Republic of the Philippines

State Universities and Colleges

GUIMARAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Buenavista, Guimaras

FINAL EXAMINATION
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

Name: _________________________Course yr & sec: _________________Professor : Luis Germina

1. It is the earliest human skull remains known in the Philippines are the fossilized fragments
of skull and jawbones. What is it?

a. Tabon Man b. Callao Man c. Pre-Mongoloid d. Homosapiens

2. When was Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo issued a one sentence decree appointing his Auditor Gen.
of War Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, as a special commissioner to write the Act of the
Declaration of Independence?

a. June 1, 1896 b. June 1, 1986 c. June 10, 1986 d. June 10, 1896

3. It is an examination of the past that can tell us a great deal about how we came to be who
we are?

a. Constitution b. History c. Old Articles d. Primary Sources

4. Materials produce by people or groups correctly involved in the event or topic being studied
and this people are called eye witness of the event.

a. Primary Sources b. Sources c. Secondary Sources d. History

5. Pigafetta’s account also included maps, glossaries of native words and geographic
information and descriptions of the Flora and fauna of the places they visited.

a. True b. Maybe c. False d. Neither

6. One of the Jesuit priests who visited Rizal during his last hour in Port Santiago and claimed
that he managed to persuade Rizal to denounce.

a. Fr. Pio Pi b. b. Fr. Vicente Balaguer c. Fr. Rafael Palma d. George

Dewey

7. What gift of men given to women’s parents?

a. Gold b. Fruits c. Dowries d. All of the above

8. Where was the first election of the pamahalaang paghihimagsik held by?

a. Malabon b. Cavite c. Spain d. Maynila

9. Gotschalk simply defines________ as “the testimony of anyone who is not an eye witness
that is of one who was not present at the event of which he tells.”

a. History b. Primary Sources C. Secondary Sources d. Source

10. It means laying a tax through which the government generates income to defray expenses.

a. Tax b. Corruption C. Charge d. Taxation

11. How many persons witness the signing of the declaration of independence that classified
under Philippine Revolutionary papers in the National Library?
a. 197 b. 177 C. 187 d. 167
12. The young officer died because of Malaria.

a. Antonio Pigafetta b. Emilio Aguinaldo c. Ferdinand Magellan d. Emilio Jacinto

13. Which is NOT belong to the group?

a. Photograph b. Old Maps c. Scholarly Journal d. Old Sketches

14. Was one of the Jesuit Priest who visited Rizal during his last hours in the Fort Santiago.

a. Fr. Pio PI b. Austin Coate c. Fr. Vicente Balaguer d. Fr. Villaclara

15. What ships out of five ships joined Magellan in his expedition lone survivors that returned
back to Spain?

a. Conception b. Trinidad c. Victoria d. Santiago

16. Who was the founder of the maritime school that trained sailors who would later discover
an eastern sea route going to the Spice Island.

a. Prince Henry b. Magellan c. Queen Isabella d. Christopher Columbus

17. Who solemnized the marriage of Josephine Bracken and Rizal?

a. Fr. Pio Pi b. Rafael Palma c. Fr. Vicente Balaguer d. None of the above

18. Who criticize the Retraction of Rizal?

a. Fr. Pio Pi b. Rafael Palma c. Fr. Vicente Balaguer d. Emilio

Jacinto

19. There are recounted the individual fates of the five ships. Which ships are not belong to the
group?

a. Trinidad b. San Antonio c. San Miguel d. Santiago

20. What are the two types of taxes?

a. National and Local Taxes b. National and International Taxes

c. Internal and External Taxes d. Local and International Taxes

21. The following are types of national taxes EXCEPT?

a. Capital Gain Tax b. Profit Gain Tax c. Documentary Stamp Tax d. Donor’s Tax

22. The colors of the Philippine flag blue, red, white commemorating the flag of________ as a
manifestation of our profound gratitude.

a. USA b. Czech Republic c. Philippines d. Russia

23. When did Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Declared Philippine Independence Day?

a. June 22, 1898 b. July 12, 1898 c. June 12, 1898 d. July 7, 1892

24. The revolutionary society that espoused independence and freedom for the Philippines
through force of arms

a. KKK b. World War II c. Martial Law d. None of the above

25. Emilio Aguinaldo was born on ___________ in Kawit Cavite.

a. March 22, 1868 b. March 22, 1867 C. March 22, 1869 d. None of the above

26. As stated of________, the NHCP IS the responsible for the conservation and preservation of
historical and cultural legacies of our ancestor. This stated by R.A. No.?

a. Republic Act No. 10066 b. Republic Act No. 10068

C. Republic Act No. 10086 d. Republic Act No. 10680

27. The nobles were the Freeborn whom they called

a. Slaves b. Maharlica C. Datu d. Commoners

28. The commoners are called______ ?

a. Aliping Saguiguilid b. Aliping Namamahay C. Maharlica d. Datu

29. He is the assistant and only historian soldier of Magellan.

a. Antonio Pigafetta b. Enrique Malacca C. Zula d. Papal Nunao

30. What organization is responsible for the conservation and preservation of the countries
historical legacies?

a. National Historical Commission of the Philippines

b. National Heraldry Commission of Preservation
c. Both A &B
d. None of the above

31. This is the type of national taxes that is imposed on printing and publication businesses like
that of books, cards, posters and certificates?

a. Franchise Tax b. Professional Tax

C. Tax on Business Printing and Publication d. Amusement Park

32. What is the exactly date on were the first Philippine Republic was inaugurated at the
Barasoain Church were Emilio Aguinaldo took his oath of office at the first President of the
republic?

a. January 23, 1899 b. January 23, 1989 c. January 23, 1898 d. January 23, 1889

33. It is a very popular primary source as it vividly describes the way of life of the Filipinos
before Spanish and Christian influences.

a. Doctrina Christiana b. Plasencia’s Customs of the Tagalogs

c. Land Reform d. Rizal’s Retraction

34. Professional tax is a tax collected from the proprietors, lessees, or operators of theaters,
cinemas, concert halls, circus, and boxing stadia.

a. True b. False C. Maybe true d. All of the answers

35. It is a fee collected by barangays upon issuance of barangay clearance, a document required
for many government transaction.

a. Barangay Clearance b. Police Clearance

c. Barangay Certification d. Municipal clearance
36. It is one of the types of National taxes that imposed of goods manufactured or produced in
the Philippines for domestic sale or consumption or any other disposition.

a. Excise Tax b. Franchise Tax c. Percentage Tax d. Tax on Business

37. Where and when Fray Juan de Plasencia died?

a. Seville, Spain in 1560 b. Liliw, Laguna in 1590

C. Malolos, Bulacan in 1590 d. Limasawa in 1570

38. When was the katipunan established?

a. July 17, 1892 b. June 17, 1892 C. July 7, 1892 d. June 7, 1892

39. He is a friend and fellow katipunero of Andres Bonifacio that recounted his experiences as a
member of revolutionary movement?

a. Guillermo Masangkay c. Emilio Jacinto

b. Gen. Santiago Virata Alvarez d. Pio Valenzuela

40. He wrote the kartilya as well as the oath of the katipumeros.

a. Andres Bonifacio b. Jose Rizal c. Emilio Aguinaldo d. Emilio Jacinto

41. Emilio Jacinto joined the katipunan in 1894 at the age of ____?

a. 21 b. 19 C. 18 d. 20

42. It is one of the law that Aquino enacted lawful basis of the implementation of CARP. This is
executive order which provided a mechanism for the implementation of CARP

a. Executive Order No. 229 b. Executive Order No. 129A

c. Executive Order No. 228 d. Executive Order No. 407

43. In the flag of the Philippines, the eight rays signifying the cight provinces namely: Manila,
Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna and, Batangas.

a. True b. False C. A and B d. Neither

44. What is KKK stands for?

a. Kataas-taasang Kagalang galangan na Anak ng Lipunan

b. Kagalang – galangan Kataas taasang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan
c. Kagalang-galangan Kabutihang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan
d. Kataas taasang Kagalanggalang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan

45. What is the Philippine National Anthem that composed by Julian Felipe?

a. Nacional Filipina Marcha b. Filipina Nacional Marcha

c. Marcha Filipina Nacional d. Marcha Nacional Filipina

46. Who is the war counselor and special delegate designed to proclaim and solemnize this
Declaration of Independence?

a. Emilio Aguinaldo b. Artemio Ricarte

C. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista d. Emiliano Riego de Dios
47. He/she born from a wealthy and politically prominent family in Tarlac.

a. Emilio Aguinaldo b. Cory Aquino

c. Ferdinand Marcos d. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

48. It is the series was later published as a book _______ under the account of Santiago Alvarez.

a. The Katipunan and the Revolution b. The First Cry

c. Memoirs of the K.K.K. and the Philippine Revolution d. None of the above

49. It is an acted that amending the Rice Tenancy Act No. 4045 provided for the certain controls
in the landlord tenants relationship with the regard to Riceland.

a. Republic Act No. 34 b. Republic Act No. 1199

c. Commonwealth Act No. 178 d. Commonwealth Act No. 1184

50. The National taxation system is based on the ________?

a. National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 b. a and b

c. Republic Act No. 8424 d. None of the above