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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The constitution of 1973 in Pakistan made it legal for _______ to run for high office.
(a) Women.
(b) Christians.
(c) People of color.
(d) Muslims.

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

5. 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) 65%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 74%.
(d) 35%.

6. Benazir also spoke to the _______ Endowment for International peace in 1984 as part of her campaign.
(a) Carnegie.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Mellon.
(d) Rockerfeller.

7. Benazir provided information on the treatment of political prisoners in Pakistan to ________.
(a) The American Red Cross.
(b) Amnesty International.
(c) Unicef.
(d) The United Nations.

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

9. Zia also passed strict laws declaring ________ or Islamic law, the supreme law of the land.
(a) Bilawal.
(b) Shariah.
(c) Sharif.
(d) Zardari.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1980, Ronald Reagan defeated _______ to become the next president of the United States.

2. According to the book, when Benazir arrived in Pakistan, ________ people were waiting for her.

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

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

5. In order to combat the drug problem, Bhutto encouraged farmers of ______ to grow new crops.

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