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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. What are Suu Kyi's comments about economic development in her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989?
(a) You need foreign investment, but the global community is currently boycotting Burma.
(b) It must be preceded by fundamental political changes.
(c) The government cannot build a system with nothing to support it.
(d) Having economic development is useless when basic human rights are not being provided.

2. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that the policy of the NLD is to
(a) Usurp the power of the current government.
(b) Advocate for human rights.
(c) Uphold and respect all just laws.
(d) To promote a multi-party system in Burma.

3. In Ma Than E's essay, why did Suu Kyi leave London for Rangoon?
(a) She was homesick.
(b) To be at her mother's bedside.
(c) Because of the political struggle.
(d) She was called to lead the people.

4. According to Ann Pasternak Slater, what is Suu Kyi's quality that stands out the most?
(a) Her selflessness.
(b) Her egalitarianism.
(c) Her determination.
(d) Her intelligence.

5. In her undated letter to the United Nations, Suu Kyi distinguishes between
(a) Rule of law and law and order.
(b) Human rights and political rights.
(c) The tyrrany of an oppressive regime and the will of the people.
(d) A single party political system and a multi-party political system.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her essay, how does Ann Pasternak Slater describe Suu Kyi?

2. What does Aung San Suu Kyi mean by courage in her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989?

3. How was Suu Kyi human according to Ann Pasternak Slater?

4. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that "those who embrace the cause of human rights...

5. What was significant when the Nobel Peace Prize committee made their determination for Suu Kyi to win the award?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In an undated letter to the United Nations, what does Aung San Suu Kyi state as the policy of the National League for Democracy?

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

4. In Suu Kyi's letter to the editor dated Rangoon, 14 April 1989, what does she affirm about her cause?

5. In Aung San Suu Kyi's letter to the editor she wrote on January 21, 1989, how does she describe her trip to Bassein on the Irrawaddy Delta?

6. What was the conclusion of Aung San Suu Kyi's written agreement to stand for election in May 1990?

7. 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?

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

9. In her letter to the editor dated Rangoon, 14 April 1989, what does Suu Kyi write about the soldiers in Burma?

10. What happened after Aung San Suu Kyi submitted her written agreement to stand for election in May 1990?

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