WorksheetsQuiz: Asean Literature
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Most literature in Brunei is either written in Malay or in Chinese.
True
False
It is a Malay free-form style (meaning “rhyme” in English) that was full of nationalistic symbolism.
Sarawak
Sarjak
Sajak
Sarak
It is also recognized by the world as the Golden Land.
(a)
A country at the center of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.
Brunei
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
A landlocked nation in the Southeast Asia occupying the northwest portion of the Indochinese peninsula.
(a)
Lao literature served an important role as a vehicle with which to convey Islamic religious teachings and explain proper behavior for individuals in society.
True
False
It is the Cambodian version of the ancient Ramayana epic, which appears on bas-reliefs and frescos at temples and pagodas throughout the country.
(a)
It is the oldest known poem in Thai Literature.
Lilit Phra Lo
Suphasit Phra Ruong
Ramakien
lakhon
Cambodian literature is heavily influenced by Buddhism, the predominant religion, as well as by the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.
True
False
The Sin Say is the most popular literature in Laos and deals with the life of Buddha before his enlightenment.
True
False
The __________ inscription is the
earliest extant specimen of Burmese
literature.
kekawin
myazedi
pali canon
chbap
Historically known as Siam.
Laos
Cambodia
Myanmar
Thailand
Poems of love or nature in Burmese literature.
pyo
yagan
myil-taza
yadu
Thailand’s national
epic is a version of the Ramayana
called the (a) .
Cambodia had a rich and varied traditional oral literature. There are many legends, tales and songs of very ancient origin.
True
False
Brunei
Cambodia
Thailand
Indonesia
Laos
Myanmar
A form of poetry in Indonesia based on Sanskrit kavya.
kekawin
chbap
lakhon
sajak
The early Thai literature was primarily concerned with religion.
True
False
