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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Despite the coup, Prime Minister Bhutto and the ______ remained popular to the general public.
2. The names of Benazir's siblings included all of the following except ______.
3. In 1988, at the young age of ________ Bhutto was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.
4. Benazir's father held elections in ________ instead of August so that he could get to work on his campaign to secure rights in the foreign and civil service.
5. According to the book, Benazir's mother refused to wear the Islamic _______, a veil that covers up women's faces.
Short Essay Questions
1. East Pakistan became a new country shortly after Ali Bhutto's trip to the UN. What is the name of the new country and what were the circumstances which led to it being a new country?
2. What was strange about the final sentence that was carried out for Ali Bhutto?
3. What was one of the ways that General Zia limited the freedom of the press in an effort to draw attention away from the Bhuttos?
4. After completing three years at Oxford with her degrees, Benazir's father insisted she go for more study. How many years of additional study did Benazir complete and which topics did she study?
5. What did the Pakistani newspapers accuse Benazir's brothers of?
6. Benazir was eventually accepted to Harvard although the administrators were worried about her. What family was responsible for helping Benazir and how did they help?
7. What was the result of Ali Bhutto's trip to the Untied Nations during the war in 1965?
8. 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.
9. 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?
10. List and describe the languages that Benazir was required to learn as part of her education.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Benazir was put into jail as a political prisoner. In your country are there beliefs that could put you in jail if you proclaimed them loudly enough? Why or why not? Would you be willing to go to jail for the chance to express your beliefs?
Essay Topic 2
Benazir faced several challenges both personally and professionally due to her Muslim heritage. What might have been different for her after 9/11? What would have been the same?
Essay Topic 3
Provide some of the historical details about the relationship between Pakistan, India, and Britain.
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