Southeast Asian Culture and History

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1. Which of the following is not a tongue of the Austro-Asiatic family? Mon Khmer Burman Vietnamese

2. Which of the following tongues is most closely related to Malay? Tagalog Thai Vietnamese Burman

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

4. 'Swidden' is another name for what type of agriculture, common in Southeast Asia? Crop rotation Plantation Rice terracing 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? adat dalang dalem terakat

6. Which of the following is not a term for a village headman in Southeast Asia? xa truong datu penghulu cacique

7. Traditionally, what color robes did buddhist monks usually wear in Vietnam? yellow indigo orange brown

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

9. What is the 'sangha' in Southeast Asia? The series of rice terraces found on mountain slopes The Buddhist religious community The set of rules imposed by colonial rulers The sea trade on the South China sea

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