Sec 1 Chapter 2/4 Quiz

Raffles was part of the EIC. What does EIC stand for?

• Europe-Indonesia Company

• East Indies Company

• East India Company

• Eastern Indian Company

Who controlled a larger part of Southeast Asia in the 18th Century?

• Dutch

• British

Why was Penang considered an unsuitable trading port?

• It was located on Western Sumatra (present-day Indonesia), not along the India China trade route.

• It was too far north to allow the British to control the Straits of Melaka.

In 1641, the Dutch took over ________.

• Melaka

• Bencoolen

• Penang

• Singapore

What was the role of the Temenggong?

• Local chief

• Ruler

• Bodyguard

Raffles managed to establish a trading post in Singapore by recognising ________ as the rightful Sultan.

• Abdul Rahman

• Mahmud

• Hussein

To settle their disputes, the British and Dutch signed the Anglo-Dutch Treaty in _____.

• 1819

• 1824

• 1941

• 1945

As a result of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty, the British transferred ______ to the Dutch in exchange for Melaka.

• Singapore

• Penang

• Bencoolen

The 1824 Treaty of Friendship and Alliance allowed the British to _________.

• Take control over the whole of Singapore.

• Take over Dutch ports.

• Set up a trading post in the southern part of Singapore.

Who was the first Resident of Singapore?

• Temenggong Abdul Rahman

• William Farquhar

• Stamford Raffles

• John Crawfurd