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

2. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what was spontaneous?
(a) The response to notions like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happpiness."
(b) The response to notions like "due process, a two-party system, and security"
(c) The response to notions like "representative government, human rights, and the rule of law."
(d) The response to notions like "right to work, food, and education."

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

4. What group did Aung San form in 1942?
(a) The Burma Democratic League (BDL).
(b) The Burma Independence Front.(BIF).
(c) The Burma Improvement Association (BIA).
(d) The Burma Independence Army (BIA).

5. How did British colonization occur in Burma?
(a) After a five-year war.
(b) Gradually over 200 years.
(c) In three clear-cut phases.
(d) Abruptly, in a few months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, how did Suu Kyi describe the situation in Burma?

3. At the end of Suu Kyi's speech at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988, she restates their common goal, which is

4. In "Belief in Burma's Future," what is Suu Kyi's fear about the army in Burma?

5. When did political thinking in Burma get stalled?

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