Semi-Final Quiz #2 -

March 1516, they sight more islands, giving names to two, Suluan and Yunagan — the first island of the archipelago of San Lazaro (the Philippines). They land successively at the islands of Gada, Seilani, and Mazava, and pass by or anchor at Matan, Subu, Baibai. "We left Subu sailing southeast. Between the Cape of Subu and an island named Bohol; and on the western side of the Cape of Saba is another island, by name, Panilongo, inhabited by blacks. This island and Saba have gold and quantities of ginger. "

• Francisco AIbo’s Account

• Miguel Lopez De Legaspi and/or Hernando Riquel (Court Clerk of the Home Office) Account

• Pigafetta’s Account

• Jose Arcilla, Historian

"Early on the morning of Sunday, the last of March, and Easter-day, the captain-general sent the priest with some men to prepare the place where mass was to be said; together with the interpreter to tell the king that we were not going to land in order to dine with him, but to say mass.

...There are dogs, cats, swine, fowls, goats, rice, ginger, cocoa-nuts, figs (i.e., bananas), oranges, lemons, millet, panicum, sorgo, wax, and a quantity of gold in THAT ISLAND. It lies in latitude of nine and two-thirds degrees toward the Arctic Pole, and in a longitude of one hundred and sixty-two degrees from the line of demarcation. It is twenty-five from the Acquada, and is called MAZAUA.

• Francisco AIbo’s Account

• Miguel Lopez De Legaspi and/or Hernando Riquel (Court Clerk of the Home Office) Account

• Pigafetta’s Account

• Jose Arcilla, Historian

In 1996, the National Historical Institute (NHI) has already reaffirmed the popular belief propelled by Republic Act 2733 that the first Holy Mass was celebrated in Masao in Butuan on March 31, 1521.

• TRUE

• FALSE

“Pigafetta NEVER said that the Easter Mass in Limasawa was the ‘first.’ Neither did any of the survivors of Magellan’s expedition".

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Site of the first mass controversy makes a mockery of the Philippine history when Limasawa and Masao both commemorated the anniversary of the recorded First Mass in respective places.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Republic Act 2733, IS AN ACT TO DECLARE THE SITE IN MASAO, BUTUAN WHERE THE FIRST MASS IN THE PHILIPPINES WAS HELD AS A NATIONAL SHRINE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND LANDMARKS

• TRUE

• FALSE

Rajah Kolambu was also invited to the mass along with______ of Butuan, his brother

• Rajah Siagu

• Rajah Sulayman

• Rajah Humabon

• All of the Above

The first mass in the Philippines was held on the day________. 

• March 31, 1512

• Marsh 31, 1521

• March 31, 1521

• March 30, 1521

The mass was conducted by Father _________ of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition. 

• Father Pedro Penduko

• Father Pedro de Valderrama

• Father Pedro edi Valderrama

• Father Pedro de Vallderrama

In Magellan's Expedition on March 16, 1521, what is the name of the "high land" they sighted?

• Vizcara

• Zamal

• Zamar

• Samal