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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to his daughter, what would have been abhorrent to Aung San?
(a) Ignorance and disinterest.
(b) Violence and immoral acts.
(c) Deceit and political guile.
(d) Greed and ill will.

2. What are Suu Kyi's comments about economic development in her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989?
(a) Having economic development is useless when basic human rights are not being provided.
(b) You need foreign investment, but the global community is currently boycotting Burma.
(c) The government cannot build a system with nothing to support it.
(d) It must be preceded by fundamental political changes.

3. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, what occasion does she want people to act upon her request ?
(a) The next meeting of the Burmese State Peace and Development Council.
(b) The trial of seven innocents.
(c) The General Debate.
(d) A visit by the director of the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights.

4. In her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what are Suu Kyi's observations about the Burmese people?
(a) They have learned to be frightened.
(b) They are a resilient group.
(c) They have a rich heritage.
(d) They will be able to easily adjust to a democratic system.

5. What political party swept the elections in Burma in 1947?
(a) Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA).
(b) National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB).
(c) Democratic Party for a New Society (DPFNS).
(d) Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL).

Short Answer Questions

1. In an interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is Suu Kyi's response to the question, "what would happen after the elections, if there were elections?"

2. In Suu Kyi's interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is her response to the question about whether she thinks the authorities will move against her?

3. What group did Aung San form in 1942?

4. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, when was the occasion to address human rights violations to occur?

5. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?

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