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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Ann Pasternak Slater and Aung San Suu Kyi first meet?
(a) Ann Pasternak's father was a diplomat in India.
(b) They attended Oxford together.
(c) While working at the United Nations.
(d) At a party in Algiers.

2. According to Ann Pasternak Slater, what is one of Suu Kyi's talents?
(a) She has a beautiful singing voice.
(b) She is a talented artist.
(c) She is a seamstress.
(d) She is a fantastic swimmer.

3. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, why does the NLD not seek confrontation?
(a) Because it can bring only more suffering to a populace.
(b) Because it does not have the manpower and artillery that the military has.
(c) Because the United Nations would dismiss their cause.
(d) Because it violates their philosophy of non-violence.

4. Who escorts Suu Kyi to the event she describes in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989?
(a) The people of Burma.
(b) A flotilla of troops.
(c) Her sons.
(d) Her supporters.

5. In Ma Than E's essay, who accepts the Sakharov award for Aung San Suu Kyi?
(a) Suu Kyi's 13-year-old son Kim.
(b) U Than Tun.
(c) Suu Kyi's husband.
(d) Ma Than E.

6. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, what does she consider a "legitimate concern" for the international community?
(a) The power is not being transferred to the government elected by the people.
(b) The previous weeks' wanton slaughter of unarmed citizens.
(c) The decades of oppression and human rights violations.
(d) The imprisonment of Burmese leader Bo Tayza.

7. In a letter to the editor after the speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what does Aung San Suu Kyi reveal?
(a) Her father, Aung San, would feel proud of the peoples' tenacity in working toward democracy.
(b) She is uncertain how much longer that she can withstand the pressure the military government in placing on her.
(c) The she envisions that Burma will have a democratic government in her lifetime.
(d) She did not feel worthy of the people's trust and affection.

8. Where is the place Suu Kyi describes in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989 located?
(a) On the Bay of Bengal.
(b) In the Arakan Mountains.
(c) On the Shan Plateau.
(d) On the Irrawaddy Delta.

9. In her letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989, what was the result of the difficulties that Suu Kyi encountered?
(a) The United Nation was investigating the alleged charges of human rights violations.
(b) She heard a rumor that the Burmese government would have a dialogue.
(c) She was allowed visitors.
(d) Somone countermanded the order at the last minute.

10. In her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what does Suu Kyi stress to the ethnic groups in Burma?
(a) That their ethnic identities should be homogenized in order to have a more united front.
(b) That the groups should be strive to maintain their cultural identities.
(c) That democracy is the vehicle in which their ethnic backgrounds will be truly represented.
(d) That the ethnic groups must work together to form a viable union.

11. In Ma Than E's essay, which is NOT a habit that Suu Kyi's mother practiced at home?
(a) She reminded her children of her father's legacy.
(b) She taught the children about Burmese history.
(c) She raised her children as Buddhists.
(d) She taught the children by example.

12. Why was Aung san Su Kyi awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?
(a) She has done the best work for the fraternity between nations.
(b) For her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.
(c) For the reduction of standing armies.
(d) For the holding and promotion of peace congresses.

13. In Suu Kyi's speech on December 3, 1988, what does she say about democracy?
(a) Democracy is a gift one must nourish all of one's life.
(b) To harness the power of healthy government.
(c) To remain active in their pursuit of a multi-party system.
(d) Everyone should exercise their rights to develop a healthy government system.

14. What was significant when the Nobel Peace Prize committee made their determination for Suu Kyi to win the award?
(a) Having the respect of the global community.
(b) Her phenominal progress in a short amount of time.
(c) Her commitment to non-violent resistance.
(d) She was the first person from Burma to win this prestigious award.

15. How does Aung San Suu Kyi conclude her speech that she delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989?
(a) I accept chaos, I am not sure whether it accepts me.
(b) They are all comrades in the struggle for democratic rights.
(c) The survival of democracy depends on the renunciation of violence and the development of nonviolent means to combat evil and advance the good.
(d) Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is NOT one of the things that Suu Kyi emphasizes in her speech on December 1988?

2. In Suu Kyi's interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what does she describe as being poor?

3. In Suu Kyi's speech on December 3, 1988, what are Suu Kyi's beliefs about democracy in Burma?

4. What about Burmese culture enabled Aung San Suu Kyi to become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in Burma, according to Josef Silverstein?

5. How did Aung San Suu Kyi travel when she describes the events in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989?

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