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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what corrupts individuals?
(a) Power.
(b) Fear.
(c) Greed.
(d) Money.

2. According to Suu Kyi in her speech on December 3, 1988, for what do the people of Burma have a responsibility?
(a) For remaining steadfast in trying times.
(b) For monitoring their own conduct.
(c) For the welfare of their country.
(d) For following the course for democracy.

3. What impact did the British occupation have on the Burmese language groups?
(a) Many of the languages became Anglified with the introduction of English words and phrases.
(b) Significant, some of the languages were lost after British occupation.
(c) Somewhat, some of the languages blended together.
(d) Very little, they remained distinct.

4. How did British colonization occur in Burma?
(a) Gradually over 200 years.
(b) Abruptly, in a few months.
(c) In three clear-cut phases.
(d) After a five-year war.

5. What does not allow fear to dictate behavior?
(a) Morality
(b) Courage.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Suu Kyi, in her speech on December 3, 1988, would the life expectancy be of the Burmese people in a democracy?

2. For Aung San Suu Kyi, how will the forces that produce inequities be conquered?

3. What was the Burmese peoples' general attitude toward the British?

4. Suu Kyi states in her speech at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988 that people should so which of the following?

5. Why was the Burmese populace largely literate?

(see the answer key)

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