UNIVERSITY OF THE CORDILLERAS

College of Teacher Education

First Trimester, SY 2021 – 2022

TEST QUESTION
Prelim Examination

HISTORY 100 (Readings in Philippine History)

Instructor: Christian C. Estrada

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best, nearest, and correct answer. the CAPITAL
LETTER of your choice. .
(30 items, 30 points)

1. Which of the following Southeast Asian countries was subjected to Western colonization before it
had the chance to develop a centralized government?
A. Cambodia C. Philippines
B. Malaysia D. Vietnam

2. The following are the classes in the barangay in the Precolonial period, EXCEPT:
A. Aliping Namamahay C. Maharlika
B. Aliping Saguiguilid D. Kshatriyas

3. What early Filipino revolt occurred in the island of Bohol in 1621 that urged the Boholanos to
return to their old religious belief?
A. Basi Revolt C. Malong Revolt
B. Dagohoy Revolt D. Tamblot Revolt

4. Who was the first governor-general in the Philippines during the Spanish colonization?
A. Antonio Pigafetta C. Ferdinand Magellan
B. Diego de los Rios D. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

5. Which of the following was the longest revolt in the Philippines?

A. Basi Revolt C. Malong Revolt
B. Dagohoy Revolt D. Tamblot Revolt

6. Who among the following was the primary source in studying the Battle of Mactan?
A. Antonio de Pigafetta C. Lapu-Lapu
B. Ferdinand Magellan D. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

7. What treaty refers to the division of exploration on the newly discovered lands on Earth?
A. Geneva’s Convention C. Treaty of Tordesillas
B. Treaty of Paris D. Treaty of Versailles

8. Who among the following was the first to circumnavigate the world?
A. Antonio de Pigafetta C. Marco Polo
B. Juan Sebastian de Elcano D. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos

9. Who among the following was the chieftain in the island of Mactan?
A. Amihan C. Lapu-Lapu
B. Caligula D. Limahong

10. The following are considered the downfalls of Magellan. EXCEPT:

A. Magellan’s men had to walk on water to shore.
B. Magellan’s men is 49 vs. Lapu-Lapu’s men of 1500.
C. Magellan had no advance weapon during his battle.
D. Ship’s Canon couldn’t reach Lapu-Lapu’s men

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 11. Where did Antonio Pigafetta go after his legendary expedition on the eastern part of the Earth?
A. He stayed at the Philippines
B. He went to India
C. He went back Italy
D. He joined Elcano for more expedition

12. Teacher Jack Ammo uses tape as a source of data in teaching the life
of early Filipinos. Mr. Ammo is using a data source known as?
A. Document C. Secondary Source
B. Relic D. Oral Statement

13. Which of the following is most likely to be a secondary source?

A. A book about educational theory in the early 1900s
B. A frontier family Photograph
C. A soldier’s letter home during Vietnam war
D. Minutes from a research meeting held 2017

14. Census data is best described as which kind of historical source

material?
A. document C. Oral statement
B. numerical record D. Relic

15. Mr. Jack Ibagbaga a Social Studies teacher used research to verify that the document is accurate.
Which of the following type of criticism did he applied?
A. External Criticism C. Both A and B
B. Internal Criticism D. Neutral Criticism

16. Which of the following is best classified as a Primary source?

A. Anecdote C. A piece of furniture
B. A monument D. An original painting

17. Teacher Jack Ammo uses tape as a source of data in teaching the life of early Filipinos. Mr.
Ammo is using a data source known as?
A. Document C. Relic
B. Oral Statement D. Secondary Source

18. Which of the following is most likely to be a secondary source?

A. a book about educational theory in the early 1900s
B. a frontier family photograph
C. a soldier’s letter home during the Vietnam war
D. minutes from a research meeting held in 2017

19. Census data is best described as which kind of historical source material?
A. Document C. Oral Statement
B. Numerical Record D. Relic

20. An interview with a World war II combat veteran is best described as which kind of historical
source material?
A. Document C. Oral Statement
B. Numerical Record D. Relic

21. A letter from Jose Rizal to Leonor Rivera is best described as which kind of historical source
material?
A. Document C. Oral Statement
B. Numerical Record D. Relic

22. A student of Mr. Jack Ammo was assigned to report about the life of President Duterte but he
cannot find a Primary source because it is time consuming, what alternative should the student
do?
A. tell Mr. Ammo that he didn’t know President Duterte.
B. tell him to use books as a secondary source.

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 C. tell him to get another topic to Mr. Ammo.
D. Report Mr. Ammo to the Dean.

23. Your teacher assigned you to report about the dumping of dolomite in the manila bay he said that
you may use news article about the topic. What kind of sources is the news article?
A. External Criticism C. Primary Source
B. Internal Criticism D. Secondary Source

24. Your teacher assigned you to report about the dumping of dolomite in the Manila Bay, he said
that you may take a picture of it and present the topic. What kind of sources is the news article?
A. External Criticism C. Primary Source
B. Internal Criticism D. Secondary Source

25. A Police was investigating a murder case, he requested a CCTV video on the crime scene. What
kind of sources did the police utilize in his investigation?
A. External Criticism C. Primary Source
B. Internal Criticism D. Secondary Source

26. Han Ammo is a history teacher in the University of the Cordilleras, due to pandemic he cannot
find a primary source to teach the life and works of Jose Rizal. What is the alternative way for
Mr. Han Ammo to teach without getting primary sources?

A. Mr. Hann Ammo must utilize secondary source

B. Mr. Hann Ammo should tell students he didn’t know the topic
C. Mr. Hann Ammo must resign
D. Mr. Hann Ammo should blame his student

27. What is a systematic account of a set of natural phenomena?

A. Education C. Past
B. History D. Science

28. Which of the following is branch of knowledge that deals with significant events that happened in
the past having a continuous, systematic narrative of events as relating to a particular people,
country, period, person usually written as a chronological account?
A. Education C. Social Sciences
B. History D. Social Studies

29. Who were the free people during the early life of Filipino?
A. Alipin C. Raj
B. Datu D. Timawa

30. The one who can make laws during the life of early life of the Filipino
A. Datu C. Raj
B. Maharlika D. Timawa

II. ESSAY: Read and analyze the statement carefully. Discuss extensively the following questions about
history. (2 items, 10 points each)
Criteria
Content 5 pts
Organization of thoughts 3pts
Writing style and grammatical construction 2pts
TOTAL 10 pts

1. If you take a look our situation know Filipino’s are always have a disagreement with each other.
Why they say that we a cultural sickness?

2. Compare and Contrast the Political system in the life of early Filipinos to the contemporary time.

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Noted:

Dr. Mariano Bagasol Jr

Program Chair, Secondary Education

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