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Philippine History Quiz [Evaluation]

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a special judicial court that investigates the performance of the Governor General who was about to be replaced.

a)

The Visita

b)

The Residencia

c)

The Royal Audiencia

d)

The Alcaldia

2.

This is the highest class in the Philippines in trusted offices of the highest rank.

a)

Mestiso de Espanyol

b)

Insulares

c)

Tornatras

d)

Peninsulares

3.

On which date the Philippines signed a defense treaty with the United States under the pressure of the cold war?

a)

1953

b)

1952

c)

1951

d)

1954

4.

What was the name of the community established by the Filipinos to help themselves against the abuse of the Japanese Soldiers?

a)

HAKBALAN

b)

HUKBAHAP

c)

HUKBALAHAP

d)

HUKBAHALAP

5.

Wedding officiators at the time of pre-colonialism is also known as what?

a)

Parish Priests

b)

Hadji

c)

Priestess

d)

Babaylan

6.

Which treaty was a part of the ending Spanish-American War that caused the Philippines to be ceded to the United States?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Peace of Westphalia

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Congress of Vienna

7.

Which of the following established a bill of rights during the American Period that caused the Philippines to have a more autonomous government and grant independence?

a)

Title IX

b)

Jones Law

c)

Tydings-McDuffie Act

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

8.

When did Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon won the election?

a)

May 14, 1935

b)

November 15, 1935

c)

May 14, 1936

d)

May 12, 1935

9.

A balangay or barangay consists of how many families during the pre-colonial period?

a)

25 to 100 families

b)

30 to 70 families

c)

25 to 70 families

d)

30 to 100 families

10.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the pre-colonial gods that Filipinos believe to at the time?

a)

Idiyanale

b)

Sidapa

c)

Angi

d)

Lalahon

11.

Where did the pre-colonial Filipino language descend from?

a)

Austronesian

b)

Polynesian

c)

Afronesian

d)

Hindusenian

12.

Which factor most strongly influenced the formation of early Philippine chiefdoms before Spanish arrival?

a)

Control of long-distance maritime trade

b)

Population size of settlements

c)

Adoption of wet-rice agriculture

d)

Spanish-imposed social hierarchy

13.

The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (LCI) is significant because it shows that early Filipinos had an advanced system of __________.

a)

Monotheistic worship and temple construction

b)

Metallurgy and large-scale weapon production

c)

Writing, law, and socio-political obligations

d)

Centralized sultanate government

14.

The encomienda system in the early Spanish period was originally justified as a way to __________.

a)

Train Filipinos for military service

b)

Collect tribute in exchange for religious and military protection

c)

Abolish precolonial class distinctions

d)

Establish direct Spanish rule in all barangays

15.

Which reformist organization in Spain played the most active role in lobbying for representation of the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes?

a)

Katipunan

b)

Propaganda Movement

c)

La Liga Filipina

d)

Cuerpo de Compromisarios

16.

The Tejeros Convention of 1897 is historically important because it marked the __________.

a)

Drafting of the Malolos Constitution

b)

End of Spanish rule in Cavite

c)

Transition from a secret society to a revolutionary government

d)

Beginning of American involvement in the war

17.

Which provision of the 1902 Philippine Organic Act most directly strengthened American control over the archipelago?

a)

Creation of an elected Philippine Assembly

b)

Requirement that laws pass both the Commission and the Assembly

c)

Recognition of Filipino customs as binding law

d)

Granting of U.S. citizenship to all Filipinos

18.

The Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934 is best understood as the law that __________.

a)

Granted immediate independence to the Philippines

b)

Established a 10-year Commonwealth period before independence

c)

Allowed Filipinos to serve in the U.S. Congress

d)

Replaced all American officials with elected Filipinos

19.

Which strategy did the Japanese use to gain Filipino support during World War II?

a)

Heavy investment in public education

b)

Promotion of “Asia for Asians” through the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

c)

Allowing U.S. forces to remain in the Philippines

d)

Recognition of Spanish cultural traditions

20.

Resistance against Japanese rule was strongest in areas where __________.

a)

The Hukbalahap and other guerrilla groups had strong peasant support networks

b)

The Japanese invested heavily in infrastructure

c)

MacArthur established civilian governments

d)

The population was mostly urban and educated

21.

The ancient trading community in Northern Luzon known for its pottery and jade trade long before Spanish arrival.

(a)  

22.

The native priest or priestess in precolonial society who performed rituals and communicated with spirits.

(a)  

23.

The Spanish fortification in Manila was built in the late 16th century as a defense structure and administrative center.

(a)  

24.

The Spanish policy of sending male Filipinos to forced labor for public works such as shipbuilding.

(a)  

25.

The Filipino writer known for his satirical newspaper Diariong Tagalog.

(a)  

26.

The Ilocano-led revolt in 1807 was caused by resistance to a government monopoly on an important cash crop.

(a)  

27.

The 1899 constitution that formally established the First Philippine Republic.

(a)  

28.

The 1902 organization of educated Filipino elites that supported peaceful cooperation with American authorities.

(a)  

29.

The Japanese military organization responsible for enforcing strict security and suppressing resistance movements.

(a)  

30.

The 1942 military march where Filipino and American soldiers were forced to walk over 100 kilometers under brutal conditions.

(a)