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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the Burma Independence Army (BIA) formed?
(a) Kuala Lumpur.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Bangkok.
(d) Tokyo.

2. Who were the leaders of the party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?
(a) Military generals.
(b) The Japanese
(c) Farmers.
(d) Students.

3. When did the Burmese nationalism movement reach a turning point?
(a) At the turn of the 20th century.
(b) With the onset of World War II.
(c) During the 1920s
(d) During the Cold War.

4. When did political thinking in Burma get stalled?
(a) By World War I.
(b) By World War II.
(c) In 1962.
(d) During the Cold War.

5. Why was the disintegration of British rule felt more in this particular region of Burma?
(a) Because the people in that region had overthrown outside rule in its past.
(b) There was a higher population density.
(c) Because it was the center of British rule.
(d) Because it was too remote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Aung San's objective after he resigned as military chief?

2. When was Aung San assassinated?

3. Where was the disintegrating effect of the British rule first felt in Burma?

4. Why does the nationalist theme in Indian literature appear earlier than Burmese literature?

5. How did the Burmese initially view the Japanese?

(see the answer key)

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