1. The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan, or the National Living Treasures Award, is conferred on Filipinos who are at the forefront of the practice, preservation, and promotion of the nation's traditional folk arts. Which of the following is qualified in receiving the award?

• Li Song from China was inspired by the architectural designs of the Filipinos.

• Bloc 9 who composes music for the public and is often heard on the radio.

• Apo Bangad has been engaged in the tradition of weaving in Mindanao for more than fifty years.

• Mang Kiukok creates replicas of Balangay used by the Borneans who started barangays in the Philippines.

1. The art of mat weaving of GAMABA, Haja Amina Appi from Tawi-Tawi, is known for as long and tedious process that requires much patience and stamina. It also requires an eye for detail, an unerring color instinct, and a genius for applied mathematics. What does it imply for the traditional art of the GAMABA?

• Traditional artists are deviants of the contemporary art.

• Traditional artists deserve the recognition because of the materials they use which highlight our rich environment.

• Traditional arts in the Philippines reflect our dedication for we give our blood and sweat in developing our craft.

• Traditional artists are the remnants of the colonial influence of our conquerors. They serve as a reminder of our bitter past.

Choose the GAMABA that does not belong in the group.

GAMABA for Music

• Masino Intaray of Palawan

• Uwang Ahadas of Basilan

• Samaon Sulaiman of Maguindanao

• Lang Dulay of South Cotabato

Choose the GAMABA that does not belong in the group.

GAMABA for Weaving

• Eduardo Mutuc of Pampanga

• Magdalena Gamayo of Ilocos

• Darhata Sawabi of Sulu

• Salinta Monon of Davao del Sur

Read the two statements in each number and determine whether each is true or false. Refer to the choices below and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Filipinos are not civilized before the Spaniards arrived in the country.

2. Filipinos are practicing traditional/folk arts up to this date.

• First statement is true, while the second statement is a false statement.

• First statement is a false statement, while the second statement is true.

• Both statements are true.

• Both statements are false

Read the two statements in each number and determine whether each is true or false. Refer to the choices below and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The Order of National Artist is conferred on Filipinos who are at the forefront of the practice, preservation, and promotion of the nation's traditional folk arts.

2. It was formalized in 1992 through Republic Act No. 7355: The Manlilikha ng Bayan Act.

• First statement is true, while the second statement is a false statement.

• First statement is a false statement, while the second statement is true.

• Both statements are true.

• Both statements are false

Read the two statements in each number and determine whether each is true or false. Refer to the choices below and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Living GAMABA receive a minimum cash award of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 200,000.00).

2. They also receive a state funeral and burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

• First statement is true, while the second statement is a false statement.

• First statement is a false statement, while the second statement is true.

• Both statements are true.

• Both statements are false

Read the two statements in each number and determine whether each is true or false. Refer to the choices below and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. A GAMABA must have engaged in a traditional and folk art which has been in existence and documented for at least ten (10) years.

2. S/he must have transferred and/or willing to transfer to other members of the community the skills in the traditional and folk arts.

• First statement is true, while the second statement is a false statement.

• First statement is a false statement, while the second statement is true.

• Both statements are true.

• Both statements are false

Read the two statements in each number and determine whether each is true or false. Refer to the choices below and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan logo is a stylized representation of the human form used in traditional cloth.

2. Below the motif is ‘Manlilikha ng Bayan’ written in ancient Filipino script (baybayin) extensively used throughout the Philippines at the time of Western contact in the sixteenth century.

• First statement is true, while the second statement is a false statement.

• First statement is a false statement, while the second statement is true.

• Both statements are true.

• Both statements are false

Read the two statements in each number and determine whether each is true or false. Refer to the choices below and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Paintings, sculptures, monuments, and shipwrecks are examples of tangible cultural heritage.

2. On the contrary, oral traditions belong to intangible cultural heritage.

• First statement is true, while the second statement is a false statement.

• First statement is a false statement, while the second statement is true.

• Both statements are true.

• Both statements are false