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

2. 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 there is a compelling need for a closer relationship between politics and ethics at both the national and international levels."
(d) "To prove that the quintessential revolution is that of the spirit."

3. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, when was the occasion to address human rights violations to occur?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) The following day.
(d) Three months.

4. What does not allow fear to dictate behavior?
(a) Courage.
(b) Power.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Morality

5. According to his daughter, what would have been abhorrent to Aung San?
(a) Violence and immoral acts.
(b) Greed and ill will.
(c) Ignorance and disinterest.
(d) Deceit and political guile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened after Suu Kyi submitted her papers to stand for election in May 1990?

2. What was the second reason why Suu Kyi submitted her papers for candidacy for the election in May 1990?

3. In her undated letter to the United Nations, what is Suu Kyi's hope for the United Nation's role in Burma?

4. In Suu Kyi's letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989, what do the Burmese people deserve?

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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