Name

Class

SEKOLAH MENENGAH RIMBA

MONTHLY TEST 2
2008

HISTORY FORM 2

Time: 1 Hour

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your FULL NAME and CLASS in the box provided.

2. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.

3. Answer ALL questions in Section A and Section C.

4. Answer any FIVE questions in Section B.

5. Answer ONE question from Section D.

6. You are given 5 minutes to look through the question paper.

INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES

The number of Marks is given in brackets [x] at the end of the section, or each question
or part of the question. The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

MARKS
SECTION A /10
SECTION B /10
SECTION C /15
SECTION D /15
TOTAL
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SECTION A

Answer ALL the questions in this section. Choose the most correct answer and write
the letter A, B, C or D in the answer box provided.

1. The Chinese refer ‘Vijayapura’ as __________.

A. Sri Lanka.
B. Srivijaya.
C. Majapahit.
D. Sribuza.

2. Name the Chinese official who made a report about Po-ni in 1225.

A. Chang Ju-Kua
B. Chua Kua-Ju
C. Chua Kua.
D. Chua Ju-Kua

3. What is the meaning of Islam?

A. Paste.
B. Pace.
C. Piece.
D. Peace.

4. Name the first Prime Minister of Thailand.

A. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

B. Nelson Mandela.
C. Luang Prabang.
D. Pibul Songgram.

5. Which Thai king who was known as Rama III?

A. King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

B. King Chesda.
C. Sultan Bolkiah.
D. King Vijaya.
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6. Name the treaty signed between the British and King Rama III in 20th June 1826,

A. Anglo-Thai Treaty.
B. Burney Treaty.
C. Rama Treaty.
D. Treaty of Thailand.

7. Which dynasty ruled China for 267 years?

A. Ming Dynasty.
B. Chang Dynasty.
C. Manchu Dynasty.
D. Umayyad Dynasty.

8. Name of the drug the British brought into China.

A. Paracetamol.
B. Opium.
C. Heroin.
D. Panadol.

9. Name the first treaty signed by the Japan and the Western power.

A. Treaty of Japan.
B. Treaty of Kanagawa.
C. Treaty of Nanking.
D. Treaty of Vladivostok.

10. The Russo-Japanese War was fought between _____ and _____.

A. America and Japan.

B. Russia and Japan.
C. Britain and Japan.
D. China and Japan.

[10 marks]

Total Marks
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SECTION B

Answer any FIVE of the following questions in complete sentences.

1. There are 4 Rashidin Caliphs. Name any two.

2. Name any two of the ‘Six Principles of Islam’.

3. Give any two terms of the Bowring Treaty.

4. Name the Commissioner of Canton in 1838. What was his main task?

5. Give any two terms of the Treaty of Nanking.

6. What were the two aims of the Boxer Rebellion?

7. Why did Sun Yat-Sen gave up his presidency to General Yuan Shih-Kai?

8. One of the ‘Three Principles Of The People’ was democracy. Name the other two.
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9. Why did the Sino-Japanese War broke out? Who won the war?

10. What does the word ‘Meiji’ mean? Name the first Meiji Emperor of Japan.

[10 Marks]

Total Marks

SECTION C
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Use complete sentences in answering ALL questions in this section.

Study the picture and the passage below and answer the following questions.

King Mongkut (1851-1868)

The Era of the Modernisation of Thailand

Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that never directly colonized by the
westerners. King Mongkut or Rama IV was one of the kings that was able to preserved
Thailand independent and sovereignty in the 19th century. Before he became a king, he
was a Buddhist monk whereby he learnt some languages and studies the international
affairs. In 1851 he ascended the throne and introduced a series of reforms to modernise
Thailand and established a friendly relations with the westerners.

1. Give two reasons why Thailand was able to preserve its independence in the 19th
century. [2]

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2. Why was Siam renamed as Thailand and what does ‘Thailand’ mean? [2]

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3. List down two Social reforms of King Mongkut. [4]

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4. What did the government establish in 1861 to stabilise Thailand currency? [1]
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5. What were the aims of King Mongkut’s internal reforms? [2]

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6. Name two countries which King Mongkut made Bilateral treaties? [2]

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7. What did King Mongkut do to preserve Siam independence through the foreign policy?
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[15 marks]

Total Marks

SECTION D
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Write an ESSAY of not less than 150 words on ONE of these topics.

1. The Rise and Fall of Po-ni.

2. The Rashidin Caliphs (Any TWO).
3. King Chulalongkorn’s Internal Reforms.
4. The Opium War.
5. Sun Yat-Sen.

[15 marks]

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