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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Section 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can authorities in Burma do without due process?
(a) "Authorities can enforce as 'law' arbitrary decrees."
(b) "Authorities can take what is not rightfully theirs."
(c) "Authorities can violate human rights."
(d) "Authorities can imprison if there are witnesses."

2. According to the letter, "The Formation of a People's Committee," what is not capable of reflecting the will of the people?
(a) A policy based on fear.
(b) The existing one-party system.
(c) A system that has decayed.
(d) A government that exerts its own will.

3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove?
(a) "To prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature."
(b) "To prove that there is a compelling need for a closer relationship between politics and ethics at both the national and international levels."
(c) "To prove It is the cumulative effect on their sustained effort and steady endurance which will change a nation."
(d) "To prove that the quintessential revolution is that of the spirit."

4. In Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, when was the occasion to address human rights violations to occur?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) The following day.
(d) Two weeks.

5. Which is NOT a cause of decay according to the Buddhists?
(a) The persistent occurence of bad practices.
(b) Disregard of the need for reasonable economy.
(c) Leadership of men without morality or learning.
(d) Omission to repair that which had been damaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who published Aung San Suu Kyi's work that examines the themes in Burmese literature and political thought?

2. Where was the Burma Independence Army (BIA) formed?

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

4. In Suu Kyi's interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is her response to the question about whether she thinks the authorities will move against her?

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

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