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Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 34mins
It is a form of forced and unpaid labor used by Spanish authorities and settlers in the colonies of the Spanish Empire. In return, the laborers were given military protection and the opportunity to be converted to Christianity.
Encomienda
Gobernadorcillo
Polo y servicios
Reduccion
By bringing the Americas, Europe, and Asia together, the development of trade relations between Mexico and the Philippines was made possible in (1565-1815) through the*
Galleon Trade
Barter Trade
World Trade Agreement
Asian Trade
He/she is the first and only non-Catholic president of the Philippines.*
Gloria Arroyo
Fidel Ramos
Corazon Aquino
Ramon Magsaysay
"The Filipino is worth dying for."*
Benigno Aquino Jr.
Douglas MacArthur
Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Garcia
"Those who have less in life should have more in law," expresses the concern for the poor and the disadvantaged by the popular Philippine President ____.*
Benigno Aquino
Elpidio Quirino
Sergio Osmena
Ramon Magsaysay
He was the governor general who commanded the use of Spanish surnames.*
Diego de los Rios
Camilo Polavieja
Eulogio Despujol
Narciso Claveria
He was called the "Boy General" because of his youth whom he fought valiantly to defend Tirad Pass during the Philippine-American War. "An officer and a gentleman" was inscribed by an American office on the tombstone of:*
Antonio Luna
Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Emilio Aguinaldo
Gregorio Del Pilar
Andres Bonifacio used this to fight Spaniards.*
non-violence
democracy
armed struggle
ahimsa
Blood compact is the agreement forged in Bohol between:*
Villalobos and Datu Puti
Delcano and Humabon
Legaspi and Sikatuna
Magellan and Lapu-lapu
"Reduccion" is the Spanish policy which provided the resettlement of Filipino communities to form town centers or ____.*
haciendas
encomienda
cedulas
cabeceras
The Philippines was discovered in 1521 by a Portuguese explorer:*
Servillano Aquino
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Fidel Castro
Apolinario Mabini, the acknowledged "Brains of the Revolution" wrote the principles of conduct and morality that should govern the revolutionary government called:*
Filipino Dentro El Cien Aeos
El Verdadero Decalogo
Himno Al Trabajo
La Cartilla
They are among the widespread ethnic groups in the Philippines. They live in the provinces of Zambales, Pampanga and Tarlac*
Aetas
Ifugaos
Igorots
Mangyans
The list of produced and approved family names can be referred from this publication.*
Catalogo de Alfabetico Filipinos
Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos
Catalogi Alfabetico de Apellidos
Catalogo de Apellidos Filipinos
The Philippine government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. Which among the following doctrines best describes the model of governance in the Philippines?*
Tricameralism
Emancipation of state
Separation of powers
Division of labor
It was the specific term given to criollos (full-blooded Spaniards born in the colonies) born in the Philippines.*
Illustrados
Insulares
Indios
Peninsulares
It is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses.*
Unicameralism
Bicameralism
Oligarchy
Constitutional monarchy
It means leadership by people of talent.*
Meritocracy
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Aristocracy
Who is the proponent of Taoism?*
Buddha
Confucius
Lao-Tzu
Hinduism
The proponent of Confucian philosophy is:*
Buddha
Lao - Tzu
Kung Fu Tzu
Siddhartha Gautama
During the Han Dynasty, emperor Wu Di (reigned 141-87 B.C.E.) made _____ the official state ideology.*
Confucianism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Leadership of people with talent in a social system is the possible consequence of the policy ____.*
nepotism
relations
meritocracy
politics
Governor-General Narciso Claveria was the one who ordered the ____.*
tobacco monopoly
use of Spanish surnames by Filipinos
founding of the Union Obrera Democratica
resettlement of Filipino communities in cabeceras
Which of the following are the objectives of KKK "Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan"?
I. Political goal
II. Moral goal
III. Civic goal
IV. Spiritual goal
What was Vice President Macapagal's "name call" when he ran for president of the Philippines in 1961?*
Man of the Masses
Bard from Bohol
The Poor Boy from Lubao
Puppet President
The date of Philippine independence was changed from July 4 to June 12 by ____.*
Diosdado Macapagal
Manuel Quezon
Emilio Agunaldo
Benigno Aquino
The following were among the five ships involved in Ferdinand Magellan's Voyage EXCEPT*
Cartagena
San Antonio
Victoria
Trinidad
During the Spanish regime in the Philippines, there were Europe - educated Filipinos who belonged to affluent middle class families called ____.*
Obreros
Propagandists
Mestizos
Ilustrados
All these were "ilustrados" EXCEPT ____.*
Graciano Lopez Jaena
Jose Rizal
Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Andres Bonifacio
Declaration of martial law is justified when there is ____.*
Attempted assassination of politicians
Rampant graft and corruption
Danger of famine because of predicted drought
Visible rebellion and widespread lawlessness
The common cause of wars and conflicts among nations is ____.*
Religious intolerance
Diplomatic problem
Territorial dispute
Ideological differences
The following countries claim parts of the South China Sea EXCEPT ____.*
Mexico
Vietnam
Philippines
Indonesia
What generation was born in the years 1946-1964 after World War I
The following countries claim parts of the South China Sea EXCEPT _____.
Mexico
Vietnam
Philippines
Indonesia
What generation was born in the years 1946-1964 after World War II as the world stabilized and birth rates soared?
Silent Generations
Millennial
Generation Z
Baby Boomers
It refers to the period after World War 2 up to the present time.
Ancient
Classical
Contemporary
Traditional
Exchange rate system was all based on the value of gold, but it was replaced by a currency which is determined by their cost relative to other currencies.
Dollar currency
Silver
Fiat currency
Philippine Peso
With the growing competition, most employers these days prefer to hire or employ workers:
Selectively
Quickly
Flexibly
A and B
OPEC consists of the following country except:
Iran and Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Yugoslavia
Kuwait
It is the idea that events in one country cannot be separated from those in another and that economic and foreign policy should be planned in an international way.
Globalization
Distance Decay
Globalism
Integration
It is the word used to describe the growing interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information.
Globalization
Distance Decay
Globalism
Integration
Which of the following association has asked the social media platforms to provide monthly report on their actions to combat fake news?
WHO
BRICS
United Nations
European Union
During the 'Cold War,' the United States and Western European nations formed a well-known defensive alliance against the Soviet Union. This most widely known defense group is called _____.
NATO
NAM
IMF
OPEC
What is the fundamental economic problem of every society?
Poverty
Hunger
Scarcity
Education
If the supply is greater than demand, there will be _____.
Surplus
Shortage
Equilibrium
None of the above
If the demand is greater than supply, there will be _____.
Surplus
Shortage
Equilibrium
None of the above
The government's objective in price ceiling is to lessen the burden of paying at a higher price. What would be the long-term effect?
Surplus
Equilibrium
Shortage
None of the above
In economics, _____ is a rise in general level of prices of goods and services in economy over a period of time.
depression
capitalism
free Trade
inflation
Economic crises occur when money is not being spent and therefore, not moving.
Immanuel Kant
Karl Marx
John Maynard Keynes
Peter Berger
What was the term used to describe several industrial countries and majority of these countries either practiced a socialistic system of government or a communist system of government?
First World
Second World
Third World
Fourth World
Which of the following globalization view and definition is associated with Kiely and Marfleet?
A world in which societies, cultures, politics, and economics have come closer together.
The compression of time and space.
Globalization is the latest stage in a long accumulation of technological advances that allowed humans to conduct affairs beyond borders, leading to the onset of a borderless world.
Globalization enables humans to conduct affairs without reference to nationality, government, time, or environment
What development in 2026 highlights the strengthening defense partnership between the Philippines and Australia?
Shared military bases in Luzon
Treaty for joint counterinsurgency
Deployment of Australian submarines
New defense pact with joint exercises and five Philippine infrastructure sites
Which location has recently seen intensified Chinese military activity near a grounded Philippine vessel?
Scarborough Shoal
Second Thomas Shoal
Spratly Islands
Reed Bank
Which group remains entrenched and resilient in Philippine politics despite constitutional prohibitions and increasing public resistance?
Underground political parties
Religious political entities
Populist movements
Political dynasties
It is the official designation for firms operating in the Philippines which offer online gambling services to markets outside the Philippines.
MWF
ZPG
POGO
DOJ
On December 8, 2024, Former President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by the rebels due to his totalitarian dictatorship for almost two decades and now seeks asylum in Russia. From what country did the Assad regime dominate?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Syria
Yemen
What economic principle states that population increases geometrically but food supplies do NOT increase as much?
zero population growth
principle of diminishing returns
malthusian principle
economic integration
Which generation has the largest number of registered voters for the Philippine 2025 midterm elections?
Millennials
Gen Z
Gen X
Baby Boomers
The following are characteristics of zero population growth EXCEPT
Minimal net migration
Stable population size
Birth rate equals death rate
Far fertility rate replacement level
Aside from the Philippines, which country claims South China Sea?
Korea
Japan
Singapore
Vietnam
What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
seven days battle
battle of Gettysburg
battle of Shiloh
Overland Campaign
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were developed at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in ______.
Brazil
Italy
USA
China
