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HISTORY OF INDONESIA - COLONIAL ERA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first European country that came to Indonesia?

a)

Spain

b)

Portuguese

c)

Dutch

d)

British

2.

What was the main purpose of their coming to Indonesia?

a)

they wanted to spread Christian religion

b)

they just wanted to travel

c)

they wanted to prove that the world is round

d)

they wanted to get spices

3.

In 1602, before returned to Indonesia, the Dutch created a trading company to take Indonesia’s spices. What was the name of the company?

a)

EIC

b)

UNTEA

c)

VOC

d)

UNCI

4.

Who was the first leader of the Dutch’s expedition to Indonesia?

a)

Jacob Van Neck

b)

Pietter Both

c)

Cornelis de Houtman

d)

Van den Bosch

5.

The Spanish arrived in Indonesia under the leadership of _____ in ____ island.

a)

El cano, Maluku

b)

Magellan, Cebu

c)

Cornellis De Houtman, Java

d)

Alfonso de Albuqerque, Maluku

6.

When Daendles became the governor, the Indonesia people were forced to ____

a)

build a bridge

b)

make a highway from Anyer to Panarukan

c)

plant coffee and tea

d)

landrent

7.

During Daendles’s era in Indonesia, the Indonesian were forced to work. That forced labor called ___

a)

Rodi

b)

Cultuurstetsel

c)

Landrent

d)

Trade Monopoly

8.

How long Dutch invaded Indonesia?

a)

350 years

b)

5 years

c)

3.5 years

d)

100 years

9.

The tax paid with the crops is called ....

a)

Contingenten

b)

Rodi

c)

Verplichte leverantie

d)

Landrent

10.

The following is the Dutch effort in controlling spices in Maluku, except ....

a)

Extirpation

b)

Hongi expeditions

c)

Trade Monopoly

d)

The cultural system

11.

The Governor General who defeated the Jayakarta kingdom and later established Batavia as the VOC's capital in Java Island was ...

a)

Pietter Both

b)

Van den Bosch

c)

Jan Pieterzoon Coen

d)

Van Deventer

12.

The pastor from the Dutch parliament who demanded that forced cultivation be removed because it was not in accordance with the fairy of humanity was ....

a)

Douwes Dekker

b)

Baron Van Houvel

c)

Van Deventer

d)

Jacob van Neck

13.

Raffles' famous policy is .....

a)

Verplichte Leverantie

b)

Contingenten

c)

Cultuur Stelsel

d)

Landrent

14.

Referred to as the right of Octroi is ....

a)

the right as a state within a state

b)

the right to trade monopolies

c)

the right to negotiate with other local kingdoms

d)

the right to declare war

15.

The purpose of sending Daendels to Indonesia by Louis Napoleon was ....

a)

taking Indonesian wealth to cover Dutch debt

b)

to strengthen Javanese defences against a predicted British invasion.

c)

rediscovery of Borobudur Buddhist temple in Central Java.

d)

to introduced the cultural system

16.

The purpose of the establishment of the VOC by the Dutch colonial government was ...

a)

Look for new countries and glories

b)

Spread the Religion

c)

Strengthen the territory

d)

To overcome competition between Dutch traders and other Europeans

17.

The purpose of the Cultural system was ....

a)

strengthen Javanese defences against a predicted British invasion.

b)

Introducing new plants

c)

Increase farmers' income

d)

force Javanese peasants to produce particular crops suitable for the European markets

18.

The first VOC Governor General was ...

a)

A.J.P Coen

b)

A.Pieter Both

c)

A.Van Den Bosch

d)

A.Johan Van Oldenborneveldt

19.

Eduard Douwes Dekker revealed the cruelty of the Dutch government in Banten in his book entitled ....

a)

Max Havelaar

b)

Een Eereschuld

c)

Suiker Contracten

d)

Du Contrak sosial

20.

The Governor-General who ruled Indonesia after France surrendered to Britain was ...

a)

Van Den Bosch

b)

Jan Willem Janssen

c)

herman williem Daendels

d)

Thomas Stamford Raffles