Question 1

Which of the following is the most appropriate description of crony capitalism in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal and familial connections among politicians, bankers, and entrepreneurs are used to create economic opportunities. 
B)  Close ties formed among small groups of states allow them to jointly coordinate development projects. 
C)  Private interests make investment decisions while state planners have responsibility for daily business operations. 
D)  Companies invest outside of their areas of specialization in order to control all stages of the production process.

Question 2

The Austronesians who settled Southeast Asia came primarily from:

Accepted Answer

A)  India. 
B)  Africa. 
C)  Australia. 
D)  China.

Question 3

Which of the following countries did NOT establish colonies or quasi-colonies in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Portugal 
D)  United States

Question 4

Which country controlled Timor-Leste until 1975?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Holland 
D)  Portugal

Question 5

ASEAN members have been trying to improve which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  widespread use of Mandarin Chinese 
B)  literacy 
C)  transportation infrastructure 
D)  corn and soy production

Question 6

Indonesia is composed of some 7000 islands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The lowland forests of Sarawak were clear-cut to make room for:

Accepted Answer

A)  hydroelectric plants. 
B)  palm oil plantations. 
C)  factories that produce consumer goods. 
D)  game preserves.

Question 8

The Dutch created a lucrative colony out of what present-day Southeast Asian country?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Dutch created a lucrative colony out...

Question 9

What factor or factors account for the large amount of rainfall that Southeast Asia gets?

Accepted Answer

A)  monsoons 
B)  the intertropical convergence zone 
C)  El Niño 
D)  monsoons and the ITCZ

Question 10

Single young men from rural areas are favorable employees for export-oriented industries because they will work for low wages and are not as likely as women to complain about being restricted from certain jobs on the basis of their sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is NOT a stated goal or guiding principle of ASEAN?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic sustainability 
B)  decrease development gaps 
C)  economic isolationism 
D)  the free movement of goods and capital

Question 12

The island of Borneo is home to one country: Brunei.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The textbook makes the argument that the practice of crony capitalism kept the region of Southeast Asia from sliding deeper into recession during the 1997 financial crisis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sex tourism is officially illegal in Thailand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To promote food production and national integration, the government of Indonesia has resettled millions of people from outlying islands to the principal island of Java.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the textbook, which of the following points are made about families in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families are nearly always headed by the oldest surviving male. 
B)  Men tend to serve as the family money managers. 
C)  Newly married couples often live with the husband's parents. 
D)  Wealth and power is passed down from father to oldest son.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a tenet of the Indonesian national philosophy of Pancasila?

Accepted Answer

A)  individualism 
B)  consensus 
C)  harmony 
D)  conformity

Question 18

The ritual avoidance between a wife's father and his son-in-law serves to weaken the power of the wife within the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Fifty percent of Singapore's population is urban.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The dominant land use in Indonesian Borneo is:

Accepted Answer

A)  tourist resorts. 
B)  paper factories. 
C)  palm oil plantations. 
D)  game preserves.

Exam 10: Southeast Asia

Which of the following is the most appropriate description of crony capitalism in Southeast Asia?

The Austronesians who settled Southeast Asia came primarily from:

Which of the following countries did NOT establish colonies or quasi-colonies in Southeast Asia?

Which country controlled Timor-Leste until 1975?

ASEAN members have been trying to improve which of the following?

Indonesia is composed of some 7000 islands.

The lowland forests of Sarawak were clear-cut to make room for:

The Dutch created a lucrative colony out of what present-day Southeast Asian country?

What factor or factors account for the large amount of rainfall that Southeast Asia gets?

Single young men from rural areas are favorable employees for export-oriented industries because they will work for low wages and are not as likely as women to complain about being restricted from certain jobs on the basis of their sex.

What is NOT a stated goal or guiding principle of ASEAN?

The island of Borneo is home to one country: Brunei.

The textbook makes the argument that the practice of crony capitalism kept the region of Southeast Asia from sliding deeper into recession during the 1997 financial crisis.

Sex tourism is officially illegal in Thailand.

To promote food production and national integration, the government of Indonesia has resettled millions of people from outlying islands to the principal island of Java.

In the textbook, which of the following points are made about families in Southeast Asia?

Which of the following is NOT a tenet of the Indonesian national philosophy of Pancasila?

The ritual avoidance between a wife's father and his son-in-law serves to weaken the power of the wife within the family.

Fifty percent of Singapore's population is urban.

The dominant land use in Indonesian Borneo is: