1.

Who was appointed to proclaim and solemnize the act of the Philippine
Independence according to the document?

A. Jose Rizal

B. Emilio Aguinaldo

C. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

D. Marcela Agoncillo

Answer: C. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

2. What is the symbolic meaning of the white triangle in the Philippine flag, as
explained in the proclamation?

A. Peace

B. Katipunan Society

C. Unity

D. Purity

Answer: B. Katipunan Society

3. When was the Philippine Independence proclaimed?

A. July 4

B. June 12

C. August 1

D. September 3

Answer: B. June 12 1898

4.What event signaled the end of 333 years of Spanish colonization in the
Philippines?

A. Execution of Jose Rizal

B. Proclamation of the Philippine Independence

C. Battle of Manila

D. Cavite Mutiny
Answer: B. Proclamation of the Philippine Independence

5. Who composed the national anthem played during the proclamation?

A. Julian Felipe

B. Emilio Aguinaldo

C. Marcela Agoncillo

D. Jose Burgos

Answer: A. Julian Felipe

6. How many rays does the sun in the Philippine flag have, according to the
document?

A. 6 rays

B. 8 rays

C. 10 rays

D. 12 rays

Answer: B. 8 rays

7. Who prepared, wrote, and read the proclamation in Spanish?

A. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

B. Emilio Aguinaldo

C. Marcela Agoncillo

D. Julian Felipe

Answer: A. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

8. When was the Treaty of Paris signed, marking the end of the Spanish-American
War? a. 1896 b. 1898 c. 1900 d. 1902

Answer: b. Dec. 10,1898

9. Who were the middle-class revolutionary leaders mentioned in the proclamation

as part of the revolutionary government? a. Emilio Aguinaldo, Ambrosio Rianzares-
Bautista, Felipe Buencamino b. Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Jose Rizal c.
Teodoro Agoncillo, Emilio Aguinaldo, Bonifacio d. Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio,
Ambrosio Rianzares-Bautista

Answer: a. Emilio Aguinaldo, Ambrosio Rianzares-Bautista, Felipe Buencamino

10. What amount did the United States pay for the Philippines according to the
Treaty of Paris? a. $10 million b. $15 million c. $20 million d. $25 million

Answer: c. $20 million

11. Who compiled the political cartoons in the book "Philippine Cartoons: Political
Caricature of the American Era (1900-1941)"? a. Alfredo Roces b. Fernando
Amorsolo c. Alfred McCoy d. Dr. Santos

Answer: c. Alfred McCoy

12. Which publication featured the first example cartoon on May 20, 1916? a.
Philippine Free Press b. The Independent c. Lipang Kalabaw d. Manila Police
Gazette

Answer: b. The Independent

13. Who was depicted in the second cartoon, published on 16 June 1917, drawing
attention to the workings of Manila Police? a. Dr. Santos b. Fernando Amorsolo c.
Juan de la Cruz d. A Filipino child

Answer: d. A Filipino child

14.What did the Filipino child steal in the second cartoon, prompting the police
pursuit? a. A chicken b. A bicycle c. A wallet d. A toy

Answer: a. A chicken

15. In the third cartoon, what issue was being commented on? a. Colorum
automobiles b. Cinema regulations c. Political succession in Tondo d. Cases of
pickpocketing

Answer: a. Colorum automobiles

16. What were the Filipino boys carrying in the cartoon with Uncle Sam riding a
chariot? a. School uniforms b. Baseball bats, whiskey, and boxing gloves c.
Porridge d. Political symbols

Answer: b. Baseball bats, whiskey, and boxing gloves

17.Which publication featured the last cartoon on 24 August 1907? a. Philippine

Free Press b. The Independent c. Lipang Kalabaw d. Manila Police Gazette

Answer: c. Lipang Kalabaw

18. In what year was the cartoon published featuring Dr. Santos passing his crown
to Dr. Barcelona?

Answer. 1916

19.Who draw the cartoon aimed at commenting on the workings of Manila Police in
11917?

Answer. Fernando Amorsolo

20. In the 4th cartoon, what did the blown-up police officer prohibit in the cinema?

Answer. Couples necking/ love making

21. When was the cartoon published by Lipang Kalabaw depicting Uncle Sam
rationing porridge to politicians?

Answer. August 24, 1907

22. Who are the main characters in the cartoon where a Filipino child steals a
skinny chicken?

Answer. Police officer/child/Juan Dela Cruz

23. Where was the third cartoon on colorum automobiles published?

Answer. Philippine Free Press

24. The treaty of Paris was an agreement between which two countries?

Answer. Spain and USA

25. What significant event marked Corazon Aquino's presidency and her speech
before the U.S. Congress in 1986? a. People Power Revolution b. Assassination of
Ferdinand Marcos c. Snap Election d. Marcos Dictatorship

Answer: a. People Power Revolution

26. Corazon Aquino served as a symbol for what in Philippine history? a.

Dictatorship b. Restoration of democracy c. Snap Election d. Assassination

Answer: b. Restoration of democracy

27. Who was Corazon Aquino's late husband, and what role did he play in
Philippine politics? a. Ferdinand Marcos; dictator b. Ninoy Aquino; opposition leader
c. Benigno Aquino Jr.; senator d. Ferdinand Marcos; senator

Answer: c. Benigno Aquino Jr.; senator

28. When did Corazon Aquino deliver her speech before the U.S. Congress? a.
September 18, 1986 b. February 7, 1986 c. November 27, 1985 d. June 16, 1987

Answer: a. September 18, 1986

29. Who exposed the Code of Kalantiaw as a historical fiction written by Jose E.
Marco? a. William Henry Scott b. Datu Bendehara Kalantiaw c. Rafael Murviedo
Yzamaney d. Marcelino Orilla

Answer: a. William Henry Scott

30. Who is wrote the poem entitled "Sa Aking Mga Kabata"? a. Marcelo H. del
Pilar b. Jose Rizal c. Saturnino Raselis d. Hermenegildo Cruz

Answer: b. Jose Rizal

31. What is the supposed age of Jose Rizal when he wrote "Sa Aking Mga
Kabata"? a. 18 years old b. 8 years old c. 21 years old d. 15 years old

Answer: b. 8 years old

32. It is a mythical legal code in the epic history of Maragtas?

Answer. Code of Kalantiaw

33. Who is the third Chief of Panay, born in Aklan and established his government
in the peninsula of Batang, Aklan Sakup.

Answer. Datu Bendehara Kalantiaw

34. It reminds how the people in the past live within their culture and history of
the first inhabitants in Panay islands and Borneo immigrants.

Answer. Maragtas

35. Ano ang pangalan ng masamang sultan sa Borneo sa epikong Maragtas?

a. Sultan Kudarat

b. Sultan Makatunao

c. Sultan Alimuddin

d. Sultan Datu Puti

Sagot: b. Sultan Makatunao

36. Ano ang tawag sa malalaking bangka na ginamit ng sampung datu sa kanilang
pagtakas mula sa Borneo?

a. Bangkay

b. Biniday

c. Balangay

d. Bangkang papel

Sagot: c. Balangay

37. Saan naganap ang unang pagtatambal ng mga Bisaya at Ati sa epikong
Maragtas?
a. Aninipay

b. Embidayan

c. Sinogbuhan

d. Taal

Sagot: a. Aninipay

38. Ano ang ginamit na kasangkapan ng mga Bisaya bilang handog sa mga Ati sa
Aninipay?

a. Espada at kalasag

b. Itak, kampit, at insenso

c. Tambol at plota

d. Kawayan at nipa

Sagot: b. Itak, kampit, at insenso

39. Ano ang pangalan ng hari ng Aninipay sa Maragtas?

a. Datu Puti

b. Sultan Makatunao

c. Datu Sumakwel

d. Marikudo

Sagot: d. Marikudo

THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

PREAMBLE

We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to
build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our
ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our
patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of
independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice,
freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.