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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. What event brought Aung San's name into prominence in the Burmese nationalism movement?
(a) The strike of 1936.
(b) The resistance of 1938.
(c) The boycott of 1934.
(d) The Independence Movement of 1940.

2. How did the British attempt to pacify the Burmese people during their rule?
(a) By imposing curfews.
(b) By emphasizing differences among the ethnic groups.
(c) By turing their backs on the corruption of local Burmese administrators.
(d) Through intermarriage.

3. What is NOT one of the four types of corruption identified by Aung San Suu Kyi?
(a) Ill will.
(b) Fear.
(c) Desire.
(d) Greed.

4. What group did Aung San form in 1942?
(a) The Burma Democratic League (BDL).
(b) The Burma Improvement Association (BIA).
(c) The Burma Independence Front.(BIF).
(d) The Burma Independence Army (BIA).

5. Why does Amnesty International not come to Burma?
(a) The members are not granted a visa.
(b) They have gathered enough evidence of human rights violations so a visit is unnecessary.
(c) There is not enough evidence to warrant a visit.
(d) Because of the military oppression.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Aung San assassinated?

2. Although the Burmese government refused to acknowledge the document, "The Formation of a People's Committee," the government did which of the following?

3. Why were the Burmese people not ideal recipients of leftist literature during the 1930s?

4. What is the political party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?

5. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what was spontaneous?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was the movement for democracy in Burma undermined during the twentieth century?

4. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what are the four types of corruption?

5. Where was the disintegrating effect of British rule first felt in Burma?

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

7. Recite the general message of five of the points on the bulleted list of "The Formation of a People's Committee".

8. In Suu Kyi's second letter to Amnesty International, name one example she gives of human rights violations in Burma.

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

10. What happened when democratic rights were lost to dictatorship in 1962 in Burma?

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