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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what corrupts individuals?
(a) Money.
(b) Greed.
(c) Power.
(d) Fear.

2. According to Suu Kyi, What was Gandhi able to accomplish that Burma was unable to do?
(a) To hold rallies.
(b) To synthesize thought and action.
(c) To organize demonstrations.
(d) To take a spiritual approach to ousting the British.

3. How did British colonization occur in Burma?
(a) Abruptly, in a few months.
(b) After a five-year war.
(c) In three clear-cut phases.
(d) Gradually over 200 years.

4. What impact did the British occupation have on the Burmese language groups?
(a) Very little, they remained distinct.
(b) Many of the languages became Anglified with the introduction of English words and phrases.
(c) Significant, some of the languages were lost after British occupation.
(d) Somewhat, some of the languages blended together.

5. What solution does Suu Kyi propose to Amnesty International in her first letter addressed to them?
(a) To have a massive world-wide letter writing campaign to highlight the human rights violation in Burma.
(b) To have the United Nations Security Council intervene.
(c) To visit Burma to bear witness to the human rights violations that are occurring.
(d) To have world ministers voice their concerns about Burma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Burmese people not ideal recipients of leftist literature during the 1930s?

2. How does Suu Kyi conclude her first letter to Amnesty International?

3. Why did Burma have few social problems?

4. What human rights violation does Suu Kyi cite in her second letter to Amnesty International?

5. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, what is the life expectancy of someone in a dictatorship?

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