Quit India

Question 1

As a child what was his family religion?

Answer 1

Hinduism

Question 2

Where was Gandhi born and raised?

Answer 2

Porbandar, Gujarat, India

Question 3

Where did Gandhi study law?

Answer 3

Inns of Court School of Law

Question 4

Where did Gandhi work for 21 years?

Answer 4

South Africa

Question 5

In June of 1893 Gandhi was thrown out of a __________ for only white people, in South Africa.

Answer 5

Train Car

Question 6

What does Mahatma mean?

Answer 6

Great soul

Question 7

Gandhi’s short story ____________ was a critique of western modernity.

Answer 7

Hind Swaraj; 1909

Question 8

What year did Gandhi return to South Africa?

Answer 8

1915

Question 9

Gandhi was an important member of the…

Answer 9

Indian National Congress

Question 10

What does Swaraj mean?

Answer 10

Self rule

Question 11

What did Gandhi propose the untouchables should be called?

Answer 11

Harijans

Question 12

What does Harijans mean?

Answer 12

Children of God

Question 13

What does bapu mean?

Answer 13

Father in Gujarati

Question 14

Who gave Gandhi the title “Father of the Nation”?

Answer 14

Subhas Chandra Bose

Question 15

Literally, what does Satyagraha mean?

Answer 15

Insistence on truth

Question 16

Sat or satya in Sanskirt means:

Answer 16

Truth

Question 17

Ahimsa in Sanskirt means:

Answer 17

Nonviolence

Question 18

Tapasya or sadhana in Sanskirt means:

Answer 18

Self-suffering

Question 19

The key principle of Gandhi’s approach was based off of what three things?

Answer 19

Truth, nonviolence, and self suffering

Question 20

Quit India is a:

Answer 20

Speech

Question 21

Nonviolent activists were called _________.

Answer 21

Satyagrahi

Question 22

Around what time did Gandhi take leadership of the Indian National Congress?

Answer 22

1920s

Question 23

During which movements did Gandhi boycott British goods?

Answer 23

The Non-Cooperation Movement and the Swadeshi movement

Question 24

When did the Salt March begin?

Answer 24

March 12, 1930

Question 25

What was India’s position during WWII?

Answer 25

Neutral; however Britain claimed India would fight for them

Question 26

Who was the leader of the Muslim League and the Founder of Pakistan?

Answer 26

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Question 27

Who was tasked to try and encourage India’s support during WWII?

Answer 27

Sir Richard Stafford Cripps

Question 28

Through the Cripps Mission, what did India gain?

Answer 28

Dominion Status

Question 29

When and where was the Quit India resolution passed?

Answer 29

July 14, 1942 in Wardha

Question 30

When did Gandhi deliver the Quit India speech?

Answer 30

August 8th

Question 31

What was the name of Gandhi’s wife?

Answer 31

Kasturba Gandhi

Question 32

Where were Gandhi and his wife imprisoned?

Answer 32

Aga Khan Palace in Pune

Question 33

The British used _______ to diffuse crowds.

Answer 33

Tear gas

Question 34

Public assembly’s were outlawed on ___________.

Answer 34

August 9, 1942

Question 35

Who was India’s first Prime Minister?

Answer 35

Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 36

Who wrote the essay “Imaginary Homelands”?

Answer 36

Salman Rushdie

Question 37

Which three religion cause the most conflict in India?

Answer 37

Hinduism, Sikhism, and Islam

Question 38

When did Gandhi live?

Answer 38

1869-1948