View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who formed a new government after Aung San was assassinated?
(a) U Nu.
(b) Maung Aye.
(c) San Yu.
(d) Aung San Suu Kyi.

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

3. Which of Aung San's relatives led one of the first groups resist the British occupation?
(a) His Father, Aung Thein.
(b) His Uncle, U Min Yaung.
(c) His Grandfather, Saw Lwin.
(d) His Brother, Ba Gyan.

4. In terms of outsiders, who represented a bigger change than the British?
(a) The Indians and Chinese.
(b) The Portuguese and the Dutch.
(c) The Japanese and the Koreans.
(d) The Americans and the Canadians.

5. When was Aung San assassinated?
(a) When Aung San Suu Kyi was two years old.
(b) When Aung San Suu Kyi was sixteen years old.
(c) When Aung San Suu Kyi was ten years old.
(d) Before Aung San Suu Kyi was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Burma Independence Army (BIA) formed?

2. What is the political party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?

3. What war brought Burma under British rule?

4. What was the Freedom Bloc?

5. Where was the disintegrating effect of the British rule first felt in Burma?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 253 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample