Name: ______Quest
February 6, 2006History -
Do Now - Quest Day #1
Read the following instructions for today, and then answer the questions below.
Today is your chance to show how much information you have mastered in this last unit, Battles for Independence Part II. Pay close attention to the steps we will take today …
- EVERYONE will take today’s Quest. On Gandhi, our MIP competition, and SOAPS.
- When you are finished, you will retake any old quizzes where you missed stickers on your unit tracking sheet.
- All of the retakes are located on the table by the door.
- Once you have retaken everything you need (or if you had all of your stickers to begin with, you may get a Time for Kids or read your independent reading novel.
- At the end of class today, we will grade the quest and our retakes to see how we did.
Answer the questions below by filling in the blanks.
1. Everyone will take the ______today.
2. If you are missing ______on your ______, then you will retake the quiz testing that objective.
3. Once you have finished your retakes, you may read a ______or your ______
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4. At the end of class today, we will be ______your quest and your retakes.
5. The retakes you need are located ______.
Now check to make sure that your tracking sheet is complete using the back of this page. If you need to erase objectives or copy objectives, do that now.
You MUST turn in a completed tracking sheet at the end of class today.
If you need a tracking sheet, raise ONE FINGER.
Above and Beyond: Go over your review sheet carefully. Study for today’s quest!
Name: ______Quest
February 6, 2006History -
Final “Quest” - Battles for Independence II
Objectives: 8 - 12
Parent Signature: ______
8. I will be able to describe our new “Make the Impossible Possible” competition and explain why it is important to the class and its goals.
1. Which of the following is NOT a way in which my class can earn one point for our line? _____
a.) standing silentlyb.) studying note cards with a teammate
c.) beginning my Do Nowd.) walking up and down the hallway
2. Which of the following will keep your class from earning a point for the Do Now? _____
a.) raising your handb.) asking for a pencil
c.) both A and Bd.) none of the above
3. Your class can earn (at most) how many daily specials each day? _____
a.) 1b.) 2
c.) 5d.) 7
4. If one person is missing homework, the class can earn ____ MIP points?
a.) 0b.) 1
c.) 2d.) 3
5. The other category in which your class can earn MIP points is ____.
a.) punctualityb.) neatness
c.) organizationd.) effort
9. I will be able to analyze the early events in Gandhi’s career that led him to fight for India’s independence.
6. Gandhi was raised in what religion? ____
a.) Islamb.) Hinduism
c.) Sikhismd.) Christianity
7. Which imperialist country from Europe controlled India while Gandhi was growing up? _____
a.) Englandb.) France
c.) Belgiumd.) Germany
8. Which of the following is the best description of Gandhi’s education? _____
a.) Because he was an untouchable, he received no formal education.
b.) Gandhi went to the best university and law school of India.
c.) Gandhi studied law in Europe.
d.) Because he was a wealthy Brahmin, he traveled to the United States for his education.
9. Which of the following did Gandhi have in common with Nelson Mandela? _____
a.) Both lived part of their lives “underground.”
b.) Both used both non-violent and violent methods of protest.
c.) Both spent large parts of their lives in China.
d.) Both protested the Apartheid laws of South Africa.
10. When Gandhi returned to India, he spent many months _____.
a.) living in a wealthy section of Bombay
b.) living in a poor section of Calcutta
c.) traveling to India’s rural villages by train
d.) traveling to important Muslim mosques in Kashmir
10. I will be able to analyze the ways in which Gandhi was powerful and successful as a leader in India’s struggle for independence.
11. How was Gandhi’s physical appearance different from that of most other Indian politicians? _____
a.) Gandhi was much taller than the other politicians.
b.) Gandhi wore traditional Indian clothes while the other politicians wore suits.
c.) Gandhi wore suits while most other Indian politicians wore traditional clothes.
d.) Gandhi looked more like and American than the other Indian politicians.
12. Nehru practiced the religion of [ ___] while Jinnah practiced the religion of [____]. _____
a.) Islam … Hinduismb.) Hinduism … Islam
c.) Islam … Sikhismd.) Christianity … Hinduism
13. Which scene from the movie is the best example of Gandhi’s idea that Indians must reform (“fix”) themselves first before they are able to fight back against the British? _____
a.) Gandhi refuses to buy British clothes.
b.) Gandhi declares a day of national prayer and fasting.
c.) Gandhi takes the tray away from the Indian servant and serves Nehru & Jinnah himself.
d.) Gandhi keeps burning passes in South Africa until he passes out.
14. Why does Gandhi go on a hunger strike for the first time? _____
a.) to end violence between Muslims and Hindus
b.) to convince Indians not to wear British clothes
c.) to get support for his march to the sea
d.) to stop Indian protesters from becoming violent
15. What was true about the temple that Gandhi attended as a boy? _____
a.) It was in what is today Pakistan
b.) It was in what is today Nepal.
c.) The priest read from the holy books of the Hindus as well as from the Koran.
d.) The priest was actually a Sikh who was working at a Hindu temple.
16. Why does Gandhi encourage Indians to burn British cloth and make their own? _____
a.) Indians are losing money when they buy expensive British clothes.
b.) Indians should take pride in their own traditional clothing.
c.) A boycott like this is a non-violent form of protest.
d.) All of the above.
17. Which of the following was Gandhi’s largest, most visible non-violent protest? _____
a.) his burning of passes in South Africa
b.) the boycott of British clothing
c.) the destruction of British factories with explosives
d.) his march to the sea
18. Over what issue does Gandhi argue with both Jinnah and Nehru? _____
a.) whether to march to the sea or not
b.) whether to divide British India into India and Paksitan
c.) whether to boycott British clothes
d.) whether to declare a day of prayer and fasting
19. Why does Gandhi go on a hunger strike the second time? _____
a.) to end violence between Muslims and Hindus
b.) to convince Indians not to wear British clothes
c.) to get support for his march to the sea
d.) to stop Indian protesters from becoming violent
20. Gandhi was assassinated by someone who practiced the religion of _____.
a.) Hinduismb.) Islam
c.) Christianityd.) Sikhism
I will be able to use the second part of SOAPS analysis on primary sources.
21. The ‘A’ in SOAPS and the second ‘S’ in SOAPS stand for [___] and [___]. _____
a.) audience and subjectb.) audience and speaker
c.) action and subjectd.) action and speaker
For 22 and 23, use the primary source below.For 24 and 25, use the primary source below.
S = the caste systemS = Apartheid protests
O = 1880s, IndiaO = 1990s, South Africa
A = ______A = ______
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(P)(P)
S = ______S = ______
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