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Philippine History Quiz

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who served as the slave interpreter of the native language for Ferdinand Magellan?

a)

Enrique de Malacca

b)

Teodoro Agoncillo

c)

Giovanni Pigafetta

d)

Dr. Robert Fox

2.

Who is known as the Father of Filipino Perspective in Philippine History?

a)

Teodoro Agoncillo

b)

Enrique de Malacca

c)

Giovanni Pigafetta

d)

Dr. Robert Fox

3.

Who is considered the Father of Antonio Pigafetta?

a)

Giovanni Pigafetta

b)

Enrique de Malacca

c)

Teodoro Agoncillo

d)

Dr. Robert Fox

4.

What is the term for the act of removing the connection of a person from a church or group?

a)

Excommunicado

b)

Indigenization

c)

Historical Revisionism

d)

Primaryang Batis

5.

What is the process of giving a new interpretation to a historical narrative called?

a)

Historical Revisionism

b)

Indigenization

c)

Excommunicado

d)

Sekundaryang Batis

6.

What is the process where foreign concepts are localized?

a)

Indigenization

b)

Excommunicado

c)

Historical Revisionism

d)

Primaryang Batis

7.

What is the process of indicating the date, author, and origin of a document?

a)

Pagtatakda ng Pinanggalingan

b)

Indigenization

c)

Historical Revisionism

d)

Excommunicado

8.

On what date did the Magallanes-Elcano expedition leave the port of Sancular de Barrameda?

a)

August 20, 1519

b)

August 23, 1896

c)

January 20, 1872

d)

February 17, 1872

9.

When is the day of the Philippine Revolution?

a)

August 23, 1896

b)

August 20, 1519

c)

January 20, 1872

d)

February 17, 1872

10.

When did the Cavite Mutiny occur?

a)

January 20, 1872

b)

August 23, 1896

c)

February 17, 1872

d)

August 20, 1519

11.

When were the GOMBURZA executed?

a)

February 17, 1872

b)

January 20, 1872

c)

August 23, 1896

d)

August 20, 1519

12.

Who led the excavation of the Manunggul Jar?

a)

Dr. Robert Fox

b)

Giovanni Pigafetta

c)

Teodoro Agoncillo

d)

Enrique de Malacca

13.

What is the term for direct evidence or materials used by people?

a)

Primaryang Batis

b)

Sekundaryang Batis

c)

Historical Revisionism

d)

Indigenization

14.

What is the term for sources not directly witnessing an event?

a)

Sekundaryang Batis

b)

Primaryang Batis

c)

Excommunicado

d)

Indigenization

15.

How many ships from Magellan’s expedition left after the Battle of Mactan?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

18

d)

270

16.

How many natives became interested in Catholicism?

a)

800

b)

200

c)

270

d)

18

17.

How many copies of Antonio Pigafetta’s publication exist?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

18

d)

270

18.

How many Filipino soldiers fought in the Cavite Mutiny?

a)

200

b)

800

c)

270

d)

18

19.

How many people survived Magellan’s expedition?

a)

18

b)

2

c)

4

d)

270

20.

How many people joined the Magallanes-Elcano expedition?

a)

270

b)

18

c)

4

d)

800

21.

What route did Europeans use to reach China and Asia?

a)

Silk Road (or Silk Route)

b)

Spice Route

c)

Maritime Route

d)

Gold Road

22.

What are the two parts of argumentation?

a)

Negative reasoning and Positive reasoning

b)

Written and Oral

c)

Primary and Secondary

d)

Historical and Indigenized

23.

What are the two types of sources?

a)

Written and Oral

b)

Primary and Secondary

c)

Negative and Positive

d)

Historical and Indigenized

24.

What was the former name of Limasawa?

a)

Mazaua

b)

Mactan

c)

Cebu

d)

Samar

25.

What is the declaration by Pope Alexander VI that divided the world into two parts called?

a)

Inter Caetera

b)

Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

Krusada (Crusades)

d)

Pantayong Pananaw

26.

On what date did the Feast of Virgin of Loreto, in the context of the Cavite Mutiny, occur?

a)

January 20, 1872

b)

June 12, 1898

c)

March 16, 1521

d)

August 21, 1983

27.

What is used as a secondary burial jar after the initial burial?

a)

Bangang Manunggul

b)

66.5 cm Jar

c)

Buto (bones)

d)

Tabon Cave Jar

28.

What is the term for external criticism used to identify fake documents?

a)

Kritikang Panlabas (Kritika ng Kapantasan)

b)

Kritikang Panloob

c)

Pantayong Pananaw

d)

Inter Caetera

29.

Who developed the concept of "Pantayong Pananaw"?

a)

Zeus A. Salazar

b)

Ambeth R. Ocampo

c)

Antonio Pigafetta

d)

Jacob Fugger

30.

Who is the German banker who funded Magellan's expedition?

a)

Jacob Fugger

b)

George Hamilton

c)

Antonio Pigafetta

d)

Rafael Izquierdo

31.

Which contemporary historian wrote about how we view our history?

a)

Ambeth R. Ocampo

b)

Zeus A. Salazar

c)

Jose Montero y Vidal

d)

George Hamilton

32.

Who is the Italian scholar who chronicled Ferdinand Magellan's expedition?

a)

Antonio Pigafetta

b)

Jacob Fugger

c)

Rafael Izquierdo

d)

Jose Montero y Vidal

33.

Who was the mistress of Ferdinand Marcos?

a)

Dovie Beams

b)

Imelda Marcos

c)

George Hamilton

d)

Zeus A. Salazar

34.

Who was the mistress of Imelda Marcos?

a)

George Hamilton

b)

Dovie Beams

c)

Jacob Fugger

d)

Antonio Pigafetta

35.

What is the term for campaigns by the Church to reclaim the "Holy Land"?

a)

Krusada (Crusades)

b)

Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

Inter Caetera

d)

Pantayong Pananaw

36.

Who was the Portuguese captain who led the expedition to the Maluku Islands?

a)

Fernando Magallanes (Ferdinand Magellan)

b)

Antonio Pigafetta

c)

Jacob Fugger

d)

Rafael Izquierdo

37.

What is the usual height of a Manunggul Jar?

a)

66.5 cm (less than 2 ft)

b)

100 cm

c)

30 cm

d)

120 cm

38.

What is commonly found inside the Manunggul Jar?

a)

Buto (bones)

b)

Gold coins

c)

Rice grains

d)

Shells

39.

Who was the Spanish Governor-General who led during the Cavite Mutiny?

a)

Rafael Izquierdo

b)

Antonio Pigafetta

c)

Jacob Fugger

d)

George Hamilton

40.

Who was the Spanish historian who wrote about the Cavite Mutiny?

a)

Jose Montero y Vidal

b)

Ambeth R. Ocampo

c)

Zeus A. Salazar

d)

Antonio Pigafetta

41.

What treaty between Spain and Portugal established boundaries for their territories?

a)

Treaty of Tordesillas

b)

Inter Caetera

c)

Krusada (Crusades)

d)

Pantayong Pananaw

42.

Where was the Declaration of Independence read and the flag raised in the Philippines?

a)

Bacoor, Cavite

b)

Fort San Felipe, Cavite City

c)

Tabon Cave Complex, Palawan

d)

Vicenza, Veneto

43.

Where was Antonio Pigafetta born?

a)

Vicenza, Veneto (or Vicenza, Venetia)

b)

Bacoor, Cavite

c)

Tabon Cave Complex, Palawan

d)

Fort San Felipe, Cavite City

44.

Where can the Manunggul Jar be found?

a)

Tabon Cave Complex, Lipuun Point, Quezon, Palawan

b)

Bacoor, Cavite

c)

Vicenza, Veneto

d)

Fort San Felipe, Cavite City

45.

Where did the Cavite Mutiny take place?

a)

Fort San Felipe, Cavite City

b)

Bacoor, Cavite

c)

Tabon Cave Complex, Palawan

d)

Vicenza, Veneto

46.

What is the Marianas Island known for in relation to the Cavite uprising?

a)

Place where Magellan first landed

b)

Place where abogadillos were imprisoned for life after the Cavite uprising

c)

Place where the first Philippine map was made

d)

Place where Christopher Columbus started his expedition

47.

Which term refers to the afterlife in Filipino culture?

a)

Babaylan

b)

Kabilang Buhay

c)

Anito

d)

Erihiya

48.

Where did Ferdinand Magellan first land in the Philippines?

a)

Marianas Island

b)

Homonhon Island (Eastern Samar)

c)

Luzon

d)

Mindanao

49.

What is the Filipino term for critical historical analysis using external and internal criticism?

a)

Hermeneutic

b)

Kritisisimong Pangkasaysayan

c)

Tarsila

d)

Kasaysayan

50.

What is another name for Lapu-Lapu?

a)

Babaylan

b)

Kalipulako (Cilapulapu)

c)

Anito

d)

Diwata

51.

Which term refers to spices desired by Europeans?

a)

Lindol

b)

Rekado

c)

Tarsila

d)

Anito

52.

Who are the Filipino healers who mediate between humans and deities or spirits?

a)

Babaylan

b)

Diwata

c)

Anito

d)

Erihiya

53.

What is the term for rituals, ceremonies, and exorcism of evil spirits in Filipino culture?

a)

Tarsila

b)

Babaylan

c)

Lindol

d)

Rekado

54.

What is the Filipino term for heresy?

a)

Erihiya

b)

Anito

c)

Diwata

d)

Babaylan

55.

What is the term for ancient Filipino oral narratives?

a)

Tarsila

b)

Kasaysayan

c)

Lindol

d)

Rekado

56.

Who are the mediators for unseen spirits in Filipino culture?

a)

Babaylan

b)

Diwata

c)

Anito

d)

Erihiya

57.

During which years did Christopher Columbus conduct his expedition?

a)

1962-1964

b)

1492-1504

c)

1734

d)

7641

58.

When was the Bangang Manunggul discovered?

a)

1492-1504

b)

1962-1964

c)

1734

d)

7641

59.

Which map is known as the 'Mother of Philippine Maps'?

a)

Murillo Velarde Map

b)

Bangang Manunggul Map

c)

Homonhon Island Map

d)

Marianas Island Map

60.

What is the Filipino term for earthquakes?

a)

Lindol

b)

Rekado

c)

Tarsila

d)

Babaylan

61.

Which term refers to history based on legends, epics, and chronicles from Spanish and American sources?

a)

Kasaysayan

b)

Hermeneutic

c)

Tarsila

d)

Lindol

62.

What is the term for history based on written documents?

a)

Kasaysayan

b)

History

c)

Tarsila

d)

Lindol

63.

What is the Filipino term for descendants?

a)

Anito

b)

Diwata

c)

Babaylan

d)

Erihiya

64.

Who are the spirits believed to guide and protect their descendants in Filipino culture?

a)

Anito

b)

Diwata

c)

Babaylan

d)

Erihiya

65.

What is the Filipino term for spirits of nature that give blessings and suffering?

a)

Diwata

b)

Anito

c)

Babaylan

d)

Erihiya

66.

What is the official updated number of islands in the Philippines?

a)

1492

b)

7641

c)

1962

d)

1734

67.

What is the term for interpretation and explanation of the meaning of documents?

a)

Hermeneutic

b)

Kasaysayan

c)

Tarsila

d)

Lindol

68.

What is the Filipino term for internal criticism or evaluation of the authenticity of documents?

a)

Kritkang Panloob

b)

Hermeneutic

c)

Kasaysayan

d)

Tarsila

69.

What is the process of classifying sources based on how the author obtained information?

a)

Pag-uuri ng mga Batis

b)

Hermeneutic

c)

Kasaysayan

d)

Tarsila

70.

What is the term for the process of correcting a written document to restore it to its original form?

a)

Restitusyon

b)

Heuristic

c)

Batis

d)

Pamahiin

71.

Which ship's name remained after the Battle of Mactan?

a)

Victoria at Trinidad

b)

Ambrosian copy

c)

Bangang Manunggul

d)

Limasawa

72.

What is the term for reasoning that starts from a lack of evidence?

a)

Negatibong pangangatwiran

b)

Positibong pangangatwiran

c)

Restitusyon

d)

Ginhawa

73.

What is the main source of history called in Filipino?

a)

Batis

b)

Katawan

c)

Kaluluwa

d)

Ginhawa

74.

What Filipino term refers to a belief or custom based on fear of the unknown, death, or supernatural elements?

a)

Pamahiin (superstition)

b)

Batis

c)

Restitusyon

d)

Heuristic

75.

Which part of a person is associated with breath, strength, and feeling?

a)

Katawan

b)

Kaluluwa

c)

Ginhawa

d)

Daliri ng kamay at paa

76.

What is the Filipino term for the part of a person that leaves the body while sleeping or when peace is sought?

a)

Kaluluwa

b)

Katawan

c)

Ginhawa

d)

Daliri ng kamay at paa

77.

Which Filipino term refers to the inner part of a person, such as the heart or liver?

a)

Ginhawa

b)

Katawan

c)

Kaluluwa

d)

Batis

78.

What is the method of searching and handling documents called?

a)

Heuristic

b)

Restitusyon

c)

Batis

d)

Pamahiin

79.

Which body part is believed to be where the soul can exit?

a)

Daliri ng kamay at paa

b)

Katawan

c)

Ginhawa

d)

Kaluluwa

80.

Who is known as the "People's Historian" in the Philippines?

a)

Teodoro Agoncillo

b)

Dr. Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera

c)

Edmund Plauchut

d)

Fernando La Madrid

81.

Which Filipino scholar wrote from a Filipino perspective about the Cavite Mutiny?

a)

Dr. Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera

b)

Teodoro Agoncillo

c)

Edmund Plauchut

d)

Fernando La Madrid

82.

Who was the Filipino sergeant who led the Cavite Mutiny?

a)

Fernando La Madrid

b)

Lapu-Lapu

c)

Teodoro Agoncillo

d)

Edmund Plauchut

83.

What is the longest and most comprehensive account of the Magellan-Elcano Expedition called?

a)

Ambrosian copy

b)

Victoria at Trinidad

c)

Bangang Manunggul

d)

Limasawa

84.

What is considered the best ancient Filipino artwork?

a)

Bangang Manunggul

b)

Ambrosian copy

c)

Lapu-Lapu

d)

Limasawa

85.

Who is regarded as the highest creator deity in Filipino mythology?

a)

Bathala

b)

Lapu-Lapu

c)

Fernando La Madrid

d)

Teodoro Agoncillo

86.

Who was the chief or king of Mactan?

a)

Lapu-Lapu

b)

Bathala

c)

Fernando La Madrid

d)

Edmund Plauchut

87.

Where was the site of the first mass in the Philippines?

a)

Limasawa

b)

Cavite

c)

Mactan

d)

Ambrosian copy

88.

What is the position of a deceased person when being buried called?

a)

Fetal Position

b)

Heuristic

c)

Restitusyon

d)

Ginhawa

89.

Who was the French writer who wrote about the Cavite Mutiny from a non-Filipino perspective?

a)

Edmund Plauchut

b)

Teodoro Agoncillo

c)

Dr. Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera

d)

Fernando La Madrid

90.

Who killed Ferdinand Magellan?

a)

Lapu-Lapu

b)

Bathala

c)

Fernando La Madrid

d)

Edmund Plauchut

91.

What is the region called where numbers 1, 4, 0, and 5 are used to support the world?

a)

Ilalim ng Lupa

b)

Lupa

c)

Langit

d)

Katawan

92.

What is the region where no living things exist, but spirits, deities, and souls are present?

a)

Lupa

b)

Ilalim ng Lupa

c)

Langit

d)

Katawan

93.

What is the region considered a part of the environment of ancient Filipinos?

a)

Langit

b)

Lupa

c)

Ilalim ng Lupa

d)

Katawan

94.

In Filipino mythology, what does Bathala's role as the supreme creator reflect about the values of ancient Filipinos?

a)

Bathala is a minor deity, showing the lack of importance of creation in Filipino culture.

b)

Bathala is a warrior god, reflecting the value of conflict in ancient Filipino society.

c)

Bathala is the supreme creator, symbolizing the importance of a higher power and the value placed on creation and order in ancient Filipino society.

d)

Bathala is a trickster, representing chaos in Filipino mythology.

95.

Which statement best describes the contributions of Teodoro Agoncillo and Dr. Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera in shaping Filipino historical perspectives?

a)

Both historians wrote only about foreign perspectives.

b)

Teodoro Agoncillo is known as the "People's Historian" for his nationalist perspective, while Dr. Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera wrote about the Cavite Mutiny from a Filipino viewpoint, both contributing to a more Filipino-centered understanding of history.

c)

Neither contributed to Filipino historical perspectives.

d)

Teodoro Agoncillo focused on science, while Dr. Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera focused on art.

96.

What is the region believed to be the dwelling place of higher beings called?

a)

Langit

b)

Kasaysayan

c)

Malacca

d)

Anito

97.

Who wrote an educational decree supporting the improvement of education in the Philippines during the Cavite Mutiny context?

a)

Segismundo Moret

b)

Antonio Pigafetta

c)

Zeus A. Salazar

d)

Rogelio Roxas

98.

In what year was the Inter Caetera issued?

a)

1493

b)

1492

c)

1494

d)

1531

99.

Who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his voyage to the Maluku Islands (Malacca)?

a)

Antonio Pigafetta

b)

Segismundo Moret

c)

Rogelio Roxas

d)

Zeus A. Salazar

100.

What is the Filipino term for ancestral spirits or elders?

a)

Anito

b)

Langit

c)

Kasaysayan

d)

Bangang Manunggul