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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Burmese culture enabled Aung San Suu Kyi to become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in Burma, according to Josef Silverstein?
(a) The Burmese like to support the underdog.
(b) Burma is rooted in tradition.
(c) Burma is a country rooted in Buddhist principles.
(d) Burma has an egalitarian culture.

2. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, for what offenses are political prisoners being held?
(a) For offenses that are a threat to the State.
(b) For false offenses.
(c) For valid offenses.
(d) For flimsy offenses.

3. What was the next step the government took toward Suu Kyi according to Josef Silverstein?
(a) The government began attacking her personally.
(b) Suu Kyi's supporters were exhiled.
(c) The people of Burma would be arrested for having contact with Suu Kyi.
(d) Her supporters began to disappear during the night.

4. How did Aung San Suu Kyi travel when she describes the events in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989?
(a) By car.
(b) On foot.
(c) By boat.
(d) By ox-cart.

5. In Suu Kyi's letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989, who changed the result of Suu Kyi's difficulties?
(a) A major.
(b) The Secretary General of the United Nations.
(c) That Myint Aung.
(d) A cadre of generals.

6. In Ma Than E's essay, why did Suu Kyi leave London for Rangoon?
(a) Because of the political struggle.
(b) She was called to lead the people.
(c) To be at her mother's bedside.
(d) She was homesick.

7. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that the policy of the NLD is to
(a) Advocate for human rights.
(b) Uphold and respect all just laws.
(c) Usurp the power of the current government.
(d) To promote a multi-party system in Burma.

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

9. What organization is holding the event that Suu Kyi wants people to act upon her request?
(a) The International Court of Justice.
(b) The United Nations General Assembly.
(c) The Burmese Government.
(d) The Burmese Tribunal.

10. What did the Nobel Peace Prize committee commend Aung San Suu Kyi for?
(a) Her personal sacrifice.
(b) Her work reconciling Burma's ethnic groups.
(c) Her perserverance.
(d) Her popularity among the people of Burma as a political leader.

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

12. Who does Suu Kyi ask to press about the human rights violations in Burma in her open letter dated September 26, 1988?
(a) The members of the United Nations General Assembly
(b) The citizens of the world.
(c) World Leaders.
(d) Ambassadors from countries recognized by the Burmese government.

13. How does Suu Kyi address the fact that people are afraid in her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989?
(a) That the people need to face their fears and continue moving forward.
(b) Being fearful only invites more oppression.
(c) Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
(d) Letting the regime know they are fearful will indicate that they have succeeded.

14. What are Suu Kyi's comments about economic development in her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989?
(a) You need foreign investment, but the global community is currently boycotting Burma.
(b) It must be preceded by fundamental political changes.
(c) Having economic development is useless when basic human rights are not being provided.
(d) The government cannot build a system with nothing to support it.

15. How do Ann Pasternak Slater and Suu Kyi know each other as adults?
(a) They encounter each other at conferences.
(b) They are neighbors.
(c) Their husbands are colleagues.
(d) They collaborate on political treatise.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, what is the life expectancy of someone in a dictatorship?

2. According to Josef Silverstein, how did Aung San Suu Kyi become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in a matter of weeks?

3. What was the Burmese government's initial approach toward Suu Kyi and her supporters mentioned in Josef Silverstein's essay?

4. How did Suu Kyi conclude her letter to the editor dated January 21,1989?

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

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