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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Brigadier General threatened to punish people by law for breaking ______ religious rules.
(a) Hindu.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Islamic.
(d) Christian.

2. Benazir decided to travel to the city where crops were damaged accompanied by her _______.
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Brother.
(c) Mother.
(d) Sister.

3. To address the crop damage rumors, Benazir was directed to visit the city of ________ to show the Bhuttos cared.
(a) Islamabad.
(b) Lahore.
(c) Kashmir.
(d) Murree.

4. Benazir studied diplomacy and _______ at Oxford in 1976 at the insistence of her father.
(a) International Politics.
(b) International Ethics.
(c) International Law.
(d) International Business.

5. Benazir took part in demonstrations against the war in Vietnam and was also attracted to the _______ movement in the United States.
(a) Republican.
(b) Liberationist.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Feminist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leaving Pakistan was difficult for Benazir, so her ______ came to be with her in America and help her settle in.

2. There was some concern after the election that Benazir and her father ______ were in physical danger.

3. The Pakistani government has ________ senators elected every six years by four provinces.

4. In her junior year at Harvard, Benazir was able to see a meeting between her father and prime minister _______ of India.

5. During the meeting at the United Nations, Benazir's father asked her to meet him in ________ and watch Security Council disputes.

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1967, Ali Bhutto organized his own political party and was subsequently put in jail. What was the name and some of the goals of the party?

2. Why did Benazir have to spend some time managing the family's land holdings?

3. Provide at least 2 of the countries the border Pakistan and describe the relationship Pakistan had with at least one of those countries.

4. Describe the advice that Ali Bhutto gave to Benazir concerning power politics.

5. What traditional practices did Benazir hold on to even as she integrated somewhat into American society?

6. List the three degrees that Benazir was working on at Oxford.

7. During Benazir's junior year, her father was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan. What is the difference between the role of the Prime Minister and the president?

8. How did Benazir occupy her time as a political prisoner in the desert cell?

9. Benazir stated in the book that her mother's marriage to Ali Bhutto was "independent of Muslim tradition". Briefly describe Muslim tradition in terms of marriage.

10. What event occurred that caused Benazir to take a break from her political activism?

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