Sultan Agung

Question number 13 – 17 are based on this text

       Do you know Sultan Agung?He was one of our national heroes. He was born in Mataram Palace, Yogyakarta on 1591, he was named Pangeran Jatmiko or Raden Mas Rangsang. He was the third king of Mataram Kingdom. He was Panembahan Sedo Ing Krapyak’s son and the grandson of Panembahan Senopati, the founder of Mataram Kingdom. As a Mataram King, he aimed to conquer all areas in Java, but VOC also want Java for themselves. When Sultan Agung had the throne, he was the only king in Mataram that was given the name sultan. It was because people believed; he  would bring differences into their life. On 1641, he achieved a royal name Sultan Agung Hanyokrokusumo Senopati Ing Alogo Ngabdurrahman, which meant a great King, a divine prince, a commander and a God’s messanger.

1. Find the closest meaning of goal in the text above:

A. Conquer

B. Founder

C. Aim

D. Achieve

2. Sultan Agung’s grandfather is………………………..

       A. Panembahan Sedo Ing Krapyak

       B. Senopati Ing Alogo

       C. Panembahan Senopati

       D. Raden Senopati

3. Which sentence is correct according to the text?

A. Sultan Agung is the founder of Mataram Kingdom

B. There weren’t any Sultan in Mataram before him

C. His people didn’t like him

D. VOC liked to have cooperation with Sultan Agung

4. How old was Sultan Agung when he achieved the title?

       A. 45

       B. 55

       C. 50

       D. 40