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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. Why does Amnesty International not come to Burma?
(a) The members are not granted a visa.
(b) There is not enough evidence to warrant a visit.
(c) They have gathered enough evidence of human rights violations so a visit is unnecessary.
(d) Because of the military oppression.

2. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, would the life expectancy be of the Burmese people in a democracy?
(a) Seventy years.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Seventy-five years.
(d) Eighty years.

3. Suu Kyi states in her speech at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988 that people should so which of the following?
(a) Create a solidarity to "resist the tyrrany."
(b) Strive forward together using "disciplined and peaceful means."
(c) Be courageous and "weather the storms of change."
(d) To stage nationwide peaceful demonstrations to "draw attention to the unrest among the people."

4. What was different about the human rights violation than previous circumstances that Suu Kyi cites in her second letter to Amnesty International?
(a) That a person inside of the regime is speaking against these practices.
(b) That the incidences are increasing.
(c) That is involves children.
(d) That it is occuring in broad daylight.

5. What happens to Suu Kyi's two letters addressed to Amnesty International?
(a) They are received by Amnesty International.
(b) They are intercepted by the military regime.
(c) They are copied and forwarded to Suu Kyi's family.
(d) They are printed in the New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the four types of corruption identified by Aung San Suu Kyi?

2. What does not allow fear to dictate behavior?

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

4. What was the purpose of the rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?

5. According to Suu Kyi in her speech on December 3, 1988, for what do the people of Burma have a responsibility?

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