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

2. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what corrupts individuals?
(a) Greed.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Fear.

3. In a letter to the editor after the speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what does Aung San Suu Kyi reveal?
(a) The she envisions that Burma will have a democratic government in her lifetime.
(b) She is uncertain how much longer that she can withstand the pressure the military government in placing on her.
(c) Her father, Aung San, would feel proud of the peoples' tenacity in working toward democracy.
(d) She did not feel worthy of the people's trust and affection.

4. Which is NOT a cause of decay according to the Buddhists?
(a) The persistent occurence of bad practices.
(b) Leadership of men without morality or learning.
(c) Disregard of the need for reasonable economy.
(d) Omission to repair that which had been damaged.

5. What does Aung San Suu Kyi mean by courage in her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989?
(a) Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.
(b) To remain steadfast in the face of adversity.
(c) To do what is one's right even while afraid.
(d) To leave the familiar to embrace the new, yet unknown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Nobel Peace Prize committee's comments on the 1991 election in Burma?

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

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what was spontaneous?

4. How did the British attempt to pacify the Burmese people during their rule?

5. What is NOT one of the four types of corruption identified by Aung San Suu Kyi?

(see the answer key)

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