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