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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Part of the political opposition Bhutto faced included accusing her husband of ________.
(a) Receiving special favors.
(b) Taking lavish trips.
(c) Cheatng on her.
(d) Embezzlement.

4. Bhutto made an agreement with _______ to build a nuclear power plant.
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Iran.
(c) China.
(d) India.

5. Benazir's sister _______ was scheduled to be married on September 8th, 1981. Benazir received permission to go to the wedding.
(a) Nusrat.
(b) Mohatarma.
(c) Shah.
(d) Sanam.

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

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) Iraqi.
(c) Iranian.
(d) Chinese.

8. 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.

9. Although not a traditional Pakistani, Bhutto decided ________.
(a) To only speak Sindhi.
(b) To speak only in Urdu.
(c) To have an arranged marriage.
(d) To only practice Islam.

10. _______ put pressure on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee until they received information on the actual conditions of the prisoners from Pakistan's foreign minister.
(a) Galbraith.
(b) Rehana.
(c) Bhutto.
(d) Reagan.

11. The _______ helped Benazir plan her trip back home, despite threats from fellow Pakistanis.
(a) PPP.
(b) NPA.
(c) MIP.
(d) MRD.

12. Bhutto's marriage bypassed several Muslim customs including ________.
(a) Taking the husband's name.
(b) Keeping her mother's name.
(c) Keeping her father's name.
(d) Taking her mother's name.

13. On December 11, 1981, Benazir was again taken to a different location this time the city of ________.
(a) Murree.
(b) Larkana.
(c) Islamabad,
(d) Karachi.

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

15. The book was written ______ months after Benazir's election as prime minister.
(a) 20.
(b) 3.
(c) 15 .
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Benazir flew into the town of ______ when she finally arrived back in Pakistan to challenge Zia.

2. During Zia's rule, women could be stoned or jailed simply for being suspected of _______.

3. At the end of May, 1988, Zia dissolved ________ and called for free elections in ninety days.

4. Bhutto's main political rival was ______ the chief minister of the Punjab province, who argued that she was an ineffective leader.

5. 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 ________.

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