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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1973 Benazir was able to see a meeting in the United States between her father and ________, who was then Secretary of State.
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) George Schultz.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Henry Kissenger.

2. The winter of his election, Benazir's father flew to the United Nations to challenge ________ military attack against Pakistan.
(a) Iraq's.
(b) Afghanistan's.
(c) India's.
(d) Iran's.

3. Although both Benazir and her father were taken by the general's men, the prime minister was _______ by a judge.
(a) Set free.
(b) Detained.
(c) Sentenced to community service.
(d) Locked up.

4. The separation of these two countries was known as the partition and Benazir's father, _______ was a representative of Pakistan for the United Nations at that time.
(a) Nusrat.
(b) Shah.
(c) Ali.
(d) Mir.

5. Benazir was eventually released by the jail _______, however she was unable to see her mother.
(a) Master.
(b) Matron.
(c) Sheriff.
(d) Judge.

6. In 1977, Benazir was the first _______ or non-British person elected president of the Oxford Society to which she belonged.
(a) Muslim.
(b) Person under 40.
(c) Woman.
(d) Person of color.

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

8. The ________ is like the American House of Representatives and can pass laws and budgets.
(a) Senate.
(b) State Assembly.
(c) National Assembly.
(d) General Assembly.

9. The Brigadier General threatened to punish people by law for breaking ______ religious rules.
(a) Jewish.
(b) Christian.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Islamic.

10. According to the book, Benazir joined the _______ which helped her to practice her speaking skills.
(a) Oxford Speaking Society.
(b) Oxford Debating Society.
(c) Oxford Union Debating Society.
(d) Oxford Speech Society.

11. The administrators at Radcliffe believed that ______ American society might be too shocking for Benazir.
(a) Affluent.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Destitute.
(d) Conservative.

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

13. Shortly after her election as president of the society, Benazir's father told her that he would be working on equal rights for _______ in the foreign and civil service.
(a) Middle age people.
(b) People of color.
(c) Women.
(d) Muslims.

14. The book describes an incident in which Benazir Bhutto encountered racial prejudice at the _______ airport.
(a) New Delhi.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

15. Benazir graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard after which her father suggested that she attend ________.
(a) Stanford.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Yale.
(d) Cornell.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. During her time in jail, Benazir wrote in a _______ tracking her experiences. Her jailers hid the notes for safekeeping.

3. Enemy jailers tried to convince Bhutto to _______, saying that people were deserting her cause.

4. Pakistan used to be a part of ______ until August 14th, 1947 when that country gained independence from Britain.

5. Benazir's intelligence and enthusiasm led her tutors to think that she might become an ambassador's assistant to the ________.

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