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Quiz about Southeast Asian Culture and History 1
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.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
27,454
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
1854
Last 3 plays: Guest 58 (0/10), wellenbrecher (10/10), Quizaddict1 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following is not a tongue of the Austro-Asiatic family? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the following tongues is most closely related to Malay? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In Southeast Asia rice paddies are often referred to by which of the following words? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'Swidden' is another name for what type of agriculture, common in Southeast Asia? Hint


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


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following is not a term for a village headman in Southeast Asia? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Traditionally, what color robes did buddhist monks usually wear in Vietnam? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following is not included in the Vietnamese 'tam giao' or 'three religions'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the 'sangha' in Southeast Asia? Hint


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



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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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