The Customs of Cambodia - Quiz
The Customs of Cambodia
  • 1. Who wrote The Customs of Cambodia?
A) Xia Nai
B) Temür Khan
C) Paul Pelliot
D) Zhou Daguan
  • 2. During which Chinese dynasty did the author stay in Angkor?
A) Tang dynasty
B) Ming dynasty
C) Qing dynasty
D) Yuan dynasty
  • 3. Between which years did Zhou Daguan stay in Angkor?
A) 1296 and 1297
B) 1300 and 1301
C) 1310 and 1311
D) 1290 and 1291
  • 4. Why is Zhou's account of great historical significance?
A) It was the first book ever translated into French.
B) It is the only surviving first person written record of daily life in the Khmer Empire.
C) It contains the exact blueprint of the royal palace.
D) It includes photographs taken in the 13th century.
  • 5. Apart from Zhou's book, where else is written information about the Khmer Empire found?
A) Stone tablets in Chinese temples
B) Inscriptions on temple walls
C) Coins found in the Mekong River
D) Ancient palm leaf manuscripts
  • 6. Why did Zhou Daguan visit Cambodia as part of a diplomatic delegation?
A) To collect taxes from the Khmer king
B) To negotiate a peace treaty with the Siamese
C) To deliver an imperial edict
D) To learn how to weave silk
  • 7. Who sent the official diplomatic delegation to Cambodia in 1296?
A) Xia Nai
B) Qian Zeng
C) Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat
D) Temür Khan
  • 8. Approximately what fraction of the original size is the surviving version of the book believed to represent?
A) About half
B) Around a third
C) Around one tenth
D) The complete original text
  • 9. Which 17th-century bibliophile noted the existence of two versions of the work?
A) Zhou Daguan
B) Ly Theam Teng
C) Chaloem Yongbunkiat
D) Qian Zeng
  • 10. In which Ming dynasty anthology was a version of the work included?
A) Gu jin yi shi
B) Sea of Stories Old and New
C) Anecdotal Histories Old and New
D) Boundaries of Stories
  • 11. Who compiled the major modern Chinese annotated edition of the book published in 2000?
A) Paul Pelliot
B) Michael Smithies
C) Peter Harris
D) Xia Nai
  • 12. How many editions of the text were used by Xia Nai to compile the 2000 annotated version?
A) 20 editions
B) 13 editions
C) 5 editions
D) 2 editions
  • 13. In what language was the original work written?
A) Modern Chinese
B) French
C) Khmer
D) Classical Chinese
  • 14. Which Chinese dialect appears to have influenced some words and sentence structures in Zhou's work?
A) Hokkien dialect
B) Wenzhou dialect
C) Mandarin dialect
D) Cantonese dialect
  • 15. Who first translated Zhou's account into French in 1819?
A) Peter Harris
B) Michael Smithies
C) Paul Pelliot
D) Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat
  • 16. Who retranslated the text into French in 1902 from the Sea of Stories Old and New anthology?
A) J. Gilman d’Arcy Paul
B) Paul Pelliot
C) Peter Harris
D) Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat
  • 17. When was the first direct translation from Chinese to modern English completed?
A) 1971
B) 1967
C) 2007
D) 2001
  • 18. Who completed the first direct translation from Chinese to modern English?
A) Michael Smithies
B) J. Gilman d’Arcy Paul
C) Chaloem Yongbunkiat
D) Peter Harris
  • 19. What new title was given to the 2007 English translation by Peter Harris?
A) Zhenla Fengtu Ji
B) The Land and People of the Khmer
C) The Customs of Cambodia
D) A Record of Cambodia: the Land and Its People
  • 20. What did Peter Harris include in his 2007 translation based on his years working in Cambodia?
A) A complete Khmer dictionary
B) Interviews with descendants of Zhou Daguan
C) Audio recordings of local dialects
D) Modern photographs and maps directly relating to Zhou's original account
  • 21. Who translated the book into Khmer in 1971?
A) Ly Theam Teng
B) Chaloem Yongbunkiat
C) Qian Zeng
D) Xia Nai
  • 22. Who provided a Thai translation of the book in 1967?
A) Peter Harris
B) Paul Pelliot
C) Ly Theam Teng
D) Chaloem Yongbunkiat
  • 23. What is the capital city located at the center of Angkor described in the book?
A) Yasodharapura
B) Zhenla
C) Angkor Wat
D) Wenzhou
  • 24. In what Chinese terms did Zhou erroneously describe local Hindu religious devotees?
A) Buddhists or Legalists
B) Mohists or Shamans
C) Confucians or Daoists
D) Monks or Hermits
  • 25. Which direction do all official buildings and homes of the aristocracy, including the Royal Palace, face?
A) South
B) East
C) West
D) North
  • 26. Where does the Royal Palace stand relative to the Golden Tower and the Bridge of Gold?
A) East
B) South
C) North
D) West
  • 27. What is the circumference of the Royal Palace?
A) One and a half mile
B) Half a mile
C) Three miles
D) Ten miles
  • 28. What material are the tiles of the main dwelling of the Royal Palace made of?
A) Yellow pottery
B) Thatch
C) Gold
D) Lead
  • 29. What material covers other dwellings in the Royal Palace besides the main dwelling?
A) Red bricks
B) Yellow-coloured pottery tiles
C) Thatch
D) Lead tiles
  • 30. What decorates all the immense columns and lintels of the Royal Palace?
A) Gold bracelets and rings
B) Red umbrellas
C) Carved or painted Buddhas
D) Flowers and candles
  • 31. In the homes of princes and principal officials, what parts of the house can be covered in tiles?
A) All outlying buildings
B) Every building without exception
C) Only the family temple and the principal apartment
D) Only the slave quarters
  • 32. What covers all the outlying buildings of the homes of princes and principal officials?
A) Silk cloth
B) Pottery tiles
C) Thatch
D) Lead tiles
  • 33. What determines the size of houses for individuals in Angkor?
A) Age of the homeowner
B) Personal wealth in gold
C) Official rank
D) Number of wives and concubines
  • 34. How many palace women form the troupe holding candles during the king's royal procession?
A) Fewer than one hundred
B) Exactly fifty
C) Numbering from three to five hundred
D) Exactly one thousand
  • 35. What do the palace women hold in their hands during the royal procession, even in broad daylight?
A) Lances and shields
B) Candles
C) Sacred swords
D) Gold and silver paraphernalia
  • 36. What animals draw the carts that follow the private guards in the royal procession?
A) Elephants
B) Lions and tigers
C) Cows and water buffaloes
D) Goats and horses
  • 37. What can be seen from afar in front of the ministers and princes during the royal procession?
A) Innumerable red umbrellas
B) Burning candles
C) Flecked parasols
D) Gold bracelets
  • 38. Where does the sovereign stand during the royal procession?
A) On a palanquin
B) In a carriage
C) On an elephant
D) On a goat-drawn cart
  • 39. What does the sovereign hold in his hand while standing on the elephant during the procession?
A) A red umbrella
B) A burning candle
C) A bag of pearls
D) His sacred sword
  • 40. What material is encasing the tusks of the king's elephant during the procession?
A) Gold
B) Silver
C) Bronze
D) Lead
  • 41. Who alone can dress in cloth with an all-over floral design?
A) Ministers and princes
B) Chinese merchants
C) The ruler
D) Palace women
  • 42. How much do the big pearls worn around the king's neck weigh approximately?
A) About three pounds
B) About three ounces
C) Ten pounds
D) Half a pound
  • 43. What kind of stones are set in the king's gold bracelets and rings at his wrists, ankles, and fingers?
A) Diamonds
B) Cat's eyes
C) Emeralds
D) Rubies
  • 44. How do men and women from the king down wear their hair?
A) Loose over their shoulders
B) Wound up in a knot
C) Shaved completely bald
D) Braided down their backs
  • 45. How do people dress regarding their upper bodies when out and about?
A) Wear body armor and helmets
B) Go naked to the waist, wrapped only in a cloth
C) Wear silk shirts made by locals
D) Wear cotton jackets stitched with needles
  • 46. What do people do with a larger piece of cloth when they are out and about?
A) Hang it over a window
B) Use it as a shield
C) Tie it around their head as a turban
D) Wind it over the small one
  • 47. How much are the extremely elegant and beautiful materials worn by the king worth a piece?
A) Three or four ounces of gold
B) Three pounds of pearls
C) One ounce of silver
D) Ten copper coins
  • 48. Besides being woven domestically, where does cloth also come from?
A) Siam and Champa
B) Europe and the Western Seas
C) China and Wenzhou
D) India and Persia
  • 49. Which cloth is often regarded as the best because it is so well-made and refined?
A) Cloth from the Western Seas
B) Silk from Siam
C) Cloth from Champa
D) Domestically woven cotton
  • 50. What kind of fiber do local women weave from?
A) Ramie and hemp
B) Mulberry fibers
C) Silk from silkworms
D) Cotton from kapok
  • 51. How do local women gather the cloth into strands since they cannot spin yarn?
A) Just use their hands
B) Use a bamboo tube
C) Use a needle and thread
D) Use a loom
  • 52. What do local women use instead of a loom for weaving?
A) They stretch the threads across twelve stone towers
B) They use spinning wheels brought from Siam
C) They wind one end around their waist, hang the other over a window, and use a bamboo tube as a shuttle
D) They weave the cloth directly on the temple walls
  • 53. Who engage in silk production in Cambodia in recent years?
A) People from Siam
B) Chinese officials from the Yuan delegation
C) The local Khmer women
D) Merchants from the Western Seas
  • 54. Where do the mulberry trees and silkworms raised by the Siamese in Cambodia come from?
A) Angkor
B) Champa
C) Siam
D) China
  • 55. What kind of clothing do the Siamese weave from silk?
A) Golden robes worn by the king
B) Clothes made of a black, patterned satiny silk
C) White cotton wraps
D) Flowered cloth with an all-over floral design
  • 56. What plant do locals not have, having only hemp instead?
A) Cotton
B) Kapok
C) Ramie
D) Mulberry
  • 57. Who do local people ask to mend their torn or damaged clothing?
A) Chinese merchants
B) Palace women
C) Priests from Angkor
D) Siamese women
  • 58. How many small stone towers are located in front of the palace for dispute resolution?
A) Twelve
B) Three
C) Five
D) Hundred
  • 59. What happens during divine judgment when two men dispute over an unknown matter?
A) They offer candles to three hundred palace women
B) Each sits in a stone tower while relatives stand watch at the base
C) They weave cotton from kapok without a loom
D) They fight with lances and shields in front of the king
  • 60. How long does the divine judgment test in the stone towers last before the guilty party shows illness?
A) One month
B) Fifteen years
C) Three or four days
D) One day
  • 61. What kind of symptoms does the guilty person suffer during divine judgment?
A) Sudden blindness
B) Loss of hair in a knot
C) Illness - ulcers, or catarrh, or malignant fever
D) Broken bones from a fall
  • 62. How do the soldiers go into battle regarding their attire?
A) Wearing body armor and helmets
B) Naked and barefoot
C) Dressed in silk from Siam
D) Wrapped in flowered cloth
  • 63. What weapons do soldiers carry in their right and left hands respectively?
A) A bow and arrow in their right hand and a spear in their left hand
B) A bamboo tube in their right hand and a lance in their left hand
C) A golden sword in their right hand and a candle in their left hand
D) A lance in their right hand and a shield in their left hand
  • 64. What military equipment do the soldiers lack?
A) Bows and arrows, trebuchets, body armor, helmets, or the like
B) Gold and silver swords
C) Lances and shields
D) Elephants and horses
  • 65. Who were ordered out to do battle when the Siamese attacked?
A) Only the palace women
B) All the ordinary people
C) The Chinese diplomats
D) Only the king's private guards
  • 66. What is the first thing a Chinese man must do when going to Cambodia, partly to profit from trading abilities?
A) Learn to weave silk
B) Build a stone tower
C) Take in a woman
D) Deliver an imperial edict
  • 67. Why do the women of Angkor age very quickly?
A) Because they work in the stone towers
B) Because they carry heavy lances and shields
C) Because they marry and give birth when too young
D) Because they engage in silk production
  • 68. At what age do local women look like Chinese women who are forty or fifty?
A) When they are twenty or thirty years old
B) When they are ten or twelve years old
C) When they are sixty years old
D) When they are five years old
  • 69. Who performed costly ritual ceremonies to break the hymen of young girls as a mark to adulthood and sexual activity?
A) Siamese silk weavers
B) Priests from Angkor
C) Chinese officials from the Yuan dynasty
D) The king and his ministers
  • 70. What was the 1st month of the Khmer calendar called?
A) Bangkok
B) Caitra
C) Ashadha
D) Karttika
  • 71. What is another name for the 1st month of the Khmer calendar mentioned in the text?
A) Southern
B) kia-to
C) IMA no. 9
D) Saka 1539
  • 72. Do Khmer inscriptions use month numbering?
A) Only in Laos
B) Yes
C) No
D) Sometimes
  • 73. In parts of which region was Karttika called month 1?
A) Bangkok
B) China
C) Lanna
D) Saka
  • 74. Karttika was sometimes numbered as month 1 in which country besides Lanna?
A) China
B) Saka
C) Laos
D) Cambodia
  • 75. When did the astronomical new year begin?
A) Month 1
B) Month 8
C) Month 6
D) Month 9
  • 76. What was the name of the month when the astronomical new year began?
A) kia-to
B) Karttika
C) Ashadha
D) Caitra
  • 77. Which month does Zhou Daguan say he does not understand why they intercalate only in?
A) Month 8
B) Month 1
C) Month 6
D) Month 9
  • 78. What is the 9th month on the scale used in the text?
A) Karttika
B) Caitra
C) Ashadha
D) kia-to
  • 79. What is Ashadha better known as?
A) Month 9
B) Month 6
C) Month 8
D) Month 1
  • 80. What is the Southern equivalence for month 8?
A) Laos
B) Bangkok
C) Lanna
D) Saka
  • 81. When is the use of Ashadha as the only intercalary month securely attested in Cambodia?
A) 1296 AD
B) 1617 AD
C) 1620s AD
D) 1539 AD
  • 82. What inscription number mentions a 2nd Ashadha in Saka 1539?
A) IMA no. 1620
B) IMA no. 1296
C) IMA no. 9
D) IMA no. 1
  • 83. How is the inscription record between 1296 AD and 1617 AD described?
A) Non-existent
B) Extensive
C) Complete
D) Patchy
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