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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 7.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove?
(a) "To prove It is the cumulative effect on their sustained effort and steady endurance which will change a nation."
(b) "To prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature."
(c) "To prove that the quintessential revolution is that of the spirit."
(d) "To prove that there is a compelling need for a closer relationship between politics and ethics at both the national and international levels."
2. How did the British attempt to pacify the Burmese people during their rule?
(a) Through intermarriage.
(b) By turing their backs on the corruption of local Burmese administrators.
(c) By emphasizing differences among the ethnic groups.
(d) By imposing curfews.
3. What was the Burmese approach to life during British occupation?
(a) The Burmese developed a network of large towns.
(b) The Burmese wanted to industrialize and urbanize.
(c) The Burmese continued their village way of life.
(d) The Burmese developed a feudal system.
4. What is the political party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP)
(b) National League for Democracy (NLD)
(c) The Unity and Development Party (UDP)
(d) The Kuki Students Democratic Front (KSDF)
5. Why was the Burmese populace largely literate?
(a) Because the Burmese people had attended monastery schools.
(b) Children were encouraged to get a good education so they could attend a foreign university.
(c) Because compulsory school was ordered by the Burmese ruler.
(d) Because reading was taught in the home.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did the nationalism movement in Burma get its roots?
2. What group was at the core of the Burma Independence Army (BIA)?
3. What political party swept the elections in Burma in 1947?
4. For Aung San Suu Kyi, how will the forces that produce inequities be conquered?
5. According to Suu Kyi, What was Gandhi able to accomplish that Burma was unable to do?
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