History of Filipino Language

What is the national language of the Philippines

• Pilipino
• Filipino
• Tagalog
• Pampangeno

What language did the Spaniards forced Filipinos to learn?

• Spanish
• Tagalog
• both
• none

Why were the Filipinos forced to learn Spanish?

• for business
• for employment
• both
• none

Based on history, which of the following languages was NEVER forced to Filipinos?

• English
• Spanish
• Japanese
• Chinese

What caused the Filipinos to rebel against Spaniards?

• discrimination
• pride
• hope
• justice

Why Tagalog can't be the national language of the country?

• only few knows it
• many don't like it
• rules differ in different regions
• hard to learn

Why was there a need to change Pilipino to Filipino?

• to accomodate borrowed words
• to include other dialects
• both
• none

The oldest written document found in Laguna

• Copperplate Inscription
• Doctrina Christiana
• Vocabulario dela Lengua Tagala
• UP Diksiyonaryo

What do we call the ancient writing system of the Filipinos?

• Alibata
• Tagalog
• Baybayin
• Pantig

The first book published in the country was written in what language?

• Tagalog
• Cebuano
• Ilocano
• Bisaya