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History Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Stone Age lasted from approximately:

a)

5000 - 1000 BC

b)

2.5 million - 3000 BC

c)

1500 - 450 AD

d)

1000 - 500 AD

2.

Who subdivided the Stone Age into Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

John Allen Brown

c)

John Lubbock

d)

De Mortillet

3.

The Palaeolithic period is also called the:

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

Middle Stone Age

d)

Metal Age

4.

Early humans during the Palaeolithic period survived mainly by:

a)

Farming

b)

Fishing only

c)

Hunting and gathering

d)

Trading

5.

The earliest stone tools were discovered in:

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

6.

Which country pioneered large-scale silk production during the Middle Ages?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Greece

7.

The Chinese developed which of the following technologies?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Steam engines

c)

Iron ships

d)

Telegraph

8.

Which Chinese invention was used to detect earthquakes?

a)

Compass

b)

Seismograph

c)

Water clock

d)

Gunpowder

9.

The Church in Europe during the Middle Ages was responsible for:

a)

Trade

b)

Administration and education

c)

Silk production

d)

Road building

10.

Which was the earliest established European university?

a)

Paris

b)

Oxford

c)

Cambridge

d)

Vienna

11.

Which of the following came from China but was adapted in Europe?

a)

Printing press

b)

Horse-collar

c)

Steamship

d)

Telegraph

12.

Who developed the 3 Laws of Motion?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Aristotle

d)

John Locke

13.

The Industrial Revolution lasted from:

a)

1450 - 1700

b)

1750 - 1895

c)

1600 - 1800

d)

1900 - 2000

14.

The "fly-shuttle" was used for:

a)

Road building

b)

Weaving

c)

Farming

d)

Mining

15.

Known as the longest phase of human history which began approximately two million years ago and ended 40,000 to 10,000 years ago.

a)

Mesolithic period

b)

Neolithic period

c)

Palaeolithic period

d)

Bronze Age

16.

Which transportation invention could pull 8 coal wagons at 5 mph?

a)

Steamship

b)

Puffing Billy

c)

Steamboat

d)

Carriage

17.

The first communication device for long-distance messages was:

a)

Telephone

b)

Electric telegraph

c)

Radio

d)

Compass

18.

The telephone was invented for:

a)

Printing

b)

Long-distance communication

c)

Local trade

d)

Writing

19.

The Industrial Revolution replaced:

a)

Machines with animals

b)

Human and animal labor with machines

c)

Stone with wood

d)

Copper with tin

20.

The Middle Ages lasted from

a)

1000 - 1500 BC

b)

450 - 1450 AD

c)

2000 - 2500 AD

d)

300 - 1000 BC

21.

Which of the following was NOT a product traded by early Filipinos with China?

a)

Beeswax

b)

Colored glass beads

c)

Computers

d)

Cotton

22.

Precolonial Filipinos wrote on:

a)

Paper

b)

Clay tablets

c)

Bamboo and leaves

d)

Silk

23.

The Galleon Trade connected Manila with:

a)

Singapore

b)

Acapulco, Mexico

c)

London, UK

d)

Tokyo, Japan

24.

Which group benefited most from the Galleon Trade as packers and middlemen?

a)

Spanish friars

b)

Chinese traders

c)

Filipino peasants

d)

Japanese merchants

25.

During the American regime, which institution became the center of higher education in the Philippines?

a)

Ateneo de Manila

b)

University of Santo Tomas

c)

University of the Philippines

d)

Mapua Institute of Technology

26.

The Bureau of Government Laboratories was reorganized as:

a)

Bureau of Science

b)

Bureau of Trade

c)

Department of Education

d)

National Research Council

27.

The Japanese occupation led to:

a)

Growth of science centers

b)

Destruction of institutions and ruins of Manila

c)

Increase of agricultural production

d)

Establishment of DOST

28.

The Commonwealth Constitution mandated:

a)

Free trade with America

b)

Scientific research and invention promotion

c)

Military cooperation with Japan

d)

Abolition of barangays

29.

DOST is primarily responsible for:

a)

Military defense

b)

Science and technology policies, R&D projects

c)

Political reforms

d)

Trade relations with the U.S.

30.

PCIERD focuses on:

a)

Forestry

b)

Industry, energy, emerging technologies

c)

Transportation

d)

Literature and arts

31.

The __________ Age is characterized by tools made of stone, wood, and bone.

a)

Bronze

b)

Iron

c)

Stone

32.

The Lower Palaeolithic period marked the age of __________ evolution.

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Human

33.

Neanderthal man lived during the __________ Palaeolithic period.

a)

Lower

b)

Middle

c)

Upper

34.

Homo sapiens dominated the __________ Palaeolithic period.

a)

Lower

b)

Middle

c)

Upper

35.

The Mesolithic period is also known as the __________ Stone Age.

a)

Old

b)

Middle

c)

New

36.

The Neolithic Revolution introduced __________ and animal domestication.

a)

Hunting

b)

Fishing

c)

Agriculture

37.

The Bronze Age is known for combining __________ and tin to make bronze.

a)

Iron

b)

Silver

c)

Copper

38.

The Iron Age began around __________ BC.

a)

2000

b)

1750

c)

1500

39.

The Middle Ages were divided into the Dark Ages and the __________ Middle Ages.

a)

Low

b)

High

c)

Late

40.

The Chinese invention used for navigation is the __________.

a)

Telescope

b)

Compass

c)

Sundial

41.

The European feudal system was strongly influenced by the __________.

a)

Army

b)

Church

c)

Merchants

42.

The __________ developed the 3 Laws of Motion.

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstein

43.

The Industrial Revolution began around the year __________.

a)

1650

b)

1700

c)

1750

44.

The "cotton gin" was invented for separating cotton from __________.

a)

Soil

b)

Leaves

c)

Seeds

45.

The first wireless communication device was the __________.

a)

Telephone

b)

Telegraph

c)

Radio

46.

Developed in California, United States in the late 1960s and led by Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn.

a)

Email

b)

Computer

c)

Internet

47.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin developed __________ as a research project in 1996.

a)

Yahoo

b)

Google

c)

Facebook

48.

What year was the domain google.com registered?

a)

1995

b)

1996

c)

1997

49.

Early Filipinos used what type of boat for coastal trade?

a)

Vinta

b)

Caracoa

c)

Balangay

50.

The National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) was established in year ______.

a)

1925

b)

1930

c)

1933