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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 was spontaneous?
(a) The response to notions like "representative government, human rights, and the rule of law."
(b) The response to notions like "due process, a two-party system, and security"
(c) The response to notions like "right to work, food, and education."
(d) The response to notions like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happpiness."

2. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what are the Burmese people eager to study?
(a) History.
(b) Modern politics.
(c) Economics.
(d) Philosophy.

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

4. How did British colonization occur in Burma?
(a) After a five-year war.
(b) Gradually over 200 years.
(c) In three clear-cut phases.
(d) Abruptly, in a few months.

5. Who was the first group of people to settle in Burma?
(a) The Aryans.
(b) The Mons.
(c) The Pagans.
(d) The Moguls.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Burmese nationalism movement reach a turning point?

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

4. How did the British attempt to pacify the Burmese people during their rule?

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

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