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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 did political thinking in Burma become increasingly organized?
(a) During the 1980s
(b) During the early 1900s
(c) During the 1930s.
(d) During the 1940s

2. According to the letter, "The Formation of a People's Committee," what is not capable of reflecting the will of the people?
(a) A government that exerts its own will.
(b) A policy based on fear.
(c) The existing one-party system.
(d) A system that has decayed.

3. Which of Aung San's relatives led one of the first groups resist the British occupation?
(a) His Brother, Ba Gyan.
(b) His Grandfather, Saw Lwin.
(c) His Uncle, U Min Yaung.
(d) His Father, Aung Thein.

4. When does law and order gain intrinsic value?
(a) When law is equated with justice and order.
(b) When law is created by men with morals and integrity.
(c) When law is enforced.
(d) When law is followed by all.

5. Who were the leaders of the party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) Military generals.
(b) Students.
(c) Farmers.
(d) The Japanese

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the Burmese approach to life during British occupation?

3. The passage written in 1908 negatively compares the Burmese to the following nationalities EXCEPT?

4. 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:

5. At the end of Suu Kyi's speech at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988, she restates their common goal, which is

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

8. What was Suu Kyi's reaction to President Maung's offfer to have a special party congress on September 12, 1988?

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

10. What was the Freedom Bloc's message?

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