Southeast Asian Culture and History

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

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? daik siddah sawah phraya

4. 'Swidden' is another name for what type of agriculture, common in Southeast Asia? Slash and burn Rice terracing Crop rotation Plantation

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 cacique penghulu datu

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

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

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

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