Letter to the Viceroy - Formative Assessment

Read paragraph 1. What is Civil Disobedience?

• violent protest

• the refusal to comply with certain laws considered unjust, as a peaceful form of political protest.

Why won't Gandhi use violent protest?

• He doesn't believe that violence is the best way to solve problems.

• He doesn't believe in hurting other human beings.

• He doesn't believe in hurting anything that lives.

Read paragraph 2. Which is true?

• Gandhi considers British rule and British people to be a curse.

• Gandhi considers British people to be a curse, but not British rule.

• Gandhi considers British rule to be a curse, but not British people.

What does Gandhi claim?

• He learned about the horrors of the British empire from Indian writers.

• He learned about the horrors of the British empire from British writers.

• British writers fail to tell the truth about the horrors of their empire.

What do you think the word 'unpalatable' means?

• Not pleasant to taste or accept

• terrible; horrible

• brave; courageous

In paragraph 4 and 5, what does Gandhi accuse the British of? (tick all that apply)

• Taking advantage of Indians

• Wasting money

• Causing mass hunger

• Destroying Indian culture

What does 'serfdom' mean?

• being a slave to the owner of the land you live on

• being extremely hungry

• having no political power

In paragraph 6, Gandhi claims that Indians must 'match the force' of the British

• True

• False

What does 'unadulterated' mean?

• pure; not mixed with anything inferior

• peaceful

• lively and passionate

What strategy will Gandhi use to resist the 'violence' of the British?

• violence

• non-violence

• sit still and do nothing