Freedom Fighter Who Wouldn't Fight - Mahatma Gandhi

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Freedom Fighter Who Wouldnt Fight - Mahatma Gandhi - Quiz



Read the text about Mahatma Gandhi.
Are the sentences Wright,Wrong, or doesn't the text give us enough information for us to say that they are right or wrong?


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    India and South Africa were part of the British Empire.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    A. Right
    Explanation
    5th paragraph

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  • 2. 

    Gandhi lost his father when he was a small child.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    B. Wrong
    Explanation
    He was 16 (sixteen) years old when his father died.

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  • 3. 

    He married when he was in his 30s.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    B. Wrong
    Explanation
    He married at 13.

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  • 4. 

    Gandhi 's wife was older than him.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    C. Doesn't say
    Explanation
    From the text we can only know her name.

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  • 5. 

    Gandhi graduated as a lawyer and then  moved to England because in India he was not successful as a lawyer.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    B. Wrong
    Explanation
    Gandhi studied in England, where he became a lawyer. He returned to India , but was not successful as a lawyer.

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  • 6. 

    He went to South Africa because he wanted to fight for the rights of the Indian people who lived in that country.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    B. Wrong
    Explanation
    Gandhi went to South Africa to practise law. When he saw the prejudice ther was against Indians he used his skills as a lawyer to defend their rights.

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  • 7. 

    He lived and 'fought' for human rights in South Africa for two decades.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    A. Right
    Explanation
    His was a 20-year struggle for Human Rights in South Africa.

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  • 8. 

    He returned to his country and 'fought' to obtain independence from the British.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    A. Right
    Explanation
    The passage states that the person returned to his country and "fought" to obtain independence from the British. This implies that the person actively engaged in a struggle or conflict against the British in order to achieve independence. Therefore, the answer "Right" is correct.

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  • 9. 

    In the process he went to prison twice.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    A. Right
    Explanation
    twice = 2 He was jailed in 1922 and again in 1929 ( fifteen years after his return to India)

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  • 10. 

    In 1947 India became independent and obtained peace, at last.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    B. Wrong
    Explanation
    India becamee independent from the British, but there was no peace. Fighting took place between the two major religions in India.

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  • 11. 

    Gandhi died peacefully of old age in 1948.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    B. Wrong
    Explanation
    Ghandi was assassinated.

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  • 12. 

    In his funeral thousands of people joined to pay him  tribute.

    • A.

      Right

    • B.

      Wrong

    • C.

      Doesn't say

    Correct Answer
    C. Doesn't say
    Explanation
    Nothing is told about Gandhi's funeral.

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