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Southeast Asian Culture and History 2

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Southeast Asian Culture and History 2 game quiz
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1. Men of which of the following places are most likely to take the 'haj' sometime in their life?
    Laos
    Vietnam
    Java
    Thailand


2. What term relates to the coastal areas of the Indonesian-Malay world in which Islam has been traditionally practiced?
    pasisir
    santri
    priyayi
    abangan


3. What is the term for the brand of Islam practiced by the inland peoples of Java in which elements of animism, Hinduism and Buddhism are infused?
    priyayi
    santri
    pasisir
    abangan


4. Which form of Islam of the Malayo-Indonesian world adheres strictly to the official observances of the religion?
    santri
    priyayi
    abangan
    pasisir


5. Which of the following words is not a term for an official of Islam?
    imam
    pondok
    bilal
    khatib


6. What did the Spaniards call the peasants of the Philippines?
    boondocks
    negritos
    indios
    coolies


7. What is the English derivation from the Malay approximation of the Amoy (a southern Chinese dialect) pronunciation of the Chinese word for ship (chuan)?
    Answer: (One Word)


8. Three of the following were destinations for the biannual Spanish galleon trade that ran during the Philippine colonial area. Which was not a stop on this triangle trade?
    Manila
    Canton
    Acapulco
    Cordoba


9. Which of the following was the acronym for the 'Dutch East India Company'?
    DEIC
    VOC
    EAC
    TACA


10. What did the Dutch call modern day Jakarta?
    Answer: (One Word)


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