Unit 8 Test

Question 1

Ferdinand Marcos

Answer 1

This leader rewrote the Philippine constitution to allow himself to become a dictator.

Question 2

_________ is a Filipino noodle dish served with small pieces of meat and vegetables.

Answer 2

Pancit

Question 3

The Strait of _________ is an important historical trade route.

Answer 3

Malacca

Question 4

At one time, the _________ Islands were the only source of cloves valued by Europeans.

Answer 4

Molucca

Question 5

_______ believe natural things are part of God.

Answer 5

Animists

Question 6

Douglas MacArthur

Answer 6

Ordered to leave the Philippines, this American general made good on his promise, “I shall return!”

Question 7

_________ invaded the Philippines, Indonesia, and other Asian countries during World War II.

Answer 7

Japan

Question 8

Which European country NEVER controlled Malacca?

Answer 8

France

Question 9

Spain agreed to give _________ to the United States after the Spanish war

Answer 9

the Philippines

Question 10

Indonesia has the world’s largest __________ population.

Answer 10

Muslim`

Question 11

The Petronas Twin Towers are in _________, Malaysia’s capital city.

Answer 11

Kuala Lumpur

Question 12

Phnom Penh is the capital of ________.

Answer 12

Vietnam

Question 13

Ho Chi Minh

Answer 13

This leader’s efforts to reunite North and South Vietnam led to the first Vietnam War

Question 14

Each pose of Cambodian ________ has a special meaning.

Answer 14

Ballet

Question 15

________ are skirts worn by both Myanmar men and women.

Answer 15

Longyi

Question 16

Water ________ is a form of theater originating in Vietnam.

Answer 16

Puppetry

Question 17

The ________ River is the longest river in Southeast Asia.

Answer 17

Mekong

Question 18

The ________ controls the government of Vietnam.

Answer 18

Vietnamese Communist Party

Question 19

The southern coastlands of ________ border the Andaman Sea.

Answer 19

Myanmar

Question 20

________ became Myanmar’s capital in 2007.

Answer 20

Naypyidaw

Question 21

________ is the greatest of the beehive-shaped stone temples built in Cambodia by the Khmer rulers.

Answer 21

Angkor Wat

Question 22

After three wars, Myanmar became a ________ colony.

Answer 22

British

Question 23

Vietnam’s capital, ________, recently celebrated 1,000 years as city.

Answer 23

Hanoi

Question 24

The ________ Forest is Asia’s largest mangrove forest.

Answer 24

U Minh

Question 25

Myanmar is called the Land of ________.

Answer 25

Pagodas

Question 26

King Norodom Suramarit helped ________ gain independence.

Answer 26

Cambodia

Question 27

The ________ River is Myanmar’s main transportation system.

Answer 27

Irrawaddy

Question 28

The ________ was (were) responsible for the deaths of as many as 3 million Cambodians.

Answer 28

Khmer Rouge

Question 29

____________—a type of vinegared rice—is Japan’s best-known dish.

Answer 29

Sushi

Question 30

North Korea’s capital, ____________, is on the Northwestern Plain.

Answer 30

Pyongyang

Question 31

The Japanese ____________ prevents declaration of war.

Answer 31

Constitution

Question 32

Korea takes its name from the ____________ Dynasty.

Answer 32

Goryeo