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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Amnesty International not come to Burma?
2. What can authorities in Burma do without due process?
3. According to the letter, "The Formation of a People's Committee," people should...
4. When was Aung San assassinated?
5. Why have others said that the Burmese are unfit to govern themselves?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the Burmese government's response to the open letter titled "The Formation of a People's Committee" signed jointly by Aung San Suu Kyi and several other leading political figures?
2. How did the British attempt to pacify the Burmese after they obtained rule of the country?
3. How was the movement for democracy in Burma undermined during the twentieth century?
4. What happened when democratic rights were lost to dictatorship in 1962 in Burma?
5. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what are the four types of corruption?
6. Which is the worst form of corruption and why?
7. In his 1947 inauguration speech, what did Aung San caution the Burmese people about?
8. What was the popular response to such basic notions as "representative government, human rights, and the rule of law" in Burma?
9. What does Aung San Suu Kyi say about democracy in her speech at the mass rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?
10. Recite the general message of five of the points on the bulleted list of "The Formation of a People's Committee".
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify one problem in the book and give an alternate solution not given by Suu Kyi. Use examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the similarities between Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Aung San Suu Kyi. Do you see any differences? How are they different? Cite examples from the book in your response.
Essay Topic 3
Aung San Suu Kyi states, "the only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear." How does this quote relate to the writings in Freedom from Fear and Other Writings? Use examples from the book.
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