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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. What event brought Aung San's name into prominence in the Burmese nationalism movement?
(a) The strike of 1936.
(b) The Independence Movement of 1940.
(c) The boycott of 1934.
(d) The resistance of 1938.

2. What was a common theme in Burmese literature near the end of the British rule?
(a) The struggle for independence.
(b) The Victorian way of life.
(c) Socialist realism.
(d) Egalitarianism.

3. What was one of Aung San's fantasies as a child?
(a) He could ride a magic carpet to anywhere in the world.
(b) A monster would scare the British out of Burma.
(c) He would become ruler of Burma.
(d) He would use magic to expel the British from Burma.

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

5. What is the instrument of oppression in totalitarian regimes?
(a) Law.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Power.
(d) Corruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first group of people to settle in Burma?

2. When did the Burmese nationalism movement reach a turning point?

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what was spontaneous?

4. How did Aung San want to achieve nationalism?

5. Why were the Burmese people not ideal recipients of leftist literature during the 1930s?

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