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

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

3. What solution does Suu Kyi propose to Amnesty International in her first letter addressed to them?
(a) To have a massive world-wide letter writing campaign to highlight the human rights violation in Burma.
(b) To visit Burma to bear witness to the human rights violations that are occurring.
(c) To have world ministers voice their concerns about Burma.
(d) To have the United Nations Security Council intervene.

4. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?
(a) He thought it was his time to bask in the spotlight.
(b) He had not earned himself a place in the history of Burma.
(c) He had worked hard for the advancement of the Burmese people.
(d) He vehemently rejected all of the attention placed on him.

5. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, why does the NLD not seek confrontation?
(a) Because it can bring only more suffering to a populace.
(b) Because it violates their philosophy of non-violence.
(c) Because the United Nations would dismiss their cause.
(d) Because it does not have the manpower and artillery that the military has.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main river in Burma?

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

3. What did the Nobel Peace Prize committee determine about Suu Kyi when they selected her for the award?

4. What does not allow fear to dictate behavior?

5. What was different about the human rights violation than previous circumstances that Suu Kyi cites in her second letter to Amnesty International?

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