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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1980, Ronald Reagan defeated _______ to become the next president of the United States.
(a) Walter Mondale.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Geraldine Ferraro.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

2. Bhutto told her mother-in-law that _______ would be the center of her universe.
(a) Her family.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her children.
(d) Commitment to freedom.

3. When the polls closed in November, the PPP had won several victories. One of them involved winning 92 seats in _________.
(a) The Congress.
(b) The National Assembly.
(c) The Regional Assembly.
(d) The Senate.

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

5. After Benazir's mother left for treatment, Benazir was placed under house arrest in _______ for another 14 months.
(a) Islamabad.
(b) Karachi.
(c) Larkana.
(d) Murree.

6. _______ had been lifted by Zia in Pakistan, but Benazir did not trust him and continued to work for the restoration of democracy.
(a) Socialism.
(b) Common Law.
(c) Communism.
(d) Martial Law.

7. Benazir was eventually allowed to go to _______ in Europe for medical attention.
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

8. Zia used his influence to enforce extreme tenets of _______ to support his policies.
(a) Islam.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Sikh.

9. Bhutto also had to deal with a national illiteracy rate of _______ made more problematic by Muslim men and religious leaders' opposition to education for women.
(a) 40%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 74%.

10. During a vacation to France, Benazir was reunited with her brother Shah and met his daughter _______.
(a) Urdu.
(b) Sassi.
(c) Zia.
(d) Rehana.

11. Bhutto's main political rival was ______ the chief minister of the Punjab province, who argued that she was an ineffective leader.
(a) Ghulam Ishaq Khan.
(b) Asif Zardari.
(c) Nawaz Sharif.
(d) General Zia.

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

13. According to the book, Pakistan's relationship with ________ was strained while the Soviets occupied it.
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) India.
(c) Kazakhstan.
(d) Turkmenistan.

14. Benazir's brother Mir now lived in Switzerland and had a daughter named ______.
(a) Rehana.
(b) Fathi.
(c) Nusrat.
(d) Zia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Benazir wrote to the ________ while she was under house arrest in Karachi to encourage them to continue resisting the military.

2. Benazir wanted to stay with her family in Geneva, but she had to go to ______ for medical treatment.

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

4. The Brigadier General would not allow _______ to receive appropriate medical attention for her illness.

5. Benazir ended up needing ________ to recover from her illness and it took some nine months to recover.

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