General

Education
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
 1. Which of the following best defines External Criticism?

A. It is a criticism that deals with the analysis on the form of

the documents A
B. It deals with the analysis of the content of the documents

C. It emphasizes the importance of history

D. It allows to evaluate the authenticity of the document

EF IC
2. First period in the Philippine History

A. Hispanic - Religious education C

- Public education
B. American
- Informal education/survival
C. Pre Colonial
- Technical skills/vocational skills
D. Japanese

E. Contemporary
3. The “President” during the Pre-Spanish period is the ______

A. Gobernadorcillo

B. Alcalde C
C. Datu

D. Barangay Captain
4. Which is the Royal Audencia in our time?

A
A. Supreme Court

B. Sandigan Bayan

C. Court of Appeals

D. Regional Trial Courts

5. Who is popularly known as the town crier in the Pre-Colonial
Era?

A. Cabeza de Barangay

B. Umalohokan

C. Babaylan B
D. Datu
Communities

 Lived in the Cordilleras who first practiced mummification

• IGOROT

 AETAS/NEGRITOS

 INDONES

 MALAY

 Tattoed People in Panay

• PINTADOS
First Traders

 Traders from Champa Vietnam

• ORANG DAMPUANS

 Traders from Indonesia

• BANJARMASINS

 Traders during Ming Dynasty

• CHINESE
6. The treaty that divides the world into two as a solution to the
competition of Spain and Portugal

A. Treaty of Tordesillas

B. Treaty of Paris
A
 March 16, 1521

• MAGELLAN ARRIVES

• HOMONHON, SAMAR

 Limasawa Island

• RAJAH KULAMBO – SEAL OF FRIENDSHIP/BLOOD COMPACT/SANDUGUAN;

1ST BLOOD COMPACT WITH MAGELLAN

• Misa – March 31, 1521/ Fr. Valderama

 Cebu – April 21, 1521

 First man to circumnavigate the earth

• JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO

 Interpreter of Magellan

• ENRIQUE OF MALACCA

 Writer of Magellan

• ANTONIO PIGAFETTA
Magellan’s Expedition (TSVSC)

• TRINIDAD

• SANTIAGO

• VICTORIA

• SAN ANTONIO

• CONCEPCION
 Social Classes during the Spanish Colonization

• Peninsulares

• Insulares

• Mestizo

• Prinsipalia/Illustrados

• Indio
 Spanish Policies
 Town

• PUEBLO

 Tax/Buwis

• TRIBUTO

 Town centers

• CABECCERAS

 Resettlement

• REDUCCION

 Product tax

• BANDALA
Force labor

• POLO Y SERVICIO

 Exemption fee

• FALLA

 Trade centers

• AYUNTAMIENTO

 Pacified areas

• ALCALDIA
• Unpacified areas

• CORREGIMIENTOS

• Privilege given to the governor to engage in trade

• INDULTO DE COMERCIO
7. Who appoints the Governor General during Spanish Times?

A. Royal Audencia

B. Council of Indies
B
C. King of Spain

D. Gobernadorcillo
Spanish Governor Generals
• First Governor General

 MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGAZPI

• Last Governor General

 DIEGO DELOS RIOS

• Tobacco Monopoly

 JOSE BASCO

• Spanish surnames

 NARCISO CLAVERIA

• Most love Governor General

 CARLOS MARIA DELA TORRE

• The one who killed Rizal

 CAMILO GARCIA DE POLAVIEJA

• Ordered the arrest of Rizal and deport him in Dapitan

 EULOGIO DESPUJOL

• Declared martial law at eight provinces who fought against the

Spaniards

 MANUEL BLANCO

• Execution of GOMBURZA

 RAFAEL IZQUIERDO
8. Who is the first president of Royal Audencia?

A. General de Vera

B. General Basco A
C. General Claveria

D. General Blanco
9. The Propaganda Movement was spearheaded by _______

B
A. Clergies

B. Illustrados

C. Peninsulares

D. Katipuneros
• THE TRIUMVERATE OF PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT

 GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA

• First editor of La Solidaridad

• Great orator

• Pen Name – Diego Laura

• Fray Botod
 MARCELO H. DEL PILAR

• Second editor of La Solidaridad

• Father of Philippine Journalism

• Pen Names: Plaridel, Dolores Mandapat, Piping Dilat, Siling Labuyo

• Akda: Diariong Tagalog, Dasalan at Toksohan, Frailocracia

10. Which best describes for excommunicado?

A. It is a means of communication

B. An official statement or announcement C

C. Expelled from communion with a church

D. It allows to communicate to someone

11. The poem used against Rizal during his trial

A. Amor Patrio

B. Mi Ultimo Adios C
C. Hymn to Talisay

D. They ask me for Verses

12. “Mi Ultimo Adios” ia a 14-section valeditory ______
composed the blink of an eye before Jose Rizal was killed.

A. Epic

B. Novel D
C. Epistolary

D. Sonnet
13. The phrase “morir es descansar” in the last line of Mi Ultimo
Adios means ______

A. In battle there is freedom

B. In death there is rest

B
C. In knowledge there is power

D. In defeat there is triumph

• First President of Tagalog Republic/Executed because of Brigandage Act

 MACARIO SAKAY

• President of Magdalo Faction

 BALDOMERO AGUINALDO

• President of Magdiwang Faction

 MARIANO ALVAREZ

• Youngest General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army

 MANUEL TINIO Y BUNDOC

14. First election of the Philippines was on _____

A. June 12, 1898

B. July 3, 1892
D
C. August 23, 1896

D. March 22, 1897

TEJEROS CONVENTION

• 1st election of the Philippines

• Meeting between Magdiwang and Magdalo

 ACTA DE TEJEROS

• Document issued by Bonifacio declaring the Tejeros Convention null

and void, it rejects Aguinaldo as president.

 Lazaro Makapagal

• Executed bonifacio and his brother

15. Where was the First Filipino Republic inaugurated?

A. Kawit

B. Biyak – na – bato C
C. Malolos

D. Tejeros
16. Aguinaldo and other revolutionary leaders went to exile in
_________

A. Bangladesh
C
B. China

C. Hongkong

D. India
June 12, 1898

• Araw ng Kasarinlan

• Singing of the Marcha Nacional Filipina

• San Francisco de Malabon Band

• Lyrics by: Jose Palma

• Music by: Julian Felipe

17. He was the leader of the subsequent valiant attacks in Albay
town and was the last general to surrender to the Americans.

A. Macario Sakay

B. Simeon Ola
B
C. Gregorio Aglipay

D. Baldomero Aguinaldo
18. Ender of the Spanish Regime

A. Spanish – American War

B. Chinese traders arrival A

C. Magellans death

D. Declaration of Independence of 1898

American Period (MCC)

• Military Governor-Generals (MOA)

 Merritt

 Otis

 Arthur McArthur
Civil Governor-Generals

• 1st – William Howard Taft

• Last – Frank Murphy

COMMONWEALTH (Terms to Remember)

 PAYNE – ALDRICH TARIFF ACT

• Partial free trade

 SIMMONS – UNDERWOOD ACT

• Full free trade

 TYDINGS MCDUFFIE LAW

• 10 year transition period (Philippine Independence Act)

19. First and only field Marshall of the Philippine Army

A. Douglas MacArthur

B. Merritt A
C. Otis

D. Arthur McArthur
 20. Building of modern public schools throughout the Philippines
was implement by what Act?

A. Hare Hawes Cutting Act

B. Tydings McDuffie C
C. Gabaldon Act

D. Payne Aldrich Act

PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTS
21. Used by government from 1971 to 2003 to remain in power

A. Commercials

B. Media B
C. Industries

D. Cooperatives
 PRESIDENT’S AGRARIAN REFORM PROJECTS

• NATIONAL LAND SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION (NLSA)

 MANUEL L. QUEZON

• LAND SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (LASEDECO)

 ELPIDIO QUIRINO

• NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION (NARRA)

 RAMON MAGSAYSAY

• COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW

 CORY AQUINO
• 75 HECTARES

 DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL

• 7 HECTARES

 FERDINAND MARCOS SR.

• 70 – 30 SHARING

 MANUEL ROXAS
22. Republic Act No. 34, established the 70-30 sharing
arrangements and regulating share tenancy contracts happened
under the administration of ________

A. Marcos

B. Quirino C
C. Roxas

D. Macapagal
WORLD CIVILIZATION
23. Civilization is where large ideas and tools, as well as human
settlements flourished. Where do historians say civilization had
first been born?

A. China

B. Middle East
B
C. Egypt

D. Jordan
24. Oldest existing religion in Asia

A. Buddhism

B. Christianity C
C. Hinduism

D. Islam
25. Sulu Sultanate is the First sultanate founded in 1905 by ____

A. Mukdum

B. Abu Bakr
B
C. Mohammed

D. Muslim Traders
26. An area of land, sea, or space, belonging or connected to a
particular country which is subject of sovereignty rights and interests.

B
A. Archipelago

B. Territory

C. Sovereignty

D. Government
ELEMENTS OF THE STATE (PSG-T)

• Population

• Sovereignty

• Government

• Territory
27. Power of the state which levies or imposes a financial
obligation on its citizens or residents.

D
A. Police Power

B. Eminent Power

C. Income Tax

D. Taxation
INHERENT POWER OF THE STATE

 POLICE POWER

• Focus for general welfare of the people

 EMINENT POWER/ POWER OF EXPROPRIATION

• Focus for public use

 TAXATION

• Power of the state, charge of burden

TYPES OF TAX SYSTEM

 PROGRESSIVE TAX

• High income = high tax

 PROPORTIONL TAX
• Balance

 REGRESSIVE TAX

• High income = low tax

CLASSIFICATION OF TAXES
• Practicing Professionals
• Tax from businesses
 INCOME TAX
CORPORATE TAX
• Community Tax
• Imposed on properties
 CEDULA
REAL ESTATE TAX
• Imports
• Paid by heirs of inherited
 TARIFF
property
• Luxurious imports
 INHERITANCE TAX
 AD VALOREM TAX

• Imported liquors and cigarette

 SIN TAX
28. What is the possible consequence of meritocracy in a social
system?

A. Rule by the wealthy and powerful

B. Leadership by people of talent B

C. Culture of elitism

D. Rule by those with noble birth

FORMS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE LIKES
 ANARCHY PARLIAMENTARY
• No government at all
• Governement by Marcos
 MONARCHY
FEDERALISM
• Lead by King or Queen
• National issues solve at
 ARISTOCRACY
National; Local issues
• Governement being led by the elites on the society
solve at Local
 OLIGARCHY

• The selected few leads the people

MERITOCRACY

 DEMOCRACY • People of talents

• The power emanates from the people
29. Who has the power to declare the existence of War?

A. Senate D
B. House of Representatives

C. President

D. Congress
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

 EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• Implements the law

 President

• Natural born citizen

• Able to read and write

• At least 40 years old

• Resident of the Philippines for at least 10 years

• Registered voter

• Term of 6 years
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (Gumagawa ng Batas)

 SENATE (24 SENATORS)

• Resident of the Phil. for not less than 2 years

• At least 35 years old

• Terms of 6 years

 HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE (NOT MORE THAN 250)

• Resident for a period not less than 1 year

• At least 25 years old

• Term of 3 years
JUDICIAL BRANCH (Interprets the law)

 SUPREME COURT

• At least 40 years old

• 15 years or more as judge to a lower court or engage in the practice of

law

• 1 Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices

30. The principle of checks and balances is intended to maintain balance
among executive, legislative and judicial departments of the government.
Which one is check on the executive department by the judiciary?

A. Determining the salaries of the President and Vice

President C
B. Declaring a legislative measure unconstitutional

C. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional

D. Impeaching the President

Checks and Balances

Doctrine grants certain powers to the executive, legislative, and

judicial branches of government as a way of balancing and
checking each other.
31. Who has the power to try and decide all cases of
impeachment?

A. Senate
A
B. House of Representatives

C. President

D. Congress
32. It is the guarantee given by the Constitution to certain units of
the government

A. Gemeinschaft - Shared experiences in the community

B. Gesellschaft - Society services

C. Fiscal Autonomy C
D. Just Compensation
33. Called as the Tanodbayan

A. Court of Appeals
B
B. Ombudsman

C. Sandiganbayan

D. Supreme Court
KINDS OF WRIT
• Right to Life, Liberty, and Security

 WRIT OF AMPARO

• “Show me the body”/ right to demand for the presence of the accused on court

 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

• Right to privacy of information

 WRIT OF HABEAS DATA

• Right to a clean and healthy environment

 WRIT OF KALIKASAN
CLASSES OF RIGHTS
• Natural Rights

• Constitutional Rights

 Civil Rights

• Right to life, liberty, and happiness

 Political Rights

• Right to public office

 Bill of Rights

• Enumeration and declaration of your basic rights

 Right of Suffrage

• Right to vote
34. Insisted reasons in the understanding in the belief of God

A. Augustine B
B. Thomas Aquinas
35. Who emphasized that history should deal with the articulation
of conscious experience?

A. Milagros Guerrero

B. Andres Bonifacio
A
C. Dr. Jose Rizal

D. Juan Luna
36. What book of Reynaldo Illeto can be considered as a turning
point in the history of the Philippine historical writing

A. Knowledge and Pacification

B. Pasyon and Revolution B

C. Filipinos and their Revolution

D. Philippine History
37. Who wrote the poem “Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa”?

C
A. Juan Luna

B. Dr. Jose Rizal

C. Andres Bonifacio

D. Fr. Juan Fernando

Notable Works:
• Amor Patrio

• La Independencia  JOSE RIZAL

• Dasalan at Toksohan
 ANTONIO LUNA
 MARCELO H. DEL PILAR
• Fray Botod
• Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga
 GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA Tagalog
• Ninay  ANDRES BONIFACIO

 PEDRO PATERNO • Biblioteca Filipina

 PARDO DE TAVERA
• El Verdadero Decalogo

 APOLINARION MABINI
38. Who wrote the “Estado de las Islas Filipinas en 1810” which
became valuable because of it description of the colonial
economy?

A. Thomas de Comyn

B. Antonio Pigafetta
A
C. Henry Peddington

D. Jose Montero Y Vidal

39. Which book of Plasencia is considered as the first civil code
of the Philippines?

A. The Doctrina Christiana

D
B. Relacion de las Islas Filipinas

C. Historia de las Islas Filipinas

D. Los Casturibres de los Tagalogs

• Historia de las Islas Filipinas

 ANTONIO DE MORGA

• Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

 ANTONIO DE MORGA

• Relacion de las Islas Filipinas (Material culture of the Filipinos)

 MIGUEL DE LOARCA

• Historia General de Filipinas (Spanish Philippines)

 JOSE MONTERO Y VIDAL

• Remarks on the Philippine Islands (Spanish Abuses)

• HENRY PEDDINGTON
40. Who wrote “Historia de la Provincial del Santo Rosario” which
showcased their missionary activities?

A. Fr. Baltazar de Santa Cruz C

B. Zeus Salazar - Use Filipino in historical discourse

C. Fr. Diego de Advante

D. Fr. Juan Fernando

41. Who wrote the article titled “Perspective on Contemporary
Philippine Historiography?

A. Samuel Tan

B. Leslie Buazon
B
C. Renato Constantino

D. Dr. Zeus Salazar

42. Which refers to the theory and history of historical writing?

A. Historiography

B. History
A
C. Historical consciousness

D. Historical knowledge
43. Who argued the importance of coming up with terms before
engaging in a discourse?

A. Barnes

B. Gottschalk
C
C. Socrates

D. Shaffer
44. Which is a secondary source?

A. Artifacts

B. Newspaper
B
C. Fossils

D. Letters of Rizal
45. Which innate character of Filipinos was used as weapon to
criticize American Policy in the country?

A. Filipinos are happy people

B. Filipinos are ningas cogon

A
C. Filipinos are fond of manyana habbit

D. Filipinos love to procrastinate

Filipino Traits

• KANYA KANYA

• NINGAS COGON

• MANANA HABBIT

• ETHNOCENTRIC

• XENOCENTRIC

• EXTREME PERSONALISM

• BAHALA NA
46. Which is not part of the objectives of Katipunan?
I. Political III. Civil
II. Moral IV. Socio Civic

A. I only

B. I,II
D
C. I,II,III

D. IV only
• When was the Katipunan founded? • Ina ng Katipunan

 JULY 7, 1892  MELCHORA AQUINO

• 1st President of Katipunan • Ama ng Katipunan

• MACARIO SAKAY  ANDRES BONIFACIO

• 2nd President of Katipunan • Katipunero na nagsuplong sa Katipunan

 ROMAN BASA  TEODORO PATINIO

• Utak ng Katipunan • Pari na nagsumbong sa mga prayle na

 EMILIO JACINTO may katipunan

• Lakambini ng Katipunan  MARIANO GIL


47. What is internal criticism?

A. It deals with the analysis on the form of documents

B. It deals with the analysis of the content of the

documents
B
C. It emphasizes the importance of history

D. It allows to evaluate the authenticity of the document

48. Why did the Triumvirate establish the Propaganda
Movement?

A. To educate others about their goal and issues they

were trying to solve

B. To create reforms in the Philippines B

C. To show sympathy to the Filipino people

D. To emphasize the importance of education

49. How did the controversy on the Retraction of Rizal started?

A. It started with the publication of Retana

B. It started with the experience of Rizal A

C. Rizal plotted it before he was executed

D. The family of Rizal disclosed the matter to the friars

50. The Filipinos are deeply religious; however, sometimes this
religiously instills the negative attitude of _______

A. Social responsibility to participate in the development of

the society
B
B. Resignation and ends up into doing nothing to improve
one’s condition.

C. Total surrender to God in times of helplessness is best

D. God who is omnipotent and omniscient will allow what is

best.