How Well Do You Know Mahatma Gandhi and His Impact on the World?

Study Notes

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist.
He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
He was born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, India.
Gandhi trained in the law at the Inner Temple, London, and was called to the bar at age 22.
He first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights in South Africa, where he lived for 21 years.
Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
He led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
Gandhi challenged the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
He was imprisoned many times and for many years in both South Africa and India.

Description

Test your knowledge of the inspiring life of Mahatma Gandhi, a leader who employed nonviolent resistance to lead India to independence from British rule. From his early years in Gujarat to his campaigns for civil rights, poverty relief, and self-rule, this quiz covers the key events and ideas that define Gandhi's legacy as a political ethicist and humanitarian. Challenge yourself and learn more about the man who inspired movements for civil rights and freedom around the world.