1. What did Party Chairman Ne Win, propose after a series of bloodshed and disturbances in 1988?
(a) He began to hold forums where citizens could voice their opinions.
(b) He proposed to arrest the instigators.
(c) He proposed that a national referendum--a one-party or a multi-party system--be held.
(d) He appointed a vice chair for representative government.

2. Why does the nationalist theme in Indian literature appear earlier than Burmese literature?
(a) Because India was colonized over a century earlier.
(b) The British were more domineering in India.
(c) The Indians had a stronger political orientation.
(d) The British had censored the Burmese press during their initial occupation.

3. According to the letter, "The Formation of a People's Committee," what is not capable of reflecting the will of the people?
(a) A government that exerts its own will.
(b) A system that has decayed.
(c) A policy based on fear.
(d) The existing one-party system.

4. For Aung San Suu Kyi, how will the forces that produce inequities be conquered?
(a) Out of a spiritual revolution.
(b) By an uprising of the people.
(c) Through non-violent resistance.
(d) Through an international tribunal.

5. "The Formation of a People's Committee" "earnestly requests" which of the following?
(a) That the authorities hold open and free elections.
(b) Adopt a free market economic system.
(c) That the authorities stop using force and release all political prisoners.
(d) The government form a multi-party legislative body.