READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY (GHIST)

1ST SEMESTER | PRELIM | 091819

MOCK EXAMINATION

QUERIES ___ 19. According to Fr. John Schumacher, some “nationalist history” have obstructed,
instead of promoted, the national Filipino cause.
___ 20. Both Renato Constantino and Fr. John Schumacher believe in the writing of
I. True or False. T if true. F if otherwise; indicate what makes the statement false. people’s history.
___ 21. As to context of examination, the Laguna Copper-Plate Inscription is a primary
___ 1. The term history comes from the Latin word “historia” which means inquiry.
source.
___ 2. Historical sources are the materials or objects from which the historians construct
___ 22. The Laguna Copper-Plate Inscription is an example of an unwritten source.
meanings.
___ 23. The terms “Philippines” and “Filipinos” did not exist before the Spanish came to
___ 3. In studying history, we are interested to find out what happened, when it happened,
our islands since there was no unified state in these islands, only independent
to whom it happened, how it happened, why it happened, and what its
chiefdoms or tribes.
consequences were.
___ 24. The “insulares” were referred to as “Filipinos”, who were considered inferior to the
___ 4. In studying history, we are interested to find out the patterns of change and
“peninsulares”.
continuity over time.
___ 25. The precolonial Filipinos made impressive metal weapon and tools.
___ 5. History is all around us.
___ 26. The precolonial Filipinos already had a concept of writing, and many of them could
___ 6. BC is short for “before Christ” which refers to the number of years after the birth of
read and write.
Jesus Christ.
___ 27. The precolonial Filipinos were not deeply religious, instead they were taught by
___ 7. AD is short for Anno Domini which refers to the number of years before the birth of
the Spaniards.
Jesus Christ.
___ 28. The precolonial Filipinos had laws that governed the relations of the members of
___ 8. Historical facts are pieces of information that are true.
the society.
___ 9. Only when information is true can we have an accurate picture of the past.
___ 29. The precolonial Filipinos had a unified or central government ruled by a chieftain.
___ 10. Historical opinions are people’s points of view which are automatically based on
___ 30. The precolonial Filipinos had independent barangays or chiefdoms ruled by a
facts.
chieftain.
___ 11. Sources are proofs that determine the truth of historical accounts.
___ 31. The precolonial Filipinos had a wide knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, and
___ 12. Evidences are things which provide information.
engineering.
___ 13. Ornaments, tools or other objects made by people of the past are called artifacts.
___ 32. The precolonial Filipinos were influenced by their Asian neighbors like the
___ 14. According to Renato Constantino, one issue on post-colonial historiography was
Chinese and Indians.
that Filipino historians were captives of a Spanish and American historiography.
___ 33. Internal criticism refers to the genuineness of the documents a researcher uses
___ 15. There were distortions and forgeries in post-colonial historiography according to
in a historical study.
Fr. John Schumacher.
___ 34. If you do external criticism, you are doing a context analysis.
___ 16. According to Renato Constantino, the historian’s task is to advance the writing of
___ 35. External criticism refers to the accuracy of the contents of a document.
a truly Filipino history.
___ 36. Doing content analysis is also doing an internal criticism.
___ 17. History is always written from a point of view.
___ 37. Written sources and unwritten sources are typologies of historical sources
___ 18. According to Fr. John Schumacher, the Filipino people are the primary agents of
according to context of examination.
their history.

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___ 38. Primary sources and secondary sources are typologies of historical sources A. It must be more descriptive than analytical
according to form. B. History should show how a nation was born
___ 39. Published journal articles or books are examples of secondary sources. C. It must not deal only with objective developments but also bring the discussion
___ 40. A newspaper commentary written about the Letters of Jose Rizal is an example to the realm of value judgments
of a primary source. D. It must deal with the past with a view to explaining the present
___ 9. For Renato Constantino, what did he consider as a motive force of Philippine
II. Multiple Choice. history?
A. Nationalist elite struggle
___ 1. Historiography means: B. Rewriting people’s history
A. writing a nationalist history C. Participation in mass actions
B. reforming and reshaping people’s history D. Descriptive and analytical writing of history
C. historical methods that aims for social justice ___ 10. Fr. Schumacher’s framework in studying Philippine history:
D. the practice of writing history A. Jose Rizal
___ 2. Who wrote his book with the objective of writing a history that comes from the point B. William Henry Scott
of view of the Filipinos, particularly the grassroots? C. Renato Constantino’s People’s History
A. Ambeth Ocampo D. Bonifacio, Jacinto and other revolutionists
B. Renato Constantino ___ 11. According to him, understanding all aspects of the experience of all Filipinos must
C. Fr. John Schumacher be investigated in order to have a true Filipino history:
D. Reynaldo Ileto A. Renato Constantino
___ 3. Which of the following is not a work of Renato Constantino? B. William Henry Scott
A. The Miseducation of the Filipinos C. Reynaldo Ileto
B. The Historian’s Task in the Philippines D. Fr. John Schumacher
C. The Philippines: The Past Revisited ___ 12. What is the correct order of the birth of Filipino nationalism?
D. Philippines: A Continuing Past A. Rizal’s Writing of Noli and El Fili → Bonifacio’s Revolutionary Movement →
___ 5. What was the focus of post-colonist Philippine history according to Fr. John GomBurZa’s execution
Schumacher? B. GomBurZa’s execution → Rizal’s Noli and El Fili → Bonifacio’s Revolutionary
A. Philippine Revolution Movement
B. American Colonial Period C. Bonifacio’s Revolutionary Movement → Rizal’s Noli and El Fili → GomBurZa’s
C. A & B execution
D. none of the above D. GomBurZa’s execution → Bonifacio’s Revolutionary Movement → Rizal’s Noli
___ 6. It is considered as the “essence of life” according to Constantino. and El Fili
A. human masses ___ 13. Which of the following statements about a historian’s task comes from Fr. John
B. society Schumacher?
C. struggle A. to write Philippine history from the point of view of the Filipino
D. toward a nationalist history B. to present the Filipino past that really was, in all its variety
___ 7. The motivators of change and history according to Constantino: C. to advance the writing of a truly Filipino history, the history of the Filipino people
A. nationalist scholars D. to weave particular events into a total view so that historical experience can be
B. mass of human beings summed up and analyzed
C. great men and heroes ___ 14. All of the following are categories of written sources except:
D. common elite A. literary
___ 8. Which is not true about Renato Constantino’s people history?

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 B. testimonial B. early legal system among the natives
C. juridical C. the practice of metallurgy
D. social documents D. debt acquittal of Naw’ran together with his family
___ 15. Which of the following is not an example of oral unwritten sources? ___ 23. The term “Philippines” came from the name of this Spanish king, the king of Spain
A. journal entries when the Philippines became a Spanish colony.
B. tales A. King Philip I
C. sagas B. King Philip II
D. songs C. King Philip III
___ 16. Which is not true about doing external criticism? D. King Philip IV
A. testing the genuineness of the documents ___ 24. The term “Filipinos” initially referred to the:
B. looking at the reliability of the documents A. Spain-born Spaniards
C. doing a context analysis B. peninsulares
D. doing content analysis C. Philippine-born Spaniards
___ 17. Which is not true about doing external criticism? D. A & B
A. looking at the historicity of the facts contained in the document ___ 25. Which of the following is not part of doing internal criticism in studying the LCI?
B. determining the accuracy of the contents of a document A. analyzing the place where it was found
C. doing context analysis B. analyzing the places mentioned in the document
D. doing content analysis C. analyzing the names mentioned in the document
___ 18. Which of the following is not a primary source? D. analyzing what the document is all about
A. memoirs ___ 26. The following are examples of written sources except:
B. textbooks A. civil registry
C. diaries B. memoirs
D. speeches C. pottery
___ 19. All of the following are examples of secondary source except: D. journal entries
A. book about diaries kept during Holocaust ___ 27. The following are examples of oral or testimonial sources, except:
B. magazine article about 20th century female photographer A. diary
C. textbook on Philippine History B. interviews
D. Jose Rizal’s correspondent letters C. songs
___ 20. Biography, newspaper article, diary, journal entries, and films are examples of: D. tales
A. literary sources ___ 28. The details of the Battle of Mactan written by Antonio Pigafetta was originally
B. social documents written in what language?
C. material sources A. Spanish
D. testimonial sources B. Latin
___ 21. Which of the following is not part of doing external criticism in studying the LCI? C. Italian
A. analyzing the date of writing D. Greek
B. identifying the places mentioned ___ 29. Antonio Pigafetta from:
C. identifying the materials used A. Portugal
D. analyzing the language and script used B. Italy
___ 22. What is the main topic of the LCI? C. Spain
A. slavery in the archipelago D. Greece

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___ 30. The document on the voyage of Magellan written by Pigafetta was intended to B. He was commissioned by the viceroy of New Spain to lead an expedition in the
what audience? Pacific Ocean as order by King Philip II
A. Spanish people C. He spent his own resources to finance the expedition to the Philippines
B. Italian people D. Legazpi and his fleet started their expedition from Mexico
C. European leaders ___ 38. What was the main topic of Legazpi’s document?
D. All Europeans A. The Spaniards’ first settlement in the Philippines
___ 31. Who was the chosen commander of the ship who was abandoned by the B. The conditions of the Philippines and its inhabitants
Spaniards in their escape? C. The conversion of the native to Christianity
A. Duarte Barboza D. The capture of Maynilad from Rajah Sulayman
B. San Martin de Sivilla ___ 39. The following are groups of people mentioned by Legazpi in his document, except:
C. Jovan Carvaio A. Chinese
D. Johan Serrano B. Spaniards
___ 32. Which of the following is not true about the social milieu around the time Pigafetta C. Arabs
wrote his Magellan document? D. Moros
A. Age of Expedition and Discovery ___ 40. The following were the key topics discussed in Legazpi’s document, except:
B. Age of Industrial Revolution A. the characteristics and lifestyle of the natives
C. Rivalry between Spain and Portugal B. the resources that Spain can profit from
D. Quest for the Spice Islands C. blood compact
___ 33. Which of the following is not true about Magellan? D. the non-existence of trade
A. He commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world ___ 41. The following were strategies for settling in the Philippines mentioned by Legazpi,
B. He already reached Moluccas prior to his Westward route except:
C. He was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain A. setting up ports
D. He was killed by Cilapulapu during the battle of Mactan B. settling through war and conquest
___ 34. Which is not true about the Moluccas? C. conversion into Christianity
A. It was also known as the Spice Islands D. treating the natives with harshness and cruelty
B. It was first reached by the Spaniards ___ 42. Which is not true about Legazpi’s document on the practice of marriage among
C. Located in present-day Indonesia the natives?
D. It was first reached by the Portuguese A. the natives practice polygamy
___ 35. From Pigafetta’s document, who was referred to as the Christian king? B. a husband can leave his wife/wives
A. Datu Zula C. the natives practice dowry
B. Rajah Kolambu D. a woman cannot leave her husband
C. Rajah Humabon ___ 43. Inhabitant from this/these place/s were referred to as Moros by Legazpi:
D. King Philip of Spain A. Bornei
___ 36. He was the chronicler of Magellan’s expedition B. Sugbu
A. Duarte Barboza C. Lucon
B. Enrique of Malacca D. A & C
C. Antonio Pigafetta E. A & B
D. Johan Serrano
___ 37. Which is not true about Miguel Lopez de Legazpi?
A. He was born in New Spain

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 ANSWER KEY II. Multiple Choice.
1. D. the practice of writing history
I. True or False. 2. B. Renato Constantino
1. F [Latin → Greek] 3. B. The Historian’s Task in the Philippines
2. T 4. good luck, everybody yie
3. T 5. C. A & B
4. T 6. C. struggle
5. T 7. B. mass of human beings
6. F [after → before] 8. A. It must be more descriptive than analytical
7. F [before → after] 9. C. Participation in mass actions
8. T 10. A. Jose Rizal
9. T 11. D. Fr. John Schumacher
10. F [automatically → not always] 12. B. GomBurZa’s execution → Rizal’s Noli and
11. F [sources → evidences] El Fili → Bonifacio’s Revolutionary Movement
12. F [evidences → sources] 13. B. to present the Filipino past that really was,
13. T in all its variety
14. T 14. B. testimonial
15. T 15. A. journal entries
16. T 16. D. doing content analysis
17. T 17. C. doing context analysis
18. T 18. B. textbooks
19. T 19. D. Jose Rizal’s correspondent letters
20. T 20. A. literary sources
21. T 21. B. identifying the places mentioned
22. F [unwritten → written] 22. D. debt acquittal of Naw’ran together with his
23. T family
24. T 23. B. King Philip II
25. T 24. C. Philippine-born Spaniards
26. T 25. C. analyzing the names mentioned in the
27. F [they were pagans, yes, but they were not document
not religious] 26. C. pottery
28. T 27. A. diary
29. F [had a unified → had not a unified] 28. C. Italian
30. T 29. B. Italy
31. T 30. C. European leaders
32. T 31. D. Johan Serrano
33. F [Internal → External] 32. B. Age of Industrial Revolution
34. T 33. D. He was killed by Cilapulapu during the
35. F [External → Internal] battle of Mactan
36. T 34. B. It was first reached by the Spaniards
37. F [context of examination → forms] 35. C. Rajah Humabon
38. F [form → kind] 36. C. Antonio Pigafetta
39. T 37. A. He was born in New Spain
40. F [primary → secondary] 38. B. The conditions of the Philippines and its
inhabitants
39. C. Arabs
40. D. the non-existence of trade
41. D. treating the natives with harshness and
cruelty
42. D. a woman cannot leave her husband
43. D. A & C

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