LET REVIEW: Social Studies Set 3

1. The Philippine ten-year transition period

before
the
granting
of
complete
independence from the Americans.
a. Commonwealth Government
b. Third Republic
c. Puppet Government
d. Revolutionary
2. The Act/Law that led to the granting of
ten-year transition period.
a. Hare-Hawes Cutting Bill
b. Tydings- McDuffie Law
c. Parity Rights
d. Independence Law
3. Promised to make this country great
again.
a. DiosdadoMacapagal
b. Ferdinand Marcos
c. Ramon Magsaysay
d. Carlos P. Garcia
4. To stimulate the nations economy and
increase
employment,
past
President
DiosdadoMacapagal ________________
A. borrowed money from the World Bank
B. standardized the salaries of government
employees
C. abolished government repressive controls
D.
gave incentives to home cottage
industries
5. The father of social justice.
a. Claro M. Recto
b. Sergio Osmena
c. Manuel L. Quezon
d. Jose P. Laurel
6. The Pacific War broke out on December 8,
1941 which started the _______________
regime in the Philippines
A.
SpanishB.
American
C. Japanese
D. Chinese
7. President Ramos Medium Term Philippine
Development Plan(MTPDP)
a. AngatPinoy 2004
b. SONA 2001
c. Philippines 2000
d. Sustainable Development
8. He convinced Luis Taruc to surrender to
the government during the incumbency of
President Ramon Magsaysay.
A.
Jesus Lava
C.
Mateo
del Castillo
B.
Benigno Aquino Jr
D.
Jose
Laurel
9. Memoris of the of the brutality which was
so inhuman during the Japanese regime were
always associated with a particular Japanes
group called_________.
a. a. KALIBAPI
b. Kempetai
c. Kamikaze
d. Samurai
10. Who wrote the Philippine National
Anthem?
A. Jose Palma
C.
Felipe
de Leon
B. Julian Felipe
D.
Delfina
Herbosa

11. Who was the first president of the

Republic of the Philippines after Marcos?
a. Pres. Corazon Aquino
b. Pres. Elpidio Quirino
c. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Pres. Manuel Roxas
12. He had promised sweeping economic
changes, and he did progress in the land
reform, opening new settlements outside
crowded Luzon island. His death in an
airplane crash in March 1957 was a serious
blow to national morale.
a. Pres. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Pres. ElpidioQuirino
c. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Pres/ Manuel Roxas
13. The first American civil government was
a. William Howard Taft
c.
Arthur
MacArthur
b. Wesley Merritt
d. Murray Bartlet
14. The first American military governor was
a. William Howard Taft
c.
Arthur
MacArthur
b. Wesley Merritt
d.
Murray
Bartlet
15. The Commander of the American and
Filipino forces in Bataan
A. General Arthur MacArthur
C.
General
Jonathan Wainright
B. General Douglas MacArthur D.
General
Edward P. King
16. The Commander of the American and
Filipino forces in Corregidor
A. General Arthur MacArthur
C.
General
Jonathan Wainright
B. General Douglas MacArthur D.
General
Edward P. King
17. The old name of EDSA during the World
War II
A. 19 de Junio
B.Highway
54
C.Highway 53
D.Highway 52
18. Why was Pres. Magsaysay dubbed as
lover of the little people?
a. He was endeared by the masses
b. he showed special concern for pre-school
children
c. he observed a policy of attraction to win
over the small group of dissidents.
19. The old name of EDSA during early part
of American occupation
A. 19 de Junio
C. Highway
53
B. Highway 54
D. Highway
52
20. Who among the following did NOT serve
as president of the Philippines?
A. Manuel Roxas
C.
ElpidioQuirino
B. Benigno Aquino Jr.
D.
Ramon
Magsaysay

21. Which is referred to as Central

Philippines?
A.
Romblon group of islands
C.
Central Plain
B.
Visayan islands
D.
Palawan Region
22. Which is known as the tuna country?
A.
Mindoro
C.
General Santos
B.
Palawan
D.
Davao
23. In whose presidency was the Communist
Party outlawed in the Philippines?
A.
Carlos P. Garcia
C.
Fidel Ramos
B.
Elpidio Quirino
D.
Manuel Roxas
24. What is the primary governing law on
agrarian reform at present?
a. Presidential Decree No. 27
b. Agricultural Land Reform Code
c. Agricultural Tenancy Act
d. Comprehensive Agrarian Land
Reform
25.Who became the president of the
Japanese-sponsored Republic and became a
controversial figure after?
a. Emilio Aguinaldo
b. Jose P. Laurel
c. Elpidio Quirino
d. Manuel L. Quezon
26. Which island was the scene of the first
landing of US troops when they recaptured
the Philippines from the Japanese?
a. Cebu
b. Samar
c. Leyte
d. Mindoro
27. The Philippines is a member of the
Association of the Southeast Asian Nations.
Which are the other members?
a. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore,
China
b. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,
Japan
c. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, China
d. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore,
Thailand
28. Which Philippine forest resource is known
as the Republic Tree?
a. Narra
b. Mahogany
c.
IpilIpil d. Yakal
29. Which is said to be the largest Philippine
bird?
a. The kalaw b. The owl c.The tipol
d.
The katala
30. Which river is claimed to be a
commercially important artery flowing
through Manila?
a. Apalil river
c. Agno river
b. Pasig river
d. Marikina river
31. Which era in Philippine history is
characterized by a system of political and
economic liberalism?
a. Japanese b. American c. Spanish d.
Pre-Spanish

32. Who was the commanding general of

USAFFE?
a. General Arthur McArthur
b. General Douglas McArthur
c. General Jonathan Wainright
d. General Edward P. King
33. The government that was interrupted by
the Japanese occupation
a. First republic
b. Second Republic
c. Third Republic
d. Commonwealth
34. In World War I, which was NOT among
the Central Powers?
a. Italy
b. Austria
c.
Germany d. Hungary
35. Which reform was introduced in the 1986
Constitution?
a. The establishment of a parliamentary form
of government
b. The extension of the term of Senators to
three
c. The issuance of search warrants also by
responsible officers as may be authorized by
law
d. The recognition of the right of government
employees to form associations, unions or
societies for purposes contrary to law
36. Where was the first Philippine Republic
inaugurated?
a. Kawit
c. Malolos
b. Biyak-na-Bato
d. Tejeros
37. When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
a. Dec. 10, 1899
c. Dec. 10, 1898
b. Dec, 10, 1892
d. Dec. 10. 19990
38. Before Ferdinand Marcos becomes
president, what was his political position?
a. Barangay Captain
c.
VicePresident
b. Congressman
d. Mayor
39. After Pres. Manuel Roxas death, who
became the president of the Republic of the
Philippines?
a. Sergio Osmena
c.
Carlos
Garcia
b. Elpidio Quirino
d.
Ramon
Magsaysay
40. Who once stated that If the Filipinos
cannot be first in the Philippines, where else
can they be first? Only when Filipinos are first
in their country will the Philippines be finally
truly free
a. Carlos P. Garcia
b. Ramon Magsaysay
c. Benigno Aquino
d.Claro M. Recto
41. . Which City suffered from the first
atomic bomb on August 9, 1945?
a. Chernobyl
c. Nagasaki
b. Moscow
d. Hiroshima
42. Si Ninoy Aquino ay bumalik sa Pilipinas.
Ayon sa kanya
A.
di dapat buhayin ang mga Pilipino
B.
ang kamatayan ko para sa pamilya lang
C.
dapat bang magpakamatay dahil lang
sa Pilipino

D. ang lahing Pilipino higit sa lahat ay

ipaglaban, hanggang kamatayan
43. Who is remembered for his famous
quotation? My loyalty to my party ends
where my loyalty to my country begins.
A. Carlos P. Garcia
C. Manuel Quezon
B. Ferdinand Marcos
D.
Manuel
Roxas
44. Mariano Ponce ay propagandistang may
sagisag sa panulat na
A. Tamaraw B. Tikbalang C.
Kapre
D.
Kalapate
45. The term given by Marcelo H. del Pilar to
the practice of sharing power in the
municipal level between the friars and the
gobernadorcillo
A. Reduccion
C. Frailocracia
B. Encomienda
D. Indulto de
Comercio
46 . Who was the wife of President Ferdinand
Marcos?
a. Gregoria de Jesus
Rivera

c.

Leonor

b. Corazon Aquino
Alonzo

d. Theodora

47. Who was called "The First Filipino

Diplomat?
a. Miguel Cuaderno
b. Felipe Calderon
c. Felipe Agoncillo
d. Robert Cortez
48. Who founded the guerilla force Hukbong
Bayan Laban saHapon (Hukbalahap)
a. Jose Abad Santos
b. Luis Taruc
c. CastoAlejandrino
d. Pedro Abad Santos
49. Janette Lim Napoles is to Aquino
Administration as Diosdado Macapagal is to
___________________.
a. Stone Hill
c. Garci
b. Claro M. Recto
d.
David
Green
50. Why was the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization organized?
A.for collective security C. for international
communication
B. for diplomacy
D. for international
trade
51. The first Filipino document ever produced
by the peoples representatives
A.
Biyak na Bato Constitution C.
1935
Philippine Constitution
B.
1987 Philippine Constitution
D.
Malolos Constitution
52. She was the first Filipina to tell the world
of her story as a comfort woman for
the Imperial Japanese Army during World War
II.
a. Maria Rosa Luna Henson
b.TeresaMagbanua
c. GEronimaPecson

d.GeneralAguedaKahabagan
53. Who made the first Philippine Flag?
a. Marcela Agoncillo
c. Theodora
Alonzo
b. Gregoria de Jesus
d. Rosa Luna
Henson
54. You have to take extra care when you
critique the work of a Filipino. Your negative
comment may be mistaken to be an attack
against his/her person. Upon which Filipino
trait is this advice based?
A.
Bayanihan spirit
C.
Sakop mentality
B.
Extreme personalism
D.
Adaptability
55. It is also known as the Asias first
republic, and it celebrated its 100 th year of
independence in 1998.
a. Indonesia
c. Philippines
b. Malaysia
d. Singapore
56. What was a United States federal
law which provided for self-government of
the Philippines and for Filipino independence
(from the United States) after a period of ten
years?
a. Tydings- McDuffie Act
b. Jones Law
c. Hare- Hawes- cutting Act
d. Treaty of Paris
57. It acted like a constitution for the
Philippines until 1934. It also established for
the first time an elected upper house, which
would eventually become the Philippine
Senate.
a. Tydings- McDuffie Act
b. Jones Law
c. Hare- Hawes- cutting Act
d. Treaty of Paris
58.
This
law
promised
Philippine
independence after 10 years, but reserved
several military and naval bases for the
United States, as well as imposing tariffs and
quotas on Philippine exports. It was also the
first US law passed for the decolonization of
the Philippines.
a. Tydings- McDuffie Act
b. Jones Law
c. Hare- Hawes- cutting Act
d. Treaty of Paris
59. This signaled the end of the Spanish
Empire in America and the Pacific Ocean and
marked the beginning of an age of United
States colonial power.
a. Tydings- McDuffie Act
b. Jones Law
c. Hare- Hawes- cutting Act
d. Treaty of Paris
60. The capture of Emilio Aguinaldo in
Palanan, Isabela marked the end of his shortlived republic and the beginning of American
regime in the Philippines. This happen on
____________________.
a. January 8,1901
c. March 23, 1901
b. February 14, 1901
d. June 12,
1898
61. Martial law remained in force until 1981
under Proclamation #_____________.

a. 1081
b. 1425
c. 9994
d. 7610
62. He was the first Filipino Chief Justice of
the countrys Supreme Court.
a. Benito Legarda
c.
Cayetano
Arellano
b. Andres Narvasa
d.
Jose
Abad
Santos
63. This event took place on April 10, 1942
when the Filipino and American prisoners of
war were made to march from Mariveles,
Bataan to Capas, Tarlac.
a. Fall of Bataan
c.
Death
March
b. Fall of Corregidor
d. Battle of Tirad
Pass
64. It was during his presidency when the
celebration of Philippine independence was
transferred from July 4 to June 12.
a. Ramon Magsaysay
c.
Carlos
Garcia
b. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Diosdado
Macapagal
65. He was the Philippine president who
initiated the creation of rural banks to help
farmers and residents of rural communities.
a. Corazon Aquino
c. Elpidio Quirino
b. Manuel Quezon
d. Manuel Roxas
66. Arrange the following events in Philippine
history in chronological order.
I. Philippines was under the Japanese
occupation.
II. The Philippines was under America in the
form of a Commonwealth.
III.
The
Commonwealth
period
was
interrupted by World War II.
A.
I-II-III
C. II-I-III
B.
III-II-I
D. II-III-I
67. It is the only Philippine province with an
English name.
a. Benguet
c.
Mountain
Province
b. Cebu
d.
Zamboanga
68. By virtue of R.A. 6766, the provinces of
Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and TawiTawi are combined form __________.

a. Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao

b. Cordillera Administrative Region
c. Caraga
d. National Capital Region
69.
70.
Who
proclaimed
the
Benevolent
Assimilation on December 21, 1898?
a. Wilson
c. Roosevelt
b. Eisenhower
d. McKinley
71. Who was instructed to prepare the
groundwork for the gradual Filipinization of
the government?
a. Hare-Hawes
c. Taft
b. Schurman
d. Tydings McDuffie
72. The Cabinet member of the Quezon
administration who was told by the President
to stay and meet the Japanese while the
latter would flee to Corregidor.
a. Benigno Aquino Sr.
c. Jose P.
Laurel
b. Jose Abad Santos
d.
Jorge
Vargas
73. In President Quezons time, the country
had the Philippine Commonwealth. What is
TRUE about the Philippine Commonwealth?
A. partially independent
B. granted total freedom to course their
destiny only on matters of education
C. citizens of the United States
D. fully independent
74. With the Batasang Pambansa performing
legislative and executive powers in the
Marcos regime, which form of government
was implemented?
A. Monarchial
B. Parliamentary
C.
Presidential D.
Dictatorial
75.
As
a
result
of
EDSA
I,
the
Philippines______________________________
A.
changed its form of government to
parliamentary
B.
intensified its participation in
international affairs
C.
saw the impeachment of Joseph Estrada
as president
D.
became known worldwide for its
Peoples Power Revolution