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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 advice does Aung San give in his inauguration speech?
(a) Do not blame imperialism for their current ills.
(b) To seek a balance between passion and steadfastness.
(c) If we desire really to know the true economic and financial position in the country, it is not by superficial observations .
(d) To break down the barriers between Burmese people.

2. When was Aung San assassinated?
(a) When Aung San Suu Kyi was sixteen years old.
(b) When Aung San Suu Kyi was ten years old.
(c) When Aung San Suu Kyi was two years old.
(d) Before Aung San Suu Kyi was born.

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

4. What does not allow fear to dictate behavior?
(a) Courage.
(b) Power.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Morality

5. What landmark is in the region of Burma where the disintegration of British rule was felt?
(a) The Bay of Bengal.
(b) Mount Popa
(c) Rangoon.
(d) Mandalay

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of the rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?

2. How did the British attempt to pacify the Burmese people during their rule?

3. Why have others said that the Burmese are unfit to govern themselves?

4. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?

5. When did political thinking in Burma become increasingly organized?

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