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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. Which is not a Burmese ethnic group?
(a) Han.
(b) Chin.
(c) Shan.
(d) Kachin.

2. Which is worst out of the four types of corruption?
(a) Fear.
(b) Greed.
(c) Desire.
(d) Ill will.

3. What was Burma's main export?
(a) Spices.
(b) Gem stones.
(c) Timber.
(d) Rice.

4. According to Aung San, why did he encourage the Japanese invasion?
(a) Because "our people are reeling and suffering unprecedentedly."
(b) Because "already one seems to hear the distant rumblings of another war"
(c) Because "we cannot bank our hopes on possibilities."
(d) Because of "our naive blunders and petit-bourgeois timidity.'"

5. Why were the Burmese people not ideal recipients of leftist literature during the 1930s?
(a) The Burmese were suspicious of outsiders.
(b) There was little social exploitation and little poverty.
(c) There was a strong Fascist contingent in the country during that period.
(d) The literacy rate dropped during the British occupation, so not everyone could read the literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Aung San Suu Kyi, how will the forces that produce inequities be conquered?

2. What event brought Aung San's name into prominence in the Burmese nationalism movement?

3. Where did the nationalism movement in Burma get its roots?

4. What was the Burmese peoples' general attitude toward the British?

5. What impact did the British occupation have on the Burmese language groups?

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