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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, _________ is the capital of Pakistan and has been since 1959.
(a) Nusrat.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Murree.
(d) Karachi.

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

3. According to the book, Muslim men may have up to four wives. Benazir's mother was the ______ wife.
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Second.
(d) Third.

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

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

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

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

8. Benazir's intelligence and enthusiasm led her tutors to think that she might become an ambassador's assistant to the ________.
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) League of Nations.
(c) President.
(d) United Nations.

9. Benazir took part in demonstrations against the war in Vietnam and was also attracted to the _______ movement in the United States.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Republican.
(c) Liberationist.
(d) Feminist.

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

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) Ninety.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Thirty.

12. She felt that her new surroundings were less _______ than the United States and the accommodations were more modest.
(a) Friendly.
(b) Terse.
(c) Severe.
(d) Tense.

13. The Pakistani newspapers accused Mir and Shah of running a secret organization know as ________.
(a) Al-Qaeda.
(b) Al-Zulkifar.
(c) Al-Karachi.
(d) Al-Ziakir.

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

15. During Benazir's ________ year at college, her father held a free election and was elected prime minister.
(a) Freshman.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Senior.
(d) Junior.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, administrators at Radcliffe worried about Benazir's _______ and the fact that she had led a sheltered life as an upper class Muslim.

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

3. 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.

4. In 1988, at the young age of ________ Bhutto was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.

5. The administrators at Radcliffe believed that ______ American society might be too shocking for Benazir.

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