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Quiz about Aung San Suu Kyi Her Early Life

Aung San Suu Kyi - Her Early Life Quiz

Aung San Suu Kyi was a human rights fighter and politician in Burma (now called Myanmar). What do you know about her life up until 2009?

A multiple-choice quiz by Pointe. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Pointe

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,856

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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172

Question 1 of 10

1. Was Aung San Suu Kyi born in Rangoon (the capital of Burma)?

Yes

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Question 2 of 10

2. Her father was a freedom fighter as well. How old was Aung San Suu Kyi when he died? Hint

Two

Four

Three

One

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many brother(s) did Aung San Suu Kyi have? Hint

Two

One

Three

Four

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was Aung San Suu Kyi's mother's occupation? Hint

She was the ambassador to India and Nepal

She was a designer at a well-known clothes store

She was a maid for a rich family

She was an architect

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many children did Aung San Suu Kyi have with her husband Michael Aris? Hint

Three

Two

Four

Five

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Question 6 of 10

6. When was the last time Aung San Suu Kyi saw her husband, Michael Aris, before he died in 1999? Hint

1996

1994

1997

1995

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Question 7 of 10

7. When was Aung San Suu Kyi FIRST placed under house arrest for fighting for democracy in Burma? Hint

2000

1989

2003

2009

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the cyclone that tore the roof off Aung San Suu Kyi's house in 2008? Hint

Cyclone Natalie

Cyclone Nargis

Cyclone Naomi

Cyclone Nicola

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Question 9 of 10

9. Aung San Suu Kyi was the leader of which group? Hint

Democracy for Burma

Burma Deserves Democracy

Fighting for Democracy

National League for Democracy

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what month in 2009 did John William Yettaw swim to Aung San Suu Kyi's house while she was under house arrest, causing her sentence to be extended once more? Hint

March

April

May

June

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Was Aung San Suu Kyi born in Rangoon (the capital of Burma)?

Answer: Yes

She was born in Rangoon on 19th of June 1945. Her name was made up from three family members: her mother, father and grandmother.

2. Her father was a freedom fighter as well. How old was Aung San Suu Kyi when he died?

Answer: Two

Unfortunately, he was assassinated when she was just two. This made Aung San Suu Kyi more determined to bring democracy to Burma.

3. How many brother(s) did Aung San Suu Kyi have?

Answer: Two

One of her brothers, Aung San Lin, died when he drowned in a lake when he was just eight years old.

4. What was Aung San Suu Kyi's mother's occupation?

Answer: She was the ambassador to India and Nepal

Aung San Suu Kyi followed her mother to India and received education there. After graduating with a degree in Economics, Politics and Philosophy, she travelled to America with a friend of the family and worked in the United Nations for three years.

5. How many children did Aung San Suu Kyi have with her husband Michael Aris?

Answer: Two

She mothered two children, Alexander and Kim with Michael Aris. She met her husband while she was studying and they married in 1972.

6. When was the last time Aung San Suu Kyi saw her husband, Michael Aris, before he died in 1999?

Answer: 1995

When Michael Aris visited in Christmas in 1995, it was the last time she would see him. He was diagnosed with cancer in 1997 and Burma would not grant him a visa into the country, claiming they did not have anywhere for him to go to get the care that he needed.

They encouraged Aung San Suu Kyi to leave the country to visit him but she knew once she did, she would not be allowed back into Burma.

7. When was Aung San Suu Kyi FIRST placed under house arrest for fighting for democracy in Burma?

Answer: 1989

She spent many years under house arrest, separated with occasional periods of freedom. Her first such period lasted from 1989 until 1995.

8. What was the name of the cyclone that tore the roof off Aung San Suu Kyi's house in 2008?

Answer: Cyclone Nargis

An uprooted tree damaged her front gate and her roof. She relied on candles to get her through the powerless nights.

9. Aung San Suu Kyi was the leader of which group?

Answer: National League for Democracy

The National League for Democracy won the 1990 elections, which should have made Aung San Suu Kyi Prime Minister, but the military who ruled over Burma refused to hand over power and she was placed under house arrest once more.

10. In what month in 2009 did John William Yettaw swim to Aung San Suu Kyi's house while she was under house arrest, causing her sentence to be extended once more?

Answer: May

Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence was extended by 18 months. This exceeded the amount of time someone should be put under house arrest and she should have been retried under the 1975 State Protection Act, which allows the government to imprison someone for five years without a trial.

Source: Author Pointe

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