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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the leaders of the party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) Students.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Military generals.
(d) The Japanese

2. What is the main river in Burma?
(a) The Salween.
(b) The Yalu.
(c) The Buriganga.
(d) The Irrawaddy.

3. Who published Aung San Suu Kyi's work that examines the themes in Burmese literature and political thought?
(a) Bangkok University.
(b) Seoul National University.
(c) University of Mumbai.
(d) Tokyo University.

4. What group was at the core of the Burma Independence Army (BIA)?
(a) The Rangoon Seven.
(b) The Gang of Four.
(c) The Twelve Angry Men.
(d) The Thirty Comrades.

5. According to his daughter, what would have been abhorrent to Aung San?
(a) Greed and ill will.
(b) Deceit and political guile.
(c) Ignorance and disinterest.
(d) Violence and immoral acts.

6. When did political thinking in Burma get stalled?
(a) By World War II.
(b) During the Cold War.
(c) In 1962.
(d) By World War I.

7. Who formed a new government after Aung San was assassinated?
(a) San Yu.
(b) U Nu.
(c) Maung Aye.
(d) Aung San Suu Kyi.

8. How did the Burmese initially view the Japanese?
(a) As oppressors.
(b) As allies.
(c) As liberators.
(d) As spies for the British.

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

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

11. How did Aung San want to achieve nationalism?
(a) Constitutionally.
(b) Through non-violent resistance.
(c) Through force.
(d) With the assistance of the United Nations.

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

13. When does law and order gain intrinsic value?
(a) When law is followed by all.
(b) When law is equated with justice and order.
(c) When law is created by men with morals and integrity.
(d) When law is enforced.

14. 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 communicate with Suu Kyi's supporters.
(d) To galvanize the people for the commencement of a battle for a democratic government.

15. How did British colonization occur in Burma?
(a) Abruptly, in a few months.
(b) In three clear-cut phases.
(c) Gradually over 200 years.
(d) After a five-year war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the orientation of the political writings during the end of the British rule?

2. According to Suu Kyi, What was Gandhi able to accomplish that Burma was unable to do?

3. The passage written in 1908 negatively compares the Burmese to the following nationalities EXCEPT?

4. When was Aung San assassinated?

5. When did political thinking in Burma become increasingly organized?

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