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Midterm Exam Flashcards

1
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Which among the following are the original historical sources?

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c. Primary sources

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2
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Among the choices given which is NOT an example of a primary source?

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a. Biographies

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3
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What historical sources are materials by nature?

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a. Unwritten sources

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4
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From the evidences listed which is considered as material evidence?

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b. Archeological

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5
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Historians consider these sources as record and existing legal situation as the best sources of writing history.

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d. Diplomatic sources

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Which is an example of a primary source?

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a. Newspaper

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What is the historical tract typically composed to inform contemporaries or succeeding generations?

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d. Scientific tract

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These are materials made by people long after the events being described had taken place.

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d. Secondary source

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In investigating historical subjects, a historian proceeds by asking the following question, “What was going on in the world when the text was created?” The historian is asking for which of the following C’s?

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c. Context

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This is a historical method where historians investigate, collect, and examine sources.

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d. Historical analysis

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It is known as the historian’s ability to reconstruct historical events.

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a. Historiography

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The historian’s aim of searching for the truth, authenticity, and plausibility is called_________.

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b. Verisimilitude

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13
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Which of the following articles of the Kartilya ng Katipunan expresses the value of mam as steadfast guide for women and children in the struggle for self-rule?

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d. Art. 10

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14
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What could be the reason why the Philippine Revolution, although widely known as agrarian revolution, was not given emphasis in the Proclamation of Independence?

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a. Revolutionary leaders like Aguinaldo, Bautista, and Buencamino were landholders

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15
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Which of the following political actions could have made a big difference in Cory Aquino’s administration?

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c. She invoked the choice of waiving the large sum of foreign debt incurred by the Marcos regime.

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16
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How does the Spanish leadership call those people who refused to servilely obey the wishes and whims of the authorities?

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b. Persona sospechosa

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17
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Who among GOMBURZA was executed last?

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b. Burgos

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18
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The conservative past and the liberated future of the Philippines were depicted best in the 1930’s by which of the following caricatures?

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a. “Flaming Youth” by Alfred McCoy

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Which statement is untrue in the speech of Corazon C. Aquino delivered in the US Congress on September 18, 1986?

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d. Development of the comprehensive agrarian reform in the Philippines

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20
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When was the First Holy Catholic Mass held in the Philippines?

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d. March 31, 1521

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21
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When was the “Cry of Pugad Lawin” according to Pio Valenzuela’s controversial account?

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a. August 23, 1896

22
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Which version of the “Cry” could not be accepted with equal weight since the writer is not a participant of the historic event?

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d. Alvarez’s the “Cry of Bahay Toro”

23
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Political patronage was depicted early among Filipino politicians in which of the following caricatures?

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b. “El Turno de los Partidos” published by Lipang Kalabaw

24
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Who was known as the keeper of the Katipunan’s secret documents?

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c. Gregorio de Jesus

25
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The Cry of Pugad Lawin has four versions with different accounts. However, the closest versions were those from eyewitnesses of the event. Whose version is more or less telling the truth of what really happened?

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c. Guillermo Masangkay

26
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On the archival of Japanese reports, the Philippine historians scrutinize carefully the factuality of documents by looking into the context and agenda behind its creation. This specific event is an example of________________.

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b. Internal criticism

27
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Which of the following groups uses the tripartite view of Philippine history?

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c. Early nationalists

28
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Reading the Kartilya will reveal a more thorough understanding of________________________.

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b. The Katipunan and the significant role that played in the revolution

29
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The last cartoon that was published by Lipang Kalabaw is about_______________.

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d. The patronage of the U.S. being coveted by Filipino politicians

30
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What does the acronym EDSA stand for?

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c. Epifanio de los Santos Avenue

31
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Which of the following is true about the Annales School of History?
I. A school of history which challenged the canons of history.
II. It studied the history of peasantry, history of medicine & history of environment.
III. “No document, No History”

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d. I & II

32
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This kind of perspective highlights the importance of facilitating an internal conversation and discourse among Filipinos about our own history, using the language that is understood by everyone.

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a. Pantayong pananaw

33
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It is a historical seal that has been subject to special study by experts.

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c. Sigillographers

34
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It determines the historicity of the facts contained in the document

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b. Internal criticism

35
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It is a dictionary of biography that gives examples of handwriting.

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a. Isographies

36
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This refers to the time when historical criticism formed.

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d. 17th century

37
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This is considered a hoax or misrepresentation from the genuine document.

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a. Anachronistic

38
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This criticism deals with more important matters than the external form.

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d. Higher criticism

39
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It determines the authenticity of the source.

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a. External criticism

40
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It is the island that is three hundred leagues from the island of Landroni according to Pigafetta.

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c. Samar

41
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What school of thought requires empirical and observable evidence before one can claim that a particular knowledge is true?

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d. Positivism

42
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It is the place where the visitors of Pigafetta on the 18th of March lived.

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d. Zuluan

43
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It is the current name for Humunu island.

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b. Homonhon

44
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It is the Italian term for “the Watering-place of Good Signs.”

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a. Aquada da li buoni Segnialli

45
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It refers to the municipality of Hinunangan today that was passed across by the group of Pigafetta as they had their course towards the west-southwest direction.

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c. Hiunanghan

46
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It is the term used by Pigafetta which refers to a small boat.

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c. Baloto

47
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It refers to the king of Butuan.

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a. Raja Colambu

48
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It is the term used by Pigafetta which refers to the island of Cebu.

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d. Zubu

49
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It is the island passed through by the group of Pigafetta where bats are as large as eagles as they laid their course toward the northwest direction going to Cebu.

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b. Gatighan

50
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This refers to the era when historical forgery was not known.

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a. Middle Ages

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