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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the Burmese peoples' general attitude toward the British?
(a) Generally inviting.
(b) Basically curious.
(c) Largely indifferent.
(d) Very hostile.

3. When does law and order gain intrinsic value?
(a) When law is followed by all.
(b) When law is created by men with morals and integrity.
(c) When law is enforced.
(d) When law is equated with justice and order.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The passage written in 1908 negatively compares the Burmese to the following nationalities EXCEPT?

2. In terms of outsiders, who represented a bigger change than the British?

3. In 1988 in Burma, what gave hope to the process of decline?

4. What also developed along with the western influence on Burmese language and literature?

5. What was a common theme in Burmese literature near the end of the British rule?

(see the answer key)

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