PASSI CITY COLLEGE

City of Passi, Iloilo

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN GE4
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
2nd Semester, AY 2020-2021

TEST I: TRUE OR FALSE

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it contradicts.

1. A post in the social media critizing the negligence or inefficiency of the government is protected under the
freedom of speech and expression.
2. Stories of Martial Law violence are largely exaggerated. Rumors of it spread only as propaganda from Marcos’s
political opponents.
3. Marcos implemented Martial Law as a response to imminent threats to national security; because of Martial
Law, crime rates dropped and Marcos could suppress the armed struggle against the government.
4. An arrest may be made without search warrant when, in the presence of an authority, the person to be
arrested ha s commited an offense.
5. Back during Marcos’s time, poverty was at an all-time low due to his many inclusive economic projects.
6. Goverment that confined COVID-19 a Patient, who wanted to go abroad, in a quarantine facility without his
/her/ their consent and is a violation of libert of abode and travel.
7. Marcos’s implementation of Martial Law was not corruption. He was simply exercising a legitimate power of
the President to protect his people.
8. A person can be compelled to be a witness against himself.
9. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.
10. An organization created to uplift the life of the farmers but had been banned by government is clear
violation of the right to the people to form unions, association or societies.
11. Evidence illegally obtained can be used in the court of law.
12. Back during Marcos’s time, the Philippines could compete with the best Asian economies. If Marcos hadn’t
been overthrown, we could be like Singapore today.
13. The practice of animism or a belief that nature has supernatural power and essence in the mountaineous
areas of the Philippines are protected under the free exercise of religion.
14. Goverment that confined COVID-19 a patient, who wanted to go abroad, in a quarantine facility without
his /her/ their consent and is a violation of libert of abode and travel.
15. Marcos was a bright and upstanding citizen from the time of his youth, with a morally upright character that
destined him for the presidency.

TEST II: IDENTIFICATION

Direction: Identify the following statements as to PRIMARY or SECONDARY sources.

1. A biography about Corazon Aquino.

2. The declaration of independence.
3. A TV show explaining what happened in Tirad Pass.
4. A website describing what Rizal Park was like.
5. A Filipino veteran talking about the war in the Philippines.
6. Quezon’s's diary describing what he thought about the war.
7. A letter from a soldier describing World War 2.

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8. An actor describing what it was like on the set of a movie.
9. A history book describing Filipino experiences of the Louisiana Exposition.
10. A friend describing the snowstorm he was in last year.
11. A journal written by Lewis about his exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
12. A journal article written about how Aeta lived.
13 A classmate giving a report about World War 2.
14. A newspaper article from 1941 describing the attack on Pearl Harbor.
15. An autobiography* about Pres. Rodrigo Duterte.
16. A writer talking about their latest book.
17. A text book describing Filipino- American war.
18. A radio recording of Walt Disney talking about Disney World.
19. Your parent describing how Pilgrims came to America.
20 An autobiography about Nora Aunor.

TEST III. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. During a classroom lesson, the Social Studies teacher asked why, despite more than 300 years of Spanish rule,
majority of Filipinos could not speak Spanish. What could be a possible reason for this?
a. Spanish, as an official language, was opposed by Filipinos.
b. The Filipinos in general were not interested to learn Spanish.
c. Spain outlawed the teaching and learning of Spanish by Filipinos.
d. The Spaniards did not propagate the Spanish language.

2. Who was known as the Lakambini of the Katipunan?

a. Trinidad Rizal
b. Melchora Aquino
c. Gregoria de Jesus
d. Delfina Herbosa

3. Which of the following occurred first?

a. Cry of Balintawak
b. execution of Rizal at Bagumbayan
c. trial and execution of Bonifacio
d. proclamation of Philippine Independence at Cavite

4. Who was the “boy general” that tried to delay American advances by making a last stand at Pasong Tirad?
a. Antonio Luna
b. Juan Luna
c. Gregorio del Pilar
d. Macario Sakay

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5. This refers to as the record of the past.
a. History
b. Science
c. Social Science
d. Research

6. What historic document is the Bill of Rights a part of?

a. The Declaration of Independence
d. The Emancipation Proclamation
c. The Constitution
d. The Pledge of Allegiance

7. Constitution is defined by Cooley as:

a. a body of statutory, administrative and political provisions by which the three branches of government are
defined;
b. a body of rules and maxims in accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are habitually exercised;
c. a body of rules and edicts emanating from the rulings of courts and written guidelines of the executive and the
legislature by which government is governed;
d. a body of interpretations and rules by which the three branches of government are judged for purposes of
sovereign compliance with good corporate governance.

8. The three essential parts of a Constitution are:

a. the bill of rights, governmental organization and functions, and method of amendment;
b. the preamble, the bill of rights, and provisions on checks and balances;
c. the national territory, the declaration of principles and state policies, and the transitory provisions;
d. the executive department, the legislative department and the judiciary.

9. The Constitution declares that the Philippines is a republican state. Republicanism means:
a. the form of government must be presidential;
b. the representatives of the government are elected by the people;
c. sovereignty resides in the elected representatives of the government;
d. the form of government cannot be changed by the people.

10. A chief characteristic of the presidential form of government is:

a. concentration of power in the judiciary thru the power of expanded judicial review;
b. supremacy of the presidency compared to the totality of powers of the legislative;
c. regular periodic election of the President for a fixed term;
d. unlimited term for the President for as long as elected by the people in free and honest elections.

11. The Constitution provides that the "separation of church and state shall be inviolable." This is implemented
most by the constitutional principles embodied in:
a. the free exercise clause;
b. the non-establishment clause;
c. the freedom of religious belief clause;

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d. the freedom of religion clause.

12. Which one of the following is a non-self-executing provision of the Constitution:

a. no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech;
b. no law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion;
c. no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law;
d. the state shall encourage and support researches and studies on the arts and culture.

13. Dual allegiance by citizen is:

a. inimical to the national interest and is therefore proscribed by law;
b. inimical to the national interest and is therefore prescribed by law;
c. inimical to the national interest and therefore shall be dealt with by law;
d. inimical to the national interest and is therefore outside of coverage of law.

14. Margarita was born in 1986 to a Filipino mother and Swedish father. She has been living and continues to live
in the US for the last 20 years and has also been naturalized as a US citizen. She recently reacquired Philippine
citizenship under RA 9225, the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003. Can Margarita vote in the
next national elections?
a. Yes. Dual citizens who are not residents may register under the Overseas Absentee Voting Law.
b. Yes. Margarita is a Filipino citizen and thus may enjoy the right to suffrage like everyone else without
registering as an overseas absentee voter.
c. No. Margarita fails the residency requirement under Section 1, Article V of the Constitution for Filipinos.
d. No. Dual citizens upon renunciation of their Filipino citizenship and acquisition of foreign citizenship, have
practically and legally abandoned their domicile and severed their legal ties to their homeland as a consequence.

15. The rule in Article V1, Section 5 (3) of the Constitution that "Each legislative district shall comprise, as far as
practicable, contiguous, compact and adjacent territory" is a prohibition against:
a. re-apportionment;
b. commandeering of votes;
c. gerrymandering;
d. re-districting.

16. Article V1, Section 5(3) of the Constitution requires that for a city to be entitled to have at least one
representative, its population shall be at least:
a. 250,000;
b. 150,000;
c. 100,000;
d. 175,000.

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17. Congressman Sugar Oll authored a bill called House Bill No, 0056 which legalizes jueteng. When the Bill
became law (RA 10156), Fr. Nosu Gal, a priest, filed a petition seeking for the nullification of RA 10156 on the
ground that it is unconstitutional as it violates Section 13, Article II, of the 1987 Constitution which states that
"The state recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical,
moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being". Fr. Gal filed the petition as a concerned citizen and as
taxpayer. Does Fr. Gal have locus standi?
a. No, because Fr. Gal has no personal and substantial interest that will be prejudiced by the implementation of
the law;
b. No, the law concerns neither citizens nor expenditure of public funds;
c. Yes, because the issue is of transcendental importance;
d. Yes, because as priest, Fr. Gal has special interest in the well-being of the youth.

18. Under Article III, Section 2 of the Bill of Rights, which provides for the exclusion of evidence that violate the
right to privacy of communication and correspondence, to come under the exclusionary rule, the evidence must
be obtained by:
a. private individuals acting on their own;
b. government agents;
c. private individuals acting on orders of superiors;
d. former high government officials.

19. The free exercise and non-establishment clauses pertain to which right under the Bill of Rights:
a. liberty of movement;
b. liberty of abode;
c. religion;
d. life and liberty

20. Under Article III, Section 12 of the Constitution, any person under investigation for the commission of an
offense shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent, etc. The investigation referred to is
called:
a. preliminary investigation;
b. summary investigation;
c. criminal investigation;
d. custodial investigation.

21. When was Ferdinand Marcos first sworn in as President of the Philippines?

a. 1 January 1964
b. 6 April 1966
c. 3 August 1968
d. 30 December 1965

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22. When was Ferdinand Marcos born?
a. 5 February 1905
b. 8 May 1907
c. 11 September 1917
d. 19 November 1912

23. Where was Ferdinand Marcos born?

a. Cebu
b. Iba
c. Sarrat
d. Jolo

24. Which university did Ferdinand Marcos attend?

a. University of the Philippines
b. University of South California
c. Columbia University
d. Oxford University

25. To whom was Ferdinand Marcos technical assistant in 1946-1947?

a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Manuel Roxas
c. Fidel Ramos
d. Joseph Estrada

26. Which party nominated Ferdinand Marcos as candidate for president in 1965?
a. Labour
b. Republican
c. Nationalist
d. Conservative

27. When did Ferdinand Marcos impose Martial Law?

a. 3 March 1975
b. 24 June 1974
c. 21 September 1972
d. 14 October 1970

28. When did Ferdinand Marcos leave the Philippines?

a. 25 February 1986
b. 8 April 1994
c. 5 July 1992
d. 12 December 1990

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29. When did Ferdinand Marcos die?
a. 15 February 1995
b. 30 May 1997
c. 28 September 1989
d. 7 November 1992

30. Where did Ferdinand Marcos die?

a. Manila
b. Honolulu
c. Palayan
d. Quezon

TEST IV. INTERPRETIVE TEST

Direction: Write "Yes' if the statement is relevant and "No" if it is irrelevant.

1. During those momentous four days of February 1987, millions of Filipinos, along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
(EDSA) in Metro Manila, and in cities all over the country, showed exemplary courage and stood against, and
peacefully overthrew, the dictatorial regime of President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
2. More than a defiant show of unity—markedly, against a totalitarian rule that had time and again proven that
it would readily use brute force against any and all dissenter.
3. People Power was a reclaiming of liberties long denied.
4. The millions that gathered for the 1986 People Power Revolution—the culmination of a series of public
protests, often dispersed if at all given leave—was a nation wresting itself, as one, back from a dictator.
5. The People Power Revolution was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro
Manila, from February 22–28, 1986.
6. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud.
7. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos, the end of his 25-year presidential term
and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines.
8. It is also referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during demonstrations.
9. It was widely seen as a victory of the people against two decades of presidential rule by President Marcos, and
made news headlines as "the revolution that surprised the world".
10. The majority of the demonstrations took place on a long stretch of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue.
11. They involved over two million Filipino civilians, as well as several political and military groups, and religious
groups led by Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila, along with Catholic Bishops' Conference of the
Philippines President Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, the Archbishop of Cebu.
12. The protests, fueled by the resistance and opposition from years of governance by President Marcos and his
cronies, culminated with the absolute ruler and his family fleeing Malacañang Palace to exile in Guam.
13. Pinoy Aquino's widow, Corazon Aquino, was immediately installed as the eleventh President as a result of
the revolution.
14. Traditionally, history is the “record of the past” or “record of the human past from time written records
began to appear” while the modern definition describes history as the “reconstruction of the past, the study of
event concerning people in the past” or “interpretative and imaginative study of surviving records of the past,
either written or unwritten, in order to determine the meaning and scope of human existence”.

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15. And all of us knew that, not all things or events in the past had been put to record, that is why, the words
reconstruction, interpretation and had been included in the definition to provide wider meaning and scope in
the study of the human past.

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