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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Suu Kyi describe in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989?
(a) Her trip to Magwe.
(b) Her trip to Sandoway
(c) Her trip to Bassein.
(d) Her trip to Taunggyi

2. In her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what advice does Suu Kyi give to parents?
(a) To teach children to respect others' rights through thoughts and actions.
(b) Teach children both justice and compassion.
(c) To keep their children hidden so they will not be conscripted into the military.
(d) To plant the thoughts of democracy in their childrens' minds.

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

4. In Suu Kyi's interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is her response to the question about whether she thinks the authorities will move against her?
(a) It would not surprise her.
(b) She does not believe so.
(c) They already have.
(d) She has learned of some plans being made by the government.

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

6. In Suu Kyi's interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what does she describe as being poor?
(a) The hope of the people of Burma.
(b) The economic vitiality of Burma.
(c) The health of Burma.
(d) An organization totally under the thumb of a dictator.

7. How was Suu Kyi human according to Ann Pasternak Slater?
(a) She had self-doubts.
(b) She had her frustrations and triumphs.
(c) She was klutzy.
(d) She was a very simple person.

8. In her undated letter to the United Nations, Suu Kyi distinguishes between
(a) A single party political system and a multi-party political system.
(b) Human rights and political rights.
(c) The tyrrany of an oppressive regime and the will of the people.
(d) Rule of law and law and order.

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

10. According to Ann Pasternak Slater, what is Suu Kyi's quality that stands out the most?
(a) Her egalitarianism.
(b) Her selflessness.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her determination.

11. What does Aung San Suu Kyi mean by courage in her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989?
(a) To do what is one's right even while afraid.
(b) Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.
(c) To leave the familiar to embrace the new, yet unknown.
(d) To remain steadfast in the face of adversity.

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

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

14. In her letter to the editor dated 14 April, 1989, what does Suu Kyi affirm?
(a) That what she is doing is worthwhile.
(b) That she will not back down no matter what hardships she faces.
(c) That the world is beginning to notice the plight of the Burmese people.
(d) That the democratic cause is making progress.

15. 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) On the Irrawaddy Delta.
(c) In the Arakan Mountains.
(d) On the Shan Plateau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other organizations has Suu Kyi made appeals about the violation of human rights in Burma?

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

3. 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?

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. In her undated letter to the United Nations, what is Suu Kyi's hope for the United Nation's role in Burma?

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