1. What was the Burmese approach to life during British occupation?
(a) The Burmese developed a network of large towns.
(b) The Burmese wanted to industrialize and urbanize.
(c) The Burmese developed a feudal system.
(d) The Burmese continued their village way of life.

2. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what was spontaneous?
(a) The response to notions like "right to work, food, and education."
(b) The response to notions like "representative government, human rights, and the rule of law."
(c) The response to notions like "due process, a two-party system, and security"
(d) The response to notions like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happpiness."

3. Why does the nationalist theme in Indian literature appear earlier than Burmese literature?
(a) The British were more domineering in India.
(b) The Indians had a stronger political orientation.
(c) Because India was colonized over a century earlier.
(d) The British had censored the Burmese press during their initial occupation.

4. What was the purpose of the rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?
(a) To communicate with Suu Kyi's supporters.
(b) To demonstrate that citizens should be able to peacefully assemble.
(c) To draw world attention to the collective will of the Burmese people.
(d) To galvanize the people for the commencement of a battle for a democratic government.

5. "The Formation of a People's Committee" "earnestly requests" which of the following?
(a) That the authorities stop using force and release all political prisoners.
(b) The government form a multi-party legislative body.
(c) Adopt a free market economic system.
(d) That the authorities hold open and free elections.