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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. Why was the Burmese populace largely literate?
(a) Because reading was taught in the home.
(b) Because the Burmese people had attended monastery schools.
(c) Children were encouraged to get a good education so they could attend a foreign university.
(d) Because compulsory school was ordered by the Burmese ruler.

2. Which is not a Burmese ethnic group?
(a) Han.
(b) Kachin.
(c) Shan.
(d) Chin.

3. In "Belief in Burma's Future," what is Suu Kyi's conviction about the people's movement that has arisen during 1988?
(a) It is a spiritual movement.
(b) The people can no longer tolerate the restriction of free discussion and criticism.
(c) The people are promoting a two-party system.
(d) It is the people's desire to enjoy human rights.

4. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, for what offenses are political prisoners being held?
(a) For flimsy offenses.
(b) For false offenses.
(c) For valid offenses.
(d) For offenses that are a threat to the State.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, Suu Kyi stated that her aim is "to help the people...?

2. Why was the disintegration of British rule felt more in this particular region of Burma?

3. How does Aung San Suu Kyi conclude her speech that she delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989?

4. For Aung San Suu Kyi, how will the forces that produce inequities be conquered?

5. What form of literature became increasingly popular in Burma near the end of the British rule?

(see the answer key)

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