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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. Who published Aung San Suu Kyi's work that examines the themes in Burmese literature and political thought?
(a) Seoul National University.
(b) University of Mumbai.
(c) Tokyo University.
(d) Bangkok University.

2. Who holds the burden of upholding justice and common decency where no rule of law prevails?
(a) The people.
(b) The police.
(c) The religious orders.
(d) The military.

3. Who have taken on their traditional role as mentors?
(a) The British.
(b) The Buddhist sanha.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The United Nations.

4. In "Belief in Burma's Future," what is Suu Kyi's fear about the army in Burma?
(a) That it would continue to let Burma deteriorate.
(b) That it would "go to war" with the people of Burma.
(c) That it will split into irreconcilable factions.
(d) That it would not transfer power over to the people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main river in Burma?

2. How did British colonization occur in Burma?

3. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, what does she state as her vision for her role in Burma?

4. Why does hope return in Burma?

5. What event brought Aung San's name into prominence in the Burmese nationalism movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the nationalism movement arise in Burma

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. In his 1947 inauguration speech, what did Aung San caution the Burmese people about?

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