TUTORIAL

CHAPTER 1
1) SULTAN

Dignitary 4

Dignitary 8

Dignitary 16

Dignitary 32

The diagram above refers to an administrative system in the Melaka Malay

Sultanate. The system is called:

A) Hierarchy of Dignitaries
B) Absolute Raja
C) Fourfold Dignitary
D) Four-Dignitary Hierarchy
2) In the hierarchy of the four main officials, the Temenggung
is placed

A) fourth
B) third
C) second
D) first
3) Why was the Melaka Malay Sultanate so well-known to
traders and sailors from all over the world?

I Melaka was a strong and stable empire

II Melaka was the centre for the spread of Hindu-
Buddhism
III Melaka was rich in natural resources
IV Melaka was the meeting point for traders from East
and West

A) I and II C) I and IV
B) I and III D) I, III and IV
4) During the Melaka Malay Sultanate, this official was in
charge of the treasury, similar to the Financial Minister today.
This refers to the

A) Bendahara
B) Penghulu Bendahari
C) Temenggung
D) Laksamana
5) Raja Lumu was installed as the first Sultan of Selangor with
the title Sultan Salehuddin Syah in the year

A) 1742
B) 1745
C) 1766
D) 1786
6) Since the 15th century, areas in Selangor such as Klang
and Kuala Selangor were important to Melaka as they
supplied __________ as their main port trade products.

A) tin
B) iron
C) bronze
D) gold
7) During its golden age in the 15th century, Melaka was
known for the following aspects except

A) a strong empire, especially in its strong and well-

organised government and military prowess
B) a centre of world commerce with traders from East and
West, and the Malay Archipelago
C) a centre for the spread, education and practice of Hindu-
Buddhism
D) a centre for the spread of knowledge that included
language, culture and literature
8) Several years after leaving his state capital in Melaka,
Sultan Mahmud died in Kampar. His prince Raja Ali then
founded the Johor Sultanate and took on the official title of

A) Sultan Muzaffar Syah

B) Sultan Alauddin Riayat Syah
C) Sultan Abdul Jalil Syah
D) Sultan Ibrahim Syah
9) They were a community of people who lived on small sailing
boats or along beaches. They were resilient, had expert maritime
knowledge and were loyal to the rulers of the Melaka and Johor
Sultanates. This description refers to the

A) Orang Sungai
B) Orang Asli
C) Orang Pantai
D) Orang Laut
10) Which of the following factors led to the downfall of the
Melaka Malay Sultanate in the 15th century?

I A disunited people
II Portuguese attack
III Sultan Mahmud Syah’s weakness
IV Melaka’s weak military and defence

A) I and II C) II, III and IV

B) I, II and III D) All of the above
11) The main task of the Syahbandar during the Melaka Malay
Sultanate was to

A) administer trading activities in Melaka

B) handle financial affairs
C) head delegations
D) advise the Sultan
12) Choose the incorrect statement about Melaka’s relationship
with China.

A) Melaka gained protection from China

B) China obtained privileges when trading at Melaka
C) Laksamana Cheng Ho had visited Melaka
D) To expand its territory
13) The British was interested to intervene in the Malay
Peninsular for the following reasons except

A) political
B) economic
C) humanitarian
D) territorial expansion
14) This agreement split the Melaka realm into two divisions,
namely the Malay Peninsular under British influence and
Sumatera as well as the Riau-Linggi Isles under Dutch influence.
The agreement refers to the

A) English-Siam Agreement 1909

B) English-Dutch Agreement 1824
C) Burney Agreement 1826
D) Pangkor Agreement 1874
15) Which of the individuals below is related to the development
of Singapore?

A) Sir Andrew Clarke

B) Stamford Raffles
C) Frank Swettenham
D) Francis Light
16) The Japanese invasion introduced a slogan that roused the
nationalism spirits of the Malay Peninsular populace, which is

A) Asia for Asians

B) Malaya for Malayans
C) Asian prosperity
D) Malaya for Asians
17) Which of the following is not among the factors contributing
to Japan’s success in occupying the Malay Peninsular?

A) Japan’s military preparation

B) Help from Thailand’s military forces
C) The British were unprepared
D) The British soldiers were outnumbered
18) The Straits Settlements administration united Singapore,
Melaka and Penang. The unit was formed in __________ and
was headed by a __________.

A) 1824, High Commissioner

B) 1824, Resident General
C) 1836, Resident Consular
D) 1826, Governor
19) The state of emergency in Malaya was declared over in

A) 1957
B) 1960
C) 1963
D) 1970
20) X : Based in London

Y : Based in Singapore

Z : Based in Kuala Lumpur

Sultan of the four states Residents of the four states

The FMS was led by Z, the

A) Head Resident C) Governor
B) Resident General D) High Commissioner
21) Penang
X
Melaka
Y
Selangor

The diagram shows in chronological order, the early Malay states

which accepted British influence in the Malay Peninsular. X and Y
refers to
A) Perak and Negeri Sembilan
B) Singapore and Pahang
C) Negeri Sembilan and Pahang
D) Singapore and Perak
22) Japan captured the Malay Peninsular from the British in 1942
in a short period of time. It was an easy victory because

I the British wrongly assumed that the Japanese troops

would attack from the South, through Singapore
II the sinking of two British warships, the Prince of Wales and the
Repulse in the waters east of the Malay Peninsula
III preparation and combat tactics of the Japanese Army were well
planned before the invasion
IV the fighting spirit of the Japanese soldiers who did not
surrender easily

A) I, II and III C) II, III and IV

B) I, II and IV D) All of the above
23) Although the Japanese occupation in the Malay Peninsular
lasted for only three years and eight months, it left many effects
on the local populace. Of the following, which is NOT one of the
social effects of the Japanese occupation?

A) The relationship between the Chinese and the Malays

worsened as the Japanese repressed the Chinese
B) Health problems were common as a result of the lack of
medical supplies and malnutrition
C) Problems with the education system as schools were
closed down, and the Japanese did not have any planned
education system
D) Family members were split up as some were conscripted
as labourers to build the Death Railway which connected
Siam and Burma