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Gandhi Quiz / geography

1. Gandhi studies to be a barrister, which is a Britishism for a
a) lawyer b) professor c) business man d) clergy.
2. South Africa is a European colony at the turn of the century. It is part of the empire built by the a) British b) Dutch c) Hindus d) Muslims.
3. In all his pronouncements, Gandhi encourages ethnic unity. That would be between the a) castes b) major religions c) armies d) governments.
4. Gandhi declares that being raised in a crossroads region gave him an unusual perspective on religion. He lived near a) Pakistan
b) Bay of Bengal c) Himalayas d) Arabian Sea.
5. What is the great social taboo of India that Gandhi wanted to change?
a) Hindu vs. Muslim b) the caste system c) the class system
d) British vs. Indians.
6. Gandhi felt that the Western religion of Christianity promoted racism. T / F
7. Gandhi understood poverty and accepted it as inevitable in India.
T / F
8. Gandhi was not assasinated; he was assassinated. T / F
9. The massacre of Indian people at Amritsar was ordered by the British Viceroy through the brutal General Dyer. T / F
10. Gandhi recommends that the people of India boycott a) Chinese mouthwash b) British textiles c) Pakistani products d) British cricket.
11. Gandhi used an unusual form of communication with the people of India in times of crisis: a) neighborhood newspapers b) short news films shown in neighborhood theaters c) word of mouth d) hunger fast.
12. His wife of some 50 years: a) Pandit Nehru b) Mohamed al Jinnah c) Kasturba “Ba” Gandhi d) General Jan Smuts.
13. One of the additional religions of India: a) Sikhism b) Christianity
c) Zoroastrianism d) Judaism.
14. The lowest caste of India: a) Brahmins b) Musicians c) Untouchables.
15. Gandhi wanted to defy British rule and called for the overthrow of their government in India. That was called a) criticism b) sedition c) non-violent resistance d) boycotting.

Answers -

1. Gandhi studies to be a barrister, which is a Britishism for a
a) lawyer
2. South Africa is a European colony at the turn of the century. It is part of the empire built by the a) British
3. In all his pronouncements, Gandhi encourages ethnic unity. That would be between the b) major religions
4. Gandhi declares that being raised in a crossroads region gave him an unusual perspective on religion. He lived near d) Arabian Sea.
5. What is the great social taboo of India that Gandhi wanted to change? b) the caste system
6. Gandhi felt that the Western religion of Christianity promoted racism. False; he knew that Christianity espoused equqal treatment of all men.
7. Gandhi understood poverty and accepted it as inevitable in India. False; he knew that poverty was pervasive but also knew that most Indians were capable of being educated and rising up from the worst levels of impoverishment.
8. Gandhi was not assasinated; he was assassinated. True; this was a spelling item.
9. The massacre of Indian people at Amritsar was ordered by the British Viceroy through the brutal General Dyer. False; Dyer acted independently.
10. Gandhi recommends that the people of India boycott b) British textiles
11. Gandhi used an unusual form of communication with the people of India in times of crisis: d) hunger fast.
12. His wife of some 50 years: c) Kasturba “Ba” Gandhi
13. One of the additional religions of India: a) Sikhism
14.The lowest caste of India: c)Untouchables. (Brahmins were the upper caste.)
15. Gandhi wanted to defy British rule and called for the overthrow of their government in India. That was called b) sedition.