1. According to Aung San, why did he encourage the Japanese invasion?
(a) Because "already one seems to hear the distant rumblings of another war"
(b) Because "we cannot bank our hopes on possibilities."
(c) Because "our people are reeling and suffering unprecedentedly."
(d) Because of "our naive blunders and petit-bourgeois timidity.'"

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

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove?
(a) "To prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature."
(b) "To prove that the quintessential revolution is that of the spirit."
(c) "To prove that there is a compelling need for a closer relationship between politics and ethics at both the national and international levels."
(d) "To prove It is the cumulative effect on their sustained effort and steady endurance which will change a nation."

4. When did political thinking in Burma get stalled?
(a) During the Cold War.
(b) By World War II.
(c) In 1962.
(d) By World War I.

5. According to his daughter, what would have been abhorrent to Aung San?
(a) Deceit and political guile.
(b) Ignorance and disinterest.
(c) Greed and ill will.
(d) Violence and immoral acts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, Suu Kyi explains what she means by Burma's need for a second struggle for independence, which is:

2. Which of Aung San's relatives led one of the first groups resist the British occupation?

3. Who were the leaders of the party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?

4. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what are the Burmese people eager to study?

5. Where was the disintegrating effect of the British rule first felt in Burma?

(see the answer key)

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