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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Somone countermanded the order at the last minute.
(d) She heard a rumor that the Burmese government would have a dialogue.

3. What was the Burmese government's initial approach toward Suu Kyi and her supporters mentioned in Josef Silverstein's essay?
(a) They disregarded the events because they thought the movement would not take hold in Burma.
(b) The government warned people to stay away from her rallies.
(c) The government collected dossiers on Suu Kyi and her supporters.
(d) The government monitored Suu Kyi's movements.

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

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

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

7. 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) She was the first person from Burma to win this prestigious award.
(d) Her commitment to non-violent resistance.

8. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, what is the life expectancy of someone in a dictatorship?
(a) Sixty years.
(b) Seventy years.
(c) Seventy-five years.
(d) Fifty years.

9. 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 ox-cart.
(d) By car.

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

11. 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) "We don't know. This is the problem."
(b) "The NLD would win by a landslide."
(c) "We would never have an election."
(d) "We shall see if justice would be served."

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

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

14. How did Suu Kyi conclude her letter to the editor dated January 21,1989?
(a) That Myint Aung "will get his just desserts."
(b) That Myint Aung "will get a good run for his money."
(c) That Mying Aung "is going to get it."
(d) That Myint Aung "will get what's coming to him."

15. 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 personal sacrifice.
(c) Her work reconciling Burma's ethnic groups.
(d) Her perserverance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her undated letter to the United Nations, Suu Kyi distinguishes between

2. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, what does she consider a "legitimate concern" for the international community?

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

4. What did the Nobel Peace Prize committee conclude about Aung San Suu Kyi?

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

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