View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Burma eventually granted its independence by the British?
(a) It has not granted Burma its independence.
(b) Six months after Aung San was assassinated.
(c) One year before Aung San was assassinated.
(d) Fourteen years after Aung San was assassinated.

2. When did the Burmese nationalism movement reach a turning point?
(a) With the onset of World War II.
(b) During the 1920s
(c) At the turn of the 20th century.
(d) During the Cold War.

3. The passage written in 1908 negatively compares the Burmese to the following nationalities EXCEPT?
(a) The Chinaman.
(b) The Siamese.
(c) The European.
(d) Indian.

4. Who holds the burden of upholding justice and common decency where no rule of law prevails?
(a) The people.
(b) The military.
(c) The religious orders.
(d) The police.

5. Who were the leaders of the party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) Students.
(b) Farmers.
(c) The Japanese
(d) Military generals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does hope return in Burma?

2. Who was the first group of people to settle in Burma?

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what corrupts individuals?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 317 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample