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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what was spontaneous?
(a) The response to notions like "due process, a two-party system, and security"
(b) The response to notions like "representative government, human rights, and the rule of law."
(c) The response to notions like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happpiness."
(d) The response to notions like "right to work, food, and education."

2. What is the main river in Burma?
(a) The Yalu.
(b) The Buriganga.
(c) The Salween.
(d) The Irrawaddy.

3. In terms of outsiders, who represented a bigger change than the British?
(a) The Portuguese and the Dutch.
(b) The Americans and the Canadians.
(c) The Japanese and the Koreans.
(d) The Indians and Chinese.

4. Who holds the burden of upholding justice and common decency where no rule of law prevails?
(a) The military.
(b) The people.
(c) The religious orders.
(d) The police.

5. What group became the voice for Burmese nationalism?
(a) The university students.
(b) The farmers.
(c) The labor unions.
(d) The military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the instrument of oppression in totalitarian regimes?

2. What impact did the British occupation have on the Burmese language groups?

3. Why does hope return in Burma?

4. When did the Burmese nationalism movement reach a turning point?

5. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?

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