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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the disintegration of British rule felt more in this particular region of Burma?
(a) Because the people in that region had overthrown outside rule in its past.
(b) Because it was too remote.
(c) Because it was the center of British rule.
(d) There was a higher population density.

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

3. Who was the first group of people to settle in Burma?
(a) The Pagans.
(b) The Aryans.
(c) The Mons.
(d) The Moguls.

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

5. What was the Freedom Bloc?
(a) A political party.
(b) A junta.
(c) A section of Burma free from British rule.
(d) A workers' union.

Short Answer Questions

1. Suu Kyi states in her speech Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988 that she is not beholden to any politician so that...

2. Under what condition did Aung San vow he would resign his position as the leader of Burma?

3. People who have suffered from a bad government should be preoccupied with......?

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

5. How did Aung San want to achieve nationalism?

(see the answer key)

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