The questions below refer to the selection and "from Towards a True Refuge."

Closing her speech, Aung San Suu Kyi argues that -

a.

the light of freedom will conquer the darkness of tyranny

b.

she will continue to work for her people even though she knows the cause is hopeless

c.

darkness is stronger than light because one candle cannot light up a darkened stadium

d.

her Western audience cannot truly appreciate the suffering of her people

The correct answer is A: the light of freedom will conquer the darkness of tyranny.

In the end of her speech, the politician Aung San Suu Kyi concludes by saying that the light of freedom has the power to spread over darkness and that "even the smallest light cannot be extinguished by all the darkness in the world" since darkness is the absence of light. Thus, light will conquer the darkness of tyranny but only if it grows because a "small light cannot dispel acres of encircling gloom". She also mentions that people has to get used to light and to learn to love it.