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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. When was Burma eventually granted its independence by the British?
(a) It has not granted Burma its independence.
(b) Six months after Aung San was assassinated.
(c) One year before Aung San was assassinated.
(d) Fourteen years after Aung San was assassinated.

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

3. Who influenced the Burmese in terms of philosophy?
(a) The Persians.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Chinese.

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. What group did Aung San form in 1942?
(a) The Burma Democratic League (BDL).
(b) The Burma Improvement Association (BIA).
(c) The Burma Independence Army (BIA).
(d) The Burma Independence Front.(BIF).

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the Freedom Bloc?

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

4. When does law and order gain intrinsic value?

5. Suu Kyi writes that Aung San was NOT...

(see the answer key)

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