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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, Benazir's father taught her ________, which became a major part of her education.
(a) History.
(b) Diplomacy.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Economics.

2. The meeting of the two prime ministers happened in 1972 and was focused on who should own ________.
(a) Murree.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Kashmir.

3. 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) Henry Kissenger.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) George Schultz.

4. 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.
(a) Mercantile.
(b) Business.
(c) Politics.
(d) Farm.

5. Benazir's father called the great economist ________ who was an economics professor at Harvard, and asked him to intervene.
(a) John Adams Galbraith.
(b) Anne Fadiman.
(c) John Kenneth Galbraith.
(d) Peter Galbraith.

6. The book states that Benazir delivered her first speech in the society on the need to impeach _______.
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Indira Ghandi.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

7. In the fall of 1973, Benazir arrived at her new school in _______, and she struggled the first few months.
(a) France.
(b) India.
(c) England.
(d) The United States.

8. When the two opposing political parties joined in an effort to defeat the brigadier general, they formed a third party known as _______.
(a) POW.
(b) PPP.
(c) PNA.
(d) MRD.

9. Benazir's real name was ________. She was called Benazir by her father which meant "without equal".
(a) Sanam.
(b) Mohatarma.
(c) Mohatma.
(d) Nusrat.

10. 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) Murree.
(b) Karachi.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Rawalpindi.

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

12. In 1988, at the young age of ________ Bhutto was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Thirty-five.
(d) Thirty.

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

14. In school Benazir was taught all of the following languages, including the national language of Pakistan except _______.
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Urdu.
(c) Persian.
(d) Sindhi.

15. Benazir graduated from Oxford after ________ years of study. However her father wanted her to continue her studies.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. After prime minister Bhutto was hanged, Nusrat began the traditional ________ months of mourning.

2. The Pakistani newspapers accused Mir and Shah of running a secret organization know as ________.

3. Benazir studied diplomacy and _______ at Oxford in 1976 at the insistence of her father.

4. On March 7, 1981, the brigadier general arrested ______ and six thousand MRD supporters.

5. The book suggests that watching her siblings helped Benazir to develop skills necessary for _______.

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