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S090994-02

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who officiated the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines on March 31, 1521?

a)

Antonio Pigafetta

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Pedro de Valderrama

d)

Sebastian Elcano

2.

Which place is officially recognized as the site of the first Mass in the Philippines?

a)

Butuan

b)

Limasawa

c)

Cebu

d)

Homonhon

3.

Who wrote "Primo Viaggio Intorno Al Mondo," an important account of Magellan's voyage?

a)

Francisco Albo

b)

Antonio Pigafetta

c)

Jose Arcilla

d)

Gregorio Zaide

4.

Republic Act No. 2733, also known as the Limasawa Law, was enacted in what year?

a)

1960

b)

1970

c)

1986

d)

1956

5.

Which historian maintained that Magellan never stepped on the grounds of Butuan?

a)

Jose Arcilla

b)

Gregorio Zaide

c)

Ambeth Ocampo

d)

Teodoro Agoncillo

6.

One argument favoring Butuan as the site of the first mass is:

a)

Abundance of ginger

b)

Abundance of gold

c)

Closeness to Cebu

d)

Proximity to Mactan

7.

Which Spanish chronicler was part of Magellan's voyage and provided a navigational account?

a)

Antonio Pigafetta

b)

Francisco Albo

c)

John Ford

d)

Fred Atkinson

8.

Who authored "The Philippine Islands" (1905) supporting Butuan as the site of the first mass?

a)

Gregorio Zaide

b)

Fred Atkinson

c)

John Ford

d)

Jose Arcilla

9.

What was the name of Magellan's slave who also acted as interpreter?

a)

Lapu-Lapu

b)

Enrique of Malacca

c)

Sebastian Elcano

d)

Francisco Albo

10.

In Pigafetta's account, the island called Mazaua is associated with:

a)

Cebu

b)

Butuan

c)

Limasawa

d)

Mactan

11.

On what date was Jose Rizal executed?

a)

December 28, 1896

b)

December 30, 1896

c)

January 1, 1897

d)

November 30, 1896

12.

Which Spanish newspaper first published Rizal's alleged retraction?

a)

Diario de Manila

b)

El Renacimiento

c)

La Solidaridad

d)

La Independencia

13.

Who was the Jesuit priest said to have convinced Rizal to retract?

a)

Fr. Vicente Balaguer

b)

Fr. Villaclara

c)

Fr. Faura

d)

Fr. Sanchez

14.

Which document was allegedly discovered in 1935 and claimed to be Rizal's retraction?

a)

Father Garcia's text

b)

Josephine Bracken's letter

c)

Rizal's defense

d)

Fr. Balaguer's text

15.

Who claimed that Rizal told Narcisa to check his shoes for a secret letter denying retraction?

a)

Teodoro Agoncillo

b)

Baron Fernandez

c)

Ambeth Ocampo

d)

Pio Valenzuela

16.

Who was Rizal's common-law wife who claimed she married him before his execution?

a)

Josephine Bracken

b)

Leonor Rivera

c)

Segunda Katigbak

d)

Nelly Boustead

17.

What was Rizal's last written words before execution?

a)

"Viva España!"

b)

"Consummatum est."

c)

"Long live the Philippines!"

d)

"Forgive them, Father."

18.

According to eyewitness Rev. Fr. Antonio Rosell, Rizal allegedly:

a)

Denied the Church

b)

Confessed and took communion

c)

Wrote another novel

d)

Refused to retract

19.

What did Katipuneros tear during the "Cry"?

a)

Spanish flags

b)

Cedulas (tax certificates)

c)

Their uniforms

d)

Church decrees

20.

Which historian supported the Pugadlawin version in "The Revolt of the Masses"?

a)

Gregorio Zaide

b)

Teodoro Agoncillo

c)

Ambeth Ocampo

d)

Renato Constantino

21.

Who was the son of Melchora Aquino where Katipuneros gathered in Pugadlawin?

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Guillermo Masangkay

c)

Juan Ramos

d)

Emilio Jacinto

22.

Which historian's book "A Past Revisited" also supported the Pugadlawin version?

a)

Teodoro Agoncillo

b)

Renato Constantino

c)

Ambeth Ocampo

d)

Gregorio Zaide

23.

Which historian supported the Balintawak version in his "History of the Filipino People"?

a)

Gregorio Zaide

b)

Agoncillo

c)

Constantino

d)

Guerrero

24.

Who gave an eyewitness account claiming the Cry happened on August 24, 1896?

a)

Juan Ramos

b)

Guillermo Masangkay

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

d)

Ambeth Ocampo

25.

What did Bonifacio shout during the tearing of cedulas?

a)

"Viva España!"

b)

"Long live the Katipunan!"

c)

"Long live the Philippines!"

d)

"Brothers, be free!"

26.

Who wrote memoirs claiming the Cry was in Balintawak on August 22, 1896?

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

Andres Bonifacio

c)

Juan Ramos

d)

Mariano Ponce

27.

Who was the young general killed at the Battle of Tirad Pass?

a)

Antonio Luna

b)

Gregorio del Pilar

c)

Emilio Jacinto

d)

Artemio Ricarte

28.

The Battle of Tirad Pass was fought mainly to protect the retreat of:

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Apolinario Mabini

d)

Antonio Luna

29.

Which American officer led the forces that attacked Del Pilar's men?

a)

General Bell

b)

Major March

c)

General Otis

d)

General Hughes

30.

Who described Tirad Pass as a "battle above the clouds"?

a)

Gregorio Zaide

b)

Richard Henry Little

c)

John Ford

d)

Ambeth Ocampo

31.

Which American correspondent wrote that Del Pilar was killed while mounting his horse?

a)

John McCutcheon

b)

Richard Henry Little

c)

Teodoro Agoncillo

d)

Vicente Enriquez

32.

Which Filipino survivor described Del Pilar being shot while standing on a promontory?

a)

Vicente Enriquez

b)

Telesforo Carrasco

c)

Artemio Ricarte

d)

Ambeth Ocampo

33.

What weapon fatally hit Del Pilar according to some accounts?

a)

A cannonball

b)

A Krag rifle bullet

c)

A sword

d)

A revolver

34.

What was Del Pilar's nickname as remembered in Philippine history?

a)

"Boy General"

b)

"Brains of the Revolution"

c)

"Hero of Balintawak"

d)

"Father of Philipp

35.

Who is officially recognized by Spain as the first to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

Magellan

b)

Sebastian Elcano

c)

Enrique of Malacca

d)

Francisco Albo

36.

What was the name of the ship that completed the circumnavigation?

a)

Trinidad

b)

Concepción

c)

Victoria

d)

Santiago

37.

Which Filipino historian highlighted Rizal's poem recognizing Elcano as the first circumnavigator?

a)

Teodoro Agoncillo

b)

Jose Rizal himself

c)

Ambeth Ocampo

d)

Gregorio Zaide

38.

Which figure is argued by Filipinos to be the first circumnavigator due to his return to Malacca?

a)

Enrique of Malacca

b)

Antonio Pigafetta

c)

Juan Sebastian Elcano

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

39.

What was Magellan's fate before completing the circumnavigation?

a)

He died in Mactan

b)

He returned to Spain

c)

He was executed in Cebu

d)

He settled in Malacca

40.

What phrase was inscribed on Elcano's coat of arms?

a)

"Viva España"

b)

"Primus circumdidisti me"

c)

"Circumnavigation Complete"

d)

"First Around the World"