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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 war brought Burma under British rule?
(a) The Anglo-Burmese War.
(b) The Five Year War.
(c) The Perak War.
(d) The Opium War.

2. What happens to Suu Kyi's two letters addressed to Amnesty International?
(a) They are printed in the New York Times.
(b) They are intercepted by the military regime.
(c) They are copied and forwarded to Suu Kyi's family.
(d) They are received by Amnesty International.

3. Why have others said that the Burmese are unfit to govern themselves?
(a) Because democracy is an alien concept to the Burmese.
(b) Because the Burmese have historically had a village government system.
(c) Because the Burmese are corrupt by nature.
(d) Because the Burmese are accustomed to being ruled by outsiders.

4. In terms of outsiders, who represented a bigger change than the British?
(a) The Portuguese and the Dutch.
(b) The Americans and the Canadians.
(c) The Indians and Chinese.
(d) The Japanese and the Koreans.

5. How did Aung San want to achieve nationalism?
(a) Constitutionally.
(b) Through non-violent resistance.
(c) With the assistance of the United Nations.
(d) Through force.

Short Answer Questions

1. People who have suffered from a bad government should be preoccupied with......?

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

3. Why was the Burmese populace largely literate?

4. What is the main river in Burma?

5. What was Burma's main export?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the Burmese government after Aung San was assassinated?

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

6. What did Aung San's fellow university students think about him?

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

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

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

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

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