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CHAPTER 6 - THE BRITISH RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 60secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

British Residential System is a form of British indirect rule that placed a ........................... Resident in Brunei.

a)

Malaya

b)

British

c)

Korean

2.

The Residential System was introduced during the reign of 25th Sultan of Brunei, .......................................

a)

Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin

b)

Sultan Bolkiah

c)

Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II

3.

The British Residential system acted as an advisory body to the ......................

a)

Bank Teller

b)

Teacher

c)

Sultan

4.

A Resident was sent to Brunei and functioned to advise the Sultan on all matters except things that involved .......................... and Malay customs and tradition

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

5.

In 1904, a British government official, ......................... came to Brunei and was asked to study the problems of Brunei in greater detail.

a)

Malcolm McArthur

b)

F.F Mariott

c)

Charles Arthur

6.

Malcolm McArthur wrote a report in ........................... called the McArthur Report

a)

2004

b)

1904

c)

1990

7.

In 1906, ................................. was appointed by the British government as the first Resident of Brunei

a)

Malcom McArthur

b)

Macdonald

c)

John Anderson

8.

The first British Resident in Brunei recommended to introduce the British Residential System to prevent Brunei from being controlled by Rajah Brooke of Sarawak and the British North Borneo Company

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The British Residential System was introduced because the Protectorate Agreement with the British Government in 1888 failed to stop Brunei’s power from declining.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Brunei continued to lose its territories to ..................... and the British North Borneo Company

a)

John Smith

b)

T.G Cochrane

c)

Rajah Brooke

11.

In order to avoid succession dispute and maintain peace, Sultan Hashim requested Britain’s support in having a more peaceful and stable succession system hence it would not weaken Brunei further.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Success of the Residential System in Malaya was one of the reasons of the introduction of the British Residential System in Brunei

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The British were worried that if they did not help Brunei, other foreign powers would occupy Brunei, that was why they introduced the British Residential System in Brunei.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Advantages of the introduction of the British Residential System in Brunei were except .........................

a)

No more succession disputes and less internal quarrels

b)

Brunei also began to develop many goods for the export market such as rubber.

c)

Power of Sultan Weakened

15.

Disadvantages of the introduction of the British Residential System in Brunei were except .........................

a)

Slow Economic Growth and Development

b)

Efficient and Centralized Form of Government

c)

The locals were not given the opportunity to head any government department.

16.

The dynasty line of .......................... continued to rule Brunei till today.

a)

Sultan Raja Engku

b)

Sultan Hashim

c)

Sultan Ahmad Hanif

17.

With the introduction of the British Residential System, a police force was also set up to maintain law and order in Brunei.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

With the British Residential System in Brunei, the British encouraged people to build their houses on dry land for .........................

a)

wasting money

b)

showing off

c)

health reasons

19.

With the British Residential System in Brunei, the first hospital in Brunei was built in .......................

a)

1984

b)

1925

c)

2000

20.

The first formal ........................ based primary school was opened in Brunei town only in 1912.

a)

English

b)

Social Studies

c)

Malay