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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On July 7, 1977, Brigadier General _______ led the army to stage a coup against Benazir's father.
(a) Nusrat.
(b) Ali.
(c) Zia.
(d) Xia.

2. Nusrat decided that the Brigadier General could only be beaten if the PPP joined with ______ an opposing political party.
(a) POA.
(b) POW.
(c) MRD.
(d) PNA.

3. Benazir's father served in all of the following minister roles at the United nations except _______.
(a) Defense.
(b) Energy.
(c) Commerce.
(d) Foreign.

4. The names of Benazir's siblings included all of the following except ______.
(a) Mir.
(b) Shah.
(c) Sanam.
(d) Mohatarma.

5. Benazir's father was angry when the Security Council _________ in response to his pleas.
(a) Ordered on attack on Iraq.
(b) Ordered economic sanctions on India and Pakistan.
(c) Made no response.
(d) Ordered an attack on India.

6. According to the book, Benazir Bhutto would be placed in charge of her ______ younger siblings
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

7. Benazir's parents would often leave her and her siblings in the city of ______ Pakistan with a bit of money to take care of their needs.
(a) Rawalpindi.
(b) Murree.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Afghanistan.

8. As a consequence for talking openly about the general, five men with _______ arrived to take the prime minister into custody again.
(a) Pistols.
(b) Swords.
(c) Knives.
(d) Machine guns.

9. According to the book, the _______ of Pakistan is mainly an advisory position and is elected by provincial assemblies.
(a) Shah.
(b) President.
(c) Prime minister.
(d) Minister of agriculture.

10. According to the book, _________ is the capital of Pakistan and has been since 1959.
(a) Islamabad.
(b) Karachi.
(c) Murree.
(d) Nusrat.

11. The Brigadier General _______ when it became clear that the people still strongly favored the former prime minister's party.
(a) Assumed control of the government.
(b) Cancelled the election.
(c) Killed protestors.
(d) Attempted to assasinate Benazir.

12. On March 7, 1981, the brigadier general arrested ______ and six thousand MRD supporters.
(a) Benazir.
(b) Mir.
(c) Shah.
(d) Nusrat.

13. After her father's death, Benazir began to hold _______ meetings and she soon became the leader of the party.
(a) PRP.
(b) SFRC.
(c) RD.
(d) PPP.

14. Eventually the Brigadier General released the prime minister due to his popularity, however _______ expressed dangerous opinions about the general.
(a) Sanam.
(b) Benazir.
(c) Nusrat.
(d) Shah.

15. According to the book, all of the following countries except ________ border the nation of Pakistan.
(a) India.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

Short Answer Questions

1. For a period of time Benazir ran the family _______, an unusual position for a woman. However she excelled at it and won the respect of the local men.

2. According to the book, administrators at Radcliffe worried about Benazir's _______ and the fact that she had led a sheltered life as an upper class Muslim.

3. According to the book there was a rumor that Prime Minister Bhutto was responsible for ________ that damaged crops.

4. Benazir took part in demonstrations against the war in Vietnam and was also attracted to the _______ movement in the United States.

5. She felt that her new surroundings were less _______ than the United States and the accommodations were more modest.

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