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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Overthrow the oppressive regime.
(c) Attain democracy without further violence or loss of life.
(d) Find the courage to stand up for their rights.

3. What group did Aung San form in 1942?
(a) The Burma Independence Front.(BIF).
(b) The Burma Independence Army (BIA).
(c) The Burma Democratic League (BDL).
(d) The Burma Improvement Association (BIA).

4. What happens to Suu Kyi's two letters addressed to Amnesty International?
(a) They are received by Amnesty International.
(b) They are printed in the New York Times.
(c) They are copied and forwarded to Suu Kyi's family.
(d) They are intercepted by the military regime.

5. According to Aung San, why did he encourage the Japanese invasion?
(a) Because of "our naive blunders and petit-bourgeois timidity.'"
(b) Because "we cannot bank our hopes on possibilities."
(c) Because "already one seems to hear the distant rumblings of another war"
(d) Because "our people are reeling and suffering unprecedentedly."

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

7. People who have suffered from a bad government should be preoccupied with......?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Political philosophies.
(c) Reforming government.
(d) The theories of good government.

8. What advice does Aung San give in his inauguration speech?
(a) Do not blame imperialism for their current ills.
(b) To seek a balance between passion and steadfastness.
(c) To break down the barriers between Burmese people.
(d) If we desire really to know the true economic and financial position in the country, it is not by superficial observations .

9. 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 violations of human rights must end.
(b) That the people demand multi-party democracy.
(c) That the government must follow the will of the people.
(d) That they are under the yoke of an oppressive regime.

10. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove?
(a) "To prove that the quintessential revolution is that of the spirit."
(b) "To prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature."
(c) "To prove that there is a compelling need for a closer relationship between politics and ethics at both the national and international levels."
(d) "To prove It is the cumulative effect on their sustained effort and steady endurance which will change a nation."

11. When was Burma eventually granted its independence by the British?
(a) Six months after Aung San was assassinated.
(b) One year before Aung San was assassinated.
(c) It has not granted Burma its independence.
(d) Fourteen years after Aung San was assassinated.

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

13. When did the Burmese nationalism movement reach a turning point?
(a) At the turn of the 20th century.
(b) With the onset of World War II.
(c) During the Cold War.
(d) During the 1920s

14. Why have others said that the Burmese are unfit to govern themselves?
(a) Because the Burmese are corrupt by nature.
(b) Because the Burmese are accustomed to being ruled by outsiders.
(c) Because democracy is an alien concept to the Burmese.
(d) Because the Burmese have historically had a village government system.

15. What is the political party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP)
(b) The Unity and Development Party (UDP)
(c) The Kuki Students Democratic Front (KSDF)
(d) National League for Democracy (NLD)

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Aung San assassinated?

2. In Suu Kyi's opinion, what has oppression done to the people of Burma?

3. How did the Burmese initially view the Japanese?

4. What can authorities in Burma do without due process?

5. What was a common theme in Burmese literature near the end of the British rule?

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