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- 1. Multiple Choice
Singapore was a famous place where ships stop to refuel, get freshwater and restock more food. This makes Singapore a __?
Port-of-call
Entrepot
Changi Point Jetty
Trading Centre
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT an example of poverty and starvation
Poor living conditions
Rebellion and lawlessness
Overpopulation
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of Unrest and Instability
Hunger
Natural Disaster
Wars and rebellion
- 4. Multiple Choice
An example of unrest during the Qing dynasty was the
Boxer rebellion
Sepoy mutiny
Java wars
- 5. Multiple Choice
People come to Singapore due to better trade and business opportunities because
traders could trade freely without paying custom taxes
Singapore lies in the midpoint of the trade route between Europe, India and China
immigrants could enter and leave Singapore without having to pay for immigration passes and paper
- 6. Multiple Choice
Traders were attracted to Singapore due to better job prospects as
more jobs were created due to developing infrastructures and port structures
traders could buy and sell their products to everyone around the world
Singapore has a free immigration policy
- 7. Multiple Choice
These companies helped manufacturers in Britain to sell factory goods to traders in Singapore. They also buy goods from traders to sell in Europe. What are these companies?
British Agency Houses
Peranakan Merchants
Commission Companies
Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is this?
Textile
Jawi
Batik
Yemen
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are people of Indonesia? (pick 3)
Javanese
Baweanese
Ceylonese
Balinese
- 10. Multiple Choice
Chinese Peranakans were great middlemen because...? (pick 3)
They were many of them around.
They can speak English,
They can speak Malay.
They can speak Chinese dialects.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a famous Peranakan?
LIm Kim Seng
Kim Paterson
Tan Kim Seng
Sharif Omar
- 12. Multiple Choice
Ceylon is the old name of ___?
India
Celebes
Papua New Guines
Sri Lanka
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who or what is a Bugis?
A group of people from the Malay Archipelago
A shopping centre
Javanese Traders who traded silk
Arab sailors
- 14. Multiple Choice
Under Raffles Town Plan, different races were divided and the internal affairs of each community were taken care of by a ___ .
Temenggong
Sultan
Policeman
Kapitan
- 15. Multiple Choice
A Resident Minister (or in short, Resident), is a government official who lives in another country and governs it. William Farquhar was SG's 1st Resident. Who was the next?
John Crawfurd
Stamford Raffles
Yusof Ishak
George Coleman
- 16. Multiple Choice
The COMMERCIAL SQUARE was the centre of business in the past. What is this place called today?
City Hall
Chinatown
Raffles Place
Esplanade Theatres by the Bay
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about Singapore as a FREE PORT? (pick 2)
You can trade freely with anybody you like
You did not have to pay custom duties or taxes on the goods carried to and from the port
You can load your goods into the Agency Houses for free
You can enter and leave Singapore without a passport
- 18. Multiple Choice
Tan Tock Seng and Syed Mohamed bin Alsagoff are examples of philanthropists. This means that they __? (pick 2)
Spent large amounts of money building their businesses in Singapore.
Spent large sums of money on providing medical services and amenities like water wells for their community.
Spent a long time in Singapore instead of their homelands.
Spent money to ensure the poor had proper burials.
- 19. Multiple Choice
One of the earliest schools was started by an English lady missionary. It was also a home for young Chinese girls rescued by the police before they could be sold off as slaves. Name the school in Singapore today.
St. Theresa's School
St. Anthony's School
St. Hilda's School
St. Margaret’s School
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which community had the largest amount of members in the Secret Societies?
Chulia
Ceylonese
Chinese
Chinoiserie
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