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MIDTERM EXAM

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the Renaissance period, which era in history follows?

a)

Enlightenment era

b)

Industrial era

c)

Victorian era

d)

Modern era

2.

Historians divided the history of the Roman Empire into ______ periods

a)

two

b)

four

c)

three

d)

five

3.

When did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

18th century

b)

17th century

c)

16th century

d)

19th century

4.

Diaries and accounts of travelers are examples of

a)

official records

b)

survey records

c)

indigenous records

d)

foreign records

5.

During the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, farmers utilized a method for watering their crops known as __________

a)

silt

b)

irrigation

c)

dams

d)

surplus

6.

A ziggurat was considered a

a)

large temple to honor god

b)

farming area

c)

large pyramid shaped building

d)

place where the king lived

7.

In ancient Greece, people believed in multiple deities, this is known as

a)

mythology

b)

acropolis

c)

philosophy

d)

polytheism

8.

Why was cuneiform an important part of history?

a)

It showed how Sumerians worshiped multiple gods.

b)

It showed how Sumerians kept records of their lives and history.

c)

It showed how Sumerians farmed their lands.

d)

I don't know!

9.

A Mesopotamian structure built by the ancient Sumerians to worship their chief deity was known as a

a)

scribe

b)

cradle

c)

ziggurat

d)

Gilgamesh

10.

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

a)

city-state

b)

irrigation

c)

cuneiform

d)

civilization

11.

What language is prevalent during the Japanese Era

a)

Nihonggo

b)

English

c)

Filipino

d)

Spanish

12.

During the Spanish Era, Philippine education observed the Co-educational system.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The type of education provided to the students during the Pre-Spanish Period.

a)

Formal

b)

Informal

c)

Compulsory education for ages 6 and above

14.

The educational aim of the American Era.

a)

to promote democratic ideals and way of life

b)

to spread Christianity

c)

to uphold and develop Asian culture

15.

Which era established a system of free and compulsory elementary education?

a)

Pre-Spanish

b)

American

c)

Japanese

d)

Philippine Republic

16.

What were the subjects studied during the Japanese Era?

a)

History

b)

Vocational

c)

Humanities

d)

Religion

17.

The school established by the Americans that trains Filipinos to become teachers.

a)

University of the Philippines

b)

Silliman University

c)

Philippine Normal University

d)

Cebu Normal University

18.

What term means one of the world’s first alphabets, invented in ancient Nubia?

a)

Artisan

b)

Commerce

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Meroitic Script

19.

What term means king of ancient Egypt?

a)

Artisan

b)

Commerce

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Meroitic Script

20.

What is the name for the ancient Egyptian form of writing?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Logographs

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Characters

21.

What is used to create the paper-like material that ancient Egyptian scribes used?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Tree

c)

Clay Tablets

d)

Animal Hides

22.

During which era did the Sumerians develop the earliest known form of writing?

a)

Pre-Spanish Era

b)

Medieval Era

c)

Ancient Era

d)

Modern Era

23.

What material was commonly used for writing in ancient Egypt?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Clay Tablets

c)

Animal Hides

d)

Stone Slabs

24.

Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of the wheel?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Greeks

d)

Romans

25.

What was the system of writing developed by the people of Sumer?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Alphabets

d)

Logographs

26.

What was the primary aim of education during the American Era?

a)

To promote democratic ideals and way of life

b)

To spread Christianity

c)

To uphold and develop Asian culture

27.

What was the significance of the Co-educational system during the Spanish Era in the Philippines?

a)

It promoted gender equality in education

b)

It segregated boys and girls in schools

28.

What is being depicted in the picture?

a)

Heliocentrism

b)

Geocentrism

c)

Flat Earth

29.

Which of the following did NOT support the geocentric model of the universe?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Aristotle

c)

Copernicus

d)

Lamarck

30.

He studied the theory of natural selection

a)

Darwin

b)

Lamarck

c)

Copernicus

d)

Freud

31.

He's the father of psychoanalysis

a)

Freud

b)

Darwin

c)

Lamarck

d)

Aristotle

32.

The _____ model used 80- circles within circles to describe planetary motion.

a)

heliocentric

b)

ptolemaic

c)

geocentric

d)

solar system

33.

The backward loops/motion of the planets is called ________.

a)

loop motion

b)

retrograde motion

c)

Copernican motion

d)

Newtonian Motion

34.

Almost every ancient society had a ____ or observatory to predict celestial events.

a)

clock

b)

telescope

c)

person

d)

calendar

35.

During a stargazing session, _____ discovered that the moon had mountains/valleys, and also discovered sunspots that moved.

a)

Copernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

36.

_____ published his findings in 1632 which fully supported Copernicus.

a)

Copernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Newton

d)

Galileo

37.

The "guest star" of 1054 was observed by the _____ and was actually a _____.

a)

English; supernova

b)

Chinese; supernova

c)

French; comet

d)

Anasazi; comet

38.

____ was the first to claim the heliocentric model.

a)

Copernicus

b)

Aristarchus

c)

Galileo

d)

Ptolemy

39.

In a biology class, who is credited with coming up with the theory of evolution in 1859?

a)

Charles Barkley

b)

Albert Inestein

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Charles Darwin

40.

What book of the Bible gives the Creation account?

a)

Exodus

b)

John

c)

Genesis

d)

Psalms

41.

This image is a made up image of which theory?

a)

Darwinian Evolution

b)

Creation

42.

If something was created then reason would say that there must be a...

a)

reader

b)

scientist

c)

painter

d)

creator

43.

Darwinian Evolution theory does not support the idea of a creator God.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Where does it state in Genesis that God created all living things to reproduce after it kind? Psst, you can use a Bible for this question:)

a)

Gen. 1:20-25

b)

Gen. 5:20-21

c)

Gen. 3:16

d)

Gen 2: 20-22

45.

Which order of events makes most since according to the Biblical account?

a)

Fall of mankind, creation, global flood, spread of civilizations.

b)

Creation, fall of mankind, global flood, spread of civilizations.

c)

Spread of civilizations, fall of mankind, creation, global flood.

d)

Global flood, spread of civilizations, fall of mankind, creation.

46.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 1?

a)

Animals

b)

People

c)

Oceans

d)

Light and Darkness

47.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create and do on day 2?

a)

He created light and darkness

b)

Created and separated the waters

c)

Stars of the sky

d)

Animals on land

48.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 3?

a)

Land and vegetation

b)

Light and Darkness

c)

Land Animals

d)

Humans

49.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 4?

a)

Sun and the moon and all the starts and planets.

b)

Land animals and humans

c)

Trees and seas.

d)

Light and darkness

50.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 5?

a)

Light and darkness

b)

Mammals

c)

Sun and moon and all the starts and planets.

d)

Birds of the air and fish of the sea.

51.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 6?

a)

Land animals and humans.

b)

Birds and fish of the sea.

c)

Sun and moon and all other starts and planets.

d)

Light and darkness.

52.

The idea that in the beginning everything came from nothing.

a)

Darwinian Evolution

b)

Biblical Creation

53.
Who developed a  psychoanalytic personality theory which involved the id, ego and superego?
a)
B.F. Skinner
b)
Erik Erikson
c)
Sigmund Freud
d)
William Golding
54.

What does theocracy mean ?

a)

A Society ruled by religious leaders

b)

religious leaders

c)

a group

d)

people

55.

Which civilization implemented this type of farming?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

56.

Which characteristic describes the religious beliefs of the early American civilizations?

a)

monotheistic

b)

Buddhist

c)

polytheistic

d)

animism

57.

Which of the following was an achievement made by the Maya?

a)

calendar systems

b)

floating gardens

c)

quipu

d)

terrace farming

58.

Why did the Maya and Aztecs seek captives in war?

a)

the marry Maya people

b)

to sacrifice their lives to the gods

c)

to use as household servants

d)

to work the land

59.
This civilization had a city known as Machu Picchu.
a)
Maya
b)
Inca
c)
Aztec
d)
ALL
60.

Terrace Farming is most associated with

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Olmec

61.
What types of administrative units did the Mayans have?
a)
Provinces
b)
Colonies
c)
City-States
d)
Territories
62.

Which early American civilization carved large stone heads?

a)

Olmecs

b)

Aztecs

c)

Maya

d)

Incas

63.

Select the civilization that lived on the Yucatan Peninsula, played a unique ballgame, and had a complex calendar.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Iroquois

d)

Maya

64.

The following describes which South American civilization? Quipu, advanced roads, empire, terrace farming.

a)

Aztec

b)

Comanche

c)

Inca

d)

Iroquois

65.

In which of the following categories could the Scientific Revolution be classified as?

a)

A Political Revolution

b)

An Intellectual Revolution

c)

A Trade Revolution

d)

A Communist Revolution

66.
According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?
a)
kings
b)
God
c)
military
d)
people
67.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
68.

1. These are all examples of paradigm shifts, except?

a)

a. CO2 emissions

b)

b. Quantum mechanics

c)

c. Orbit of the sun

d)

d. Scientific Revolutions

69.

3. What does NOT belong to the phases of Paradigm Shifts?

a)

a. Revolution

b)

b. Pre-Science

c)

c. Evolution

d)

d. Crisis

70.

10. What are the 2 Theories of Einstein?

a)

A. Theory of Motion and Theory of Gravity

b)

B. Theory of General and Special Relativity

c)

C. Phlogiston Theory and Oxygen Theory

d)

D. Theory of Color and Theory of Evolution

71.

The Ancient Greek term that refers to a state of well-being or happiness

a)

welfare

b)

greatest happiness principle

c)

Eudaimonia

d)

whole life satisfaction

72.

The utilitarian principle of happiness that promotes the satisfaction of many

a)

welfare

b)

greatest happiness principle

c)

dignity

d)

whole life satisfaction

73.

The ability to control and define one’s destiny

a)

goodwill

b)

the pursuit of knowledge

c)

dignity

d)

Epicureans

74.

For Aristotle, this leads to true happiness

a)

goodwill

b)

the pursuit of knowledge

c)

Jeremy Bentham

d)

Epicureans

75.

People who are clinging on to material wealth as the primary source of the meaning of their existence is

a)

Stoicism

b)

Hedonism

c)

Materialism

d)

Theism

76.

Gluttony is an example of

a)

Stoicism

b)

Hedonist

c)

Theism

d)

Humanistic

77.

Exercising by faith that God is the ultimate center of their existence.

a)

Stoicism

b)

Hedonist

c)

Theist

d)

Humanistic

78.

This kind of individual is happy to be alone.

a)

Humanistic

b)

Stoicism

c)

Theism

d)

Hedonism

79.

Believing on oneself without Divine intervention.

a)

Materialism

b)

Hedonism

c)

Humanism

d)

Theism

80.

What DOST stands for?

a)

Department Overseas Seeking Technology

b)

Department of Science and Technology

c)

Division of Science and Technology

d)

Departamento ng Sayang and Teknolohiya