Biography

R. A. Kartini

              Raden Adjeng Kartini sometimes known as Raden Ayu Kartini, was born to a noble family on April 21, 1879, in the village of Mayong, Java, Indonesia. Raden Adjeng Kartini was a pioneer in the area of education for girls and women’s rights for Indonesians. She was also the journalist.

              Kartini's father, Sosroningrat, became Regency Chief of Jepara. Kartini's father was originally the district chief of Mayong. Her mother, Ngasirah was the daughter of Madirono and a teacher of religion in Telukawur. Kartini was the fifth child and second eldest daughter in a family of eleven.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Kartini's parents arranged her marriage to Joyodiningrat, the Regency Chief of Rembang, who already had three wives. She was married on the 12th of November 1903. Her husband understood Kartini's aims and allowed her to establish a school for women in the east porch of the Rembang Regency Office complex.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                        On 17 September 1904, Kartini died at the age of 25. She was buried in Bulu Village, Rembang. In 1964, President  Soekarno declared R.A. Kartini's birth date, 21 April, as 'Kartini Day' - an Indonesian national holiday. This decision has been criticised.                                                                                                                                                                     

                       After Raden Adjeng Kartini died, Mr J. H. Abendanon, the Minister for Culture, Religion and Industry in the East Indies, collected and published the letters that Kartini had sent to her friends in Europe. The book was titled " Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang " and was published in 1911.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Question :

1. When Kartini was died ?
   a. 12th of September 1904
   b. 12th of November 1906
   c. 17th of September 1904
   d. 17th of November 1906
   e. 12th of November 1905

2. Who was declared Kartini's birth date as 'Kartini Day' ?
   a. Presiden Soeharto
   b. Kartini's father
   c. Kartini
   d. Presiden Soekarno
   e. Mr. J. H. Abendanon

3. When the book "Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang" was published?
   a. 1910
   b. 1921
   c. 1901
   d. 1931
   e. 1911

4. Where Kartini was born ?
   a. in the village of  Mayong
   b. in the village of Rembang
   c. in the village of Telukawur
   d. in the village of Jepara
   e. in Bulu Village

5. Kartini's father was the regency chief of ...
   a. Rembang
   b. Jepara
   c. Mayong
   d. Batavia
   e. Telukawur