1. What about Burmese culture enabled Aung San Suu Kyi to become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in Burma, according to Josef Silverstein?
(a) Burma is a country rooted in Buddhist principles.
(b) Burma is rooted in tradition.
(c) Burma has an egalitarian culture.
(d) The Burmese like to support the underdog.

2. What did the Nobel Peace Prize committee conclude about Aung San Suu Kyi?
(a) That she stands head and shoulders above most leaders of the people.
(b) That she is a force for peace.
(c) That she is a person of high character and a true leader.
(d) That she was one of the greatest examples of civic courage in Asia in decades.

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

4. What is the political party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP)
(b) The Kuki Students Democratic Front (KSDF)
(c) National League for Democracy (NLD)
(d) The Unity and Development Party (UDP)

5. Although the Burmese government refused to acknowledge the document, "The Formation of a People's Committee," the government did which of the following?
(a) Rounded up and imprisoned the authors of the document.
(b) Formed a commission "to ascertain the aspirations of the people."
(c) Dispatched representatives "to listen to citizens' discussions in the villages."
(d) Allowed the formation of new political parties.

Short Answer Questions

1. In an interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is Suu Kyi's response to the question, "what would happen after the elections, if there were elections?"

2. Which is not a Burmese ethnic group?

3. How does Suu Kyi conclude her first letter to Amnesty International?

4. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, for what offenses are political prisoners being held?

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

(see the answer key)

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