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Social Studies 5-3 (Spanish Colonization)

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ was the oldest Spanish city established in the Philippines.

a)

Cebu

b)

Bohol

2.

Father _____ was the spiritual adviser in Legazpi's expedition.

a)

Pedro de Valderrama

b)

Andres de Urdaneta

3.

_____ was the first conqueror and governor-general in the Philippines.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

4.

Loaisa served the _____ naval expedition after the Magellan-Elcano expedition

a)

second

b)

third

5.

Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the islands Felipinas after King _____ of Spain.

a)

Charles I

b)

Philip II

6.

Rajah Tupas was a chieftain in Manila who fought against Legazpi.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Rajah Tupas was defeated by the Spaniards led by Legazpi in Cebu.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Sebastian Cabot failed his misson due to his diversion to South America.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Rajah Sikatuna, the chieftain of Bahol, perfomed a blood compact with Legazpi.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Alvaro de Saavedra successfully established a Spanish territory in the Philippines.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

Loaisa served the second naval expedition, which was after the Magellan-Elcano expedition. 

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Samar was the oldest Spanish city established in the Philippines. 

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Villalobos named the islands after King Charles I of Spain. 

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Ferdinand Magellan was the first conqueror and governor-general of the Philippines.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Father Andres de Urdaneta served as the spiritual adviser in Legazpi's expedition. 

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Rajah Tupas was the chieftain of _____ who fought against Legazpi and lost. 

a)

Cebu

b)

Manila

c)

Samar

17.

Sebastian Cabot failed his mission because he diverted his expedition to _____. 

a)

South America

b)

South Africa

c)

South Asia

18.

Alvaro de Saavedra was tasked to find a new route from _____ to the Moluccas.

a)

North America

b)

North Africa

c)

North Asia

19.

Rajah _____ was the chieftain of Bohol who performed a blood compact with Legazpi. 

a)

Sikatuna

b)

Tupas

c)

Lakandula

20.

 _____ was proclaimed the capital city of the Philippines where Legazpi established the first municipal government. 

a)

Manila

b)

Cebu

c)

Samar

21.

Pueblo was also known as (a)   .

22.

Places far from the cabeccera were called (a)   .

23.

(a)   was the compulsory transfer of settlements to unify the natives in a pueblo.

24.

The missionaries taught the Filipinos to read the Qu'ran.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

The friars taught the Catholics to pray the rosary and novena.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

Reduccion comes from the Spanish word 'reducir' which means to free.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

The Filipinos celebrated fiestas to commemorate the feast day of the patron saint of their town.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

Bajo la campana means under the church _____.

a)

bells

b)

far apart

c)

plaza

d)

limited

e)

pueblo

29.

The settlement in the reduccion was called _____.

a)

bells

b)

far apart

c)

plaza

d)

limited

e)

pueblo

30.

The early Filipinos during the precolonial Philippines lived _____ from each other.

a)

bells

b)

far apart

c)

plaza

d)

limited

e)

pueblo

31.

The _____ served as the center of the activities in the community where the people could stroll and watch plays during fiestas.

a)

bells

b)

far apart

c)

plaza

d)

limited

e)

pueblo

32.

The missionaries were _____ which posed a problem in spreading Catholicism in the country.

a)

bells

b)

far apart

c)

plaza

d)

limited

e)

pueblo

33.

Analyze each statement carefully. Select the positive sign (+) if the given is a positive effect of tenant farming and the negative sign (-) if it is negative.

The Spaniards gave out loans with overprices interest.

a)

+

b)

-

34.

Analyze each statement carefully. Select the positive sign (+) if the given is a positive effect of tenant farming and the negative sign (-) if it is negative.

Filipinos who were not able to pay their debts lost their lands.

a)

+

b)

-

35.

Analyze each statement carefully. Select the positive sign (+) if the given is a positive effect of tenant farming and the negative sign (-) if it is negative.

The Spaniards decreed the landowners to have their lands registered to prove their ownership.

a)

+

b)

-

36.

Analyze each statement carefully. Select the positive sign (+) if the given is a positive effect of tenant farming and the negative sign (-) if it is negative.

Many polista were separated from their families.

a)

+

b)

-

37.

Analyze each statement carefully. Select the positive sign (+) if the given is a positive effect of tenant farming and the negative sign (-) if it is negative.

Many churches and roads were built. 

a)

+

b)

-

38.

Analyze each statement carefully. Select the positive sign (+) if the given is a positive effect of tenant farming and the negative sign (-) if it is negative.

Many polista abandoned their livelihood. 

a)

+

b)

-

39.

Encomienda comes from the word encomendar meaning to _____.

a)

cedula

b)

entrust

c)

required

d)

tenant

e)

tribute

40.

People aged 18 years old and above were _____ to get and pay for a cedula.

a)

cedula

b)

entrust

c)

required

d)

tenant

e)

tribute

41.

A _____ was a person who occupied a land or property rented from a landlord.

a)

cedula

b)

entrust

c)

required

d)

tenant

e)

tribute

42.

_____ was also known as citizen's tax that could be paid using money or products.

a)

cedula

b)

entrust

c)

required

d)

tenant

e)

tribute

43.

The _____ was also known as community tax and was used to acknowledge the sovereignty of Spain

a)

cedula

b)

entrust

c)

required

d)

tenant

e)

tribute

44.

All men aged _____ years old were subjected to forced labor. 

a)

16 to 60

b)

18 to 30

c)

14 to 40

45.

The men who participated in the forced labor were called _____. 

a)

polista

b)

cedula

c)

falla

d)

bandala

46.

The Filipinos could pay the ____ or the penalty in exchange of their service.

a)

polista

b)

cedula

c)

falla

d)

bandala

47.

The ____ system was a policy in which the Filipino farmers were forced to sell their goods to the government. 

a)

polista

b)

cedula

c)

falla

d)

bandala

48.

The Filipinos could pay the ____ or the penalty in exchange of their service.

a)

polista

b)

cedula

c)

falla

d)

bandala

49.

The men who participated in the forced labor worked for the government for ___ days. 

a)

40

b)

60

c)

30

d)

80

50.

The Filipinos ____ be spared from the forced labor.

a)

could

b)

couldn't

51.

People in the government were ____ polo. 

a)

exempted from

b)

required to participate in