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Drill #15 Flashcards

1
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The definition of the term that is based on how it is defined in the dictionary or encyclopedia is called…
A. operational
B. conceptual

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B. conceptual

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In which of the following will learning experience be more meaningful for the learner?
A. bringing realia in the classroom
B. conducting an educational trip
C. employing acting skills in discussing the topic
D. using many audio-visual aids in the classroom

A

B. conducting an educational trip

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It is recognized as the world’s first charter of human rights.
A. The Cyrus Cylinder
B. Corpus Juris Civilis
C. Magna Carta Libertatum
D. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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A. The Cyrus Cylinder

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These organizations work for the promotion and protection of human rights. Which does
not belong to the group?
A. Human Rights Watch
B. Amnesty International
C. Humane Society International
D. United Nations Human Rights Council

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C. Humane Society International

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It refers to the idea that a governmental body or state may not deny people equal protection of its
governing laws.
A. Equal Protection of the Laws
B. Freedom of Thought and Religion
C. Right to Social Security
D. Freedom of Opinion and Expression

A

A. Equal Protection of the Laws

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Which article of the 1987 Philippine Constitution spells out our rights in relation to the government and guarantees our civil rights and liberties like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
A. Article V
B. Article VII
C. Article III
D. Article IV

A

C. Article III

(Clue: Article III I’m Free!)

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An Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons with Disability (PWDs)
A. Republic Act No. 7432
B. Republic Act No. 9262
C. Republic Act No. 10754
D. Republic Act No. 10354

A

C. Republic Act No. 10754

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Who is the longest-reigning monarch in history?
A. King Louis XIV of France
B. Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom
C. King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
D. Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein

A

A. King Louis XIV of France

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(G7) is an informal grouping of seven of the world’s advanced economies. Who are its members?

FUC U JIG

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Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and United States.

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In our Philippine political system, how does a senator become Senate President?
A. When one gets the majority vote of all the members of the senate
B. Someone gets the positions through being appointment by the President
C. Elected by two-thirds of the members of Congress in joint session
D. The senatorial candidate

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A. When one gets the majority vote of all the members of the senate

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Who developed the concept of ‘secondary deviance’?
A. Edwin Lemert
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Sigmund Freud
D. Cesare Lombroso

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A. Edwin Lemert

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Who was the Greek philosopher who expressed that ‘Man is by nature a social animal’?
A. Plato
B. Socrates
C. Aristotle
D. Pythagoras

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C. Aristotle

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Durkheim identified four types of suicide. When individuals kill themselves in order to benefit other people, it is called:
A. egoistic suicide
B. fatalistic suicide
C. altruistic suicide
D. anomic suicide

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C. altruistic suicide

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The Universal declaration of human rights consists of how many articles that detail the fundamental freedom and basic rights of an individual?
A. 35
B. 30
C. 45
D. 40

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B. 30

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According to historians, who are the first people to have used fire?
A. Paleolithic people
B. Neolithic age communities
C. Peoples of the Sumerian civilization
D. Humans in the Bronze Age

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A. Paleolithic people

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Sumeria was the first civilization in Mesopotamia. Which is NOT TRUE about this ancient civilization?
A. Sumerians were monotheistic.
B. They built ziggurats and dedicated them to their gods.
C. Sumerians invented the earliest writing system in the world.
D. The sexagesimal system originated from them.

A

A. Sumerians were monotheistic.

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17
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Mesopotamian civilization famous for its 282 laws based on the idea of “an eye for an eye”.
 A. Akkadia
 B. Chaldea
 C. Assyria
 D. Babylonia

A

 D. Babylonia

18
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Egyptian pharaoh who became famous for the discovery of his tomb in 1922 which was one of the
great archaeological finds of the 20th century.
 A. Tutankhamun
 B. Hatshepsut
 C. Thutmose III
 D. Cleopatra VII

A

 A. Tutankhamun

19
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Who is known in history as the first Chinese emperor?
 A. Li Shimin
 B. Liu Bang
 C. Qin Shi Huang
 D. Kublai Khan

A

 C. Qin Shi Huang

20
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Ancient Greek city-states are also called as
 A. Agora
 B. Polis
 C. Crete
 D. Phalanx

A

 B. Polis

21
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The Greek playwright who wrote the tragedy Oedipus Rex
 A. Socrates
 B. Aeschylus
 C. Sophocles
 D. Euripedes

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 C. Sophocles

22
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Under his tutelage, Alexander the Great learned about much about Greek literature and philosophy.
 A. Plato
 B. Aristotle
 C. Socrates
 D. Pythagoras

A

 B. Aristotle

23
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With Roman triumvirates in mind, who does NOT belong to the group?
 A. Julius Caesar
 B. Pompey the Great
 C. Marcus Crassus
 D. Augustus Caesar

A

 D. Augustus Caesar

24
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Who became the first Holy Roman Emperor?
 A. Charlemagne
 B. Louis the Pious
 C. Lothar I
 D. Charles the Bald

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 A. Charlemagne

25
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A property or fee granted to a vassal by lord in return for service in the European feudal system.
 A. manor
 B. guild
 C. fief
 D. charter

A

 C. fief

26
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Feudal relationships in Europe defined land ownership and protection agreements between what two groups of people?
 A. kings and queens
 B. lords and vassals
 C. merchants and serfs
 D. serfs and peasants

A

 B. lords and vassals

27
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With Renaissance in mind, who does NOT belong to the group?
 A. Francesco Petrarch
 B. Miguel de Cervantes
 C. Leo Tolstoy
 D. William Shakespeare

A

 C. Leo Tolstoy

28
Q

Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance. Which of the following
artworks does NOT belong to him?
 A. Mona Lisa
 B. The Virgin of the Rocks
 C. Last Supper
 D. The Creation of Adam

A

 D. The Creation of Adam (Michelangleo)

29
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Where did the Renaissance begin?
 A. France
 B. Germany
 C. England
 D. Italy

A

 D. Italy

30
Q

Johannes Gutenberg was a key developer of
 A. the water wheels
 B. the astrolabe
 C. the movable type printing press
 D. smokeless gunpowder

A

C. the movable type printing press

31
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95 Theses, a list of grievances against the church during the Protestant Reformation was
written by
 A. Jan Hus
 B. John Wycliffe
 C. Martin Luther
 D. John Calvin

A

 C. Martin Luther

32
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The Society of Jesus or the Jesuits, a Roman Catholic order of religious men was founded by
whom?
 A. St. Francis of Assisi
 B. St. Anthony of Padua
 C. St. Augustine of Hippo
 D. St. Ignatius of Loyola

A

 D. St. Ignatius of Loyola

33
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Who led the expedition which was believed to be the first circumnavigation of the world?
 A. Prince Henry the Navigator
 B. Christopher Columbus
 C. Fernando de Magallanes
 D. Vasco da Gama

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 C. Fernando de Magallanes

34
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Who wrote ‘The Social Contract’ that was published in 1762?
 A. Isaac Newton
 B. John Locke
 C. Jean-Jacques Rosseau
D. Albert Einstein

A

 C. Jean-Jacques Rosseau

35
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Who fought for the freedom of Venezuela from Spanish control?
 A. Guiseppe Garibaldi
 B. François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture
 C. Simon Bolivar
 D. Jose de San Martin

A

 C. Simon Bolivar

36
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Which organization was formed as a result of the Paris Peace Conference?
 A. The League of Nations
 B. The United Nations
 C. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 D. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

A

 A. The League of Nations

37
Q

According to claims of historians, what is the oldest laws in our country?
 A. Philippine Organic Act of 1902
 B. Kartilya ng Katipunan
 C. Code of Kalantiyaw
 D. Code of Maragtas

A

 C. Code of Kalantiyaw

38
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There are different theories on the peopling of the Philippines. Who was behind the development of the
Core Population Theory?
 A. Henry Otley Beyer
 B. Felipe Landa Jocano
 C. Robert Fox
 D. Manuel Santiago

A

 B. Felipe Landa Jocano

39
Q

Who established the Sultanate of Sulu?
 A. Tuan Mashaika
 B. Karim ul-Makhdum
 C. Abu Bakr
 D. Sharif Kabungsuwan

A

 C. Abu Bakr

40
Q

Which of these epics came from Maranao people?
 A. Darangen
 B. Biag ni Lam-ang
 C. Handiong
 D. Hudhud

A

 A. Darangen

41
Q

Spanish colonizers implemented policies that were abusive. Which of these refers to the forced sale of local
products to the government at government- dictated prices?
 A. tributo
 B. polo
 C. cabeza
 D. bandala

A

D. bandala

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