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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 were the Burmese people not ideal recipients of leftist literature during the 1930s?
2. What was the Burmese peoples' general attitude toward the British?
3. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what are the Burmese people eager to study?
4. What is NOT one of the four types of corruption identified by Aung San Suu Kyi?
5. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the time of Suu Kyi's interview with Karan Thapar on August 29, 1988, what was the state of the Burmese government?
2. What was the Freedom Bloc's message?
3. Recite the general message of five of the points on the bulleted list of "The Formation of a People's Committee".
4. What did Aung San's fellow university students think about him?
5. What was Aung San's response to his fame after he formed the Burmese Independence Army was formed in 1942?
6. What is the the quintessential difference between the rule of law in a democracy and under totalitarian rule?
7. 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?
8. According to Aung San Suu Kyi, what are the four types of corruption?
9. How did one British writing describe a condescending stance toward the Burmese?
10. In Suu Kyi's second letter to Amnesty International, name one example she gives of human rights violations in Burma.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A few have criticized Aung San Suu Kyi because she spent her formative years outside of Burma. Present evidence that either she should or should not be the leader in Burma's struggle for democracy because of her foreign upbringing. Cite examples from the book in your response.
Essay Topic 2
How is fear used by leaders according to Aung San Suu Kyi? What types of leaders use fear? What is the character of a leader that does not use fear? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In what ways does Suu Kyi's message traverse cultural, national and ideological borders? Cite examples in Freedom from Fear and Other Writings.
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