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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is NOT one of the things that Suu Kyi emphasizes in her speech on December 1988?
(a) Loyalties and allegiances should not be to individuals or groups.
(b) Everyone must maintain hope.
(c) Loyalties and allegiances should not be short-term.
(d) Everyone must work together for democracy.

2. What group became the voice for Burmese nationalism?
(a) The farmers.
(b) The labor unions.
(c) The university students.
(d) The military.

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what are the Burmese people eager to study?
(a) Economics.
(b) Modern politics.
(c) History.
(d) Philosophy.

4. Who formed a new government after Aung San was assassinated?
(a) Aung San Suu Kyi.
(b) San Yu.
(c) U Nu.
(d) Maung Aye.

5. 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 following the course for democracy.
(c) For monitoring their own conduct.
(d) For the welfare of their country.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her letter to the editor dated 14 April, 1989, what does Suu Kyi affirm?

2. Who have taken on their traditional role as mentors?

3. What happened to Aung San Su Kyi's party in the election in May 1990?

4. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that the policy of the NLD is to

5. How did the British attempt to pacify the Burmese people during their rule?

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