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

2. Where was the Burma Independence Army (BIA) formed?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Bangkok.
(d) Kuala Lumpur.

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

4. According Suu Kyi, who is oppressing the people of Burma?
(a) The government's Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP).
(b) The people themselves.
(c) President Maung.
(d) The military.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Suu Kyi, What was Gandhi able to accomplish that Burma was unable to do?

3. What is the instrument of oppression in totalitarian regimes?

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

5. Under what condition did Aung San vow he would resign his position as the leader of Burma?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. What was the Freedom Bloc's message?

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

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

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

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

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

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