A. Peace prize winners are selected by a committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament, while all other Nobel prizes are awarded by Swedish bodies. Aung San Suu Kyi could not accept the peace prize herself because she was under house arrest at the time.

Q: Clinton will be the first U.S. secretary of state to visit the nation in 50 years. What was the nation called 50 years ago?

A. Siam

B. Burma

C. Indochina

D. India

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B. A military government renamed the country the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in 1989. Many opposition groups and countries don't recognize the legitimacy of the government that renamed the country and they continue to call it Burma.

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Q: Also last week, Aung San Suu Kyi's political party agreed to participate in parliamentary elections of the new civilian government, which is still dominated by members of the old military regime. Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of a leader in Burma's struggle for independence from . . .

A. France

B. Britain

C. China

D. India

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B. British rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948. For many years, the British ruled the country as a province of India.

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Q: The decision to participate in the as yet unscheduled by-elections came after a meeting by 100 leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar's largest city . . .

A. Bombay

B. Bangkok

C. Ceylon

D. Rangoon

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D. Along with renaming the country, military rulers changed the name of Rangoon to Yangon in 1989. The NLD's decision to rejoin the political system follows the release of some political prisoners and a promise to soon release the rest.

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