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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened after Suu Kyi submitted her papers to stand for election in May 1990?
(a) The papers were lost.
(b) Her name was put on the ballot.
(c) The military regime disallowed her candidacy.
(d) There was another military coup.

3. What difficulties did Suu Kyi refer to in her letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989?
(a) Being sentenced to hard labor.
(b) Being shut off from human contact.
(c) Losing faith.
(d) Facing soldiers ordered to shoot her.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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 valid offenses.
(c) For false offenses.
(d) For flimsy offenses.

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

8. 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 plant the thoughts of democracy in their childrens' minds.
(b) To teach children to respect others' rights through thoughts and actions.
(c) To keep their children hidden so they will not be conscripted into the military.
(d) Teach children both justice and compassion.

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

10. In Josef Silverstein's essay, what does a shopkeeper say about comparing Suu Kyi to the government leaders after attending one of her rallies?
(a) Her ideas seem to make sense.
(b) Suu Kyi would make a better leader.
(c) Every Burmese can agree on who is the better person.
(d) She is more persuasive.

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

12. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, when was the occasion to address human rights violations to occur?
(a) The following day.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) One month.

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

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

15. In an interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is Suu Kyi's response to the question, "what would happen after the elections, if there were elections?"
(a) "The NLD would win by a landslide."
(b) "We would never have an election."
(c) "We shall see if justice would be served."
(d) "We don't know. This is the problem."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Suu Kyi in her speech on December 3, 1988, for what do the people of Burma have a responsibility?

2. What are Suu Kyi's comments about economic development in her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989?

3. How do Ann Pasternak Slater and Suu Kyi know each other as adults?

4. According to Ma Than E, when Suu Kyi was in Algiers, what was she more interested in than attending the parties to which she was invited?

5. In Suu Kyi's letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989, what do the Burmese people deserve?

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