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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 Suu Kyi's speech on December 3, 1988, what does she say about democracy?
(a) Democracy is a gift one must nourish all of one's life.
(b) Everyone should exercise their rights to develop a healthy government system.
(c) To harness the power of healthy government.
(d) To remain active in their pursuit of a multi-party system.

2. Where is the place Suu Kyi describes in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989 located?
(a) On the Irrawaddy Delta.
(b) In the Arakan Mountains.
(c) On the Bay of Bengal.
(d) On the Shan Plateau.

3. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, what does she consider a "legitimate concern" for the international community?
(a) The previous weeks' wanton slaughter of unarmed citizens.
(b) The power is not being transferred to the government elected by the people.
(c) The imprisonment of Burmese leader Bo Tayza.
(d) The decades of oppression and human rights violations.

4. In Ma Than E's essay, who accepts the Sakharov award for Aung San Suu Kyi?
(a) Suu Kyi's husband.
(b) Suu Kyi's 13-year-old son Kim.
(c) Ma Than E.
(d) U Than Tun.

5. In her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what advice does Suu Kyi give to parents?
(a) To teach children to respect others' rights through thoughts and actions.
(b) To plant the thoughts of democracy in their childrens' minds.
(c) Teach children both justice and compassion.
(d) To keep their children hidden so they will not be conscripted into the military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization is holding the event that Suu Kyi wants people to act upon her request?

2. In spite what conditions was Aung San Suu Kyi submitting her papers to stand for election in May 1990?

3. What was the Burmese government's initial approach toward Suu Kyi and her supporters mentioned in Josef Silverstein's essay?

4. In Suu Kyi's speech on December 3, 1988, what are Suu Kyi's beliefs about democracy in Burma?

5. Why was Aung san Su Kyi awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ma Than E write about Aung San Suu Kyi's return to Burma and the situation in the country at that time?

2. What is the parallel Suu Kyi draws between Burma's health and gaining democracy?

3. How did Ann Pasternak Slater first meet Aung San Suu Kyi?

4. How does Aung San Suy Kyi conclude her letter to the editor she wrote on January 21, 1989?

5. In Aung San Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, what does she consider a matter of "legitimate concern" for the international community?

6. How does Ann Pasternak Slater describe Aung San Suu Kyi?

7. In Ma Than E's essay, what are her recollections about Aung San Suu Kyi' s childhood?

8. What were the implications of Suu Kyi discussing life expectancy in Burma in her speech on December 13, 1988?

9. In a speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, how does Suu Kyi respond to the knowledge that people are afraid?

10. In an interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is Suu Kyi's response to the question what she thought would happen after the elections, if there were elections?

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