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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Suu Kyi conclude her first letter to Amnesty International?
(a) To actively promote the situation in Burma worldwide.
(b) That everyone needs to work together to bring about change in Burma.
(c) To pass on any additional avenues to address the situation in Burma that she did not suggest.
(d) To act swiftly.

2. Which country had formed a similar committee that is being proposed in "The Formation of a People's Committee"?
(a) Korea.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) China.
(d) Singapore.

3. What political party swept the elections in Burma in 1947?
(a) Democratic Party for a New Society (DPFNS).
(b) National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB).
(c) Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL).
(d) Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA).

4. What happens to Suu Kyi's two letters addressed to Amnesty International?
(a) They are copied and forwarded to Suu Kyi's family.
(b) They are received by Amnesty International.
(c) They are intercepted by the military regime.
(d) They are printed in the New York Times.

5. What comparison does Suu Kyi make to the ongoing national crisis in 1988?
(a) The second struggle for national independence.
(b) The democratic movement in China.
(c) The peasant revolts that have occurred throughout history.
(d) The fallling of The Iron Curtain.

6. What is NOT one of the four types of corruption identified by Aung San Suu Kyi?
(a) Fear.
(b) Greed.
(c) Desire.
(d) Ill will.

7. What was Aung San's response to his fame in 1942?
(a) He had not earned himself a place in the history of Burma.
(b) He vehemently rejected all of the attention placed on him.
(c) He thought it was his time to bask in the spotlight.
(d) He had worked hard for the advancement of the Burmese people.

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

9. Who formed a new government after Aung San was assassinated?
(a) Aung San Suu Kyi.
(b) Maung Aye.
(c) San Yu.
(d) U Nu.

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

11. Why did Burma have few social problems?
(a) There was no social stratification.
(b) Because the British army maintained a tight control over the people.
(c) The country had a lot of natural resources.
(d) The Burmese people had a very strict moral code.

12. Where did the nationalism movement in Burma get its roots?
(a) At the university.
(b) In Rangoon.
(c) By expatriates in Bangkok
(d) In the villages.

13. Which is not a Burmese ethnic group?
(a) Han.
(b) Kachin.
(c) Chin.
(d) Shan.

14. Which is worst out of the four types of corruption?
(a) Fear.
(b) Desire.
(c) Ill will.
(d) Greed.

15. Which of Aung San's relatives led one of the first groups resist the British occupation?
(a) His Brother, Ba Gyan.
(b) His Grandfather, Saw Lwin.
(c) His Uncle, U Min Yaung.
(d) His Father, Aung Thein.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar in August 29, 1988, Suu Kyi explains what she means by Burma's need for a second struggle for independence, which is:

2. What landmark is in the region of Burma where the disintegration of British rule was felt?

3. According Suu Kyi, who is oppressing the people of Burma?

4. According to his daughter, what would have been abhorrent to Aung San?

5. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove?

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