Readings in Philippine History Flashcards
Which among the following was formerly known as an ancient law of Aklan from 1433 but was later known to be fake?
a. Code of Maragtas
b. Code of Kalantiaw
c. Code of Sikatuna
d. Code of Sumakwel
b. Code of Kalantiaw
This was a collarless, short sleeved jacket worn by men long before the arrival of the Spaniards.
a. Kamiseta
b. Kangan
c. Chino
d. Barong
b. Kangan
This was a wide sleeved jacked worn by women long before the arrival of the Spaniards.
a. Baro
b. Filipiniana
c. Saya
d. Balintawak
a. Baro
A piece of cloth that women wrapped around their waists and let fall to the feet were called ______.
a. Saya
b. Bahag
c. Patadyong
d. Sando
c. Patadyong
Which among the following IS NOT a musical instrument of the pre-colonial Filipinos?
a. Kaleleng
b. Suracan
c. Kulintang
d. Trumpa
d. Trumpa
Which among the following WAS NOT practiced by the pre-colonial Filipinos?
a. Slavery
b. Tattooing
c. Divorce
d. National Government
d. National Government
Which among the following IS NOT a title given to a ruler who has power over bigger barangays as cited by Sonia Zaide?
a. Datu
b. Raha
c. Hari
d. Lakan
c. Hari
Which among the following refers to the name of the goddess of agriculture who has worshipped by the precolonial taga-ilogs or tagalogs?
a. Idianale
b. Sidapa
c. Apolaki
d. Kidul
a. Idianale
Which among the following tribes below is known for the Pre-Spanisj literatures Alim and Hudhud?
a. Ilocano
b. Bicolano
c. Ifugao
d. Maguindanao
c. Ifugao
It was claimed that in pre-spanish Panay a barangay school existed where a wise old member takes charge of teaching the children. What was that rudimentary school called?
a. Bathalaan
b. Bathuanan
c. Bothoan
d. Lubos
c. Bothoan
- Who were considered to be the Peninsulares?
a. Spaniards born in Spain and lived with Spain
b. Spaniards who were born in Spain but lived in Cuba
c. Spaniards who were born in Spain but lived in the Philippines
d. Spaniards who were born in Mexico but lived in Manila
c. Spaniards who were born in Spain but lived in the Philippines
Which among the following best explains the main purpose of Spain in looking for territories?
a. Widen their territories
b. To spread Christianity all over the world
c. God, Gold, and Glory
d. To show the world that Spain was the most powerful nation
c. God, Gold, and Glory
Magellan was the first conquistador to reach the Philippines and died at the Battle of Mactan despite advancements in arms and artillery. What was the main factor that caused the defeat of his army?
a. They did not know how to deal with the battle strategy of the native warriors as they have not encountered such in war
b. They were not well trained in fighting in areas like Mactan
c. The Magellan Invasion in Mactan was already known by the Mactan Warriors
d. Magellan’s men were not able to fight since they were only explorers
b. They were not well trained in fighting in areas like Mactan
Which among the following is true about Ferdinand Magellan?
a. He was a Portuguese Explorer
b. He was a Spanish Explorer working for Spain
c. He was a Portuguese Explorer
d. He was a Spanish Explorer working for the King of Portugal
c. He was a Portuguese Explorer
Which among the following is the Portuguese name of Ferdinand Magellan?
a. Fernando de Magallanes
b. Fernao de Magalhaes
c. Fernao de Magellanes
d. Fernando Magalhaes
b. Fernao de Magalhaes
Who were the Filipinos in the Philippines during the Spanish Regime?
a. Spaniards born in Spain but lived in the Philippines
b. Spaniards born in Latin America but lived in the Philippines
c. Spaniards born in the Philippines
d. Spaniards born in Portugal
c. Spaniards born in the Philippines
They were the lowest class of people in the Philippines during the Spanish regime.
a. Mestizo
b. Ilustrado
c. Chinese
d. Indio
d. Indio
What was the name of the only ship from the Magellan Expedition that successfully returned to Spain?
a. San Antonio
b. Concepcion
c. Trinidad
d. Victoria
d. Victoria
Who was the chronicler of the Magellan Expedition?
a. Padre Luis de Urdaneta
b. Vasco de Gama
c. Antonio de Pigafetta
d. Amerigos Vispucci
c. Antonio de Pigafetta
This was the social classification of people composed primarily of people who have inter-married with Spaniards and Chinese.
a. Insulares
b. Mestizo
c. Peninsulares
d. Indio
b. Mestizo
He was the Spaniard from the Villalobos expedition who gave the name Las Islas Filipinas.
a. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos
b. Conrado Cabot
c. Carlos Blanco
d. Bernardo de la Torre
d. Bernardo de la Torre
The title Adelantado de Felipinas was accorded to which Spanish Governor General?
a. Valeriano Weyler
b. Camilo de Polavieja
c. Ramon Blanco
d. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
d. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
In the Spanish Colonial System in the Philippines, who was the official who took charge in the management and supervision of the provinces that had been fully subjugated?
a. Gobernadorcillo
b. Cabildo
c. Alcalde Mayor
d. Cabeza
c. Alcalde Mayor
Who was the Spanish Governor General who organized the Commandancia de la Bahia Illana?
a. Ramon Blanco
b. Camilo de Polavieja
c. Valeriano Weyler
d. Rafael de Izquerdo
c. Valeriano Weyler
What was the goal of the reformists?
a. Separation
b. Assimilation
c. Stage and Armed Struggle
d. Independence
b. Assimilation
Who was tasked to conduct the Visitas and to observe the conditions in the Spanish colonies?
a. Residencia Heneral
b. Visitas Comendador
c. Visitador Heneral
d. Visitador Coloniales
c. Visitador Heneral
When was the encomienda system abolished in the Philippines?
a. late 15th century
b. late 16th century
c. late 17th century
d. late 18th century
d. late 18th century
The anti-land lord novel, Ang Huling Timawa (The Last Serf) was published in 1936. Who was the author of the said novel?
a. Lope K. Santos
b. Faustino Aguilar
c. Servando de los Angeles
d. Genoveva Edroza Matute
c. Servando de los Angeles
What was the real name of the HUKBALAHAP member “Banal”?
a. Casto Alejandrino
b. Luis Taruc
c. Felipe Culala
d. Bernardo Poblete
d. Bernardo Poblete
What was the emphasis of Ramon Magsaysay’s presidential campaign?
a. barrio at lungsod
b. barrio at tao
c. barrio at buhay
d. barrio at gobyerno
b. barrio at tao
What was the name of the chief Organ of the Japanese Propaganda which was intended to gain the people’s cooperation and goodwill?
a. Kempeitai
b. Kuguryumai
c. KALIBAPI
d. Seiryu- Genbu
c. KALIBAPI
Which among the following Executive Orders created the city of greater Manila during the Japanese Occupation?
a. EO 76 of 1942
b. EO 77 of 1942
c. EO 76 of 1943
d. EO 77 of 1943
b. EO 77 of 1942
When did the Sultan of Sulu acquire sovereignty over North Borneo (Sabah) from the Sultan of Brunei?
a. Early 15th Century
b. Early 16th Century
c. Early 17th Century
d. Early 18th Century
a. Early 15th Century
Who was the American Governor General who first suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus in the Philippines?
a. David L. Gordon
b. Jonathan E. Craft
c. Luke E. Wright
d. Christopher M. Walters
c. Luke E. Wright
The Plaza Miranda Massacre was blamed by the Marcos Administration to both NPA and the alleged agents of Benigno Aquino Jr. When did the said massacre happen?
a. August 24, 1971
b. August 21, 1971
c. August 23, 1972
d. August 22, 1973
b. August 21, 1971
Waves of militant students, workers, intellectuals, and religious groups demonstrated against the Marcos Administration. These ended with violent and ugly clashes with the police. The bloodiest of these encounters resulted to the death of at least 5 students. This tragic event happened on _________.
a. January 30, 1970
b. January 30, 1971
c. January 30, 1972
d. January 30, 1973
a. January 30, 1970
When did Former President Ferdinand Marcos publicly announced the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines?
a. September 21, 1972
b. September 23, 1972
c. September 21, 1971
d. September 23, 1972
b. September 23, 1972
When did Former President Ferdinand Marcos sign and put into immediate effect the newly created 1973 Constitution?
a. January 16, 1973
b. January 17, 1973
c. January 18, 1973
d. January 19, 1973
b. January 17, 1973
According to Zaide, the Moro National Liberation Front or MILF failed to create an independent Muslim state in Mindanao and Sulu. Who was the leader of the said organization?
a. Kadafi Janjalani
b. Ibn Kaldun
c. Nur Misuari
d. Osman Bayezid
c. Nur Misuari
When did President Ferdinand Marcos sign Proclamation No. 2045 which ended the Martial Law in the Philippines?
a. January 18, 1971
b. January 17, 1981
c. January 18, 1972
d. January 17, 1982
b. January 17, 1981
When was former senator Benigno Aquino Jr. assassinated?
a. August 22, 1983
b. August 21, 1983
c. August 22, 1982
d. August 23, 1982
b. August 21, 1983
President Marcos gave in to the heeds of the public to investigate the assassination of Ninoy. He signed Presidential Decree 1886 creating a board of inquiry. What was the name of the said board?
a. Aquino Board
b. Katarungan Board
c. Agrava Board
d. Bayan Board
c. Agrava Board
When did Minister Enrile and General Ramos announce their withdrawal of support from President Marcos?
a. February 22, 1986
b. February 23, 1986
c. February 22, 1987
d. February 23, 1987
a. February 22, 1986
Who was the first Protestant President of the Philippines?
a. Estrada
b. Quirino
c. Ramos
d. Garcia
c. Ramos
The Ramos Administration introduced a policy which aimed to make the Philippines a newly industrialized country. What was the name of that policy?
a. Laban Pilipinas
b. Philippines of the New Millenium
c. Philippines 2000
d. Philippines New Hope
c. Philippines 2000
What was the famous slogan of Joseph Ejercito Estrada during his presidential campaign?
a. Erap para sa bayan
b. Erap para sa masa
c. Erap para sa mahirap
d. Erap para sa tao
c. Erap para sa mahirap
Who served as the President of the Philippines during the Japanese occupation in the Archipelago?
a. Carlos Garcia
b. Manuel Roxas
c. Jose Laurel
d. Emilio Aguinaldo
c. Jose Laurel
The OSROX Mission was a Philippine political campaign to renew the call for Philippine Independence. When was the said mission sent to the United States?
a. 1931
b. 1935
c. 1933
d. 1932
a. 1931
Due to the early inhabitants of an island which they visited were wearing small palm leaf hats; Pigafetta compared them to?
a. Armenians
b. Austrians
c. Enuits
d. Albanians
d. Albanians
Because many of the early inhabitants of three islands were thievish and ingenious; Pigafetta and the rest of expedition called the 3 islands as?
a. Jondroni
b. San Lazaro
c. Landroni
d. Tulisanes
c. Landroni
According to Pigafetta on March 16, 1521 they landed on an island called Zamar. How far was Zamar from the island of the thieves?
a. 400 leagues
b. 200 leagues
c. 500 leagues
d. 300 leagues
d. 300 leagues
