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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, the dictatorship in Pakistan had lasted for _______ years.
(a) 3.
(b) 20.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

2. Bhutto escaped from the celebration ________ but was eventually caught and imprisoned in Karachi.
(a) On a bike.
(b) In a cab.
(c) On foot.
(d) In a friend's car.

3. On December 1, 1988, Bhutto was made __________ of Pakistan.
(a) Imam.
(b) President.
(c) Prime Minister.
(d) Shah.

4. The constitution of 1973 in Pakistan made it legal for _______ to run for high office.
(a) Muslims.
(b) Women.
(c) People of color.
(d) Christians.

5. According to the book, the MRD stands for ________.
(a) Movement to Restore Democracy.
(b) Movement for the Restoration of Defense.
(c) Monetary Reserve Deficit.
(d) Militia for the Return of Democracy.

6. Bhutto was the first woman to lead a Muslim nation and one of the youngest heads of state in the world at the age of ________.
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Thirty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty-five.

7. During Ronald Reagan's presidency, the United States began to send money to Pakistan to prevent _______ forces from getting to the border.
(a) Soviet.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Iranian.
(d) Iraqi.

8. Zia also made all ______ political parties register with the government so he could decide which parties could participate.
(a) Seven.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

9. According to the book, Benazir's mother seemed to have ________ or lung cancer and Benazir was eventually allowed to visit her briefly.
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Influenza.
(d) AIDS.

10. People believed that all of the following except ________, were possible explanations for the crash.
(a) Tampering by the Soviets.
(b) Mechanical error.
(c) An act of God.
(d) Tampering by the Chinese.

11. Benazir's other brother ______ lived in the south of France but was not able to come visit her.
(a) Shah.
(b) Fathi.
(c) Rehana.
(d) Sanam.

12. Bhutto continued to campaign against the other candidates but was interrupted on September 21, 1988 when ________.
(a) Her husband was attacked.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) Her son was born.
(d) Her daughter was born.

13. On January 25, 1990, Bhutto gave birth to her daughter _______, meaning "full of hope" in Sindhi.
(a) Sanam.
(b) Bakhataway.
(c) Nusrat.
(d) Mohatarma.

14. Benazir's sister married Nasser Hussein by her own free will. The _______ interrupted the ceremony several times.
(a) PPP.
(b) Christians.
(c) Army.
(d) Police.

15. Bhutto was also opposed by ______, the president, who had ties to the former military regime.
(a) Asif Zardari.
(b) Ghulam Ishaq Khan.
(c) General Zia.
(d) Nawaz Sharif.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, Pakistan's relationship with ________ was strained while the Soviets occupied it.

2. After Benazir's mother left for treatment, Benazir was placed under house arrest in _______ for another 14 months.

3. As Bhutto spoke at the monument that her father built, the crowd tripled in size. She promised to make every sacrifice to protect _______.

4. Bhutto's sister _______ suggested that Zia did this because Bhutto's first child would be due and he expected her not to campaign.

5. Part of the political opposition Bhutto faced included accusing her husband of ________.

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