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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the reasons why Suu Kyi submitted her papers for candidacy for the election in May 1990?
(a) "To honour her father who bravely led Burma to independence."
(b) "To bring Burma to a level of honour."
(c) "To honour the courage and perseverance of the people who are striving for democracy."
(d) "To have an honourable and just leader for the people of Burma."

2. In Suu Kyi's letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989, what do the Burmese people deserve?
(a) A government that is "responsive, representative, and responsible."
(b) More than the leading party's "inefficiency, corruption, and misuse of power."
(c) A coutry that is "vibrant, stable, and economically sound."
(d) A future that is "safe, hopeful, and enduring."

3. What did the Nobel Peace Prize committee conclude about Aung San Suu Kyi?
(a) That she stands head and shoulders above most leaders of the people.
(b) That she is a person of high character and a true leader.
(c) That she was one of the greatest examples of civic courage in Asia in decades.
(d) That she is a force for peace.

4. In Suu Kyi's interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is her response to the question about whether she thinks the authorities will move against her?
(a) It would not surprise her.
(b) They already have.
(c) She does not believe so.
(d) She has learned of some plans being made by the government.

5. In an interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is Suu Kyi's response to the question, "what would happen after the elections, if there were elections?"
(a) "We shall see if justice would be served."
(b) "The NLD would win by a landslide."
(c) "We would never have an election."
(d) "We don't know. This is the problem."

Short Answer Questions

1. What other organizations has Suu Kyi made appeals about the violation of human rights in Burma?

2. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, what is the life expectancy of someone in a dictatorship?

3. In Ma Than E's essay, which is NOT a habit that Suu Kyi's mother practiced at home?

4. What are Suu Kyi's comments about economic development in her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989?

5. In her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what are Suu Kyi's observations about the Burmese people?

Short Essay Questions

1. In a speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what advice does Suu Kyi give for parents?

2. What does Ma Than E write about Aung San Suu Kyi's return to Burma and the situation in the country at that time?

3. How did Ann Pasternak Slater first meet Aung San Suu Kyi?

4. In Ma Than E's essay, what are her recollections about Aung San Suu Kyi' s childhood?

5. In an interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989 what are Suu Kyi's observations about the Burmese people?

6. In an undated letter to the United Nations, what does Aung San Suu Kyi state as the position of the National League for Democracy regarding confrontation?

7. What reasons did the Norwegian committee give when they awarded Aung San Suu Kyi the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?

8. How does Ann Pasternak Slater describe Aung San Suu Kyi?

9. What is the parallel Suu Kyi draws between Burma's health and gaining democracy?

10. In Aung San Suu Kyi's letter to the editor she wrote on January 21, 1989, how does she describe her trip to Bassein on the Irrawaddy Delta?

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