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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 about Burmese culture enabled Aung San Suu Kyi to become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in Burma, according to Josef Silverstein?
(a) Burma is a country rooted in Buddhist principles.
(b) Burma is rooted in tradition.
(c) The Burmese like to support the underdog.
(d) Burma has an egalitarian culture.

2. According to Ann Pasternak Slater, what is one of Suu Kyi's talents?
(a) She has a beautiful singing voice.
(b) She is a fantastic swimmer.
(c) She is a seamstress.
(d) She is a talented artist.

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

4. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, what is the life expectancy of someone in a dictatorship?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Seventy years.
(c) Sixty years.
(d) Seventy-five years.

5. In her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what does Suu Kyi stress to the ethnic groups in Burma?
(a) That the ethnic groups must work together to form a viable union.
(b) That their ethnic identities should be homogenized in order to have a more united front.
(c) That democracy is the vehicle in which their ethnic backgrounds will be truly represented.
(d) That the groups should be strive to maintain their cultural identities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Suu Kyi address the fact that people are afraid in her speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989?

2. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, why does the NLD not seek confrontation?

3. Who escorts Suu Kyi to the event she describes in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989?

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

5. Which one of the following is NOT one of the things that Suu Kyi emphasizes in her speech on December 1988?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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