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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 was Gandhi able to accomplish that Burma was unable to do?
(a) To hold rallies.
(b) To take a spiritual approach to ousting the British.
(c) To organize demonstrations.
(d) To synthesize thought and action.

2. What is the instrument of oppression in totalitarian regimes?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Law.
(d) Power.

3. Why were the Burmese people not ideal recipients of leftist literature during the 1930s?
(a) There was a strong Fascist contingent in the country during that period.
(b) The Burmese were suspicious of outsiders.
(c) There was little social exploitation and little poverty.
(d) The literacy rate dropped during the British occupation, so not everyone could read the literature.

4. Suu Kyi writes that Aung San was NOT...
(a) An attention seeker.
(b) A political idealogue.
(c) A political stuntman.
(d) A show horse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who influenced the Burmese in terms of philosophy?

2. What impact did the British occupation have on the Burmese language groups?

3. What advice does Aung San give in his inauguration speech?

4. Which is not a Burmese ethnic group?

5. When did political thinking in Burma get stalled?

(see the answer key)

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