SOCIAL SCIENCE: PHILIPPINE HISTORY d.

prevailing discrimination
AND RIZAL AND OTHER HEROES AND CORRECT ANSWER D
HEROINES 6. Which work of Rizal was said to be an
1. During a classroom lesson, the Social angry man’s personal debate on whether or
Studies teacher asked why, despite more not a violent revolution would solve the
than 300 years of Spanish rule, majority of Philippine crisis during the Spanish times?
Filipinos could not speak Spanish. What a. Junto al Pasig
could be a possible reason for this? b. Noli Me Tangere
a. Spanish, as an official language, was c. A la Juventud Filipina
opposed by Filipinos. d. El Filibusterismo
b. The Filipinos in general were not CORRECT ANSWER D
interested to learn Spanish. 7. Who was known as the Lakambini of the
c. Spain outlawed the teaching and learning Katipunan?
of Spanish by Filipinos. a. Trinidad Rizal
d. The Spaniards did not propagate the b. Melchora Aquino
Spanish language. c. Gregoria de Jesus
CORRECT ANSWER D d. Delfina Herbosa
2. During much of the Spanish occupation, CORRECT ANSWER C
how were the natives of the Philippines 8. Which of the following occurred first?
called? a. Cry of Balintawak
a. principalia b. execution of Rizal at Bagumbayan
b. indios c. trial and execution of Bonifacio
c. insulares d. proclamation of Philippine Independence
d. peninsulares at Cavite
CORRECT ANSWER B CORRECT ANSWER A
3. Rizal focused the “La Liga Filipina” to: 9. Where did Rizal and Bonifacio not agree?
I. Unite the whole country. a. in the inclusion of women in the
II. Revolt against the Spaniards. Katipunan
III. Fight violence and injustices. b. in how to win independence from Spain
a. II only c. in the manner of organizing the Katipunan
b. I and II only d. in their religious convictions
c. II and III only CORRECT ANSWER B
d. I and III only 10. Who was the “boy general” that tried to
CORRECT ANSWER D delay American advances by making a last
4. The Filipino students are taught to stand at Pasong Tirad?
emulate the young Jose Rizal, who was a. Antonio Luna
everything listed below, except _______. b. Juan Luna
a. motivated c. Gregorio del Pilar
b. loner d. Macario Sakay
c. very observant CORRECT ANSWER C
d. reflective 11. For which are the Filipinos thankful for
CORRECT ANSWER B Julian Felipe?
5. What was Rizal’s greatest resentment a. the tune of the National Anthem
during his student days that motivated him b. the making of the national flag
to work harder? c. the lyrics of the National Anthem
a. unequal treatment of students by the d. the draft of the Malolos Constitution
Jesuits CORRECT ANSWER A
b. use of Spanish as a medium of 12. Who was the great Filipino reformist
instruction known for his work, Fray Botod, which
c. passivity of Filipino students exposed the ignorance, abuses, and
immorality of a certain friar? a. Graciano Lopez-Jaena
a. Apolinario Mabini b. Jose Rizal
b. Emilio Jacinto c. Marcelo H. del Pilar
c. Graciano Lopez-Jaena d. Mariano Ponce
d. Marcelo H. del Pilar CORRECT ANSWER C
CORRECT ANSWER C 19. How many ships arrived to the
13. Who was known for the parody of “Our Philippines from Mexico during the Galleon
Father”and the “Ten Commandments” in his Trade?
attempt to campaign against the abuses of a. two
the friars? b. three
a. Antonio Luna c. one
b. Pedro Paterno d. five
c. Graciano Lopez-Jaena CORRECT ANSWER A
d. Marcelo H. del Pilar 20. What is a non-debatable evidence left
CORRECT ANSWER D by Rizal proving his faith in God despite
14. What replaced the tribute as a form of being estranged from his religion?
taxation in the Hispanic Philippine colony in a. El Filibusterismo
1884? b. Mi Ultimo Adios
a. Donativo c. retraction paper
b. Santotum d. Noli Me Tangere
c. Diezmos prediales CORRECT ANSWER C
d. Cedula personal 21. What was the signal of the Philippine
CORRECT ANSWER D Rebellion against Spain?
15. How did the Hispanic conquest affect a. Pact of Biak-na-Bato
the physical features of the conquered b. Battle of San Juan del Monte
native Filipinos, especially in lowland c. La Liga Filipina
regions? d. Cry of Pugadlawin
a. Indian mestizos CORRECT ANSWER D
b. slit-eyed Chinitos 22. Who were the rich landowners during
c. light-skinned, high-nosed mestizos the Spanish Era?
d. Fil-Am half-breeds a. cabezas de barangay
CORRECT ANSWER C b. gobernadorcillo
16. In whose painting/s was slavery in the c. hacienderos
Philippines during the Spanish period d. encomienderos
clearly depicted? CORRECT ANSWER C
a. Antonio Luna 23. What was the goal of the Propaganda
b. Felix Hidalgo Movements for the Philippine colony as a
c. Juan Luna province of Spain?
d. Jose Rizal a. reformation
CORRECT ANSWER C b. autonomy
17. Which religious institution is the only c. assimilation
living remnant of the Philippine Revolution d. independence
of 1896 today? CORRECT ANSWER A
a. Unitarian Church of the Philippines 24. What message was taken from Rizal’s
b. Roman Catholic Church La Indolencia del Filipino?
c. Philippine Independent Church a. Rise in arms against Spain; don’t be lazy.
d. United Church of the Philippines b. The rich natural resources and favorable
CORRECT ANSWER C climate encourage the Filipino get-by
18. Who was the second editor of La mentality.
Solidaridad with the penname Dolores c. The Filipino lack of unity will penalize
Manapat? them.
d. Study well. This is the only way to go up! who ordered the deportation of Dr. Jose
CORRECT ANSWER B Rizal to Dapitan?
25. Who was the Filipino general a. Rafael Izquierdo
assassinated by the Kawit Company at b. Emilio Terrero
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija in 1889? c. Eulogio Despujol
a. Artemio Ricarte d. Primo de Rivera
b. Antonio Luna CORRECT ANSWER C
c. Macario Sakay 32. What was a college song for Rizal’s
d. Gregorio del Pilar young pupils in Dapitan?
CORRECT ANSWER B a. Hymn to Talisay
26. The La Liga Filipina was founded to b. My Retreat
carry out among which of the following c. a la Nacion
aims? d. Sa Mga Kababayan
a. to discourage the revolutionary ideas and CORRECT ANSWER A
spread of Masonry 33. The following documents were gathered
b. to work for the separation of the by Spaniards during Rizal’s preliminary
archipelagos from Spain investigation, except _______.
c. to assassinate abusive and tyrannical a. Speeches of Emilio Jacinto
governors and friars b. Letters of Marcelo H. del Pilar
d. to unite the whole archipelago into one c. copy of Kundiman and Hymn to Talisay
compact, vigorous and homogenous body d. Letters to Galicano Apacible
CORRECT ANSWER D CORRECT ANSWER D
27. La Solidaridad is to the reformist while 34. What case was charged against Rizal
_______ is to the Katipunaros. by the Spanish authorities?
a. Bravos Indios a. rebellion
b. Kalayaan b. forgery
c. Pahayagan c. heresy
d. The Decalogue d. filibuster
CORRECT ANSWER B CORRECT ANSWER A
28. To whom did Rizal dedicate his first 35. What was a book written by Kemphis,
novel, Noli Me Tangere? which was Rizal’s last gift to Josephine
a. to his mother Bracken?
b. to the Spaniards a. Mi Ultimo Adios
c. to the Fatherland b. Imitation of Christ
d. GOMBURZA c. Faith in God
CORRECT ANSWER C d. Retraction
29. What was the oldest existing college for CORRECT ANSWER B
girls in the Philippines, founded in 1632? 36. Who was the governor-general who
a. College of Sta. Rosa approved Rizal’s application as volunteer
b. Assumption College physician to Cuba?
c. College of Sta. Isabel a. Polavieja
d. College of La Concordia b. Blanco
CORRECT ANSWER A c. Carnicero
30. What was the highest position occupied d. Ochande
by the Filipinos during the Spanish period? CORRECT ANSWER B
a. gobernadorcillo 37. What was an anti-clerical novel of
b. cabeza de barangay Eugene Sue which provided Rizal a model
c. Governor-General for his Noli Me Tangere?
d. alcalde mayor a. The Wandering Jew
CORRECT ANSWER B b. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
31. Who was the Spanish governor-general c. Spolarium
d. Costumbres CORRECT ANSWER B
CORRECT ANSWER A 45. What was the payment for exemption to
38. Where was the second Spanish render the forced labor during the Spanish
settlement proclaimed by Legazpi? Regime called?
a. Bohol a. boleta
b. Panay b. indulto
c. Cebu c. situado
d. Maynila d. falla
CORRECT ANSWER B CORRECT ANSWER D
39. What was the earliest banking 46. Where was Jose Rizal buried after his
institutions, and at the same time a execution at Bagumbayan on December 30,
charitable institution? 1896?
a. Banco Trinidad a. Libingan ng mga Bayani
b. Obras Pias b. Calamba, Laguna
c. La Independencia c. Fort Santiago
d. Banco Espanol Filipinos d. Sementaryo ng Paco
CORRECT ANSWER B CORRECT ANSWER C
40. Who made the popular FIlipino bamboo 47. What was the name of the particular
organ? town where Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
a. Panday Pira established the Republic of Biak-na-Bato on
b. Diego Lerra May 31, 1897?
c. Father Valderrama a. San Ildefonso
d. Hermano Pule b. San Rafael
CORRECT ANSWER B c. Baliwag
41. What was the name given to Cebu in d. San Miguel
honor of the Sto. Nino? CORRECT ANSWER D
a. Ciudad del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus 48. Who was the famous artist who made
b. Black Nazarene the illustrations for Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere
c. El Heraldo dela Revoluciones under the pen name “Juan Bulan.” Who was
d. Semirara he?
CORRECT ANSWER A a. Fernando Amorsolo
42. Who was the Chinese pirate who killed b. Ben Cab
Martin de Goiti? c. Juan Luna
a. Limahong d. Felix Hidalgo
b. Shih Huang Ti CORRECT ANSWER C
c. Hideyoshi 49. The real conquest of the Philippines by
d. Kamura the Spaniards was achieved _______.
CORRECT ANSWER A a. more by the sword than by the cross
43. Who betrayed the KKK that led to its b. more by the aid of the Filipinos helping
discovery by the Spanish Government? the Spaniards
a. Teodoro Plata c. more by the cross than by the sword
b. Teodoro Patino d. none of the above
c. Apolinario dela Cruz CORRECT ANSWER C
d. Mariano Alvarez 50. Which of the following best described
CORRECT ANSWER A the weakness of the early Filipino revolt,
44. Who was the “mestizo” who served as and is an important explanation to their
the mediator in the Truce of Biak-na-Bato? failure?
a. Primo de Rivera a. Due to the lack of unity and leadership,
b. Pedro Paterno the revolts failed to sensitize the people to a
c. Ramon Blanco new spectrum of common identities and
d. La Madrid purposes.
b. The rulers enjoyed advantages such as CORRECT ANSWER A
superior weapons, a well-trained military 57. What was the Chinatown in Manila
organization and better military strategy. during the Spanish period?
c. The Spanish authorities and potent a. Mai/Mayi
support from the clergy whom the Filipinos b. Zondo
obeyed either out of respect or out of fear. c. downtown
d. The revolts were limited in scope and d. Sta. Cruz
could claim only regional backing. CORRECT ANSWER D
CORRECT ANSWER A 58. What was the first original organ of the
51. The famous “Great Triumvirate” of the Revolutionary Government?
Propaganda Movement was composed of a. Kalayaan
_______. b. Diario de Manila
a. Rizal, Jaena, del Pilar c. El Heraldo dela Revolucion
b. Rizal, Ponce, Luna d. La Solidaridad
c. Rizal, Jaena, Panganiban CORRECT ANSWER A
d. none of the above 59. Carmen Guerrero Nakpil described the
CORRECT ANSWER A aliping namamahay as a _______.
52. Where was the first Holy Mass held on a. serf
March 31, 1521? b. a higher degree of slave
a. Masao c. a commoner
b. Butuan d. a property owner
c. Agusan del Norte CORRECT ANSWER D
d. A, B, and C 60. The propaganda wanted reforms for the
CORRECT ANSWER D Philippines, which means?
53. Who was the “Father of the Filipino a. They want to claim independence.
Painters”? b. They want to oust the Spaniards.
a. Juan Luna c. They want to make Filipinos more active
b. Fernando Amorsolo in government.
c. Cenon Rivera d. They fought for the American annexation.
d. Damian Domingo CORRECT ANSWER C
CORRECT ANSWER D
54. Who served as the last governor-
general of the Philippines during the
Spanish period?
a. Legazpi
b. Diego delos Rios
c. Narciso Claveria
d. Martin de Goiti
CORRECT ANSWER C
55. What was the Bible of the Katipunan?
a. Kartilla
b. Kalayaan
c. La Solidaridad
d. Diaryong Tagalog
CORRECT ANSWER A
56. Who was the founder of the Confradia
de San Jose?
a. Jose de la Cruz
b. Dagohoy
c. Magalat
d. Bankaw