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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Section 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what condition did Aung San vow he would resign his position as the leader of Burma?
(a) If he failed to affect change.
(b) If his government violated human rights.
(c) If he lost his people's respect.
(d) If the country's economy failed.

2. Where do Ann Pasternak Slater and Aung San Suu Kyi first meet?
(a) Ann Pasternak's father was a diplomat in India.
(b) While working at the United Nations.
(c) They attended Oxford together.
(d) At a party in Algiers.

3. How was Suu Kyi human according to Ann Pasternak Slater?
(a) She was a very simple person.
(b) She had her frustrations and triumphs.
(c) She was klutzy.
(d) She had self-doubts.

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

5. What group became the voice for Burmese nationalism?
(a) The farmers.
(b) The labor unions.
(c) The university students.
(d) The military.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Suu Kyi, what brought the crowd together at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?

2. What was the Burmese peoples' general attitude toward the British?

3. When was Aung San assassinated?

4. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, what is Suu Kyi's response to the offer made by President Maung to have a special party congress on September 12, 1988?

5. According to Ma Than E, when Suu Kyi was in Algiers, what was she more interested in than attending the parties to which she was invited?

(see the answer key)

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