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Philippines in the 19th Century as Rizal's Context

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 In what year did the Spanish Constitution have been adopted in the Philippines?

(a)  

2.

Spaniards who were born in Spain.

a)

Sangley

b)

Insulares

c)

Peninsulares

d)

Spanish Mestizos

3.

The enforced or compulsory manual labor required for every male native between 16 to 60 years of age.

a)

Pola

b)

Pilo

c)

Poka

d)

Polo

4.

 Which described the social conditions in Spain during the 19th century?

I. Civil unrest due to civil war

II. Ruled by incompetent officials

III. Occupied by the French

IV. Political and economic stagnation

a)

I and III

b)

II and IV

c)

III and IV

d)

II and III

5.

 Spanish of forced labor.

a)

Pala y servicio

b)

Pili y serbisya

c)

Pika ey serbisyo

d)

Polo y servicio

6.

Who are the principalias?

I. Filipinos who lived and studied in Europe

II. Spaniards that were living in the Philippines

III. Christianize natives and free from colonial rule

IV. Indios who held positions in the Spanish colonial government

a)

III and IV

b)

I and II

c)

II and III

d)

I and IV

7.

One could be exempted from polo y Servicio by paying the _____, a daily fine of one and a half real.

a)

fella

b)

follo

c)

falla

d)

fekka

8.

A government by friars.

(a)  

9.

Spaniards who were born in the Philippines.

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Insulares

c)

Principalia

d)

Indio

10.

It was the highest social class in the Philippines during the 19th century.

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Insulares

c)

Principalia

d)

Indio

11.

A boastful and ruthless Governor-General who ordered the execution of Father Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora.

a)

Admiral Jose Malcampo

b)

General Fernando Primo de Rivera

c)

General Valeriano Weyler

d)

General Rafael de Izquierdo

12.

 In 1849 to 1898, the Philippines was ruled by ______ Governor-Generals, each serving an average term of only one year and three months.

a)

47

b)

48

c)

45

d)

46

13.

The (a)   appointed by the Spanish King headed by the central administration.

14.

 This decree is intended to secularize higher education in the Spanish Colony.

(a)  

15.

It was enforced in the Philippines, particularly imposing heavier penalties on Native Filipino or mestizos and lighter penalties on white-complexioned Spaniards.

a)

Spanish Penal Code

b)

Philippine Penal Code

c)

American Penal Code

d)

Dominican Penal Code

16.

They are the friars who controlled the religious and educational life in the Philippines, and later in the 19th century, they acquired tremendous power, influence, and riches.

(a)  

17.

They became infamous for their rampant abuses, such as maltreating innocent people, looting their carabaos, chickens, and valuable belongings, and raping women.



(a)  

18.

What was the first university in Manila that was established in 1611?

(a)  

19.

Who has the responsibility to collect taxes and tributes from each household/family. He is also known as the head of the barrio or barangay.



(a)  

20.

Before the Spanish came, the head of the barangay or the native chief is

called a (a)   .