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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. Why was Aung san Su Kyi awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?
(a) She has done the best work for the fraternity between nations.
(b) For the holding and promotion of peace congresses.
(c) For the reduction of standing armies.
(d) For her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.

2. In her letter to the editor dated 14 April, 1989, what does Suu Kyi affirm?
(a) That what she is doing is worthwhile.
(b) That she will not back down no matter what hardships she faces.
(c) That the world is beginning to notice the plight of the Burmese people.
(d) That the democratic cause is making progress.

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

4. What organization is holding the event that Suu Kyi wants people to act upon her request?
(a) The United Nations General Assembly.
(b) The International Court of Justice.
(c) The Burmese Tribunal.
(d) The Burmese Government.

5. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, would the life expectancy be of the Burmese people in a democracy?
(a) Sixty years.
(b) Seventy years.
(c) Eighty years.
(d) Seventy-five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the reasons why Suu Kyi submitted her papers for candidacy for the election in May 1990?

2. What are Suu Kyi's comments about economic development in her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989?

3. What did the Nobel Peace Prize committee conclude about Aung San Suu Kyi?

4. What about Aung San Suu Kyi's personal characteristics exalted her to become the spokesperson for the democratic movement in Burma, according to Josef Silverstein?

5. What was significant when the Nobel Peace Prize committee made their determination for Suu Kyi to win the award?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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