The document contains a test of 53 multiple choice questions on Philippine history. The questions cover topics such as Philippine saints, presidents, independence acts, geography, economics, politics and government. They assess knowledge of people, events, organizations and concepts that have shaped the development of the Philippines from pre-colonial times to the present.

1. Philippine History
GlennRivera
Universityof the Philippines –Diliman– CumLaude
1. St. PedroCalungsodisthe secondFilipinosaint.Whowasthe first?
A. St.PedroValderama C. St. Jose Nakpil
B. St.LorenzoRuiz D. St. RuizDe Castro
2. The Presidentwhoisknownforhis“FilipinoFirstPolicy”.
A. Manuel L. Quezon C. RamonMagsaysay
B. FerdinandE.Marcos D. CarlosP. Garcia
3. It isan act whichprovidedforself-governmentof the PhilippinesandforFilipinoindependence
aftera periodof tenyears.
A. JonesAct C. Hare–Hawes–CuttingAct
B. Tydings-McDuffieAct D. Philippine OrganicAct
4. Whendo we celebrate the UnitedNations’Day?
A. December10 C. December15
B. October24 D. March 16
5. It isa worldbodycomposedof 143-membercountriesthatsetrulesineconomicrelationsand
trade.
A. UnitedNations
B. General AgreementonTariffsandTrade
C. UnitedNationsConventiononthe Law of the Sea
D. WorldTrade Organization
6. Countrieswhofail toact againstmoney-launderingare sanctionedbythe global financialbody
whichiscalled____________.
A. InternationalMonetaryFund
B. WorldBank
C. Financial ActionTaskForce
D. UnitednationsFinance Group
7. Islamicreligionwas firstintroducedinthe Philippinesby_____________.
A. Allah C. Mukdum
B. AbuBakr D. Ragnarok
8. The firstbook publishedinthe Philippineswas_____________.
A. Liwayway C. DoctrinaChristiana
B. DoctrinaKatolika D. KristiyanongPamumuhay
9. It isan organ of the UnitedNationswhichistaskedtocarry out the day-to-dayworkof the UNO.
A. InternationalCourtof Justice
B. International Criminal Court
C. General Assembly

2. D. Secretariat
10. The firsteditorof La Solidaridad?
A. Jose Rizal C. JuanLuna
B. Graciano LopezJaena D. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
11. Who wasthe firstto be appointedasheadof the Departmentof Educationduringthe
Commonwealthperiod?
A. CarlosP.Romulo C. Raul Roco
B. Bro. AndrewGonzales D. SergioOsmeña
12. There are six principal organsof the UnitedNations.Whenconfrontedwithinternational peace
and securityissues,whichorganhasthe responsibilitytosettle thismatter?
A. TrusteeshipCouncil
B. International Courtof Justice
C. General Assembly
D. SecurityCouncil
13. Whenwas the independence of the Republicof the PhilippinesgrantedbyAmerica?
A. June 4, 1946 C. July4, 1946
B. June 12, 1898 D. June 30, 1898
14. He wasknownas the “Great Dissenter”inthe history of the Philippines.
A. ApolinarioMabini C. NinoyAquino
B. ClaroM. Recto D. JovitoSalonga
15. What was the longestrevoltinPhilippinehistory?
A.BonifacioRevolt
B. Mabini Revolt
C. SilangRevolt
D. DagohoyRevolt
16. The SpanishGovernor-General of the Philippineswhenthe Battle of Manilahappened.
A. Miguel Lopezde Legazpi
B. DiegodelosRios
C. BasilioAugustin
D. FernandoPrimode Rivera
17. The fatherof social justice.
A. RamonMagsaysay C. DisodadoMacapagal
B. FerdinandMarcos D. Manuel Quezon
18. What iconis usedbythe Philippine National Bank(PNB) foritsadvertisement?
A. Eagle C. Parrot
B. Tiger D. Sword
19. What bodycan the Philippinegovernmentvalidateitsclaimtothe Spratlysandotherterritories
inthe WestPhilippinesSea?

3. A.UnitedNationsEconomicandSocial Council
B. International Courtof Justice
C. GenevaConvention
D. AmericanConvention
20. The book writtenbyCharlesDarwinwhere he proposedthe theoryof evolution.
A. EvolutionarioHumano
B. From ApestoMan
C. Originof the Species
D. Where Men Came From
21. Who wasthe SpanishGovernor-Generalwhoorderedthe deportationof Jose Rizal toDapitan,
ZamboangaDel Norte?
A. Gov.Gen.Malvar C. Gov.Gen. Blanco
B. Gov. Gen.Claveria D. Gov. Gen.Despujol
22. What was the firstcommercial bankinthe Philippinesandthe FarEast?
A. Banco de Oro
B. Bank of the Philippine Island
C. PhilippineNationalBank
D. Land Bank of the Philippines
23. _____________________ wasthe lastFilipinogeneral whosurrenderedtothe Americanduring
Filipino-AmericanWar.
A. Miguel Malvar C. Gregoriodel Pilar
B. EmilioAguinaldo D. SimeonOla
24. It isthe earliestformof writinginthe Philippines.
A. Cuneiform C. Baybay
B. Alibata D. Hieroglyphics
25. RA 9155 isalsoknownas ____________________.
A. Bridge Program
B. K+12 Program
C. CompulsoryKindergartenProgram
D. Basic EducationActof 2001
26. The municipal mayorisfor todaywhile ____________ wasduringthe Spanishperiod.
A. Gobernadorcillo C. Governor-General
B. Alcalde mayor D. Arrestomayor
27. Cebuisknownfor _______________.
A. mangojuice C. mangodriedslices
B. pineapple juice D. mangojam
28. Squatterscannotbe ejectedfromtheirpresentplacesunlesstheyare assuredaplace togo.
What lawis thisbased?
A. Lina Law C. EnriquezLaw

4. B. Maceda law D. TolentinoLaw
29. He wasthe chairmanof the FirstPhilippineCommission.
A. Taft C. Jones
B. Wright D. Schurmann
30. What territorywasdenieditsfirstrequestforUSannexationbyPresidentClevelandbecause of
questionable involvementinitsquestforindependence?
A. Cuba C. Hawaii
B. Midway D. Philippines
31. Why didthe Britishparliamentimpose astamptax on the coloniesin1765?
A. raise additional fundsforEnglishpostal service
B. to helpthe coloniespayforthe RevolutionaryWar
C. to pay forthe FrenchandIndianWar
D. to establishapostal service inthe colonies
32. The framersof the Americangovernmentwere influencedbywhatreligiousteachings?
A. Buddhism C. Judeo-Christian
B. Islamic D. Agnostic
33. In PresidentQuezon’stime,the countryhadthe Philippine Commonwealth. WhatisTRUE
aboutthe PhilippineCommonwealth?
The Filipinoswere_______________ .
A. Partiallyindependent
B. Grantedtotal freedomtocourse theirdestinyonlyonmattersof education
C. Citizensof the UnitedStates
D. Fullyindependent
34. What developmenthastakenplace inourformof governmentfromthe pre-HispanicPhilippines
to the present?
I. We have come froma one- manrule to a governmentof the people,bythe people,andforthe
people.
II. We beganwithone-manrule andhave endedupwith adictatorial formof government.
III. We startedwitha dictatorial formof governmentthathasdevelopedintothe present
democraticform.
A. I and III C. II
B. III D. I
35. As a resultof EDSA I, the Philippines______________.
A. Changeditsformof governmenttoparliamentary
B. Intensifieditsparticipationininternationalaffairs
C. Saw the impeachmentof JosephEstradaaspresident
D. Became knownworldwide foritsPeople’sPowerRevolution
36. Rizal focusedthe “La Liga Filipina”to_____________ .
I. Unite the whole country

5. II. Fightviolence andinjustice
III. Revoltagainstthe Spaniards
A. I and III
B. I and II
C. II andIII
D. II only
37. Which isTRUE of the Philippines?
A. It has beencolonizedbytwoEuropeancolonial powers.
B. There have beenattemptstochange itsgovernmenttoa parliamentaryform.
C. It isthe onlyChristiancountryinAsia.
D. It has neverbeen unitedasa nation.
38. Which isTRUE of the historical developmentof the Philippines?
A. It has beenanindependentnation.
B. It has notachievedfull independence fromthe verybeginning.
C. It has beenanindependentnationeversince.
D. It has evolvedfromacolonytoa fullyindependentnation.
39. Which statementisTRUE of the pre-SpanishFilipinogovernment?
A. There wasa court createdbythe datuto hear complaints.
B. The datu exercisedall powersof government.
C. Laws were formulated byalawmakingbodyelectedbythe community.
D. Laws were formulatedbyalaw-makingbodyappointedbythe datu.
40. Which of the followingwasthe firsttohappen?
A. AguinaldodeclaredPhilippine independence.
B. Guerillawarfare againstthe USwas initiated.
C. The Philippineswascededtothe US bythe Treaty of Paris.
D. Aguinaldowascaptured.
41. What has solvedthe caste andsocial strata systeminthe Philippinessociety?
A. Schoolsineverybarangay
B. Barangay empowerment
C. Schoolsforthe handicapped
D. Barangay highschoolsopened
42. The Philippinesprideitself asthe firstpresidingofficerof the UnitedNation.Whowasthe
personality?
A. General Romulo C. AmbassadorMaceda
B. AmbassadorElizalde D. General Yan
43. Qualityof educationtheysayis:
A. Everycitizen’saccountingtask
B. Everyone’sresponsibility
C. Everybody’sconcernattimes
D. Everyparent’sandteachersresponsibletask

6. 44. Similareruptionof volcanoeshave affectedlivesinZambales.Relief andevacuation were
managedbythe RedCrossin Mindanao,specificallyin:
A. Taal volcano C. Mayon volcano
B. Hibok-hibok D. Mt. Halcon
45. The City governmentof MetroManilahad beenclosingandraidingnightspots.Whatisthe
basicreasonof the campaign?
A. Many homesare destroyedbythese nightclubs
B. The valuesof the youngare affectedbythese clubs
C. The fast spreadof HIV and AIDSare tracedto these places
D. These spotsare areas of crimes
46. In the Philippinegovernment,the earliestand smallestserviceof governance isthe:
A. Municipality C. Poblacion
B. Barangay D. Barrio
47. Philippine eaglesare identifiedasrare species.Lately,inDavaomore eagleswereraisedthrough
A. catchingeaglesandraisedthemincages
B. artificial inseminationthroughfertilizedeggs
C. incubatingeggsfromtheirnests
D. puttingupeagle farmsunderthe Bureauof Wildlife
48. There are 7,114 islandsinthe Philippines.Whyare some islandsnotfullyidentified?
A. Because some submergedaftervolcanoeruption
B. Some are onlyseenduringlowtides
C. Some have notsurveyed
D. Some are uninhabited
49. The governmentprogramfordevelopmenthasidentifiedprovincesthatare underdeveloped.All
these provincesfall under______________.
A. State of the Province Address
B. Social ReformAgenda
C. AgrarianReformSystem
D. GovernmentService Insurance System
50. The meetingof the APECin the Philippineswasheldsometimein1996. What was its
importance?
A. We FilipinosrealizedthatPhilippinesis nolongeranisland
B. We feel thatwe have torelate to Asianpacificcountriesnotonlypoliticallybuteconomically.
C. We feel superioramongAsiannations.
D. We become aware of global peace.
51. What was the reasonwhythe voyage of Magellanisconsideredthe greatestsingle achievement
inthe historyof hisexplorationanddiscovery?
A. Because itmarkedthe discoveryof westwardroute tothe North
B. Because itmade the Spainasthe mothernationof the Philippines
C. Because itmade the Spainmistressof the Sea
D. Because itmarkedthe firstcircumnavigationof the globe

7. 52. What isthe primarysource of the objectivesof educationinthe Philippines?
A. TydingsMcDuffie Law
B. JonesLaw
C. AmericanGovernment
D. Philippine Constitution
53. Whichorder of presidentscorrectlyappliestoPhilippine history?
i. Magsaysay
ii. Garcia
iii. Quezon
iv. Osmeña
A. III,II,I, IV C. I, II,IIIIV
B. II,III,I, IV D. IV,III,I, II
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Agoncillo,A.(1990).Historyog the Philippine People,QuezonCity:Garotech
Publishing.