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History of Sri Lanka

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earliest human remains found on Sri Lanka date to about ___ years ago (Balangoda Man).

a)

35,000

b)

55,000

c)

30,000

d)

45,000

2.

The proto-historical period of Sri Lanka is based on all of these chronicles except the ______

a)

Mahavamsa

b)

Divapamsa

c)

Culavamsa

d)

Dipavamsa

3.

The first Sri Lankan ruler of the Anuradhapura Kingdom is _______

a)

Pancukabhaya

b)

Candukabhaya

c)

Pandukabhaya

d)

Pandakujhaya

4.

Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BCE by ___, son of emperor Ashoka.

a)

Arham Mahinda

b)

Arhath Mahinda

c)

Armath Mahinda

d)

Azkath Mahinda

5.

The first Tamil ruler of the Anuradhapura Kingdom is _____.

a)

Ekkalan

b)

Eppalan

c)

Emmalan

d)

Ellalan

6.

Between 1597 and 1658, a substantial part of the island was under _____ rule.

a)

Dutch

b)

Prince Pandiyan's

c)

Portuguese

d)

Prince Vijayan's

7.

The Portuguese lost their possessions in Ceylon due to ___ intervention in a Eighty Years' War.

a)

Dutch

b)

India

c)

British

d)

Andaman

8.

Following the _______, the island was united under British rule in 1815.

a)

Chandyan Wars

b)

Pandyan Wars

c)

Bhandyan Wars

d)

Kandyan Wars

9.

Independence was granted in 1948 but the country remained a Dominion of the British Empire ___.

a)

until 1967

b)

until 1972.

c)

until 1976.

d)

until 1982

10.

A constitution was introduced in 1978 which made the ___ the head of state.

a)

Executive Minister

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Executive President

d)

Executive District Officer

11.

The Sri Lankan civil war began in 1983 and ended in ____.

a)

1989

b)

2001

c)

1999

d)

2009

12.

Sri Lankan Tamils have lived on the Sri Lanka island since at least around the ____ BCE.

a)

5th century

b)

2nd century

c)

6th century

d)

1st century

13.

70% of Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka live in the Northern and _____ provinces.

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Northwestern

14.

The civil war which ended in 2009 led to more than 800,000 Tamils _____

a)

leaving Sri Lanka

b)

venturing into business

c)

getting government jobs

d)

being granted loans

15.

Sri Lankan Tamils are descendants of the Tamils of the old Jaffna Kingdom and east coast _____.

a)

chieftaincies called Mannimals.

b)

chieftaincies called Vannimals.

c)

chieftaincies called Yarlnimais.

d)

chieftaincies called Vannimais.