SHERWIN E.

DOLOROSA
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UNIT 4
History of S&T – Philippines and Famous Filipinos
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Please have your answers written in
CAPITAL LETTERS for it to be considered correct.
A. Julian Banzon F. Gregorio Zara
B. Alfredo Santos G. Paulo C. Campos
C. Lourdes Jansuy Cruz, PhD H. Baldomero Olivera
D. Francisco Quisumbing I. Dr. Raymundo S. Punongbayan
E. Analecto del Rosario J. Paulo C. Campos

E 1.) Father of Philippine Science and Laboratory. He extracted castor oil from a native
plant called palma christi.
A 2.) Researched methods of producing alternative fuels.
F 3.) He improved the methods of producing solar energy including creating new designs
for a solar water heater (SolarSorber), a sun stove, and a solar battery.
H 4.) Most famous for his discovery of many cone snail toxins important for neuroscience.
D 5.) Invented Quink Ink, a quick drying ink with a cleaning property that prevents the ink
from clogging the pen, that is used in Parker Pens.
I 6.) Established linkages with local and international geoscientific institutions and
steered Philvolcs into aggressive research and development.
B 7.) Noted researcher in the chemistry of natural products, in particular, the isolation
and elucidation of the phaeantharine and other alkaloids from Philippine medical plants.
G 8.) Established the 1st Medical Research Laboratory in the Philippines at U.P. College
of Medicine.
C 9.) Contributed greatly to the understanding of the biochemistry of toxic peptides
gathered from the venom of fish-hunting Conus marine snails.
J 10.) Founded a hospital in Ermita, Manila – Medical Center Manila – where he executed
several of his ideas to health care urbanized centers.
True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
Please have your answers written in CAPITAL LETTERS for it to be considered right.
TRUE 11.) During the Spanish regime, University of Sto. Tomas was considered as the
highest institution for learning.
TRUE 12.) Manila School of Agriculture was established during the American regime to
provide theoretical and practical education of skilled farmers and overseers.
FALSE 13.) National Economic Council was created during the Commonwealth period to
prepare economic programs and advise the government on economic and financial aspects.
TRUE 14.) Manila Trade School was established to train Filipino teachers and send them to
Spain to train and back to the Philippines to teach Filipinos.
TRUE 15.) Houses of Filipinos during the pre-colonial period were made of bamboo, wood,
or nipa.

FALSE 16.) Private School Act was established during the Spanish regime.
FALSE 17.) The creation of the Department of Public Instruction in the Philippines was
conducted during the American regime.
TRUE 18.) The Bureau of Science was reorganized into Institute of Science during the Post-
colonial period.
FALSE 19.) Philippine Normal School was established to offer industrial and vocational
courses.
TRUE 20.) Pre-colonial Filipinos are highly superstitious.