Literacy

Where was Haji Agus Salim born?

• a. Jakarta

• b. Kota Gadang, West Sumatra

• c. Bandung

• d. Surabaya

What subject did Agus Salim study when he went to the Netherlands?

• a. Art and music

• b. Modern science, politics, and European culture

• c. Sports and history

• d. Only Islamic studies

Which languages did Agus Salim learn to speak fluently?

• a. Malay and Chinese only

• b. Only Indonesian

• c. French, Spanish, and Japanese

• d. Dutch, English, German, and Arabic

What work did Agus Salim do after returning to Indonesia?

• a. Teacher in West Sumatra

• b. Judge like his father

• c. Journalist and translator

• d. Soldier

Which organization did Agus Salim join to fight colonialism?

• a. Muhammadiyah

• b. Budi Utomo

• c. Sarekat Islam

• d. PNI

Why was Agus Salim respected as a diplomat?

• a. Because he was Indonesia’s president

• b. Because he was a judge’s son

• c. Because he had a lot of money

• d. Because of his calm personality and language skills

What is Jabir Ibn Hayyan often called?

• a. The father of chemistry

• b. The father of medicine

• c. The father of astronomy

• d. The father of philosophy

Which laboratory method did Jabir NOT introduce?

• a. Distillation

• b. Evaporation

• c. Crystallization

• d. Surgery

What happened when Jabir’s works were translated into Latin?

• a. They were forgotten

• b. European scholars could read them

• c. They were destroyed

• d. They became songs

Why do you think it is important for scientists to write down their results, as Jabir did?

• a. So people in the future can learn from them

• b. To make science secret

• c. To make books look big

• d. To confuse others