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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. What was one of the reasons why Suu Kyi submitted her papers for candidacy for the election in May 1990?
2. Where do Ann Pasternak Slater and Aung San Suu Kyi first meet?
3. What about Burmese culture enabled Aung San Suu Kyi to become the spokesperson for a democratic movement in Burma, according to Josef Silverstein?
4. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, would the life expectancy be of the Burmese people in a democracy?
5. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, for what offenses are political prisoners being held?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the conclusion of Aung San Suu Kyi's written agreement to stand for election in May 1990?
2. 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?
3. According to Joseph Silverstein, what was the military government's initial approach to Aung San Suu Kyi?
4. What is the parallel Suu Kyi draws between Burma's health and gaining democracy?
5. In her letter to the editor dated Rangoon, 14 April 1989, what does Suu Kyi write about the soldiers in Burma?
6. What reasons did the Norwegian committee give when they awarded Aung San Suu Kyi the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?
7. In an undated letter to the United Nations, what does Aung San Suu Kyi state as the policy of the National League for Democracy?
8. 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?
9. 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?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is fear used by leaders according to Aung San Suu Kyi? What types of leaders use fear? What is the character of a leader that does not use fear? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Suu Kyi's philosophy of government. How can these principles be applied to Burma? Use examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Aung San Suu Kyi states, "the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations." Analyze the meaning of this quote and use examples from Freedom from Fear and Other Writings to support your answer.
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