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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 was the first group of people to settle in Burma?
(a) The Mons.
(b) The Moguls.
(c) The Pagans.
(d) The Aryans.

2. Which is worst out of the four types of corruption?
(a) Ill will.
(b) Fear.
(c) Greed.
(d) Desire.

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what are the Burmese people eager to study?
(a) History.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Modern politics.
(d) Economics.

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

5. According to Suu Kyi, what is the Burmese government attempting to do in 1988?
(a) To adopt reforms.
(b) To quash rebellion.
(c) To promote anarchy.
(d) To regulate every aspect of public and private life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Burma have few social problems?

2. In Suu Kyi's opinion, what has oppression done to the people of Burma?

3. In "Belief in Burma's Future," what has sprung up throughout the country because the police can no longer guarantee security in 1988?

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

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

2. What is the the quintessential difference between the rule of law in a democracy and under totalitarian rule?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was the Burmese people's attitude toward the Japanese?

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

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