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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, what does she state as her vision for her role in Burma?
(a) She will look for ways in which she can be most of service.
(b) She will hand the reigns of the leadership over to the party chairman.
(c) She wants to become a leader as great as her father.
(d) She will lead from behind the scenes.

2. Who was the first group of people to settle in Burma?
(a) The Mons.
(b) The Moguls.
(c) The Aryans.
(d) The Pagans.

3. What was one of Aung San's fantasies as a child?
(a) He would use magic to expel the British from Burma.
(b) He would become ruler of Burma.
(c) He could ride a magic carpet to anywhere in the world.
(d) A monster would scare the British out of Burma.

4. According Suu Kyi, who is oppressing the people of Burma?
(a) The military.
(b) President Maung.
(c) The people themselves.
(d) The government's Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP).

5. According to Suu Kyi, what is the Burmese government attempting to do in 1988?
(a) To regulate every aspect of public and private life.
(b) To promote anarchy.
(c) To quash rebellion.
(d) To adopt reforms.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Formation of a People's Committee" "earnestly requests" which of the following?

2. For Aung San Suu Kyi, how will the forces that produce inequities be conquered?

3. Where did the nationalism movement in Burma get its roots?

4. How did British colonization occur in Burma?

5. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, how did Suu Kyi describe the situation in Burma?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Suu Kyi, what happened to political thought in Burma during the early twentieth century?

2. How did one British writing describe a condescending stance toward the Burmese?

3. What does Aung San Suu Kyi say about democracy in her speech at the mass rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?

4. At the time of Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar on August 29, 1988, what was the state of the Burmese government?

5. What was the position of the Burmese nationalists toward the British at the onset of World War II?

6. What was Suu Kyi's reaction to President Maung's offfer to have a special party congress on September 12, 1988?

7. How did the British attempt to pacify the Burmese after they obtained rule of the country?

8. Under what conditions would Aung San resign as leader of Burma?

9. What was the Burmese government's response to the open letter titled "The Formation of a People's Committee" signed jointly by Aung San Suu Kyi and several other leading political figures?

10. What is the the quintessential difference between the rule of law in a democracy and under totalitarian rule?

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