violence as the dharma of the animals of the jungle?
(a) Allahisma.
(b) Ahimsa.
(c) Bahimsa.
(d) Baptisma.

8. The remarkable thing about humanity, he says, is not its ability to shape our world, but ______________________.
(a) Its ability to be shaped by others.
(b) Out world's ability to shape humanity.
(c) God's ability to shape humanity.
(d) The capacity in each individual to reshape himself according to the highest ideals.

9. Michael N. Nagler of the University of California, Berkley provides the forward for the book, and opens by asking the reader what?
(a) To consider whether Gandhi helped others.
(b) To consider whether Gandhi might be the most significant historical figure of the 20th century.
(c) To consider whether Gandhi was a great man.
(d) To consider whether Gandhi is a good example to follow.

10. Seeing that his client was clearly right, and a long court battle would benefit no one but the lawyers, what was Gandhi determined to do?
(a) Find a solution that would serve both parties and close the case quickly.
(b) Find a way that all could benefit.
(c) Draw out the court case, so the lawyers could earn a great deal of money.
(d) Quit the case.

11. He instructed a group of Indians to gather in Johannesburg and determined that the most effective course would be for the whole Indian population simply to do what?
(a) Return to India.
(b) Retaliate violently.
(c) Follow the instructions of those in charge in South Africa.
(d) Resolve not to submit to unfair treatment and be ready for any consequence.

12. When were Gandhi and Kasturbai married?
(a) When Gandhi was twenty years old.
(b) When Gandhi was twenty-two years old.
(c) When Gandhi was eighteen years old.
(d) When Gandhi was thirteen years old.

13. Nagler points to Gandhi's very inauspicious beginnings as an underachieving student with ____________________.
(a) A bad temper.
(b) Many friends.
(c) A many ailments.
(d) A bad home life.

14. Gandhi acted out of compassion for both the British and the Indians for what reason?
(a) To point out how valuable both systems were.
(b) He loved both the British and Indian ideals.
(c) To point out the flaws in their system.
(d) He was both British and Indian.

15. What is the only universal thing?
(a) Truth.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Applying the same self-discipline he learned in London, Gandhi applied his independent knowledge of bookkeeping to the accounts in question and became what?

2. The position was as Dada Abdulla's lawyer and a role as what?

3. Easwaran opens his chapter describing the Way of Love by recounting what story?

4. Gandhi described himself as what?

5. Having made a dismal performance in high school, what did Gandhi need?

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