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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. In 1988 in Burma, what gave hope to the process of decline?
(a) A military coup.
(b) An election.
(c) Intervention by the United Nations.
(d) The democratic movement.

2. What human rights violation does Suu Kyi cite in her second letter to Amnesty International?
(a) The imprisonment of those who speak against the government.
(b) Putting young children to work in factories.
(c) Citizens being internally displaced.
(d) The involuntary conscription of young men.

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what corrupts individuals?
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Greed.
(d) Fear.

4. Which is NOT a cause of decay according to the Buddhists?
(a) Disregard of the need for reasonable economy.
(b) Leadership of men without morality or learning.
(c) The persistent occurence of bad practices.
(d) Omission to repair that which had been damaged.

5. Who influenced the Burmese in terms of philosophy?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Persians.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove?

2. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?

3. What happens to Suu Kyi's two letters addressed to Amnesty International?

4. Why have others said that the Burmese are unfit to govern themselves?

5. Where was the Burma Independence Army (BIA) formed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How were the British driven out of Burma during World War II?

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

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

6. In the article "Belief in Burma's Future," what are Aung San Suu Kyi's beliefs about the army in Burma in 1988?

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

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

10. Where did the nationalism movement arise in Burma

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