Drill #16

Question 1

The first group of Catholic missionaries who cameto the Philippine are the
 A. Dominicans
 B. Augustinians
 C. Jesuits
 D. Franciscans

Answer 1

 B. Augustinians

Question 2

Oppressive rule of the Spanish colonizers did not go without resistance from our ancestors. Who called himself “King of Pangasinan” and incited people to rebel against the unjust policies of the Spaniards?
 A. Andres Malong
 B. Pedro Ladia
 C. Francisco Maniago
 D. Juan Ponce Sumuroy

Answer 2

 A. Andres Malong

Question 3

Diariong Tagalog is a nationalistic daily newspaper founded by
 A. Marcelo del Pilar
 B. Jose Rizal
 C. Graciano Lopez Jaena
 D. Antonio Ma. Regidor

Answer 3

 A. Marcelo del Pilar

Question 4

Juan Luna is without doubt the most famous and celebrated artist in Philippine history. The following are his works EXCEPT for one:
 A. Spoliarium
 B. Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populacho
 C. La Batalla de Lepanto
 D. The Parisian Life

Answer 4

 B. Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populacho

Question 5

Who is known as the first Supremo of the KKK or Katipunan?
 A. Andres Bonifacio
 B. Roman Basa
 C. Ladislao Diwa
 D. Deodato Arellano

Answer 5

 D. Deodato Arellano

Question 6

Filipinos used pen names to hide their true identity from Spanish authorities and avoid being caught.
What is the pen name used by Pio Valenzuela?
 A. Madlang Away
 B. Agapito Bagumbayan
 C. Laong Laan
 D. Tikbalang

Answer 6

 A. Madlang Away

Question 7

What gave way for Emilio Aguinaldo to lead the revolutionary government?
 A. Imus Assembly
 B. Acta de Tejeros
 C. Tejeros Convention
 D. Naik Military Agreement

Answer 7

 C. Tejeros Convention

Question 8

Who was the mediator between the Spanish authorities and the revolutionary movement of
Aguinaldo?
 A. Isabelo Artacho
 B. Pedro Paterno
 C. Mariano Trias
 D. Antonio Montenegro

Answer 8

 B. Pedro Paterno

Question 9

Why did the Pact of Biak na Bato fail?
 A. Aguinaldo never accepted the agreement
 B. The Spaniards never paid any amount as part of the agreement
 C. Aguinaldo and his fellow leaders unwilling to go to Hong Kong
 D. Both Spaniards and Filipinos were never truthful to the agreement

Answer 9

 D. Both Spaniards and Filipinos were never truthful to the agreement

Question 10

Site of the first major attack of the KKK against the Spanish forces
 A. Montalban
 B. Maragondon in Cavite
 C. San Juan del Monte
 D. Balintawak

Answer 10

 C. San Juan del Monte

Question 11

Who led the Americans in the Battle of Manila Bay?
 A. Spencer Pratt
 B. William McKinley
 C. George Dewey
 D. Wesley Merritt

Answer 11

 C. George Dewey

Question 12

What’s was the purpose of the Bates Treaty?
 A. Formal declaration of America’s annexation of the Philippines
 B. Peace treaty between McKinley and Aguinaldo
 C. Turnover of the Philippines by Spain to the United States
 D. Peace treaty for a peaceful coexistence of the American government and the sultanates in the Philippines

Answer 12

 D. Peace treaty for a peaceful coexistence of the American government and the sultanates in the Philippines

Question 13

A law that prohibited any form of activity that advocated independence or separation of the
Philippines from the United States.
 A. Brigandage Law
 B. Reconcentration Act
 C. Sedition Law
 D. Flag Law

Answer 13

 C. Sedition Law

Question 14

Who led the First Philippine Commission?
 A. Jacob Schurman
 B. Dean Worcester
 C. Charles Derby
 D. Wesley Merritt

Answer 14

 A. Jacob Schurman

Question 15

Where was the inauguration of the PhilippineAssembly in 1907?
 A. Malacañang Palace
 B. Universidad de Santo Tomas
 C. Manila Grand Opera House
 D. Intramuros

Answer 15

 C. Manila Grand Opera House

Question 16

Which is also known as the Philippine Commonwealth and Independence Act of 1934?
 A. Cooper Act
 B. Payne-Aldrich Act
 C. Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act
 D. Tydings-McDuffie Act

Answer 16

 D. Tydings-McDuffie Act

Question 17

Who took over the command of the USAFFE when Gen. Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines?
 A. Gen. Arthur MacArthur
 B. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright
 C. Gen. Elwell Otis
 D. Gen. Edward King

Answer 17

 B. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright

Question 18

The Death March is one of the most inhuman atrocities committed during the World War II wherein prisoners of war were forced to march from Bataan to Camp O’Donnel which is located in
 A. Pampanga
 B. Tarlac
 C. Nueva Ecija
 D. Isabela

Answer 18

 B. Tarlac

Question 19

For the first time in history, an atomic bomb was used and dropped in which Japanese city?
 A. Osaka
 B. Nagoya
 C. Hiroshima
 D. Nagasaki

Answer 19

 C. Hiroshima

Question 20

What do we mean by a commonwealth?
 A. ruled by a conqueror
 B. ruled by the colonized
 C. ruled by a third party
 D. run by both parties

Answer 20

 D. run by both parties

Question 21

Filipino president who is also known as “The Prince of Visayan Poetry”
 A. Carlos Garcia
 B. Manuel Quezon
 C. Sergio Osmeña
 D. Elpidio Quirino

Answer 21

 A. Carlos Garcia

Question 22

On which year was the arbitral ruling which favored the Philippines on the South China Sea
dispute issued?
 A. 2018
 B. 2016
 C. 2017
 D. 2015

Answer 22

 B. 2016

Question 23

Who is the senate president of the Eighteenth Congress of the Philippines?
 A. Aquilino Pimentel III
 B. Juan Miguel Zubiri
 C. Franklin Drilon
 D. Vicente Sotto III

Answer 23

 D. Vicente Sotto III

Question 24

What was the last devastating typhoon that hit the Philippines?
 A. Odette
 B. Yolanda
 C. Ondoy
 D. Rolly

Answer 24

 A. Odette

Question 25

Article VII, Section 18 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution empowers the President of the Republic
to?
 A. sell the country
 B. declare martial law
 C. reinstate death penalty
 D. appoint a prime minister

Answer 25

 B. declare martial law

Question 26

What was Presidential Decree No. 86 of 1972 about?
 A. declaration of the entire country as a land reform area
 B. cleanliness drive
 C. family planning
 D. creation of the barangay

Answer 26

 D. creation of the barangay

Question 27

Which is true about the Commission on Appointments?
 A. It appoints the cabinet members of the next president
 B. It recommends to the President whom to appoint
 C. It curtails the appointing authority of the Philippine President
 D. It confirms or rejects certain political appointments made by the President of the Philippines

Answer 27

 D. It confirms or rejects certain political appointments made by the President of the Philippines

Question 28

The Bill of Rights are contained in which Article of the 1987 Philippine Constitution?
 A. VII
 B. IX
 C. III
 D. VI

Answer 28

 C. III

Question 29

Which Article of the 1987 Philippine Constitution speaks about citizenship?
 A. IV
 B. V
 C. VIII
 D. X

Answer 29

 A. IV

(Clue: Four Filipino Citizenships)