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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. As a condition of their house arrest, the Bhuttos could not do all of the following except ______.
(a) Talk on the phone.
(b) Go outside.
(c) Have visitors.
(d) Be mentioned in the newspapers.

2. Benazir studied diplomacy and _______ at Oxford in 1976 at the insistence of her father.
(a) International Politics.
(b) International Ethics.
(c) International Law.
(d) International Business.

3. In 1977, Benazir was the first _______ or non-British person elected president of the Oxford Society to which she belonged.
(a) Person under 40.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Woman.
(d) Person of color.

4. According to the book, Benazir's father taught her ________, which became a major part of her education.
(a) Diplomacy.
(b) History.
(c) Economics.
(d) Psychology.

5. In jail, Benazir turned _______ years old and hoped for a miracle every day.
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Forty-eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. The winter of his election, Benazir's father flew to the United Nations to challenge ________ military attack against Pakistan.

2. In particular, Benazir appreciated the fact that American women could decide not to ________ and have that decision supported.

3. According to the book, the assembly has 237 members that serve _______ year terms.

4. In the fall of 1973, Benazir arrived at her new school in _______, and she struggled the first few months.

5. Benazir befriended several of the girls who were near her room including ________, who helped her to learn how to answer the telephone.

Short Essay Questions

1. List the three degrees that Benazir was working on at Oxford.

2. What did the Pakistani newspapers accuse Benazir's brothers of?

3. Benazir made a public relations trip on the behest of her father. Where did she go, who did she travel with, and what was the purpose?

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

5. Provide at least 2 of the countries the border Pakistan and describe the relationship Pakistan had with at least one of those countries.

6. Benazir stated in the book that her mother's marriage to Ali Bhutto was "independent of Muslim tradition". Briefly describe Muslim tradition in terms of marriage.

7. 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?

8. After completing three years at Oxford with her degrees, Benazir's father insisted she go for more study. How many years of additional study did Benazir complete and which topics did she study?

9. After Benazir completed her studies at Oxford she returned home and got a job. Who did she receive a job from and what did she do?

10. Why was there concern that Ali and Benazir's lives were in danger after Ali held parliamentary elections?

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