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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. Who escorts Suu Kyi to the event she describes in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989?
(a) Her sons.
(b) A flotilla of troops.
(c) Her supporters.
(d) The people of Burma.

2. Which one of the following is NOT one of the things that Suu Kyi emphasizes in her speech on December 1988?
(a) Loyalties and allegiances should not be to individuals or groups.
(b) Loyalties and allegiances should not be short-term.
(c) Everyone must maintain hope.
(d) Everyone must work together for democracy.

3. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, for what offenses are political prisoners being held?
(a) For flimsy offenses.
(b) For valid offenses.
(c) For offenses that are a threat to the State.
(d) For false offenses.

4. What was the next step the government took toward Suu Kyi according to Josef Silverstein?
(a) Suu Kyi's supporters were exhiled.
(b) The government began attacking her personally.
(c) Her supporters began to disappear during the night.
(d) The people of Burma would be arrested for having contact with Suu Kyi.

5. In Josef Silverstein's essay, what does a shopkeeper say about comparing Suu Kyi to the government leaders after attending one of her rallies?
(a) She is more persuasive.
(b) Suu Kyi would make a better leader.
(c) Her ideas seem to make sense.
(d) Every Burmese can agree on who is the better person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Secretary General during the time Suu Kyi was working for the United Nations?

2. What difficulties did Suu Kyi refer to in her letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989?

3. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, what is the life expectancy of someone in a dictatorship?

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

5. What was the Nobel Peace Prize committee's comments on the 1991 election in Burma?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Suu Kyi suggest in her open letter dated September 26,1988?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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