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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 was the purpose of the rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?
(a) To galvanize the people for the commencement of a battle for a democratic government.
(b) To draw world attention to the collective will of the Burmese people.
(c) To communicate with Suu Kyi's supporters.
(d) To demonstrate that citizens should be able to peacefully assemble.

2. Where did the nationalism movement in Burma get its roots?
(a) In the villages.
(b) By expatriates in Bangkok
(c) At the university.
(d) In Rangoon.

3. What did the Nobel Peace Prize committee commend Aung San Suu Kyi for?
(a) Her work reconciling Burma's ethnic groups.
(b) Her popularity among the people of Burma as a political leader.
(c) Her perserverance.
(d) Her personal sacrifice.

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

5. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, what does she consider a "legitimate concern" for the international community?
(a) The previous weeks' wanton slaughter of unarmed citizens.
(b) The decades of oppression and human rights violations.
(c) The power is not being transferred to the government elected by the people.
(d) The imprisonment of Burmese leader Bo Tayza.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was one of the reasons why Suu Kyi submitted her papers for candidacy for the election in May 1990?

3. In her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what are Suu Kyi's observations about the Burmese people?

4. What did the Nobel Peace Prize committee conclude about Aung San Suu Kyi?

5. How did British colonization occur in Burma?

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