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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 thought it was his time to bask in the spotlight.
(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 had worked hard for the advancement of the Burmese people.

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

3. In spite what conditions was Aung San Suu Kyi submitting her papers to stand for election in May 1990?
(a) No hopes of winning the election.
(b) She had contracted tuberculosis.
(c) She did not fit the basic qualifications for holding office.
(d) She had been detained for her political opinion.

4. In her undated letter to the United Nations, Suu Kyi distinguishes between
(a) The tyrrany of an oppressive regime and the will of the people.
(b) Rule of law and law and order.
(c) A single party political system and a multi-party political system.
(d) Human rights and political rights.

5. How did the Burmese initially view the Japanese?
(a) As spies for the British.
(b) As liberators.
(c) As oppressors.
(d) As allies.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, would the life expectancy be of the Burmese people in a democracy?

2. People who have suffered from a bad government should be preoccupied with......?

3. When did political thinking in Burma become increasingly organized?

4. 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?

5. "The Formation of a People's Committee" "earnestly requests" which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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