HISTORY II

1. These were the new crops introduced by Spanish missionaries to the natives during early
Hispanic days EXCEPT ________.
A. watermelons and peas C. squash and coffee
B. cocoa and wheat D. rich gets richer

2. In the formal education system during Hispanic times in the Philippines, what was not
implemented, but which we enjoyed during the American period?
A. Vocational education
B. Private education
C. Religious education
D. Public education

3. In the Education Act of 1901 which established a free public education in the Philippines,
what language was imposed under the one-language policy?
A. Spanish
B. English
C. Tagalog
D. Filipino

4. On what dynasty is the great wall of China built?

A. Zhou
B. Han
C. Qin
D. Sui

5. What was the First Philippine Republic?

A. The Republic proclaimed in Malolos
B. The Republic proclaimed under the 1935 Constitution
C. The Republic of the Philippines proclaimed in 1946
D. The Republic proclaimed under the Japanese sponsored Constitution

1899 Constitution – Malolos Constitution | First Philippine Republic

1935 Constitution – Commonwealth
1943 Constitution – Japanese-sponsored Second Republic of the Philippines
1973 Constitution – presidential to parliamentary system of government
1987 Constitution - Democracy

6. Which type of government did Aguinaldo establish?

A. Unitary
B. Republican
C. Revolutionary
D. Oligarchy

Revolutionary government - vests all government power in the President alone. The Malolos
Republic was the culmination of the Philippine Revolution, which began with the Katipunan and
led to the creation of the First Constitution and Republican Government of Asia.
Republican government - one in which the people – directly or indirectly – are the ultimate
source of authority, electing representatives to make laws that serve their interests and advance
the common good.
Unitary government - often described as a centralized government. All powers held by the
government belong to a single, central agency. The central (national) government creates local
units of government for its convenience.
Oligarchy - governments in which a collection of individuals rules over a nation. A specific set of
qualities, such as wealth, heredity, and race, are used to give a small group of people power.
Oligarchies often have authoritative rulers and an absence of democratic practices or individual
rights.
7. The Hispanic Governor General ruled like a monarch in the Philippines and Marianas,
Carolines and Palaus then part of the Hispanic Philippines for many reasons EXCEPT
________.
A. act as president of the royal audiencia
B. directly appoint parish priests and settle religious controversies
C. appoint and receive ambassadors from other countries
D. exercise Cumplase veto power over Hispanic law in the Philippines

8. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform & cooperatives are meant to __________.

A. improve on the country’s literacy rate
B. make all citizens equal
C.bridge the gap between the rich & the poor
D.eradicate poverty in the country

Its goals are to provide landowners equality in terms of income and opportunities, empower land
owner beneficiaries to have equitable land ownership, enhance agricultural production and
productivity, provide employment to more agricultural workers, and put an end to conflicts
regarding land ownership.

9. From whom did we learn the love for lavish fiestas or celebrations?
A. The Americans
B. The Japanese
C. The Spanish
D. The Malays

Fiestas were first introduced to the Filipinos by the Spaniards during the mid-1500s.

Colonizers’ Main Contribution to Philippines

Spanish – Christian Religion
Americans – Public School System
Japanese – PE and Health Education | Love for Labor

10. Which religious missionary order first arrived in the Philippines?

A. Augustinian
B. Dominican
C. Jesuit
D. Franciscan

MISSIONARY ORDERS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Augustinian
Franciscan Orden
Jesuits Friars
Dominicans
Recollects
Benedictines

11. Which of the following statements accurately describes the economic policy of
mercantilism?
A. It downplayed the role of government in stimulating economic growth
B. It discouraged the establishment of overseas colonies
C. It encouraged trade by abolishing laws that regulated trade
D. It was based on a belief that a nation's real wealth was measured in its gold and silver

12. In July 1901, Isabelo delos Reyes founded the first labor union in the country. What was its
name?
A. Association of the Philippine Labor
B. Union Obrera Democratica
C. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
D. Association De Compania Tabacalera

Union Obrero Democratica de Filipinas formerly known as the Union Obrera Democratica was
founded on February 2, 1902 by Isabelo delos Reyes and Herminigildo Cruz. It advocated the
rights of the labor force during the American occupation of the Philippines.
Isabelo de los Reyes, Sr. broke from the Roman Catholic Church and founded the Iglesia
Filipina Independiente (IFI), more commonly known as the "Aglipayan" Church.

13. During the June 12, 1898 Declaration of Independence, a band played the Marcha Nacional
Filipino What band was this?
A. Pangkatkawayang ng Pateros
B. Kawit Cavite Band
C. Malabon Band
D. San Francisco de Malabon

On June 12, 1898 the music band of San Francisco de Malabon played the Marcha Nacional
Filipino for the first time during the unfurling of the Filipino flag at Kawit.

14. It is perceived as the most important need and most pressing problem of the Filipino family.
A. Unemployment or financial problem
B. Prone to vise
C. Broken family
D. Double standard on roles

Addressing the widespread poverty problem is the single most important policy challenge
facing the Philippines. Not only is poverty high compared with other countries in East Asia, but
also its reduction is so slow that the country has become the basket case in the region. According
to the Asian Development Bank, the major causes of poverty include: low economic growth, a
weak agricultural sector, increased population rates and a high volume of inequality.

15. The campaign of the Filipino seculars to administer parishes occupied by the Spanish
regulars or the Filipinization in the administration of parishes.
A. Secularization
B. Regularization
C. Contractualization
D. Hispanization

Secularization meant merely "nationalizing" the Catholic Church by replacing the friars
with native secular priests. This was a reaction to the Spanish friars who were perceived as
obstacles to education, progress, and freedom.
16. The Act/Law that led to the granting of ten-year transition period.
A. Hare-Hawes Cutting Bill
B. Tydings-McDuffie Law
C. Parity Rights
D. Independence Law

AMERICAN RULES
a. Benevolent Assimilation – policy of the US towards the Philippines proclaimed by US
President William McKinley. (1898)
b. Schurman Commission – First Philippine Commission
c. Brigandage Act 1902 – identified anyone who showed resistance to the new
government as a bandit.
d. Spooner Amendment 1901 – End of US Military Government
e. Gabaldon Act – first foundation of the Philippine public school system
f. Underwood Simmons Act | Underwood Tariff – removed the restrictions on products
on both countries
g. Parity Rights – Equal rights for natural resources.
h. Jones Act | Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916 - statute announcing the intention of the
United States government to “withdraw their sovereignty over the Philippine Islands as
soon as a stable government can be established therein.”
i. Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act – the first US law passed setting a process and a date for the
Philippines to gain independence from the United States. It was the result of the OsRox
Mission led by Sergio Osmeña and Manuel Roxas.
j. Tydings -Mc Duffie Act - provided for a ten-year transitional period to prepare for
independence. The Philippine Independence Act, the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

17. The propaganda movement was example of the Filipinos' expression of nationalism;
however, most people today doubt the nationalistic intention of the propaganda due to its
nonadvocacy of _____.
A. Assimilation of the Philippines by Spain
B. Reform in the administration
C. Generation of the Philippines from Spain
D. Annexation of the Philippines

18. Who was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines when independence from
America was granted on July 4, 1946.
A. Pres. Corazon Aquino
B. Pres. Elpidio Quirino
C. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
D. Pres. Manuel Roxas

19. He had promised sweeping economic changes, and he did make progress in land reform,
opening new settlements outside crowded Luzon island. His death in an airplane crash in March
1957, was a serious blow to national morale.
A. Pres. Ramon Magsaysay
B. Pres. Elpidio Quirino
C. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
D. Pres. Manuel Roxas
20. Known as Ma-I by the early Chinese traders
A. Mindoro
B. Aklan
C. Cebu
D. Manila

The earnest conquest of Mindoro began in 1570 in the district of Mamburao, when Juan de
Salcedo subjugated the inhabitants under the Spanish authority. The early names of Mindoro
were Mai and Mina de Oro. The latter is a contraction of the Spanish description of the phrase
which means “gold mine”

21. The longest revolt in the Philippines History

A. Dagohoy revolt
B. Diego Silang revolt
C. Gabriela Silang revolt
D. Palaris revolt

The Dagohoy rebellion, also known as the Dagohoy revolution and the Dagohoy revolt, is
considered as the longest rebellion in Philippine history. It stemmed not from a religious conflict
but was ignited by forced labor, Spanish oppression, excessive tax collection and
payment of tributes implemented by the Spaniards and the Jesuit priests at that time.
Francisco Dagohoy was a Filipino revolutionary who holds the distinction of having
initiated the longest revolt in Philippine history, the Dagohoy Rebellion. This rebellion
against the Spanish colonial government took place on the island of Bohol from 1744 to 1829,
roughly 85 years.

22. What was our government under the 1935 Constitution ?

A. Revolutionary
B. Monarchy
C. Commonwealth
D. Military

23. Arrange the sequence of governments during the Revolutionary era:

1. Dictatorial Government
2. Revolutionary Government
3. Biak-na-Bato Republic
4. First Philippine Republic

A. 2314 B. 3 1 2 4 C. 4 1 3 2 D. 1 2 3 4

24. The island of Corregidor is part of the province of____

A. Cavite
B. Bataan
C. Zambales
D. Pangasinan

Corregidor is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the southwestern part of Luzon
in the Philippines, and is considered part of the Province of Cavite.
25. The government that was interrupted by the Japanese occupation.
A. First Republic
B. Second Republic
C. Third Republic
D. Commonwealth

26. What event in history followed when the Katipunan movement was discovered?
A. Philippines revolution/Cry of pugad Lawin
B. Treaty of Paris 1898
C. Execution of Rizal
D. Capture of Aguinaldo

27. The male Filipinos during Pre-Spanish period wore a collarless short-sleeved jacket as the
upper part of their clothing.
A. Bahag
B. Kanggan
C. Putong
D. Baro

1. Kanggan - a collarless jacket for males with short sleeves whose length was slightly below
the waist. The color of the kanggan indicated the rank of the wearer. The chief wore red and
lower people of rank wore black or blue.
2. Bahag - a strip of cloth wrapped at the waist of men and tied under and around their legs.
Their thighs and legs were left exposed.
3. Putong - was headgear for both men and women. It was a piece of cloth wrapped around the
head. Again, the color of the putong indicated how many he or she has killed. If it was red,
you killed 1 person. If it was embroidered, you had killed at least 7 people.
4. Baro or camisa - upper garment that has sleeves worn by women.
5. Saya (Tagalog) or Patadyong (for Visayans) - was the lower portion of a loose skirt for
women, it was a piece of cloth wrapped around the waist.
6. Tapis - was a narrow piece of cloth wrapped around the waist of women and worn like a tight
belt.

28. Not many students are aware that Jose Rizal, the Philippine’s National Hero is also a
sculpture. Which among the following is a sculpture of Rizal?

A. The oblation
B. The power of Science over Death
C. Lapu Lapu Monument
D. The Philippines map Relief

The Triumph of Science over Death, also known as Scientia, is a clay sculpture made by José
Rizal as a gift to his friend Ferdinand Blumentritt. The Triumph of Science over Death. Latin:
Scientia. The original clay sculpture on display at Rizal Shrine Museum in November 2015.

29. As a result of People Power I in 1986, the Philippines was ________.

A. Change its form of government to parliamentary
B. Intensifies its participation in international affairs
C. Impeachment of Joseph Estrada
D. Became known worldwide for its People’s Revolution

30. Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, which was the Filipino form of government?
A. Ayuntamiento
B. Barangay
C. Cabildo
D. City states

cabildo, (Spanish: “municipal council”), the fundamental unit of local government in colonial
Spanish America. Conforming to a tradition going back to the Romans, the Spaniards
considered the city to be of paramount importance, with the surrounding countryside directly
subordinate to it.

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