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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why have others said that the Burmese are unfit to govern themselves?
(a) Because the Burmese are corrupt by nature.
(b) Because democracy is an alien concept to the Burmese.
(c) Because the Burmese are accustomed to being ruled by outsiders.
(d) Because the Burmese have historically had a village government system.

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

3. Who holds the burden of upholding justice and common decency where no rule of law prevails?
(a) The religious orders.
(b) The police.
(c) The people.
(d) The military.

4. In "Belief in Burma's Future," what has sprung up throughout the country because the police can no longer guarantee security in 1988?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Riots.
(c) Political rallies.
(d) Local vigilante groups.

5. What human rights violation does Suu Kyi cite in her second letter to Amnesty International?
(a) The involuntary conscription of young men.
(b) Citizens being internally displaced.
(c) Putting young children to work in factories.
(d) The imprisonment of those who speak against the government.

6. According to Suu Kyi, what brought the crowd together at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?
(a) A "showing of solidarity against the oppressive regime of Burma."
(b) A "growing discontent among the people."
(c) A "desire for change."
(d) The "unshakable desire to strive for a multi-party democratic system"

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

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

9. What group became the voice for Burmese nationalism?
(a) The labor unions.
(b) The farmers.
(c) The university students.
(d) The military.

10. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what corrupts individuals?
(a) Greed.
(b) Fear.
(c) Power.
(d) Money.

11. What event brought Aung San's name into prominence in the Burmese nationalism movement?
(a) The resistance of 1938.
(b) The Independence Movement of 1940.
(c) The strike of 1936.
(d) The boycott of 1934.

12. What group did Aung San form in 1942?
(a) The Burma Independence Front.(BIF).
(b) The Burma Independence Army (BIA).
(c) The Burma Democratic League (BDL).
(d) The Burma Improvement Association (BIA).

13. According to Suu Kyi, What was Gandhi able to accomplish that Burma was unable to do?
(a) To synthesize thought and action.
(b) To hold rallies.
(c) To take a spiritual approach to ousting the British.
(d) To organize demonstrations.

14. What was the Freedom Bloc?
(a) A junta.
(b) A workers' union.
(c) A section of Burma free from British rule.
(d) A political party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Suu Kyi states in her speech Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988 that she is not beholden to any politician so that...

2. How did the Burmese initially view the Japanese?

3. Why was the Burmese populace largely literate?

4. Under what condition did Aung San vow he would resign his position as the leader of Burma?

5. Why was the disintegration of British rule felt more in this particular region of Burma?

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