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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does hope return in Burma?
(a) Because "the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity."
(b) Because "fear is not the natural state of civilized man."
(c) Because "peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation."
(d) Because "human beings the world over need freedom and security."

2. What group did Aung San form in 1942?
(a) The Burma Independence Front.(BIF).
(b) The Burma Improvement Association (BIA).
(c) The Burma Democratic League (BDL).
(d) The Burma Independence Army (BIA).

3. According to Suu Kyi, What was Gandhi able to accomplish that Burma was unable to do?
(a) To take a spiritual approach to ousting the British.
(b) To hold rallies.
(c) To synthesize thought and action.
(d) To organize demonstrations.

4. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, what does Suu Kyi reiterate about what her father said about the army?
(a) The army should keep out of politics.
(b) The army leader and the government leader should be two different people.
(c) The army should restore order.
(d) The army leaders should have good government practices.

5. What is the political party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) The Unity and Development Party (UDP)
(b) Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP)
(c) The Kuki Students Democratic Front (KSDF)
(d) National League for Democracy (NLD)

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Suu Kyi conclude her first letter to Amnesty International?

2. Why does Amnesty International not come to Burma?

3. What was the purpose of the rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?

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

5. What solution does Suu Kyi propose to Amnesty International in her first letter addressed to them?

(see the answer key)

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