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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 only _______ percent of Pakistanis voted during the referendum, partially as a result of Benazir's efforts.
(a) Ten.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

2. During the celebration, _______ arrived and used tear gas against the crowd.
(a) The communists.
(b) The guerrillas.
(c) The police.
(d) The military.

3. In November of 1989 the _______ took a vote of no confidence in Bhutto, however she survived the vote.
(a) Senate.
(b) Congress.
(c) Regional Assembly.
(d) National Assembly.

4. Benazir wanted to stay with her family in Geneva, but she had to go to ______ for medical treatment.
(a) Stockholm.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

5. Bhutto believed that the Pakistani people owed it to ______ to make the necessary changes in the country to bring about freedom.
(a) Other Nations.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Children.
(d) Ancestors.

6. _______ visited Pakistan in 1982, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee challenged him with reports of abuse of political prisoners.
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Walter Mondale.

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

8. Benazir flew into the town of ______ when she finally arrived back in Pakistan to challenge Zia.
(a) Larkana.
(b) Islamanbad.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Karachi.

9. In the summer of 1987 Bhutto announced her plans to _______ and Zia subsequently held elections early.
(a) Divorce.
(b) Marry.
(c) Join the army.
(d) Run for the presidency.

10. According to the book, Bhutto planned to celebrate Pakistan's _________ on August 14th, 1986.
(a) Entrance to the United Nations.
(b) Rejection of Islam.
(c) Independence Day.
(d) Rejection of Democracy.

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

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

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

14. After Benazir left Pakistan she met her mother and ______ in the airport in Geneva.
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Father.
(c) Fathi.
(d) Sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bhutto declined to act in revenge towards the current leadership in Pakistan and the crowd shouted _______.

2. Benazir also spoke to the _______ Endowment for International peace in 1984 as part of her campaign.

3. Bhutto was also opposed by ______, the president, who had ties to the former military regime.

4. Leaders in _______ pressured Zia to hold a general election and he scheduled them for March of 1985.

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

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