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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was a common theme in Burmese literature near the end of the British rule?
(a) Egalitarianism.
(b) The struggle for independence.
(c) The Victorian way of life.
(d) Socialist realism.

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

4. What was one of Aung San's fantasies as a child?
(a) He would use magic to expel the British from Burma.
(b) He would become ruler of Burma.
(c) A monster would scare the British out of Burma.
(d) He could ride a magic carpet to anywhere in the world.

5. What was the Burmese peoples' general attitude toward the British?
(a) Basically curious.
(b) Generally inviting.
(c) Very hostile.
(d) Largely indifferent.

6. What is the instrument of oppression in totalitarian regimes?
(a) Power.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Law.
(d) Punishment.

7. When was Aung San assassinated?
(a) Before Aung San Suu Kyi was born.
(b) When Aung San Suu Kyi was sixteen years old.
(c) When Aung San Suu Kyi was ten years old.
(d) When Aung San Suu Kyi was two years old.

8. Why was the Burmese populace largely literate?
(a) Because reading was taught in the home.
(b) Because the Burmese people had attended monastery schools.
(c) Children were encouraged to get a good education so they could attend a foreign university.
(d) Because compulsory school was ordered by the Burmese ruler.

9. What was the purpose of the rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?
(a) To draw world attention to the collective will of the Burmese people.
(b) To demonstrate that citizens should be able to peacefully assemble.
(c) To galvanize the people for the commencement of a battle for a democratic government.
(d) To communicate with Suu Kyi's supporters.

10. In Suu Kyi's opinion, what has oppression done to the people of Burma?
(a) It has broken their spirit.
(b) It has made them more resilient.
(c) It has helped to unify them.
(d) It has intensified their desire for human rights.

11. What does not allow fear to dictate behavior?
(a) Power.
(b) Courage.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Morality

12. What is NOT one of the four types of corruption identified by Aung San Suu Kyi?
(a) Desire.
(b) Greed.
(c) Fear.
(d) Ill will.

13. Which is not a Burmese ethnic group?
(a) Han.
(b) Chin.
(c) Kachin.
(d) Shan.

14. What was Burma's main export?
(a) Spices.
(b) Gem stones.
(c) Rice.
(d) Timber.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who influenced the Burmese in terms of philosophy?

3. In terms of outsiders, who represented a bigger change than the British?

4. What landmark is in the region of Burma where the disintegration of British rule was felt?

5. Why have others said that the Burmese are unfit to govern themselves?

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