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Philippine History MCQ Worksheet

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. The following are the PRIMARY SOURCES of early PHILIPPINE HISTORY EXCEPT:

a)

Boxer Codex

b)

Laguna Copperplate Inscription

c)

Fossilized fragments of a skull of Tabon man

d)

SONA of President Ferdinand Marcos

2.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. He has been called as the "FATHER OF HISTORY". He was also Greek writer and geographer credited with being the first historian.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Herodotus

3.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. Who was elected President during the Tejeros Assembly?

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Mariano Alvarez

d)

Artemio Ricarte

4.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?

a)

Augustinians

b)

Franciscans

c)

Jesuits

d)

Dominicans

5.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. He was considered as the "BRAIN of the KATIPUNAN" and an adviser of Andres Bonifacio.

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Daniel Tirona

c)

Emilio Jacinto

d)

Dr. Pio Valenzuela

6.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. He was a Filipino politician. He became infamous for causing divisiveness within the Philippine revolutionary movement and for insulting and maligning Andres Bonifacio during the Tejeros Convention in 1897.

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Daniel Tirona

c)

Emilio Jacinto

d)

Dr. Pio Valenzuela

7.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. It was a general tax paid by Filipinos to Spain which amounted to eight Reales.

a)

Sanctorum

b)

Donativo

c)

Tributo

d)

Polo y Serbisyo

8.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. Which among the ethnic minorities in Mindanao is from the Muslim group?

a)

Bagobo

b)

Ata

c)

Tiruray

d)

Sangil

9.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. He was a Waray from Palapag, the old Northern Samar, who led a revolt against forced labor.

a)

Agustin Sumuroy

b)

Francisco Maniago

c)

Francisco Dagohoy

d)

Andres Malong

10.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. He led a revolt against the tribute, forced labor, and rice exploitation in Pampanga.

a)

Agustin Sumuroy

b)

Francisco Maniago

c)

Francisco Dagohoy

d)

Andres Malong

11.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. It is longest revolt in Philippine History.

a)

Agustin Sumuroy

b)

Francisco Maniago

c)

Francisco Dagohoy

d)

Andres Malong

12.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. When did the Cavite Mutiny happen?

a)

January 20, 1872

b)

March 20, 1872

c)

February 6, 1872

d)

April 16, 1872

13.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. Who is known to be the keeper of Katipunan’s secret documents?

a)

Melchora Aquino

b)

Andres Bonifcao

c)

Gregoria de Jesus

d)

Emilio Jacinto

14.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. He was the only pure blooded tagalog priest among the Gomburza.

a)

Jose Burgos

b)

Mariano Gomez

c)

Jacinto Zamora

d)

Pardo de Tavera

15.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. The Katipunan in Cavite was divided into two factions – the Magdiwang and the Magdalo while the Magdiwang in Cavite was led by Mariano Alvarez, who led the Magdalo faction?

a)

Ciriaco Bonifacio

b)

Daniel Tirona

c)

Baldomero Aguinaldo

d)

Artemio Ricarte

16.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. Thou shall love God and thy honor above all things. God as fountain of all truth, of all justice and all activity; and thy honor is the only power which will be oblige thee to be truthful, just and industrious. This is one commandments lifted from whose Decalogue?

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Emilio Jacinto

d)

Apolinario Mabini

17.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. What symbolic act during the Cry of Revolution signaled the rejection of Spanish colonial rule?

a)

Signing of a pact

b)

Oath-taking ceremony

c)

Burning of Spanish flags

d)

Tearing of cedulas

18.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. The Spanish expedition responsible for naming the archipelago Filipinas.

a)

Magellan’s expedition

b)

Loarca expedition

c)

Legaspi expedition

d)

Villalobos expedition

19.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. When the Filipino reformists asked for the assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what did they ask for? For the Philippines to —

a)

Become independent from Spain

b)

Become a province of Spain

c)

Be independent from Spain with certain conditions

d)

Be represented in the Spanish Cortes

20.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. Why is the Tejeros Assembly important?

a)

It led to the execution of Andres Bonifacio

b)

It sparked the Filipino spirit of nationalism

c)

It established a monarchical government in the Philippines

d)

It was the first formal election that established the Philippine Republic

21.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. Who was the katipunero through whom the Katipunan was discovered by Fr. Mariano Gil?

a)

Apolonio de la Cruz

b)

Jose del Rosario

c)

Teodoro Patino

d)

Daniel Tirona

22.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. What event was the inspiration of the organization, Propaganda Movement?

a)

Death of Gomburza

b)

The rise of the KKK

c)

Execution of Jose Rizal

d)

Publication of Diariong Tagalog

23.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. What is the official publication of the Propaganda movement?

a)

Kalayaan

b)

La Solidaridad

c)

Diariong Tagalog

d)

Noli Me Tangere

24.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the BEST answer. He used the pen name Plaridel in writing.

a)

Jose Rizal

b)

Marcelo H. Del Pilar

25.

He was the editor and co-publisher of La Solidaridad.

a)

Jose Rizal

b)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

c)

Graciano Lopez Jaena

d)

Antonio Luna

26.

Diariong Tagalog was founded by ______.

a)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

b)

Juan Luna

c)

Pedro Laktaw

d)

Gregorio Sanciangco

27.

What was the first book published in the Philippines?

a)

Noli Me Tangere

b)

Doctrina Christiana

c)

Bater in Panay

d)

A la juventud Filipina

28.

When was the First Cry of Revolution according to Pio Valenzuela’s controversial account?

a)

August 23, 1896

b)

August 25, 1896

c)

August 24, 1896

d)

August 26, 1896

29.

Which version of the “Cry” can’t be accepted of equal weight since the writer is not a participant of the historic event?

a)

Valenzuela’s Cry of Pugadlawin

b)

De Jesus’ Version of the First Cry

c)

Masangkay’s the Cry of Balintawak

d)

Alvarez’s Cry of Bahay Toro

30.

Which of the following was first to happen?

a)

The Philippines was ceded to the US by the Treaty of Paris.

b)

Guerilla warfare against the US was initiated.

c)

Aguinaldo declared Philippine Independence.

d)

Aguinaldo was captured.

31.

This movement was spearheaded mostly by the intellectual middle-class like Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, and Graciano Lopez Jaena.

a)

Propaganda Movement

b)

Katipunan

c)

La Solidaridad

d)

Ilustrado class

32.

The lower-class society who lived in poverty and ignorance and suffered more discrimination.

a)

Ilustrados

b)

Indios

c)

Principalia

d)

Encomenderos

33.

It refers to an 18th- and 19th-century movement to replace Spanish friars (regular priests) with Filipino secular priests in parish administration.

a)

Secularization

b)

Regularization

c)

Indigenization

d)

Hispanization

34.

These were large, square-rigged sailing ships used for both war and commerce, particularly for trade between the Americas and Asia.

a)

Galleons

b)

Caravels

c)

Junks

d)

Brigantines

35.

He was the chief official of a town or pueblo, responsible for the town’s administration, economic affairs, and judicial matters.

a)

Gobernadorcillo

b)

Alcalde mayor

c)

Cabeza de barangay

d)

Encomendero

36.

She was known to be the Lakambini ng Katipunan.

a)

Gregoria de Jesus

b)

Melchora Aquino

c)

Trinidad Tecson

d)

Teresa Magbanua

37.

The main goal of the KKK.

a)

Immediate independence from Spain through revolution

b)

Reform within the colonial government under Spain

c)

Annexation to the United States

d)

Religious freedom only

38.

This principle believed that the Philippines should be fully incorporated into Spain as a Spanish province, not merely as a colony, with Filipinos granted the same citizenship rights accorded to Spanish citizens.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Autonomy

c)

Independence

d)

Federalism

39.

The place where the Tejeros Convention was held (complete address).

a)

Tejeros, San Francisco de Malabon (Gen. Trias), Cavite

b)

Balintawak, Caloocan

c)

Bahay Toro, Quezon City

d)

Pugadlawin, Caloocan

40.

His account on the Tejeros Assembly is based on the letter he sent to Emilio Jacinto.

a)

Santiago V. Alvarez

b)

Artemio Ricarte

c)

Daniel Tirona

d)

Baldomero Aguinaldo

41.

KKK stands for

a)

Kataastaasang Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan

b)

Kalayaan at Katotohanan ng Kabataang Bayan

c)

Katipunan ng Kalayaan at Kabayanihan

d)

Kagalang-galangang Kapisanan ng Katutubong Bayan

42.

The leader of the Magdalo faction in Cavite.

a)

Baldomero Aguinaldo

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Mariano Alvarez

d)

Andres Bonifacio

43.

It was an identification card and residence tax certificate that had to be carried at all times.

a)

Cedula personal

b)

Residencia

c)

Boleta

d)

Cedula fiscal

44.

The exact date of the Tejeros Assembly.

a)

March 22, 1897

b)

August 23, 1896

c)

June 12, 1898

d)

December 10, 1898

45.

He was known by the nom de guerre Vibora and was one of the officials of the Magdiwang faction; during the Tejeros Assembly, he served as the secretary of the convention when Bonifacio began presiding over the session.

a)

Artemio Ricarte

b)

Emilio Jacinto

c)

Pio Valenzuela

d)

Gregorio del Pilar

46.

It consisted of an open space, usually rectangular or square, a chapel or church, a convent, a municipio or tribunal, a market place, a cemetery, and the residences around it.

a)

Plaza complex

b)

Poblacion grid

c)

Reduccion village

d)

Barrio center

47.

It refers to a Spanish colonial policy of relocating indigenous peoples into consolidated settlements called pueblos.

a)

Reduccion

b)

Encomienda

c)

Hacienda

d)

Tributo

48.

It refers to the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines (Head of the state).

a)

Governor-General

b)

Gobernadorcillo

c)

Captain-General

d)

Alcalde mayor

49.

It was a Spanish colonial system that granted a Spaniard (the encomendero) the right to demand tribute and forced labor from a specific group of indigenous people.

a)

Encomienda system

b)

Polo y servicio

c)

Hacienda system

d)

Tributo

50.

He was a Filipino politician who became a controversial figure for causing division in the revolutionary movement, most notably by publicly questioning Andres Bonifacio’s qualifications for his position at the Tejeros Convention.

a)

Daniel Tirona

b)

Severino de las Alas

c)

Mariano Trias

d)

Baldomero Aguinaldo

51.

Magdalo corresponds to Baldomero Aguinaldo; Magdiwang corresponds to Mariano Alvarez.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

52.

A title paired with Emilio Aguinaldo is President of the First Philippine Republic; a title paired with Emilio Jacinto is Brain of the Katipunan.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

53.

Reforms and diplomatic approach corresponds to the Propaganda Movement; revolutionary approach corresponds to the KKK.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

54.

Pugadlawin/Balintawak corresponds to the First Cry of the Revolution; Tejeros Assembly corresponds to the election of a revolutionary government.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

55.

KKK corresponds to Andres Bonifacio; La Solidaridad corresponds to Graciano Lopez Jaena.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

56.

Members of the Katipunan (select all that apply).

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Emilio Jacinto

c)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

d)

Gregoria de Jesus

57.

Members of the Propaganda Movement (select all that apply).

a)

Jose Rizal

b)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

c)

Graciano Lopez Jaena

d)

Andres Bonifacio

58.

Important primary sources during the Spanish period, including the author (select all that apply).

a)

Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal

b)

Doctrina Christiana (1593)

c)

Carta de Tejeros by Artemio Ricarte

d)

La Solidaridad articles by Marcelo H. del Pilar