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Phil History (2)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did The First Philippine Republic came to be called?

a)

Biak-na-Bato Republic

b)

Malolos Republic

c)

Commonwealth Republic

d)

Sakay Republic

2.

What was The rightist wing of La Liga called?

a)

Cuerpos de Propagandistas

b)

Cuerpos de Compromisarios

c)

Cuerpos de Militantes

d)

Cuerpos de la Revolucionarios

3.

Taga-Ilog was the pen name which was associated with:

a)

Juan Luna

b)

Mariano Ponce

c)

Jose Rizal

d)

Antonio Luna

4.

Which is the name of the president of the Associacion La Solidaridad.

a)

Mariano Ponce

b)

Galiciano Apacible

c)

Manuel Sta. Maria

d)

Jose Ma. Panganiban

5.

Which of these is not true of the La Solidaridad?

a)

It was a forum for discussion of the issues concerning the Philippines.

b)

It was the official organ of the reform movement.

c)

It was a vehicle for the expression of the political views of the reformers

d)

It featured articles about the good deeds of the friars.

6.

The political section of the Asociacion Hispano-Filipino was under the charge of:

a)

Jose Rizal

b)

Marcelo del Pilar

c)

Dominador Gomez

d)

Tomas Arejola

7.

Who found Diariong Tagalog?

a)

Juan Luna

b)

Marcelo del Pilar

c)

Pedro Laktaw

d)

Gregorio Sanciano

8.

How many ships did Ferdinand Magellan use during his voyage that eventually found the Philippines?

a)

9

b)

6

c)

5

d)

12

9.

Where did Miguel Lopez de Legazpi establish San Miguel?

a)

Cebu

b)

Madrid

c)

Bulacan

d)

Maynila

10.

What are the established years of Spanish occupancy of the Philippines?

a)

1565-1764

b)

1898-1946

c)

1762-1764

d)

1565-1898

11.

Who are the Malay?

a)

Austronesian people inhabiting the Malay Peninsula

b)

Anglo-Saxon women who traded with natives

c)

Spaniards who founded settlements in the Philippines

d)

Ethnics from the South of the Country

12.

When was Tagalog established as the national language of the Philippines?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

December 30, 1937

c)

August 13, 1989

d)

September 15, 1804

13.

Who said this immortal words "A Filipino is worth dying for?"

a)

Ninoy Aquino

b)

Diosdado Macapagal

c)

Emilio Jacinto

d)

Ferdinand Marcos

14.

What is the meaning of the acronym NAMFREL?

a)

National Country's Movement for Facilitating Elections

b)

National Citizen's Movement for Free Elections

c)

Nation's Movement and Countries Free Evolution

d)

National Citizens' Mandate for Facilitating Elections

15.

Mt Pinatubo is located in the province of Luzon at the intersection of the borders of the provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and ______.

a)

Pampanga

b)

Nueva Ecija

c)

Lakay

d)

Quezon Province

16.

Who first introduced the Islamic religion in the Philippines?

a)

Rajah Baguinda

b)

Idi Amin

c)

Makhdum

d)

Abu Bakr

17.

Who was the Spanish governor-general who ordered the deportation of Jose Rizal to Dapitan?

a)

Gov. Gen .Camilo de Polavieja

b)

Gov. Gen . Carlos Maria dela Torre

c)

Gov. Gen. Eulogio Despujol

d)

Gov. Gen. Fermin Jaudenes

18.

What was the name of the Filipino soldier who led the Cavite Mutiny of 1872?

a)

Sergeant Lamadrid

b)

Lt. Taviel de Andrade

c)

Fr. Jose Burgos

d)

Gen. Mariano Noriel

19.

Who won the first Philippine National Presidential Election?

a)

General Miguel Malvar

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Manuel Luis Quezon

d)

Bishop Gregorio Aglipay

20.

During the World War II, the "Puppet Government" (Second Republic) was set up in the Philippines during Japan's occupation of the country. The name of the lawyer-politician appointed by the Japanese was Sergio Osmeña.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

anuel Roxas became the last Commonwealth President before the Philippines gained independence from United States.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

wo significant events happened on this day in Philippine history:

1. The revolution ended when the former president and his family fled to the United States.

2. Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel were sworn in as President and Vice-President, respectively.

a)

February 25, 1986

b)

August 20, 1985

c)

February 29, 1986

d)

August 15, 1985

23.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the President after the 2001 People Power Revolution, had also faced controversies regarding her administration status. One of these was in regard to the elections in May 2004.

a)

Hello Garci Scandal

b)

Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) Scandal

c)

National Broadband Network Scandal

d)

None of the Above

24.

When Rizal excelled as a top student at Ateneo de Manila, a school administered by the Jesuit priests, he loved reading books and novels. Among other books, he read a novel by Alexander Dumas. This was the first novel that he really loved. What was it?

a)

The Three Musketeers

b)

The Fencing Master

c)

Le Captaine Paul

d)

The Count of Monte Cristo

25.

At the time Rizal's final hours at Fort Santiago, a fortress near Pasig City, he handed one of his sisters a lamp which contained his last poem, "Mi Ultimo Adios". He whispered to her in English, "There is something inside." Who was this sister?

a)

Trinidad

b)

Juana

c)

Olimpia

d)

Josefa

26.

Dr. Jose Rizal traveled to Madrid in 1890 and discovered his "bitter enemy of the pen". This enemy was an editor of a newspaper named "La Epoca". In an article he wrote, he repeatedly maligned Rizal's family. Who was this "bitter enemy?

(a)  

27.

When he traveled to Japan, Rizal met a girl named Seiko Usui, also known as O-Sei-San. If he had not had any patriotic mission, he could have married her. A year after Rizal's execution (1897), Seiko married Alfred Charlton. What was Charlton's job?

(a)  

28.

In 1908, the Philippines Premier State University was created by Act No. 1870. Name the university.

(a)  

29.

Who designed the Rizal Monument?

(a)  

30.

Who was the first Filipino Olympian?

(a)  

31.

He founded the Socialist Party of the Philippines in 1929, which merged with the older Communist Party of the Philippines(PKP) in 1939.

(a)  

32.

The first Sulu-United States Treaty concluded on August 20,1899 allowing American presence in Sulu.

(a)  

33.

The first president of the Katipunan.

(a)  

34.

Who was called "The First Filipino Diplomat" ?

(a)  

35.

The first political party in the Philippines organized on December 23, 1900 by wealthy Filipino illustrados.

(a)  

36.

He hurled a grenade after Manuel Roxas' speech at Plaza Miranda

(a)  

37.

In 1982, health minister Jesus Azurin recalled this "medicine" and warned the public about this cyanide-tainted drug



(a)  

38.

a mischievous pamphlet written by Fray Miguel Lucio Bustamante portraying the Filipino, as of low mentality, incapable of acquiring education, and was fitted only to take care of the carabao and plow the fields

(a)  

39.

These were called the 12 apostles of Marcos during Martial Law

(a)  

40.

This law designated Imelda Marcos as head of the National Commission on the role of Filipino women

(a)  

41.

Ito ang sagisag ng La Liga Filipina na nangangahulugang "Isa'y katulad ng lahat"

(a)  

42.

the book written by Rizal in defence of alleged laziness of the Filipinos

(a)  

43.

to whom dr. Rizal send his letter with this line: "I AM INNOCENT OF THE CRIME

OF REBELLION. I AM GOING TO DIE WITH A TRANQUIL CONSCIENCE"

(a)  

44.

The law which provides that "courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal,

particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, shall be included in the curricula of all schools, colleges and universities, public or private."

(a)  

45.

The circumstances behind the founding of Manila remain unclear. However, it is known that in its early history Manila was ruled from which nearby settlement that is the oldest-known named settlement in the Philippines?

(a)  

46.

The Rizal family had 11 siblings, of whom Rizal was the seventh. One of his siblings died early and is said to have been Rizal's 'first sorrow'. Who was this sibling?

(a)  

47.

After the Negritos, what was the second group of people who migrated by sea to the Philippines 3,000 to 8,000 years ago?

(a)  

48.

What was the occupation of Limahong, a Chinese man who invaded Manila at least twice in the 16th century?

(a)  

49.

Foreign influences were evident on most aspects of Filipino culture - the Philippine languages, for example. Now, from which Asian language do these words came from, 'alam', 'hukom', and 'salamat'?

(a)  

50.

After the death of her husband Andres Bonifacio, Gregoria de Jesus was later married to whom?

(a)  

51.

On December 24, 1941, Manila was declared an open city which should have allowed the Japanese to easily occupy it. What happened that night that was considered unusual?

(a)  

52.

When "Noli Me Tangere", Rizal's most famous novel, was first published, a priest masterminded its banning. This priest is the subject of Rizal's "Por Telefono in Paris". Who was this priest?

(a)  

53.

The Religious Revolt of Hermano Pule took seventeen months to quell. The root of this revolt came from this kind of order The One, this author described was a (a)   .

54.

On 1901, an institution was established by the Americans for aspiring educators. What is the present name of this institution?

(a)  

55.

Marriage among the Filipinos in the past was long and complicated. You had to render services to the prospective bride's family, for example, by chopping wood or fetching water from a 'balon' for days or months or years! If you were lucky enough to be accepted, what did you call of the gift you were required to give to the girl's parents?

(a)  

56.

Who was the third and last military governor of the Philippines?

(a)  

57.

While most of the children of the ancient times were taught at home, there existed formal schools in the Panay Island of Visayas. What were these schools called?

(a)  

58.

What was the most infamous item discovered in Manila's presidential palace after protestors stormed in 1986?

(a)  

59.

Who proposed the idea of the Philippine Autonomy Act?

(a)  

60.

While Rizal was still in exile, the Katipunan, an organization founded by Andres Bonifacio, planned a bloody revolution against the Spaniards. In order to inform Rizal, Bonifacio sent an emissary to Dapitan. Who was he?

(a)