The Rubaiyat has the theme:

Who was the foremost French short story writer?

What are the greatest lyric poems in the literature of the world?

The pen name of Samuel Clemens is _________.

Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino’s

concept of American culture?

This Filipino writer in English used Hispanic-Filipino culture and

traditions in his fiction works.

What is a dramatic presentation that originated from the traditional

armed encounter between the Christians and Muslim Filipinos?

One famous Japanese poem is known as haiku. It consists of

If a story is made out of an exchange of letters, it will be called ______

literature.

Among the kinds of listening, which is the type that most students do

in the classroom?

In the speech progress, which is concerned with amplifying and

enriching the voice, using human amplifiers such as the nose,

windpipe and chest?

Of the seven continents comprising a continuous land mass

surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1 percent of the

earth) is ___________.

Baghdad is to Iraq and ____________ is to Syria.

Hers is … “the face that launched a thousand ship”

Where did the ancient civilization of China exist?

Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat moral values and

good human relation, are attributed to this Chinese writer:

Indian sacred hymns are enshrined in this compendium

This person is the world’s first mythical geographer, and he was

recognized due to his vivid descriptions of lands and people

encountered by his hero Ulysses.

Egyptian literature is identified as ___________ literature.

The Philippines lies in the ________, an area where volcanoes are

active.

Before migrants crossed the seas from the southern Philippines, there

were already aboriginal settlers in the islands. Who were these?

What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?

What is one of the man-made wonder of the Philippines?

Who first introduced the Islamic religion to the Philippines?

The late president Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under

Martial Law through which of the following laws?

In July 1901, Isabelo delos Reyes founded the first labour union in the

country. What was its name?

This religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine

Revolution of 1896?

What building was the only one left intact after the destruction of

Intramuros during the Battle of Manila?

This person served as the brains behind the “arena theater”.

She wrote the 1st Filipino modern English language short story, Dead

Star, published in the Philippine Herald in 1925.

Which among the following pertains to the passionate Filipino dance

that makes use of a fan or handkerchief to illustrate a couple in

romance?

Famous ballerina who brought ballet to children of various economic

levels?

Angono, Rizal boasts a famous composer who became a National

Artist. Who is this person?

Who is Quijano de Manila in Philippine Literature?

Who was the literary figure known as “Huseng Sisiw”?

The following were among the five ships involved in Ferdinand

Magellan’s voyage, except:

What was the name of forced labor imposed during the Spanish

regime?

Through the Galleon Trade, the Philippines had extended contacts

with ___________.

What economic policy in 16th century Europe influenced Spain’s

expansion is policy to discover new lands?

Legaspi concluded a blood compact with the chief of Bohol.

Who is referred to?

Which of the following was the first to happen?

Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?

The Spanish mestizo priest was the pioneering leader of the native

secular clergy in the Secularization Movement of 1861.

Governor-General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the

____________.

During the Hispanic era, native and Chinese male mestizos 16-60

years old are obligated to do forced labor for forty days. How can

exemption be made?

Which Spanish policy provided the resettlement of Filipino

communities to form town centers of cabeceras?

The last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines

During the Spanish era, who was the revolutionary leader who waged

a long war against the government because it did not allow proper

burial for his brother?

Even after General Malvar’s surrender, there was a revolutionary leader

who refused to surrender to the Americans. Instead, he declared

himself President and Commander-in-chief of the supreme

Government of the Tagalog Archipelago. Who was this person?

Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ______ charged for treason by

fellow Filipinos who have formed the Philippine revolutionary force

to fight Spain.

During the June 12, 1898 declaration of Philippine Independence, a

band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino. What band was this?

Marcelo H. del Pilar condemned the hidden control and domination by Spanish religious priests over the colonial government using this term.

He became the leader of the Magdalo faction.

Who was the founder and editor of the newspaper “La

Independencia”?

Who was the orator of the Reform Movement and the first editor of La

Solidaridad?

What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a

partial free trade in the Philippines?

Which law set a full-tree trade policy abolishing the quota limitations

on Philippine exports to the United States?

Which law enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1916 established a bicameral

legislature in the Philippines with the senator (upper house) and

House of Representative (lower house) to be composed of elected

Filipinos?

What contain the concrete promise of the Americans to Filipinos

independence “as soon as stable government can be established”?

Who was the American president who proclaimed the Benevolent

Assimilation policy during the American colonial years of the

Philippines?

Who was among the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans

and established the so-called “Tagalog Republic?”

In Philippine history, who was known as the “The Great Dissenter?”

Who among the following Filipino statesmen was the most vocal to

speak against the country’s foreign policy of close association with

Americans?

He is considered as the “Father of the Local Government Code”.

Who is considered as the father of Ilocos Literature?

Where did the folk song “Atin Cu Pong Singsing” originate?

One instance of taking away the life of another person without due

process is _______.

How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes a

law?

Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare

of the less fortunate members of Philippine society?

Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public

office is secured within the citizenry’s _____________.

Which best describes the division of the Legislature in to the Senate

and the House of Representatives?

Which department has the authority to make laws and to alter them

when needed?

If this principle is applied well, no branch of government will be too

powerful or abusive.

Which of the following is a way for the judiciary to check on the

executive branch of government?

Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines?

Which condition contradicts the social justice mandate in the 1987

Constitution?

Which refers to the act of the President to stay the execution of a

convict?

Who has the power to declare the existence of a state of war?

A losing senatorial candidate may file a protest against the winner.

What body will assume jurisdiction over the case?

How is the crime of rape classified?

All Filipino citizens have the right to vote and to be voted upon as a

government official. What is this constitutional right called?

Any individual has the right to question why he is being arrested, and

to summon his accuses to court so that due process may be performed.

This right is embodied in which of the following?

The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the

Philippines is the ____________.

Which among the following represents the political process involved

in amending or revising the Philippine constitution to adapt to the

present Philippine situation?

If the social system is based on meritocracy, which is a possible effect?

In the decade of the 70s, one clamor of the activists who staged street

demonstration on the streets was “Down with the oligarchs!” What

did they accuse government of as suggested by the underlined word?

Government was:

With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive

powers in the Marcos regime, which form of government was

implemented?

To which type of political system do we belong?

In which form of government does power or authority reside in a few

persons who govern for their own interest?

Which of the following represents the smallest sub-unit of government

in the Philippines at present?

The Philippine government is divided into three branches: executive,

legislative and judiciary. Which among the following doctrines best

describes the model of governance in the Philippines?

The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data.” Is _________

The fundamental right invoked by filing the writ of amparo is

____________.

Which concept best showcases social and environmental justice

interconnection?

How do you call the tax imposed on all employed and practicing

professionals?

Which of the environmental law requires industries to install anti-pollution devices and bans the use of incinerators?

Based on the poem, “Sa Aking Mga Kababata” written by Jose Rizal as

a young poet, what was he advocating?

In his “La Indolencia del Filipino,” Rizal’s thinking was the rich natural

resources of the Philippines and the favourable climate were not a

blessing after all for the Filipino. Which explains this?

The rich natural resources and the favourable climate of the country

_________.

Which among the following is the main theme of the El Filibusterismo?