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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In her essay, how does Ann Pasternak Slater describe Suu Kyi?
(a) As a very humble woman.
(b) As a talented, self-disciplined woman.
(c) As a courageous woman.
(d) As an opportunist.

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) They already have.
(c) She does not believe so.
(d) She has learned of some plans being made by the government.

5. In her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what does Suu Kyi stress to the ethnic groups in Burma?
(a) That the groups should be strive to maintain their cultural identities.
(b) That democracy is the vehicle in which their ethnic backgrounds will be truly represented.
(c) That their ethnic identities should be homogenized in order to have a more united front.
(d) That the ethnic groups must work together to form a viable union.

6. 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 don't know. This is the problem."
(c) "We shall see if justice would be served."
(d) "We would never have an election."

7. In Suu Kyi's speech on December 3, 1988, what are Suu Kyi's beliefs about democracy in Burma?
(a) Democracy can only exist in Burma in an adulterated form.
(b) Democracy is still possible.
(c) Democracy is around the corner.
(d) Democracy is an illusive dream.

8. 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) She is more persuasive.
(b) Suu Kyi would make a better leader.
(c) Every Burmese can agree on who is the better person.
(d) Her ideas seem to make sense.

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

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) ...will seek justice from those who are violating the rights of the populace."
(d) ...reject the imposition of the will of the dominant faction."

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

12. Who was the Secretary General during the time Suu Kyi was working for the United Nations?
(a) U Thant.
(b) Kurt Waldheim.
(c) Javier Perez de Cuellar.
(d) Dag Hammerskjold.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of the following is NOT one of the things that Suu Kyi emphasizes in her speech on December 1988?

3. 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?

4. What percentage did the winning party take the elections in Burma in 1990?

5. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, for what offenses are political prisoners being held?

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