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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Bhutto spoke at the monument that her father built, the crowd tripled in size. She promised to make every sacrifice to protect _______.
(a) A free republic.
(b) Militancy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Democracy.

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

4. The U.S. president became angry at the mention of political prisoners and stated that ________ was living under great conditions.
(a) Benazir.
(b) Mir.
(c) Sanam.
(d) Shah.

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

6. In response to Benazir's actions to organize Pakistanis, the Brigadier General killed some prisoners, causing Benazir to appeal to _____ the assistant secretary of state for human rights.
(a) John Kenneth Galbraith.
(b) Peter Galbraith.
(c) Elliot Abrams.
(d) Nasser Hussein.

7. In order to improve trade and foreign relations, Pakistan joined the ______ Commonwealth.
(a) European.
(b) German.,
(c) British.
(d) American.

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

9. In order to combat the drug problem, Bhutto encouraged farmers of ______ to grow new crops.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Poppy seeds.
(c) Hemp.
(d) Cocaine.

10. Drug trafficking was a major problem for Bhutto's new democracy. At that time nearly ________ Pakastanis were thought to be heroin addicts.
(a) 700,000.
(b) 1,000,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 250,000.

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

12. After her release from prison in September there were many attempts _________.
(a) To send her back to Europe.
(b) To convert her to Christianity.
(c) To abduct her.
(d) To assassinate her.

13. For Bhutto, Pakistan was a land of great promise and reached out its _______ in hope.
(a) Hands.
(b) Heart.
(c) Arms.
(d) Feet.

14. Shortly after her arrival back in Pakistan, Benazir was pushed towards the _______ which her father had built to symbolize Pakistan's birth.
(a) Minas Tirith.
(b) Minar-i-Islam.
(c) Minar-i-Lahore.
(d) Minar-i-Pakistan.

15. 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) Nawaz Sharif.
(c) Asif Zardari.
(d) General Zia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the summer of 1987 Bhutto announced her plans to _______ and Zia subsequently held elections early.

2. After her sister's wedding, Benazir wrote a letter to _______, who had tried to see her on the order of the U.S. Government.

3. _______ had been lifted by Zia in Pakistan, but Benazir did not trust him and continued to work for the restoration of democracy.

4. 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.

5. Zia also made all ______ political parties register with the government so he could decide which parties could participate.

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