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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does hope return in Burma?
(a) Because "peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation."
(b) Because "fear is not the natural state of civilized man."
(c) Because "human beings the world over need freedom and security."
(d) Because "the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity."

2. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove?
(a) "To prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature."
(b) "To prove It is the cumulative effect on their sustained effort and steady endurance which will change a nation."
(c) "To prove that there is a compelling need for a closer relationship between politics and ethics at both the national and international levels."
(d) "To prove that the quintessential revolution is that of the spirit."

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

4. What was the Burmese peoples' general attitude toward the British?
(a) Generally inviting.
(b) Largely indifferent.
(c) Basically curious.
(d) Very hostile.

5. Who holds the burden of upholding justice and common decency where no rule of law prevails?
(a) The military.
(b) The police.
(c) The religious orders.
(d) The people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who influenced the Burmese in terms of philosophy?

3. How did British colonization occur in Burma?

4. Who formed a new government after Aung San was assassinated?

5. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?

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