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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. During Benazir's second round of education she pursued all of the following degrees except ________.
(a) Economics.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Biology.
(d) Politics.

2. Benazir graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard after which her father suggested that she attend ________.
(a) Yale.
(b) Cornell.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Oxford.

3. According to the book, East Pakistan would eventually become an independent country called ________.
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Iran.

4. Although both Benazir and her father were taken by the general's men, the prime minister was _______ by a judge.
(a) Sentenced to community service.
(b) Set free.
(c) Locked up.
(d) Detained.

5. Benazir originally struggled with the dirty appearance of Americans, but eventually began to wear ______ and sweatshirts.
(a) Blue jeans.
(b) Skirts.
(c) Shorts.
(d) Slacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1973 Benazir was able to see a meeting in the United States between her father and ________, who was then Secretary of State.

2. Benazir's intelligence and enthusiasm led her tutors to think that she might become an ambassador's assistant to the ________.

3. According to the book, the _______ of Pakistan is mainly an advisory position and is elected by provincial assemblies.

4. Shortly after her election as president of the society, Benazir's father told her that he would be working on equal rights for _______ in the foreign and civil service.

5. Pakistan used to be a part of ______ until August 14th, 1947 when that country gained independence from Britain.

Short Essay Questions

1. Benazir practiced and developed her speaking skills while at Oxford. To what organization did she belong and what was the topic of her first speech?

2. What was strange about the final sentence that was carried out for Ali Bhutto?

3. What was the result of Ali Bhutto's trip to the Untied Nations during the war in 1965?

4. After becoming more comfortable with her surroundings, Benazir became more outgoing. What are some of the activities she participated in while at Harvard?

5. Name two of the three countries that made requests to repeal Ali's sentence and the name of Benazir's Oxford friend who helped in the case.

6. What event occurred that caused Benazir to take a break from her political activism?

7. Why did Benazir and her mother decide not go to the same MRD meetings together?

8. East Pakistan became a new country shortly after Ali Bhutto's trip to the UN. What is the name of the new country and what were the circumstances which led to it being a new country?

9. Why did Benazir have to spend some time managing the family's land holdings?

10. In 1967, Ali Bhutto organized his own political party and was subsequently put in jail. What was the name and some of the goals of the party?

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