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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does law and order gain intrinsic value?
(a) When law is enforced.
(b) When law is equated with justice and order.
(c) When law is followed by all.
(d) When law is created by men with morals and integrity.

2. What was Aung San's objective after he resigned as military chief?
(a) To unite Burma's ethnic groups.
(b) To stabilize the economy.
(c) To release political prisoners.
(d) To organize a grassroots resistance.

3. According to Suu Kyi, what is the Burmese government attempting to do in 1988?
(a) To quash rebellion.
(b) To regulate every aspect of public and private life.
(c) To promote anarchy.
(d) To adopt reforms.

4. What was the orientation of the political writings during the end of the British rule?
(a) Theocratic.
(b) Leftist.
(c) Fascist.
(d) Centrist.

5. Why were the Burmese people not ideal recipients of leftist literature during the 1930s?
(a) The literacy rate dropped during the British occupation, so not everyone could read the literature.
(b) The Burmese were suspicious of outsiders.
(c) There was a strong Fascist contingent in the country during that period.
(d) There was little social exploitation and little poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Burma's main export?

2. What did Party Chairman Ne Win, propose after a series of bloodshed and disturbances in 1988?

3. Suu Kyi states in her speech at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988 that people should so which of the following?

4. In "Belief in Burma's Future," what is Suu Kyi's fear about the army in Burma?

5. What was a common theme in Burmese literature near the end of the British rule?

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