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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Due to tensions that arose after the death of Shah, Mir and his wife _______ separated.
(a) Rehana.
(b) Fauzia.
(c) Sassi.
(d) Sanam.

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

4. 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.

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

6. Zia held a referendum on whether or not to hold an election. He told voters that if they voted for the election they were voting against _______.
(a) Islam.
(b) The Brigadier General.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Bhutto.

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

8. During Zia's rule, women could be stoned or jailed simply for being suspected of _______.
(a) Infidelity.
(b) Enjoying sex.
(c) Swearing.
(d) Stealing.

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

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

11. Bhutto declined to act in revenge towards the current leadership in Pakistan and the crowd shouted _______.
(a) Zia must hang.
(b) Zia must be banished.
(c) Zia must die.
(d) Zia must go.

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

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

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

15. After her sister's wedding, Benazir wrote a letter to _______, who had tried to see her on the order of the U.S. Government.
(a) Bhutto.
(b) Zia.
(c) Galbraith.
(d) Reagan.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ won the general election in March although it was a low turnout.

2. 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 ________.

3. In order to stay away from her enemies, Bhutto made _______ separate plans for every trip that she made.

4. People believed that all of the following except ________, were possible explanations for the crash.

5. _______ put pressure on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee until they received information on the actual conditions of the prisoners from Pakistan's foreign minister.

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