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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. When was Aung San assassinated?
(a) When Aung San Suu Kyi was ten years old.
(b) When Aung San Suu Kyi was two years old.
(c) When Aung San Suu Kyi was sixteen years old.
(d) Before Aung San Suu Kyi was born.

2. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, when did the western influence on Burmese language and literature become evident?
(a) During the middle part of the nineteenth century.
(b) During the latter part of the nineteenth century.
(c) During the beginning of the twentieth century.
(d) During the middle part of the twentieth century.

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what corrupts individuals?
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Greed.
(d) Fear.

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

5. What advice does Aung San give in his inauguration speech?
(a) If we desire really to know the true economic and financial position in the country, it is not by superficial observations .
(b) Do not blame imperialism for their current ills.
(c) To seek a balance between passion and steadfastness.
(d) To break down the barriers between Burmese people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what condition did Aung San vow he would resign his position as the leader of Burma?

2. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, Suu Kyi stated that her aim is "to help the people...?

3. What was Burma's main export?

4. Suu Kyi states in her speech at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988 that people should so which of the following?

5. How did Aung San want to achieve nationalism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Burmese people's attitude toward the Japanese?

2. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, when does the Western influence on Burmese language and literature become evident?

3. What is the purpose of Aung San Suu Kyi's speech which she delivers to a mass rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?

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

5. Which is the worst form of corruption and why?

6. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, how do Burma and India differ in their colonial heritage?

7. How were the British driven out of Burma during World War II?

8. In Suu Kyi's first letter addressed to Amnesty International, what solution does she propose to the organization?

9. In the article "Belief in Burma's Future", what is happening in Burma in 1988 now that police can longer guarantee security?

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

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