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Philippine History_Diversity Activity

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the ancient god of Filipinos during pre-colonial period?

a)

Yaweh

b)

Bathala

c)

Brahma

d)

Ganesha

2.

Saan galing ang salitang barangay?

a)

Barrio

b)

Balangay (bangka)

c)

Pinuno

d)

pueblo

3.

Ferdinand Magellan called this place as "Isla de San Lazaro".

a)

Cebu

b)

Homonhon

c)

Leyte

4.

What was the Christian name of Rajah Humabon and his wife?

a)

Alexander and Joan

b)

Carlo and Joan

c)

Carlos and Juana

5.

What did Magellan give to the wife of Rajah Humabon as a souvenir?

a)

Mater Dolorosa

b)

Sagrada Familia

c)

Sto. Niño

6.

Where was Magellan killed?

a)

Butuan

b)

Leyte

c)

Mactan

d)

Limasawa

7.

When did Spanish Colonization in the Philippines end? Their colonization lasted 333 years.

a)

1881

b)

1896

c)

1901

d)

1898

8.

The Spanish colonized natives were called

a)

raja

b)

indio

c)

mestizo

d)

ilustrado

9.

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

a)

1565-1764

b)

1762-1764

c)

1898-1946

d)

1946-1972

e)

1565-1898

10.

Where did the name of the Philippines came from?

a)

King Philip II of Spain

b)

King Philip I of Spain

c)

King Philip II of Portugal

11.

Early Philippine cinema was based on ____. It is a play with songs and dances usually written in prose.

a)

Teatro

b)

Sinakulo

c)

Epiko

d)

Sarswela

12.

Early Philippine cinema was also based on ____. It is a play depicting the life and sufferings of Jesus Christ.

a)

Sinakulo

b)

Epiko

c)

Pabasa

d)

Prusisyon

13.

In what novel does Rizal dedicate the death of GomBurZa?

a)

Noli Me Tangere

b)

Makamisa

c)

Sa Aking Kababata

d)

El Filibusterismo

14.

Ano ang sagisag na ginamit ni Jose Rizal?

a)

Taga-ilog

b)

Agapito Bagumbaya

c)

Laong-Laan Dimasalang

d)

Plaridel

15.

When was Rizal executed? He was 35 years old.

a)

1896

b)

1889

c)

1898

d)

1901

16.

Siya ang tinaguriang Dakilang lumpo.

a)

Emilio Jacinto

b)

Andres Bonifacio

c)

Apolinario Mabini

d)

Daniel Tirona

17.

Select all that had been a candidate for the National Hero.

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Marcelo H. Del Pilar

c)

Lapu Lapu

d)

Antonio Luna

18.

Siya ang kauna-unahang bayani ng Pilipinas?

a)

Lapu-lapu

b)

Raha Humabon

c)

Jose Rizal

d)

Gregorio Del Pilar

19.

Who led the longest revolt in the Philippines during the Spanish times?

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Francisco Dagohoy

c)

Diego Silang

20.

Refers to three Filipino Catholic priests who were executed by garrote on February 17, 1872, in Bagumbayan, Philippines by Spanish colonial authorities on charges of subversion arising from the 1872 Cavite mutiny.

(a)  

21.

Ano ang pinakalumang siyudad sa Pilipinas?

a)

Manila

b)

Makati

c)

Cebu

d)

Davao

22.

Kailan at saan idineklara ni Emilio Aguinaldo ang Kalayaan ng Pilipinas?

a)

Malolos,Bulacan noong June 12, 1899

b)

Kawit, Cavite noong June 12, 1898

c)

Naic, Cavite noong June 12, 1890

d)

Calamba,Laguna noong Hunyo 4, 1898

23.

Who composed the PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ANTHEM

a)

Juan Luna

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Julian Felipe

d)

Dr. Jose Rizal

24.
When is the Independence day of Philippines? 
a)
4th July, 1776
b)
12th June, 1898
c)
4th January, 1948
d)
17th August, 1945
25.

They are the missionaries who opened the University of Sto. Tomas

a)

Augustinian Recollects

b)

Dominicans

c)

Jesuit

26.

They established the first hospital in the country.

a)

Augustinians

b)

Dominicans

c)

Franciscans

27.

American Colonization in the Philippines ended in ____. It lasted for 48 years.

a)

1945

b)

1946

c)

1947

d)

1948

28.

The Japanese Occupation in the Philippines lasted between ___. It lasted for 4 years.

a)

1930-1934

b)

1941-1945

c)

1942-1946

d)

1935-1939

29.

March in the Philippines of some 66 miles (106 km) that 76,000 prisoners of war (66,000 Filipinos, 10,000 Americans) were forced by the Japanese military to endure in April 1942, during the early stages of World War II.

a)

Philippine Death March

b)

March of Death

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

EDSA Revolution March

30.

This is where the highest Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, General Tomoyuki Yamashita (also known as the Tiger of Malaya), surrendered to the Filipino & American Forces on 2 September 1945.

a)

Baguio

b)

Kiangan

c)

Intramuros

d)

Tokyo

31.

On September 2, 1945, representatives from the Japanese government and Allied forces assemble to sign the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, which effectively ended World War II. Where did they assemble?

a)

USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay

b)

USS Minnesota in Manila Bay

c)

BP Del Pilar in Manila Bay

d)

USS Washington in Tokyo Bay

32.

This is a national observance in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan to the Japanese troops during World War II. In the United States, the holiday is celebrated in Maywood, Illinois as Bataan Day.

a)

Independence Day

b)

Araw ng Kagitingan

c)

Piyesta ng Bataan

d)

World War II Aniversary

33.
Who implemented "Tagalog" as the national language of the Philippines?
a)
Manuel L. Quezon
b)
Jose Rizal
c)
Lapu -Lapu
d)
Diosdado Macapagal
34.

how many provinces does philippines have

a)

85

b)

83

c)

81

d)

76

e)

82

35.

how many regions does philippines have

a)

19

b)

20

c)

18

d)

17