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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. Which is worst out of the four types of corruption?
(a) Desire.
(b) Fear.
(c) Greed.
(d) Ill will.

2. Why was the Burmese populace largely literate?
(a) Children were encouraged to get a good education so they could attend a foreign university.
(b) Because the Burmese people had attended monastery schools.
(c) Because compulsory school was ordered by the Burmese ruler.
(d) Because reading was taught in the home.

3. Suu Kyi writes that Aung San was NOT...
(a) An attention seeker.
(b) A show horse.
(c) A political stuntman.
(d) A political idealogue.

4. What was Burma's main export?
(a) Spices.
(b) Gem stones.
(c) Timber.
(d) Rice.

5. Why were the Burmese people not ideal recipients of leftist literature during the 1930s?
(a) The literacy rate dropped during the British occupation, so not everyone could read the literature.
(b) There was a strong Fascist contingent in the country during that period.
(c) There was little social exploitation and little poverty.
(d) The Burmese were suspicious of outsiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group became the voice for Burmese nationalism?

2. What group was at the core of the Burma Independence Army (BIA)?

3. What was the Burmese peoples' general attitude toward the British?

4. Why does hope return in Burma?

5. According to Suu Kyi, What was Gandhi able to accomplish that Burma was unable to do?

(see the answer key)

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