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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 was the Nobel Peace Prize committee's comments on the 1991 election in Burma?
(a) There should be a re-count of the ballots.
(b) That the election was unfair.
(c) Some of the populace was denied their vote at the polling place.
(d) The military regime had ignored the election results.

2. 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?
(a) Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
(b) That the people need to face their fears and continue moving forward.
(c) Letting the regime know they are fearful will indicate that they have succeeded.
(d) Being fearful only invites more oppression.

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

4. How did Suu Kyi conclude her letter to the editor dated January 21,1989?
(a) That Mying Aung "is going to get it."
(b) That Myint Aung "will get a good run for his money."
(c) That Myint Aung "will get his just desserts."
(d) That Myint Aung "will get what's coming to him."

5. 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 is a person of high character and a true leader.
(c) That she is a force for peace.
(d) That she was one of the greatest examples of civic courage in Asia in decades.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that the policy of the NLD is to

4. What does Suu Kyi find when she reaches her destination that she describes in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 letter to the editor she wrote on January 21, 1989, how does she describe her trip to Bassein on the Irrawaddy Delta?

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

10. 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?

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