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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group was at the core of the Burma Independence Army (BIA)?
(a) The Twelve Angry Men.
(b) The Thirty Comrades.
(c) The Rangoon Seven.
(d) The Gang of Four.

2. What is the instrument of oppression in totalitarian regimes?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Power.
(d) Law.

3. Who influenced the Burmese in terms of philosophy?
(a) The Persians.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Indians.

4. What also developed along with the western influence on Burmese language and literature?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Urbanism.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Socialism.

5. When did political thinking in Burma become increasingly organized?
(a) During the early 1900s
(b) During the 1930s.
(c) During the 1980s
(d) During the 1940s

Short Answer Questions

1. People who have suffered from a bad government should be preoccupied with......?

2. Where did the nationalism movement in Burma get its roots?

3. Who were the leaders of the party that overthrew the Burmese government in 1962?

4. In 1988 in Burma, what gave hope to the process of decline?

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

(see the answer key)

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