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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. What was the Burmese approach to life during British occupation?
(a) The Burmese continued their village way of life.
(b) The Burmese developed a feudal system.
(c) The Burmese developed a network of large towns.
(d) The Burmese wanted to industrialize and urbanize.

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

3. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, what is the life expectancy of someone in a dictatorship?
(a) Seventy years.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Seventy-five years.

4. Who influenced the Burmese in terms of philosophy?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The Persians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who holds the burden of upholding justice and common decency where no rule of law prevails?

2. What was different about the human rights violation than previous circumstances that Suu Kyi cites in her second letter to Amnesty International?

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

4. For Aung San Suu Kyi, how will the forces that produce inequities be conquered?

5. Which is worst out of the four types of corruption?

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