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Quiz about Southeast Asian Culture and History 1

Southeast Asian Culture and History [1] Quiz

If you love Southeast Asian culture and history perhaps this is the quiz for you.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,454

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1844

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is not a tongue of the Austro-Asiatic family? Hint

Mon

Khmer

Burman

Vietnamese

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following tongues is most closely related to Malay? Hint

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Thai

Burman

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Southeast Asia rice paddies are often referred to by which of the following words? Hint

sawah

phraya

siddah

daik

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Swidden' is another name for what type of agriculture, common in Southeast Asia? Hint

Crop rotation

Slash and burn

Rice terracing

Plantation

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the term for the system of unwritten customary law that guided people's lives in the Malay speaking pre-modern world? Hint

terakat

dalem

adat

dalang

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is not a term for a village headman in Southeast Asia? Hint

xa truong

datu

penghulu

cacique

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Question 7 of 10

7. Traditionally, what color robes did buddhist monks usually wear in Vietnam? Hint

yellow

brown

orange

indigo

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following is not included in the Vietnamese 'tam giao' or 'three religions'? Hint

Hinduism

Confucianism

Buddhism

Taoism

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the 'sangha' in Southeast Asia? Hint

The Buddhist religious community

The set of rules imposed by colonial rulers

The series of rice terraces found on mountain slopes

The sea trade on the South China sea

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the term for the 'God-King' who ruled over all during the Angkor period of Cambodian history? Hint

devaraja

suryavarman

maharaja

indravarman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is not a tongue of the Austro-Asiatic family?

Answer: Burman

2. Which of the following tongues is most closely related to Malay?

Answer: Tagalog

Malay and Tagalog are both Austronesian languages.

3. In Southeast Asia rice paddies are often referred to by which of the following words?

Answer: sawah

4. 'Swidden' is another name for what type of agriculture, common in Southeast Asia?

Answer: Slash and burn

5. What is the term for the system of unwritten customary law that guided people's lives in the Malay speaking pre-modern world?

Answer: adat

6. Which of the following is not a term for a village headman in Southeast Asia?

Answer: cacique

Cacique was the name for the economic elite of rural Philippine society. Xa truong (Vietnam), Penghulu (Malay) and Datu (Philippine) were all terms for village headmen.

7. Traditionally, what color robes did buddhist monks usually wear in Vietnam?

Answer: brown

Traditionally, Theravada monks wear yellow or orange-saffron robes, while Mahayana monks wear brown. Vietnamese Buddhism is Mahayanist, thus the brown robes.

8. Which of the following is not included in the Vietnamese 'tam giao' or 'three religions'?

Answer: Hinduism

The Vietnamese received the 'tam giao' from their northern neighbor China. Hinduism really never made a deep impression on traditional Vietnamese culture.

9. What is the 'sangha' in Southeast Asia?

Answer: The Buddhist religious community

10. What was the term for the 'God-King' who ruled over all during the Angkor period of Cambodian history?

Answer: devaraja

Suryavarman and Indravarman were both devarajas.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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