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

2. According to Ma Than E, what became a preoccupation when Suu Kyi accompanied her mother to New Delhi?
(a) Buddhist practices.
(b) The theories of government.
(c) Political struggles.
(d) Reading.

3. In her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what does Suu Kyi stress to the ethnic groups in Burma?
(a) That the groups should be strive to maintain their cultural identities.
(b) That the ethnic groups must work together to form a viable union.
(c) That their ethnic identities should be homogenized in order to have a more united front.
(d) That democracy is the vehicle in which their ethnic backgrounds will be truly represented.

4. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, what does she consider a "legitimate concern" for the international community?
(a) The previous weeks' wanton slaughter of unarmed citizens.
(b) The imprisonment of Burmese leader Bo Tayza.
(c) The decades of oppression and human rights violations.
(d) The power is not being transferred to the government elected by the people.

5. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, Suu Kyi explains what she means by Burma's need for a second struggle for independence, which is:
(a) That they are under the yoke of an oppressive regime.
(b) That the government must follow the will of the people.
(c) That violations of human rights must end.
(d) That the people demand multi-party democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Aung San Suu Kyi's personal characteristics exalted her to become the spokesperson for the democratic movement in Burma, according to Josef Silverstein?

2. According to Josef Silverstein, how did Aung San Suu Kyi become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in a matter of weeks?

3. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?

4. When did the Burmese nationalism movement reach a turning point?

5. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that the policy of the NLD is to

(see the answer key)

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