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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the time of the coup, Benazir learned how to deal with ________ and correct rumors.
(a) Paparazzi.
(b) Journalists.
(c) Militant citizens.
(d) Military leaders.

2. As a result of the political turmoil and danger to the family, Benazir's brothers were hiding in ________.
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) India.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

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

4. The Pakistani government has ________ senators elected every six years by four provinces.
(a) Eighty.
(b) Forty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Sixty.

5. According to the book, Benazir used her education in _______ at Oxford and her father's legal advice to make a case against her detention.
(a) Law.
(b) Economics.
(c) Politics.
(d) Biology.

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

7. The prime minister was eventually put in jail by the army. His wife ________ ran a campaign to replace him as prime minister.
(a) Mohatarma.
(b) Mir.
(c) Sanam.
(d) Nusrat.

8. Prime Minister Bhutto had his wife and children return to their home in ________, Pakistan.
(a) Mohatarma.
(b) Murree.
(c) Islamabad.
(d) Karachi.

9. The book suggests that watching her siblings helped Benazir to develop skills necessary for _______.
(a) Religious leadership.
(b) Managing money.
(c) Giving orders.
(d) Leading people.

10. Benazir acclimatized quickly to her surroundings and began to join several organizations including ________.
(a) Harvard Rowers.
(b) Harvard Intellectuals.
(c) Harvard Crimson.
(d) Harvard Assembly.

11. Benazir's father contacted the general who said that he would hold an election in ______ days and that Bhutto was under house arrest.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Ninety.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Seventy-five.

12. Benazir's father served Pakistan at the United Nations for ______ years, which often meant he did not see his daughter.
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Fifteen.

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

14. In particular, Benazir appreciated the fact that American women could decide not to ________ and have that decision supported.
(a) Work.
(b) Marry.
(c) Have children.
(d) Wear shorts.

15. To address the crop damage rumors, Benazir was directed to visit the city of ________ to show the Bhuttos cared.
(a) Murree.
(b) Kashmir.
(c) Islamabad.
(d) Lahore.

Short Answer Questions

1. The meeting of the two prime ministers happened in 1972 and was focused on who should own ________.

2. Benazir decided to travel to the city where crops were damaged accompanied by her _______.

3. Upon her release from jail, Benazir was put on a plane back home to _______, Pakistan.

4. According to the book, the _______ of Pakistan is mainly an advisory position and is elected by provincial assemblies.

5. In 1973 Benazir was able to see a meeting in the United States between her father and ________, who was then Secretary of State.

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