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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?
(a) He had worked hard for the advancement of the Burmese people.
(b) He had not earned himself a place in the history of Burma.
(c) He vehemently rejected all of the attention placed on him.
(d) He thought it was his time to bask in the spotlight.

2. In her letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989, what was the result of the difficulties that Suu Kyi encountered?
(a) Somone countermanded the order at the last minute.
(b) The United Nation was investigating the alleged charges of human rights violations.
(c) She heard a rumor that the Burmese government would have a dialogue.
(d) She was allowed visitors.

3. What was the Burmese approach to life during British occupation?
(a) The Burmese wanted to industrialize and urbanize.
(b) The Burmese developed a network of large towns.
(c) The Burmese continued their village way of life.
(d) The Burmese developed a feudal system.

4. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, what is the life expectancy of someone in a dictatorship?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Seventy years.
(d) Seventy-five years.

5. Why does hope return in Burma?
(a) Because "peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation."
(b) Because "the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity."
(c) Because "fear is not the natural state of civilized man."
(d) Because "human beings the world over need freedom and security."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Party Chairman Ne Win, propose after a series of bloodshed and disturbances in 1988?

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

3. In her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what does Suu Kyi stress to the ethnic groups in Burma?

4. When did political thinking in Burma get stalled?

5. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that the policy of the NLD is to

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