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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice 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...?
(a) Get on with their daily lives under the current circumstance.
(b) Attain democracy without further violence or loss of life.
(c) Find the courage to stand up for their rights.
(d) Overthrow the oppressive regime.

2. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what was spontaneous?
(a) The response to notions like "due process, a two-party system, and security"
(b) The response to notions like "representative government, human rights, and the rule of law."
(c) The response to notions like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happpiness."
(d) The response to notions like "right to work, food, and education."

3. What human rights violation does Suu Kyi cite in her second letter to Amnesty International?
(a) Putting young children to work in factories.
(b) The involuntary conscription of young men.
(c) Citizens being internally displaced.
(d) The imprisonment of those who speak against the government.

4. Where did the nationalism movement in Burma get its roots?
(a) In the villages.
(b) At the university.
(c) In Rangoon.
(d) By expatriates in Bangkok

5. What did Party Chairman Ne Win, propose after a series of bloodshed and disturbances in 1988?
(a) He proposed to arrest the instigators.
(b) He appointed a vice chair for representative government.
(c) He proposed that a national referendum--a one-party or a multi-party system--be held.
(d) He began to hold forums where citizens could voice their opinions.

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

7. When did political thinking in Burma become increasingly organized?
(a) During the 1980s
(b) During the early 1900s
(c) During the 1930s.
(d) During the 1940s

8. How does Suu Kyi conclude her first letter to Amnesty International?
(a) To pass on any additional avenues to address the situation in Burma that she did not suggest.
(b) That everyone needs to work together to bring about change in Burma.
(c) To actively promote the situation in Burma worldwide.
(d) To act swiftly.

9. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?
(a) He had worked hard for the advancement of the Burmese people.
(b) He had not earned himself a place in the history of Burma.
(c) He thought it was his time to bask in the spotlight.
(d) He vehemently rejected all of the attention placed on him.

10. "The Formation of a People's Committee" "earnestly requests" which of the following?
(a) The government form a multi-party legislative body.
(b) Adopt a free market economic system.
(c) That the authorities stop using force and release all political prisoners.
(d) That the authorities hold open and free elections.

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

12. What landmark is in the region of Burma where the disintegration of British rule was felt?
(a) Mandalay
(b) Mount Popa
(c) Rangoon.
(d) The Bay of Bengal.

13. What was the orientation of the political writings during the end of the British rule?
(a) Centrist.
(b) Theocratic.
(c) Fascist.
(d) Leftist.

14. What war brought Burma under British rule?
(a) The Perak War.
(b) The Five Year War.
(c) The Opium War.
(d) The Anglo-Burmese War.

15. Which is worst out of the four types of corruption?
(a) Greed.
(b) Fear.
(c) Ill will.
(d) Desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did British colonization occur in Burma?

2. Although the Burmese government refused to acknowledge the document, "The Formation of a People's Committee," the government did which of the following?

3. What is the political party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?

4. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, what does Suu Kyi reiterate about what her father said about the army?

5. What group did Aung San form in 1942?

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