Malaysian Literature

Question 1

Malaysia is located in the southeast of the Asian continent; therefore this region is often referred to as ___

Answer 1

Southeast Asia

Question 2

Malaysia consists of two parts namely:

Answer 2

Peninsular Malaysia, and the two provinces Sabah and Sarawak

Question 3

Located between Thailand in the north and Singapore in the south

Answer 3

Peninsular Malaysia

Question 4

Located on Borneo

Answer 4

Sabah and Sarawak

Question 5

Capital of Malaysia

Answer 5

Kuala Lumpur

Question 6

Official language spoken in Malaysia

Answer 6

Malay aka Bahasa Malaysia

Question 7

also very commonly spoken in Malaysia

Answer 7

English

Question 8

Chinese dialects such as ___ and ___ are also spoken in Malaysia, primarily by those of ethnic origin

Answer 8

Mandarin and Hokkien

Question 9

Also another popular language of Malaysia, primarily spoken by Indian-origin residents

Answer 9

Tamil

Question 10

National fruit of Malaysia

Answer 10

Durian

Question 11

Malaysian literature is typically written in any of the country’s four main languages:

Answer 11

Malay, English, Chinese, and Tamil

Question 12

The earliest works of Malaysian literature were transmitted orally in the absence of ____

Answer 12

writing scripts

Question 13

Oral literature encompasses a variety of genres of Malay folklore such as ___

Answer 13

Myths, Legends, Folk tales, Romances, Epics, Poetry, Proverbs, Origin stories, and Oral histories

Question 14

Another important work of Malay literature. Chronicles in the history of Malay people and their kingdom

Answer 14

Sejarah Melayu or Malay Annals

Question 15

Seminal text in Malay history. Studied and analyzed by scholars theoughout history

Answer 15

Sejarah Melayu or Malay Annals

Question 16

Three Forms of Malay Poetry

Answer 16

Mantera, Pantun, and Syair

Question 17

Sacred message of a text; repeated word or phrase in meditation

Answer 17

Mantera

Question 18

a traditional oral form of expression, consists of a quatrain which employs an ABAB rhyme scheme

Answer 18

Pantun

Question 19

can be a narrative poem, a didactic poem used to convey ideas on religion or philosophy or even one to describe historical event

Answer 19

Syair