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Q & A Part 2 Flashcards

1
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God blessed the marriage of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonso Realonda with eleven children - two boys and nine girls. Who is the eldest daughter of Francisco and Teodora?
*
Narcisa
Olimpia
Saturnina
Lucia

A

Saturnina

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In his student memoirs, Rizal recollected that, “I was born on 19 June, 1861, __________________, a few days before full moon.”
*
between eleven and noontime

between eleven and midnight

at dusk

at dawn

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between eleven and midnight

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At what age did Jose Rizal wrote his first poem in the native tongue language entitled Sa Aking Mga Kababata (To My Fellow Children?
*
8 years old
9 years old
10 years old
11 years old

A

8 years old

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By the order of Governor General Izquierdo, GomBurZa was executed on ________________.
*
March 23, 1876
February 17, 1872
April 18, 1873
March 20, 1873

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February 17, 1872

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Rizal’s first romance was a pretty fourteen-year old Batangueña from Lipa. In Rizal’s own words, “She was rather short, with eyes that were eloquent and ardent at times and languid at others, rosy-cheeked, with an enchanting and provocative smile that revealed very beautiful teeth and air of a sylph; her entire self diffused a mysterious charm.” Who was she?

Leonor Rivera
Josephine Bracken
Suzanne Jacoby
Segunda Katigbak

A

Segunda Katigbak

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Who was the savior of Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere who gladly agreed to finance the printing cost of the Noli?

Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt

Dr. Maximo Viola

Dr. Adolph B. Meyer

Fr. Federico Faura

A

Dr. Maximo Viola

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On August 6, 1891, the printing of El Filibusterismo had to be suspended because Rizal could no longer give the necessary funds to the printer. Who helped and sent Rizal the necessary funds to resume the printing of Fili?

Valentin Ventura
Jose Ma. Basa
Silvestre Ubaldo
Lorenzo P. Marques

A

Valentin Ventura

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Noli is a romantic novel while El Fili is a:

adventure novel
tragic novel
political novel
farce

A

political novel

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What was the exact time Rizal died?

7:02 am
7:03 am
7:04 am
7:05 am

A

7:03 am

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During his exile in Dapitan, Rizal found Mindanao a rich virgin field for collecting specimens. He discovered some rare specimens which were named in his honor by the scientists. Among these are the following EXCEPT:

a flying dragon
a small beetle
a rare frog
a poisonous bug

A

a poisonous bug

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The party list system shall constitute _____ of the total number of the House of Representatives.

10%
20%
25%
40%

A

20%

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Who said the statement “Nobody is impervious to misfortune.”?

Rodgrigo Duterte
Ramon Magsaysay
Fidel Ramos
Ferdinand Marcos

A

Ferdinand Marcos

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Who is the first president of the Third Republic?

Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
Jose Laurel
Sergio Osmeña

A

Manuel Roxas

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What is the oldest religion in the world?

Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism

A

Hinduism

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Considered as one of the Titans of Philippine Theaters, he institutionalized the “experimental theater”.

Salvador Bernal
Roland Tinio
Alejandro R. Roces
Severino Montano

A

Roland Tinio

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Abuses to soldiers, women, children and the helpers are attended by a Commission. Who was the first Commissioner on Human Rights?

Hon. Aurora Recine
Hon. Mary Conception Bautista
Hon. Teofista Guingona
Hon. Sedfrey Ordonez

A

Hon. Mary Conception Bautista

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These were the religious priests who had tremendous political power, influence and riches characterized as “frailocracia” to colonial Hispanic Philippines, but NOT TO INCLUDE:

Augustinians
Franciscans
Jesuits
Dominicans

A

Jesuits

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18
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Which is considered as the nursery of the citizen of the state?

nursery
home
school
church

A

school

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Q

Nobel Prize are chosen from different levels. Where was Elpidio Quirino considered?

politics
literature
human rights
economics

A

economics

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The Ombudsman must be at least ___ years of age at the time of his appointment.

30
40
35
50

A

40

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Rizal’s literary masterpiece that expresses his immortal message of love of country, energy, and faith particularly in the youth is ___.

A La Juventud Filipina
Mi Ultimo Adios
La Indolencia de Los Filipinos
Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo

A

A La Juventud Filipina

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22
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The new Philippine 1000-peso bill has a back image and description of what Philippine iconic natural wonder?

Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao

Mayon Volcano in Albay

Chocolate Hills in Bohol

Tubbataha Reefs and Natural Park in Sulu Sea

A

Tubbataha Reefs and Natural Park in Sulu Sea

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23
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She is a world-renowned Filipino pianist.

Pacita Abad
Regine Berba
Cecile Licad
Mary Suzette Angeles

A

Cecile Licad

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The guerilla women played a strategic and vital role in movement. One of these guerilla women known as “Dayang-Dayang” of Kalipunang Pambansa ng mga Magsasaka sa Pilipina (KPMP) which organized an army and armed the guerilla with weapons from the landlords.

Felipa Culala
Carmen Planas
Remedios Gomez
Elisa Ochoa

A

Felipa Culala

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25
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The first Senate president elected as president of the Philippines.

Sergio Osmena
Manuel Quezon
Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino

A

Manuel Quezon

26
Q

You _____ finished eating before we arrive.

have
should
have been
will have

A

will have

26
Q

If water reaches 100 degrees, it ____________.

boil
boils
boiled
will have boiled

A

boils

27
Q

Creon suffers the consequence of his overweening pride. He lost his loved ones. This reversal of fortune of Creon is termed as ___

anake
danke
mimesis
peripeteia

A

peripeteia

28
Q

The classic tongue twister: “Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled pepper” is an example of:

assonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
consonance

A

alliteration

29
Q

Africa, tell me, Africa
Is this you?
This back that is bent?
What figure of speech is used in line 1?

oxymoron
metonymy
apostrophe
litotes

A

apostrophe

30
Q

Where is the Tupperware, Honey? The underlined word is a/an _____.

subject
vocative
appositive
direct object

A

vocative

31
Q

If I had known you before, we _____ arranged a joint project.

have
could had
could
could have

A

could have

32
Q

Which among the following is the longest epic poem written by a single poet?

Epic of Sundiata
Shahnameh
Epic of Gilgamesh
Mahabharata

A

Shahnameh

33
Q

“She did not have the courage to break into the wedding feast.” What did the wedding feast stand for in the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay in Daguio’s “Wedding Dance”?

village tradition
love for each other
desire to have a child
patriarchal society

A

village tradition

34
Q

“Reading makes a full man.”

Robert Frost
Francis Bacon
William Shakespeare
Dante Alighieri

A

Francis Bacon

35
Q

“He asked her for her hand.”

metonymy
synecdoche
allusion
litotes

A

synecdoche

36
Q

A kind of listening where background knowledge is use to make sense of what is heard.

bottom-up
top-down
process listening
product listening

A

top-down

37
Q

jockey : horse :: _______ : _______

rider : motorcycle
chauffeur : car
engineer : train
passenger : bus

A

rider : motorcycle

38
Q

Soon the sun’s warmth makes them shed crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust—
Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away
You’d think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.
What literary device is highlighted?

synecdoche
metonymy
periphrasis
euphemism

A

periphrasis

the use of an unnecessarily lengthy expression in place of one that’s more direct and concise.

39
Q

In the stem of a plant respiration, breathing takes place through ___

lenticels
stomata
root hair
air tube

A

lenticels

40
Q

What French scientist is considered as the Father of Paleontology?

August Comte
Marquis de Condorcet
Jacque Tonnies
George Cuvier

A

George Cuvier

41
Q

He considered the father of sociology because he was among the first to apply the scientific method to the study of society.

August Comte
Marquis de Condorcet
Jacque Tonnies
George Cuvier

A

August Comte

42
Q

founder of experimental psychology.

Wilhelm Wundt
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler

A

Wilhelm Wundt

43
Q

What law states that no two objects can occupy the same space at the same time?

Law of Thermodynamics
Law of Relativity
Law of Impenetrability
Law of Conservation of Mass and Energy

A

Law of Impenetrability

44
Q

Dengue is an infectious disease transmitted by a carrier. This carrier is classified under Phylum Arthropoda and Class:
Arachnida
Chordata
Insecta
Monera

A

Insecta

45
Q

What period of development is portrayed from the third prenatal month until the baby is born?

germinal
embryonic
fetal
infancy

A

fetal

46
Q

A type of passive transport where movement of molecules is aided by transport proteins is called _____.

diffusion
facilitated diffusion
osmosis
active transport

A

facilitated diffusion

47
Q

What is true about prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell?

Prokaryotic cells contain true nucleus and eukaryotic do not contain a nucleus.

Prokaryotic cells do not contain nucleus and eukaryotic contain true nucleus.

A

Prokaryotic cells do not contain nucleus and eukaryotic contain true nucleus.

48
Q

Located outside the cell membrane, cell wall is considered as the protective layer of the cell. Fungal cell for example has cell wall made up of ___.

Cellulose
Peptidoglycan
vacuoles
Chitin

A

Chitin

49
Q

After wound or cut in a body, blood coagulates through:

WBC
RBC
Platelets
Plasma

A

Platelets

50
Q

In a plasma membrane, which of the following provides a general barrier to the movement of molecules?

lipids
proteins
carbohydrates
all of the above

A

lipids

51
Q

An individual with three X chromosomes is likely to be:

a clinically normal female

an abnormal female

a Turner’s individual

a Kleinfelter’s individual

A

an abnormal female

52
Q

Each of the following is a cell organelle except one. Which of the following is NOT a cell organelle?

mitochondria
lysosome
cytoplasm
endoplasmic reticulum

A

cytoplasm

53
Q

Which of the following is NOT an arachnid?

lobster
scorpion
black widow spider
tick

A

lobster

54
Q

Which of the following protein is used for blood clotting?

fibrinogen
glucose
urea
glycogen

A

fibrinogen

55
Q

What molecule in the energy source that virtually does all of the work done by the cell?

ATP
NADPH
ADP
NADP

A

ATP

56
Q

In which part of an eye can one find a pigment which is responsible for brown, blue, or black color of the eyes?

cornea
pupils
retina
iris

A

iris

57
Q

The point on Earth’s orbit farthest to moon is called _____.

perigee
perihelion
apogee
aphelion

A

apogee

58
Q

Element X has an electron configuration of 1S2 2S2 2p4. Based on information, element x belongs to a/an ______ family.

Boron (earth metal)
Carbon (tetrels)
Nitrogen (pnictogens)
Oxygen (chalcogen)

A

Oxygen (chalcogen)

59
Q

All of the following are characteristics of amphibians EXCEPT:

moist skin
the absence of scale
metamorphosis
live in salt water

A

live in salt water

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