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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. What war brought Burma under British rule?
(a) The Anglo-Burmese War.
(b) The Five Year War.
(c) The Perak War.
(d) The Opium War.

2. Why have others said that the Burmese are unfit to govern themselves?
(a) Because the Burmese are accustomed to being ruled by outsiders.
(b) Because the Burmese are corrupt by nature.
(c) Because democracy is an alien concept to the Burmese.
(d) Because the Burmese have historically had a village government system.

3. When did political thinking in Burma become increasingly organized?
(a) During the 1940s
(b) During the early 1900s
(c) During the 1930s.
(d) During the 1980s

4. According to Suu Kyi, what brought the crowd together at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?
(a) The "unshakable desire to strive for a multi-party democratic system"
(b) A "desire for change."
(c) A "growing discontent among the people."
(d) A "showing of solidarity against the oppressive regime of Burma."

5. What is the political party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP)
(b) The Kuki Students Democratic Front (KSDF)
(c) The Unity and Development Party (UDP)
(d) National League for Democracy (NLD)

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party swept the elections in Burma in 1947?

2. What form of literature became increasingly popular in Burma near the end of the British rule?

3. When does law and order gain intrinsic value?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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