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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. What organization is holding the event that Suu Kyi wants people to act upon her request?
(a) The International Court of Justice.
(b) The Burmese Tribunal.
(c) The United Nations General Assembly.
(d) The Burmese Government.

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

3. What group was at the core of the Burma Independence Army (BIA)?
(a) The Thirty Comrades.
(b) The Twelve Angry Men.
(c) The Rangoon Seven.
(d) The Gang of Four.

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

5. What political party swept the elections in Burma in 1947?
(a) Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL).
(b) Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA).
(c) Democratic Party for a New Society (DPFNS).
(d) National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB).

Short Answer Questions

1. The passage written in 1908 negatively compares the Burmese to the following nationalities EXCEPT?

2. When did the Burmese nationalism movement reach a turning point?

3. Although the Burmese government refused to acknowledge the document, "The Formation of a People's Committee," the government did which of the following?

4. In "Belief in Burma's Future," what is Suu Kyi's conviction about the people's movement that has arisen during 1988?

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

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