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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Section 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the first group of people to settle in Burma?
(a) The Mons.
(b) The Moguls.
(c) The Pagans.
(d) The Aryans.

3. What was the Nobel Peace Prize committee's comments on the 1991 election in Burma?
(a) There should be a re-count of the ballots.
(b) The military regime had ignored the election results.
(c) That the election was unfair.
(d) Some of the populace was denied their vote at the polling place.

4. What solution does Suu Kyi propose to Amnesty International in her first letter addressed to them?
(a) To have a massive world-wide letter writing campaign to highlight the human rights violation in Burma.
(b) To have the United Nations Security Council intervene.
(c) To have world ministers voice their concerns about Burma.
(d) To visit Burma to bear witness to the human rights violations that are occurring.

5. In Suu Kyi's undated letter to the United Nations, she states that the policy of the NLD is to
(a) Uphold and respect all just laws.
(b) Advocate for human rights.
(c) Usurp the power of the current government.
(d) To promote a multi-party system in Burma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who escorts Suu Kyi to the event she describes in her letter to the editor dated January 21, 1989?

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

3. In her undated letter to the United Nations, Suu Kyi distinguishes between

4. What happened to Aung San Su Kyi's party in the election in May 1990?

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

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