Quiz: Asean Literature

Most literature in Brunei is either written in Malay or in Chinese.

• True

• False

It is a Malay free-form style (meaning “rhyme” in English) that was full of nationalistic symbolism.

• Sarawak

• Sarjak

• Sajak

• Sarak

It is also recognized by the world as the Golden Land.

(a)  

A country at the center of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

• Brunei

• Thailand

• Cambodia

• Laos

A landlocked nation in the Southeast Asia occupying the northwest portion of the Indochinese peninsula.

(a)  

Lao literature served an important role as a vehicle with which to convey Islamic religious teachings and explain proper behavior for individuals in society.

• True

• False

It is the Cambodian version of the ancient Ramayana epic, which appears on bas-reliefs and frescos at temples and pagodas throughout the country.

(a)  

It is the oldest known poem in Thai Literature.

• Lilit Phra Lo

• Suphasit Phra Ruong

• Ramakien

• lakhon

Cambodian literature is heavily influenced by Buddhism, the predominant religion, as well as by the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.

• True

• False

The Sin Say is the most popular literature in Laos and deals with the life of Buddha before his enlightenment.

• True

• False