History of Communication in the Philippines Quiz

When did the formal study of communication begin in Greece and Sicily?

• 400 CE

• 100 CE

• 500 BCE

• 1000 BCE

Which language is believed to have been spoken by the aboriginal tribes in the Philippines?

• Indonesian language

• Austronesian language

• Malayo-Polynesian language

• African pygmy language

What does 'taga-ilog' mean in the Tagalog dialect?

• Native of the forest

• Native of the sea

• Native of the mountains

• Native of the river

Where did the original ancestors of the indigenous Taiwanese and Malaysian tribes inhabit in the Philippines?

• Luzon Island

• Mindanao region

• Visayan regions

• Palawan Island

What was the most widely used ethnic language brought over by the different settlers from Southeast Asia?

• African pygmy language

• Tagalog dialect

• Malayo-Polynesian language

• Indonesian language

What did the Spanish term 'cabeza' mean in the Tagalog dialect?

• To wash clothes

• To lead

• To sing

• Surname

When did the United States and the Spanish government sign the Treaty of Paris?

• 1898

• 2004

• 1945

• 1521

What did the American occupation signal for the Philippine natives?

• Isolation

• Colonization

• Westernization

• Industrialization

What was the official name of the Philippine national language established in 2004?

• Tagalog dialect

• Filipino

• English

• Spanish

When was Filipino added to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) registry of languages?

• 2004

• 1898

• 1945

• 1521