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

2. 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) 40%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 74%.

3. 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-Lahore.
(b) Minas Tirith.
(c) Minar-i-Pakistan.
(d) Minar-i-Islam.

4. Bhutto claims in the afterword that she wanted a _______ Pakistan committed to equality under the law.
(a) Communist.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Islamic.
(d) Sharia.

5. Benazir was eventually moved to the Karachi Central jail and she survived by _______ constantly.
(a) Eating.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Sweating.
(d) Praying.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _______ helped Benazir plan her trip back home, despite threats from fellow Pakistanis.

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

3. After Benazir left Pakistan she met her mother and ______ in the airport in Geneva.

4. Although not a traditional Pakistani, Bhutto decided ________.

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 ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was General Zia's response to the international pressure that Bhutto was generating?

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

4. How did Benazir plan to expose the brutal mistreatment of political prisoners in Pakistan?

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

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

7. What kind of marriage did Benazir end up having? Why did she choose this way?

8. Why was Benazir's election to the post of Prime Minister exceptional?

9. After being released from solitary confinement in Karachi, how did Bhutto attempt to thwart assassination attempts?

10. Who were Benazir's two main rivals in how she was running the country?

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