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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why was the Burmese populace largely literate?
2. Although the Burmese government refused to acknowledge the document, "The Formation of a People's Committee," the government did which of the following?
3. Who influenced the Burmese in terms of philosophy?
4. How did Aung San want to achieve nationalism?
5. Suu Kyi writes that Aung San was NOT...
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Aung San's fellow university students think about him?
2. What was the popular response to such basic notions as "representative government, human rights, and the rule of law" in Burma?
3. In his 1947 inauguration speech, what did Aung San caution the Burmese people about?
4. What was Aung San's response to his fame after he formed the Burmese Independence Army was formed in 1942?
5. How was the movement for democracy in Burma undermined during the twentieth century?
6. What does Aung San Suu Kyi say about democracy in her speech at the mass rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?
7. According to Suu Kyi, what happened to political thought in Burma during the early twentieth century?
8. What does Aung San Suu Kyi observe about the theme of nationalism in Indian and Burmese literature?
9. Why were the Burmese not the ideal recipients of the leftist literature that was available in the 1930s?
10. In Suu Kyi's first letter addressed to Amnesty International, what solution does she propose to the organization?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the concept of family resonate in Burma? How does the concept of family relate to Suu Kyi personally and her political philosophy? How does this philosophy apply to the people of Burma as an extended family? Cite examples from the book in your response.
Essay Topic 2
How do Buddhist tenets relate to Aung San Suu Kyi's political philosophy? Use examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the similarities between Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Aung San Suu Kyi. Do you see any differences? How are they different? Cite examples from the book in your response.
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