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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. Eventually, Benazir's mother was allowed to leave for _______ and Switzerland for medical treatment.
(a) East Germany.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) West Germany.
(d) France.

2. The book was written ______ months after Benazir's election as prime minister.
(a) 20.
(b) 3.
(c) 15 .
(d) 10.

3. 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.

4. Benazir ended up needing ________ to recover from her illness and it took some nine months to recover.
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) Rest.
(c) Medication.
(d) Surgery.

5. 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 ________.
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Thirty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Drug trafficking was a major problem for Bhutto's new democracy. At that time nearly ________ Pakastanis were thought to be heroin addicts.

2. Zia also passed strict laws declaring ________ or Islamic law, the supreme law of the land.

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

4. Bhutto's child was named _______ which meant "one without equal".

5. Shortly after her arrival back in Pakistan, Benazir was pushed towards the _______ which her father had built to symbolize Pakistan's birth.

Short Essay Questions

1. While Benazir was touring in Europe to promote the restoration of democracy a change happened in Pakistan, but Bhutto didn't trust Zia. What was the change?

2. What action did General Zia take as an attempt to oust the PPP from taking part in the election?

3. What happened in 1988 that caused General Zia to drop out of the race to be Prime Minister?

4. How did Benazir inform people of the referendum that Zia put together and encourage them to boycott?

5. What were two of the biggest social problems in Pakistan that Benazir had to face upon her election?

6. What was the location of the PPP while Benazir was recovering from her surgery out of the country?

7. What happened to interrupt the celebration of Pakistan's Independence Day in 1986?

8. Why did Benazir finally decide that the time was right to return to Pakistan in 1986?

9. To whom was Bhutto's ideals and government dedicated to?

10. During a vacation to France Benazir was reunited with her brother Shah who then died shortly after. What were the circumstances of his death?

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