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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 did the Nobel Peace Prize committee conclude about Aung San Suu Kyi?
(a) That she stands head and shoulders above most leaders of the people.
(b) That she was one of the greatest examples of civic courage in Asia in decades.
(c) That she is a force for peace.
(d) That she is a person of high character and a true leader.

2. According to Ma Than E, when Suu Kyi was in Algiers, what was she more interested in than attending the parties to which she was invited?
(a) Studying.
(b) The history of Algiers.
(c) Sightseeing.
(d) The struggle for independence.

3. How do Ann Pasternak Slater and Suu Kyi know each other as adults?
(a) They encounter each other at conferences.
(b) Their husbands are colleagues.
(c) They collaborate on political treatise.
(d) They are neighbors.

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

5. In her essay, how does Ann Pasternak Slater describe Suu Kyi?
(a) As a very humble woman.
(b) As an opportunist.
(c) As a courageous woman.
(d) As a talented, self-disciplined woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what are Suu Kyi's observations about the Burmese people?

3. In Ma Than E's essay, which is NOT a habit that Suu Kyi's mother practiced at home?

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

5. In Suu Kyi's letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989, what do the Burmese people deserve?

Short Essay Questions

1. In a speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what advice does Suu Kyi give for parents?

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

3. What was the conclusion of the Norwegian committee's decision when they awarded Aung San Suu Kyi the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. What was Josef Silverstein's response to how Aung San Suu Kyi could become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in a matter of weeks?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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