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Quiz for Viewpoints 29.1: Gandhi and Mao on Revolutionary Means

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1. According to Gandhi, what does an “out-and-out resister” do?

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Correct: The answer is d. Such a person disregarded all immoral laws and state policies. At the same time, he or she never used force or resisted the use of force when applied by the state.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Such a person disregarded all immoral laws and state policies. At the same time, he or she never used force or resisted the use of force when applied by the state.
1. According to Gandhi, what does an “out-and-out resister” do?

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2. Which of these best summarizes Gandhi’s position on nonviolence?

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Correct: The answer is a. Gandhi stated emphatically that he would not “purchase” India’s independence “at the cost of nonviolence.” In fact, he claimed he would commit suicide before he would give up on nonviolence.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Gandhi stated emphatically that he would not “purchase” India’s independence “at the cost of nonviolence.” In fact, he claimed he would commit suicide before he would give up on nonviolence.
2. Which of these best summarizes Gandhi’s position on nonviolence?

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3. In Mao’s view, what was the “highest form of revolution”?

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Correct: The answer is a. Mao saw war as the ultimate tool for resolving social and political conflicts.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Mao saw war as the ultimate tool for resolving social and political conflicts.
3. In Mao’s view, what was the “highest form of revolution”?

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4. What lesson did Mao claim to have learned from his experience of “class struggle in the era of imperialism”?

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Correct: The answer is a. Mao saw no alternative to revolutionary violence. In his view, it was “only with guns” that the whole world could be transformed.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Mao saw no alternative to revolutionary violence. In his view, it was “only with guns” that the whole world could be transformed.
4. What lesson did Mao claim to have learned from his experience of “class struggle in the era of imperialism”?