The Peranakans

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1. The Peranakan community has its origins in the interracial marriages that took place between immigrant Chinese men and Malay women from which states and/or countries? All of these Singapore Malacca, Penang and Trengganu Indonesia

2. What are the Peranakans also known as? Straits Chinese Straits-born Chinese Babas and Nonyas All of these

3. What do the terms Babas and Nonyas refer to? Male and female Malays Towkays and Bibiks Male and female Peranakan descendants Male and female Chinese

4. Most Peranakans are of which Chinese ancestry? Hakka Cantonese Hokkien Teochew

5. The Chinese immigrant men were mostly of which occupation? Pirates Merchants and traders Princes Explorers

6. What is the language of the Peranakans? Chinese Baba Chinese Baba Malay Malay

7. The Peranakans adopted the culture of which ethnic group? The Chinese The Malays The Indians They did not adopt any of these

8. The Peranakans' sense of self importance originated from their early arrival and the fact that they were descended from pioneers. To dintinguish themselves from the new immigrants from China, they call these new arrivals by what name? Joget Cherki Bangsawan Sinkheks

9. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a majority of the Peranakans were involved in what trade? They were politicians They were entrepreneurs and shopkeepers They were pirates They weren't involved in anything productive

10. True/False: In present times, true-blue Peranakans are diminishing because of death, emigration, the decline of tradition and the increase in the number of marriages outside the community. True False