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

Multiple Choice 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.
(a) Karachi.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Murree.
(d) Rawalpindi.

2. Leaving Pakistan was difficult for Benazir, so her ______ came to be with her in America and help her settle in.
(a) Sister.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Brother.

3. According to the book there was a rumor that Prime Minister Bhutto was responsible for ________ that damaged crops.
(a) Summer droughts.
(b) Summer earthquakes.
(c) Summer winds.
(d) Summer rains.

4. During the meeting at the United Nations, Benazir's father asked her to meet him in ________ and watch Security Council disputes.
(a) Munich.
(b) New York.
(c) Prague.
(d) Versailles.

5. Pakistan used to be a part of ______ until August 14th, 1947 when that country gained independence from Britain.
(a) Iran.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Iraq.
(d) India.

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

7. The names of Benazir's siblings included all of the following except ______.
(a) Mir.
(b) Sanam.
(c) Mohatarma.
(d) Shah.

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

9. Benazir's father was angry when the Security Council _________ in response to his pleas.
(a) Ordered on attack on Iraq.
(b) Ordered economic sanctions on India and Pakistan.
(c) Made no response.
(d) Ordered an attack on India.

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

11. Benazir had to stop her political activism at one point due to a serious _______.
(a) Operation.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Eye infection.
(d) Ear infection.

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

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

14. There was some concern after the election that Benazir and her father ______ were in physical danger.
(a) Shah.
(b) Ali.
(c) Mir.
(d) Nusrat.

15. Benazir was placed in a private ______ school in which she learned several languages including English.
(a) Muslim.
(b) Christian.
(c) Sikh.
(d) Hebrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Benazir's real name was ________. She was called Benazir by her father which meant "without equal".

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

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

4. In 1977, Benazir was the first _______ or non-British person elected president of the Oxford Society to which she belonged.

5. According to the book, Muslim men may have up to four wives. Benazir's mother was the ______ wife.

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