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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the disintegration of British rule felt more in this particular region of Burma?
(a) There was a higher population density.
(b) Because it was the center of British rule.
(c) Because it was too remote.
(d) Because the people in that region had overthrown outside rule in its past.

2. Who were the leaders of the party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) Farmers.
(b) The Japanese
(c) Military generals.
(d) Students.

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

4. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, what does she state as her vision for her role in Burma?
(a) She will hand the reigns of the leadership over to the party chairman.
(b) She will look for ways in which she can be most of service.
(c) She wants to become a leader as great as her father.
(d) She will lead from behind the scenes.

5. What was a common theme in Burmese literature near the end of the British rule?
(a) The struggle for independence.
(b) The Victorian way of life.
(c) Socialist realism.
(d) Egalitarianism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Burmese people not ideal recipients of leftist literature during the 1930s?

2. What is the political party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?

3. What is the main river in Burma?

4. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, Suu Kyi stated that her aim is "to help the people...?

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

(see the answer key)

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