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Question 1

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There are some feminists who push to change ‘history’ to ‘herstory’ to make the term more inclusive of both genders. What is the right explanation to this issue?

Response: Everybody can have their own point of view.

Question 2
How do you understand a distinctly nationalist point of view of Philippine history?

Response: It is fostering a consciousness that elevates our history to a higher level and promotes a sense of patriotism in each one

Question 3
The following are characteristics of primary sources. Which one is not included?

Response: The interview of the father of the eyewitness.

Question 4
Which of the following statements is not true?

Response: The past and history are exactly the same thing.

Question 5
The secondary sources differ from the primary sources in many ways, except:

Response: It is less expensive than researching for actual primary sources.

Question 6
According to Saint Augustine, history is the unfolding of the plan of God and this process would end in the Final Judgment. What does this mean?

Response: God has plans for the humankind and each one has the freedom to seek God’s will.

Question 7
The English word history, according to Louis Gottschalk, is derived from the Greek noun, istoia, which means:

Response: Story

Question 8
These sources are harder to find but are generally more accurate and preferred by historical researchers.

Response: Primary Sources

Question 9
The Great God View of history asserts that divine beings direct human affairs in collusion with the rest of the cosmos. How do you explain this?

Response: There is a God who ordains everything in this world. Humankind and the whole universe should collaborate with the divine plan.

Question 10
Which of the statements below best explains history as reconstruction?

Response: It gives us useful and accurate glimpses into the contours of the past.

Question 11
The study of history and methodology of history as a discipline. Briefly, it is the writing of history and the understanding of how interpretations of historians change
over time.

Response: Historiography

Question 12
Which of the following does not explain the linear view of history?

Response: Because events happen as in a series, it is possible that a historical event can recur.

Question 13
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Which of the following statements does not explain the cyclical view of history?

Response: History is progressive, moves forward, and does not repeat itself in exactly the same way.

Question 14
Nikko loved to travel around the country. He liked bringing with him a travel brochure that informs him of the different sites worth visiting in the area. His travel
brochure was usually produced by the tourism department of the province. It shows pictures of destinations visited by tourists and few basic information about the place
like the origin of the name, the historical significance of the place, and some other information acquired by the office’s researchers and writers.

Response: Tertiary Source

Question 15
Which of the following is most likely to be a primary source?

Response: A letter from one of the Katipuneros under the Magdiwang faction

Question 16
Joseph visited the United States for a few months to see his relatives who have lived there for decades. His aunt brought him on tours around Illinois. Joseph visited the
Field Museum of Natural History where a golden image of a woman caught his eye. Joseph looked closer and read that the image was called “The Golden Tara.” It
originated from Agusan del Sur and was brought by the Museum in 1922. It was believed to be made prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in the Philippines. How do you
classify the Golden Tara?

Response: Original Source

Question 17
History has no use for the present, thus, the saying: “past is past” is true.

Response: False

Question 18
There are several ways of proving the historicity of a particular historical figure. Which one is not considered acceptable?

Response: Interview the surviving family members of the person in question.

Question 19
These sources are filtered through someone else’s perspective and may be biased as it provides a variety of expert perspectives and insights.

Response: Secondary Sources

Question 20
A socio-philosophical concept according to which the periodicity of history is based on the repetition or recurrence of social processes.

Response: Cyclical view

Question 21
The order in which things happen; the arrangement of event in time order.

Response: Chronology

Question 22
We make sense of the past through historical interpretation.

Response: True

Question 23
A personal record of experiences kept on a regular basis.

Response: Journal

Question 24
This theory of history asserted that history has a beginning and advances in a straight line towards a definite goal.

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Response: Linear view

Question 25
Only primary sources may be used in writing history.

Response: False

Question 26
The Best People View of history dictates that only the best nation, the best race, the ruling class alone make history. In the case of Hitler who was convinced that the
Aryan race is the superior race, why is this theory of history considered tragic?

Response: All of the above.

Question 27
Which one of these is not a primary source?

Response: Rizal Without the Overcoat by Ambeth Ocampo

Question 28
It is the theological version of history which asserted that divine beings directed human affairs together with the rest of the cosmos.

Response: Great God view

Question 29
The study of what happened in the past; a record of past events.

Response: History

Question 30
An institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance.

Response: Museum

Question 31
Reynaldo Ileto is known to have popularized the concept of looking at “history from below”. What does this mean?

Response: By viewing history as an ordinary citizen, we can have a point of view from the grassroots' level

Question 32
If a researcher uses a recorded interview of a Tribal elder as a source of data, he is using a data source known as a :

Response: Oral Statement

Question 33
The Great Man View of history suggests that dominant personalities determine the course of history. Which one of the following statements describes this theory?

Response: Dominant personalities are the decisive forces of history and history is the record of their deeds.

Question 34
A self-written account of the life of oneself.

Response: Autobiography

Question 35
Provides firsthand, original, and unfiltered information.

Response: Primary Sources

Question 36

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Darangan epic is one of the country’s oldest oral history. The ancient epic song showcases the wealth of knowledge of the Maranao people who live in Lake Lanao in
Mindanao. The song comprises of 17 cycles and a toal of 72,000 lines. Its themes were on love, courtship, life and death. All of which is UNTRUE of Primary sources,
EXCEPT:

Response: Are interpretations of the text provided by researchers of a particular document.

Question 37
The re-reading of the Spanish account of the Philippine history through Filipino eyes was advocated by Renato Constantino. Using this optic, how will you, as a
student, read the historical accounts of the Philippines written by Spanish authors?

Response: Read through these accounts but to contemplate on it from the point of view of the Filipinos

Question 38
Bon was exploring the library in his new school in Manila. He wanted to study the history of Calamba, Laguna during the 19th century. In one of the books, he saw an
old photograph of a woman standing in front of an old church, clipped among the pages. At the back of the photo was a fine inscription that says: “Kalamba, 19 de Junio
1861.” How do you classify the photograph?

Response: Primary Source

Question 39
Non-written evidences are not useful as primary sources in conducting historical research.

Response: False

Question 40
The period of human activity prior to the invention of writing systems. We usually rely on archaeological finds to give us an idea of how it was in the past.

Response: Prehistory

Question 41
In the event where there are no existing written records of history in a particular period, where should the historian base its studies and research in history?

Response: The historian turns towards other disciplines for further studies, such as archaeology, geomorphology, linguistics, among others.

Question 42
Why do we study history? Examine the following reasons and identify which one is not included.

Response: It is an integral part of the curriculum of the course.

Question 43
Which of the following is most likely to be a secondary source?

Response: A book about educational theory in the early 1900s

Question 44
One of the challenges or issues that historians face is that of social memory; the belief-based consensus. Just because majority believes in something makes it valid,
being accurate about something is one of its greatest problem. All of which is UNTRUE of sources, EXCEPT:

Response: Hearsay is a significant data to write of a historical event.

Question 45
It was Marisse’s first day in her first year of college in a big university. Her excitement made her come to class unusually early and she found their classroom empty.
She explored the classroom and sat at the teacher’s table. She looked at the table drawer and saw a book entitled U.G. An Underground Tale: The Journey of Edgar
Jopson and the First Quarter Storm Generation. She started reading the book and realized that it was a biography of a student leader turned political activist during the
time of Ferdinand Marcos. The author used interviews with friends and family of Jopson, and other primary documents related to his works and life. How do you
classify the book?

Response: Secondary Source

Question 46
A collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

Response: Library

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Question 47
History uses sources in order to write and study about the past. Its ultimate aim is actually to present a proper way of writing history in order to enhance and disseminate
our identity as a people.

Response: False

Question 48
The author's purpose is always clear. The author always states his purpose in the text itself.

Response: False

Question 49
One of the challenges for historians in deciphering Primary Sources is the eyewitness accounts, may be too close to the subject that it may cause “lacking in critical
distance”. The phrase “critical distance” means:

Response: It means being objective and no personal involvement.

Question 50
Proposed the idea that victors of social struggle use their political power to suppress their adversary’s version of historical events in favor of their own propaganda.

Response: Karl Marx

Question 51
The Human Nature view of history insists that across centuries and places, human nature and human behavior remain the same. Which one of the following statements
justifies this point of view?

Response: The good or bad qualities of the human nature are constant traits of the human character.

Question 52
How will you explain the theory of Gender History?

Response: It considers in what ways historical events impacted both genders in various ways.

Question 53
Regardless whether you have understood the purpose/s of the author, you can still evaluate the text you are reading.

Response: True

Question 54
History changes over time and there are several reasons for this. Pick the statement which does not correctly explain this phenomenon.

Response: The interpretations of the historians differ because these are written for different audiences.

Question 55
He believed in a cyclical view of history, that situations in the present are mimetic of past situations. History was instructional, it could be seen as a casebook of
political strategy.

Response: Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 56
The Greek philosopher who stated that “history meant a systematic account of a set of natural phenomena, whether or not chronological factoring was a factor in the
account”.

Response: Aristotle

Question 57
The following statements are true, except one. Which is not correct?

Response: History helps us appreciate the diverse human views, philosophies, and cultural backgrounds.

Question 58
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There are several ways to verify the historicity of a historical personality. Read through the following statements and identify which one is not the correct way to
validate the historicity:

Response: Looking into the local archives and search for documents mentioning the subject

Question 59
A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.

Response: Autobiography

Question 60
Loressa was a new teacher of Araling Panlipunan in a small Highschool in Basag, Butuan City. Her colleagues gave her the new textbook that she ought to use in class.
Before the class started, Loressa studied the textbook carefully. She noted that the authors used works by other known historians in writing the textbook. She saw that
the bibliography included Teodoro Agoncillo’s “The Revolt of the Masses” and “The Fateful Years.” She also saw that the authors used John Schumacher’s “The
Propaganda Movement” and many others. How do you classify the textbook?

Response: Primary Source

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