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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 the purpose of the rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?
(a) To draw world attention to the collective will of the Burmese people.
(b) To communicate with Suu Kyi's supporters.
(c) To galvanize the people for the commencement of a battle for a democratic government.
(d) To demonstrate that citizens should be able to peacefully assemble.

2. When was Aung San assassinated?
(a) Before Aung San Suu Kyi was born.
(b) When Aung San Suu Kyi was two years old.
(c) When Aung San Suu Kyi was sixteen years old.
(d) When Aung San Suu Kyi was ten years old.

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what corrupts individuals?
(a) Money.
(b) Fear.
(c) Greed.
(d) Power.

4. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, Suu Kyi stated that her aim is "to help the people...?
(a) Find the courage to stand up for their rights.
(b) Overthrow the oppressive regime.
(c) Get on with their daily lives under the current circumstance.
(d) Attain democracy without further violence or loss of life.

5. In Suu Kyi's interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what does she describe as being poor?
(a) The health of Burma.
(b) An organization totally under the thumb of a dictator.
(c) The economic vitiality of Burma.
(d) The hope of the people of Burma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is worst out of the four types of corruption?

2. In a letter to the editor after the speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what does Aung San Suu Kyi reveal?

3. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, what occasion does she want people to act upon her request ?

4. According Suu Kyi, who is oppressing the people of Burma?

5. When was Burma eventually granted its independence by the British?

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