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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 was the purpose of the rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?
(a) To communicate with Suu Kyi's supporters.
(b) To demonstrate that citizens should be able to peacefully assemble.
(c) To galvanize the people for the commencement of a battle for a democratic government.
(d) To draw world attention to the collective will of the Burmese people.

2. What political party swept the elections in Burma in 1947?
(a) Democratic Party for a New Society (DPFNS).
(b) Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL).
(c) National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB).
(d) Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA).

3. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, Suu Kyi explains what she means by Burma's need for a second struggle for independence, which is:
(a) That the people demand multi-party democracy.
(b) That they are under the yoke of an oppressive regime.
(c) That violations of human rights must end.
(d) That the government must follow the will of the people.

4. According to Aung San, why did he encourage the Japanese invasion?
(a) Because of "our naive blunders and petit-bourgeois timidity.'"
(b) Because "our people are reeling and suffering unprecedentedly."
(c) Because "we cannot bank our hopes on possibilities."
(d) Because "already one seems to hear the distant rumblings of another war"

5. Which is NOT a cause of decay according to the Buddhists?
(a) Omission to repair that which had been damaged.
(b) Disregard of the need for reasonable economy.
(c) Leadership of men without morality or learning.
(d) The persistent occurence of bad practices.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, what is Suu Kyi's response to the offer made by President Maung to have a special party congress on September 12, 1988?

2. What does not allow fear to dictate behavior?

3. What was the Freedom Bloc?

4. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what corrupts individuals?

5. Suu Kyi writes that Aung San was NOT...

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the nationalism movement arise in Burma

2. What does Aung San Suu Kyi observe about the theme of nationalism in Indian and Burmese literature?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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