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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does hope return in Burma?
(a) Because "peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation."
(b) Because "human beings the world over need freedom and security."
(c) Because "the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity."
(d) Because "fear is not the natural state of civilized man."

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

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

4. What was different about the human rights violation than previous circumstances that Suu Kyi cites in her second letter to Amnesty International?
(a) That a person inside of the regime is speaking against these practices.
(b) That it is occuring in broad daylight.
(c) That the incidences are increasing.
(d) That is involves children.

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

6. What was the Freedom Bloc?
(a) A workers' union.
(b) A political party.
(c) A section of Burma free from British rule.
(d) A junta.

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

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

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

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

11. What can authorities in Burma do without due process?
(a) "Authorities can imprison if there are witnesses."
(b) "Authorities can enforce as 'law' arbitrary decrees."
(c) "Authorities can take what is not rightfully theirs."
(d) "Authorities can violate human rights."

12. Who holds the burden of upholding justice and common decency where no rule of law prevails?
(a) The people.
(b) The religious orders.
(c) The military.
(d) The police.

13. For Aung San Suu Kyi, how will the forces that produce inequities be conquered?
(a) Through an international tribunal.
(b) Through non-violent resistance.
(c) Out of a spiritual revolution.
(d) By an uprising of the people.

14. What political party swept the elections in Burma in 1947?
(a) Democratic Party for a New Society (DPFNS).
(b) Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA).
(c) National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB).
(d) Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL).

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Burma's main export?

2. When does law and order gain intrinsic value?

3. What was the Burmese approach to life during British occupation?

4. What war brought Burma under British rule?

5. Why does the nationalist theme in Indian literature appear earlier than Burmese literature?

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