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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, what does Suu Kyi reiterate about what her father said about the army?
(a) The army should keep out of politics.
(b) The army should restore order.
(c) The army leader and the government leader should be two different people.
(d) The army leaders should have good government practices.

2. According to Suu Kyi in her speech on December 3, 1988, for what do the people of Burma have a responsibility?
(a) For the welfare of their country.
(b) For following the course for democracy.
(c) For monitoring their own conduct.
(d) For remaining steadfast in trying times.

3. Where is the place Suu Kyi describes in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989 located?
(a) On the Bay of Bengal.
(b) On the Irrawaddy Delta.
(c) On the Shan Plateau.
(d) In the Arakan Mountains.

4. Who have taken on their traditional role as mentors?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The British.
(c) The United Nations.
(d) The Buddhist sanha.

5. Which of Aung San's relatives led one of the first groups resist the British occupation?
(a) His Uncle, U Min Yaung.
(b) His Grandfather, Saw Lwin.
(c) His Father, Aung Thein.
(d) His Brother, Ba Gyan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Burmese peoples' general attitude toward the British?

2. Where did the nationalism movement in Burma get its roots?

3. Which country had formed a similar committee that is being proposed in "The Formation of a People's Committee"?

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

5. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, what does she state as her vision for her role in Burma?

(see the answer key)

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