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