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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) Everyone should exercise their rights to develop a healthy government system.
(c) Democracy is a gift one must nourish all of one's life.
(d) To harness the power of healthy government.

5. 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) She did not feel worthy of the people's trust and affection.
(b) Her father, Aung San, would feel proud of the peoples' tenacity in working toward democracy.
(c) She is uncertain how much longer that she can withstand the pressure the military government in placing on her.
(d) The she envisions that Burma will have a democratic government in her lifetime.

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

7. In spite what conditions was Aung San Suu Kyi submitting her papers to stand for election in May 1990?
(a) She had contracted tuberculosis.
(b) No hopes of winning the election.
(c) She did not fit the basic qualifications for holding office.
(d) She had been detained for her political opinion.

8. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, would the life expectancy be of the Burmese people in a democracy?
(a) Eighty years.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Seventy-five years.
(d) Seventy years.

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

10. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that "those who embrace the cause of human rights...
(a) ...will prevail against a rule that does not justly serve the people."
(b) ...do not recognize an illegitimate government that does not uphold these rights."
(c) ...reject the imposition of the will of the dominant faction."
(d) ...will seek justice from those who are violating the rights of the populace."

11. What about Aung San Suu Kyi's personal characteristics exalted her to become the spokesperson for the democratic movement in Burma, according to Josef Silverstein?
(a) Her political savvy.
(b) Her eloquence.
(c) Her modesty.
(d) Her intelligence.

12. According to Ma Than E, what became a preoccupation when Suu Kyi accompanied her mother to New Delhi?
(a) Buddhist practices.
(b) The theories of government.
(c) Reading.
(d) Political struggles.

13. What does Suu Kyi find when she reaches her destination that she describes in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989?
(a) The streets are blocked off.
(b) There is graffitti with messages of support.
(c) She is denied entry by the army.
(d) The residents have lined the streets with flowers.

14. 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) Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
(c) Letting the regime know they are fearful will indicate that they have succeeded.
(d) Being fearful only invites more oppression.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what are Suu Kyi's observations about the Burmese people?

2. Who does Suu Kyi ask to press about the human rights violations in Burma in her open letter dated September 26, 1988?

3. What was significant when the Nobel Peace Prize committee made their determination for Suu Kyi to win the award?

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

5. What happened after Suu Kyi submitted her papers to stand for election in May 1990?

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