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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. 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.

2. 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 rooted in tradition.
(b) Burma is a country rooted in Buddhist principles.
(c) The Burmese like to support the underdog.
(d) Burma has an egalitarian culture.

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

4. In Ma Than E's essay, which is NOT a habit that Suu Kyi's mother practiced at home?
(a) She raised her children as Buddhists.
(b) She taught the children by example.
(c) She reminded her children of her father's legacy.
(d) She taught the children about Burmese history.

5. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, why does the NLD not seek confrontation?
(a) Because it violates their philosophy of non-violence.
(b) Because it can bring only more suffering to a populace.
(c) Because it does not have the manpower and artillery that the military has.
(d) Because the United Nations would dismiss their cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a letter to the editor after the speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what does Aung San Suu Kyi reveal?

2. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, when was the occasion to address human rights violations to occur?

3. In Suu Kyi's letter to the editor dated 14 April 1989, who changed the result of Suu Kyi's difficulties?

4. According to Josef Silverstein, how did Aung San Suu Kyi become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in a matter of weeks?

5. How does Aung San Suu Kyi conclude her speech that she delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Joseph Silverstein, what was the military government's initial approach to Aung San Suu Kyi?

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

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

5. What reasons did the Norwegian committee give when they awarded Aung San Suu Kyi the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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