49) What group of people brought Islam to Southeast Asia?
A) Muslim missionaries
B) Muslim warriors
C) Muslim scholars
D) Muslim sailors
E) Muslim merchants
50) Of the following countries in Southeast Asia, which one has been most receptive to western
influences?
A) Malaysia
B) the Philippines
C) Burma
D) Singapore
E) Vietnam
51) Which of the following is NOT one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast
Asia?
A) immigrants from India
B) indentured workers from Japan
C) migrants from China
D) Muslim merchants from South Asia
E) European colonialists
52) Vietnam
A) ruled China until about 1000 A.D.
B) still uses Chinese ideographs for written communication.
C) adopted many aspects of Confucianism.
D) was once a Hindu kingdom.
E) is a province of China.
53) About how many distinct languages are spoken in Indonesia?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 10
D) 25
E) 50
54) What language did Philippine nationalists choose as a language to unite their country?
A) Tagalog
B) English
C) Spanish
D) French
E) Malay
55) Who are the Karen?
A) aside from the Hmong, the second largest tribal group in Laos
B) a tribal people of upland Burma
C) the current rulers of Burma
D) Cambodians who have been expelled from their homeland and forced to reside in Thailand
E) the royal family of Thailand
56) What is the newest country in the Southeast Asian region?
A) East Timor
B) Singapore
C) Indonesia
D) Philippines
E) Brunei
57) Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Southeast Asia to colonize the region?
A) British
B) Dutch
C) Portuguese
D) French
E) Spanish
58) With what Southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated?
A) Indonesia
B) Malaysia
C) Philippines
D) Cambodia
E) Thailand
59) The Vietnam War
A) ended with American victory.
B) resulted in a reunified Vietnam.
C) put an end to the brutal policies of the Khmer Rouge.
D) began in the late 1960s.
E) originally involved Spain and Vietnam.
60) The Vietnam War started when which European country tried to retain control of its
Southeast Asian colonies?
A) Great Britain
B) Spain
C) France
D) United States
E) the Dutch
61) During the Vietnam War, with which country did North Vietnam ally itself?
A) France
B) United States
C) Japan
D) China
E) Spain
62) According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to
fall to communism would be
A) China and Taiwan.
B) Burma and Thailand.
C) Malaysia and Indonesia.
D) Laos and Cambodia.
E) the United States and Mexico.
63) The recently independent country of East Timor was formerly part of what country of
Southeast Asia?
A) Vietnam
B) the Philippines
C) Malaysia
D) Indonesia
E) Thailand
64) Modern-day Indonesia was once a colony of which European country?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) United States
D) Netherlands
E) Spain
65) The Spratly Islands
A) may possess major oil deposits.
B) are mountainous and rugged.
C) have been a major cause of disunity within ASEAN.
D) are occupied by the Philippines.
E) are one of the largest chains in Southeast Asia.
66) Which country of Southeast Asia did not exist as a kingdom before colonialism helped to
shape its political boundaries?
A) Cambodia
B) Malaysia
C) Laos
D) Vietnam
E) Burma
67) How was the Ho Chi Minh Trail primarily used during the Vietnam War?
A) as a supply route
B) as a trade route
C) as an evacuation route
D) It was a line dividing Communism and Capitalism economies.
E) It was a game trail indigenous peoples used to hunt for food.
68) Why did the United States eventually withdraw from the Vietnam War in the early 1970s?
A) It was clear North Vietnam was superior.
B) The United States became fearful of communism.
C) The United States did not have enough modern weaponry.
D) antiwar movement
E) North Vietnam threatened the United States with nuclear weapons.
69) Why is Indonesia determined to keep its influence over western New Guinea?
A) the religious ties associated with western New Guinea
B) Much of its historical population resides in New Guinea.
C) Indonesia’s largest source of tax revenue, the Grasberg mine, is on New Guinea.
D) The people of western New Guinea voted to remain with Indonesia.
E) There are important archaeological sites in New Guinea.
70) What European group arrived in the Southeast Asian region around the 1500s?
A) French
B) Dutch
C) English
D) Spanish
E) Portuguese
71) In 2011, this country was ranked along with Afghanistan as the third most corrupt country in
the world.
A) Burma
B) Indonesia
C) Vietnam
D) Laos
E) East Timor
72) The main locations of commercial sex in Southeast Asia are located
A) near the old royal compounds.
B) near American military bases.
C) in the slums of megacities.
D) in the old city cores near former colonial government buildings.
E) in the rural areas away from the authorities.
73) What immigrant culture is somewhat more prosperous thus creating tension in the host
countries?
A) Japanese
B) Indian
C) Australian
D) Chinese
E) American
74) According to the graphic below, which country has the highest tourism receipts per capita?
A) Thailand
B) Singapore
C) Philippines
D) Vietnam
E) Malaysia
75) What are the economic and political systems like in Vietnam?
A) It embraces market economics and a democratic government.
B) It rejects market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state.
C) It embraces market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state.
D) It rejects both market economics and the political forms of a communist state.
E) It had adopted a regulated economic system, along with a socialist–democratic political form.
76) What kind of economic activity has the Indonesian government been trying to foster in order
to improve its economy?
A) technologically oriented businesses
B) automobile assembly
C) back office work
D) pharmaceuticals
E) steel industry
77) What country has Vietnam emulated as it works to improve its economy?
A) United States
B) China
C) South Korea
D) Japan
E) India
78) The Philippines
A) has banned migration to other countries.
B) has the second highest PPP in Southeast Asia.
C) owes much of its lack of economic success to the policies and corruption of Ferdinand
Marcos.
D) hosts several important American naval bases.
E) has a communist economic system.
79) What is education like in Southeast Asia?
A) emphasis on basic and technical education, but inadequate attention given to graduate-school
education
B) a good education system, including basic, technical, and university education
C) an inadequate education system, with little attention paid to basic education, and even less to
technical and university education
D) emphasis on basic education, but inadequate attention given to university and technical
education
E) emphasis on basic and university education, but inadequate attention given to technical
education
80) Why were Japanese companies attracted to setting up investments in Thailand?
A) Thailand’s sex industry
B) Culturally the two countries are quite similar.
C) Thailand had low wages and a reasonably educated workforce.
D) There was already a large modernized infrastructure set up to attract investors.
E) the large urban areas
81) Why have gains in university education rates been slower in Southeast Asia than in other
developing regions?
A) Literacy rates are relatively low compared to other regions.
B) People would rather attend western universities in Europe or North America.
C) The economies of the region do not need higher education to support its growth.
D) People are not interested in higher education.
E) the lack of investment in higher education by the various governments
82) Discuss the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia.
83) Briefly discuss the patterns of deforestation in this region and the forces behind these
patterns.
84) What are the major environmental issues confronting Southeast Asia? How serious are they,
and what steps have been taken to deal with them?
85) Briefly discuss the three major patterns of agriculture in the region (Swidden in the Uplands,
Plantation Agriculture and Rice in the Lowlands).
86) Compare the population issues in the Philippines and Singapore.
87) What is transmigration and what is its importance in Southeast Asia?
88) What factors contributed to the origin and course of the Vietnam War? What were the
important effects of the war on neighboring countries, and with what results?
89) Explain in depth the current geopolitical issues in Southeast Asia, particularly ethnic tensions
and religious conflicts
90) Forty years ago, the Philippines was the most highly developed Southeast Asian country and
was considered to have a very bright economic future. However, by the 1980s and 1990s the
Philippines’ economy took a downturn. Please explain the factors that contributed to this nation’s
economic change.
91) What is the Golden Triangle? Explain how it has changed and evolved over the years to meet
the needs of the changing illegal drug trade.
92) Pick two countries in Southeast Asia and describe and explain their economic growth (or
lack thereof) over the last three or so decades.