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Readings in the Philippine History

Final Examination
Name:___________________________________ Date:__________________________
Teacher: Christian V. Auxtero Year and Course:_______________
I. Multiple Choices: Read each question carefully and put a star in the letter of the correct answer.
(NO ERASURES)
1. Its name was derived from the 16th-century Spanish King Philip II and truncated from the Philippine
Islands during the expedition of Ruy Lopez de Villalobos to the region.
a. Philippines b. United States c. Continent d. Filipino
2. he bestowed the name Las Islas Filipinas on the island of Leyte and Samar
a. King Philip b. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos c. Bernardo de la Torre
3. During the Philippine Revolution the state officially called itself
a. Republica filipina b. Pilipinas c. Filipinas
4. Las Islas Filipinas bestowed in honor of?
a. Prince of Asturias b. King Philip c. Bernardo de la Torre
5. The name Philippines began to appear during
a. American Period b. Spanish Period c. Japanese Period
6. in the year ________ Filipino and English became the official language of the Philippines
a. 1988 b. 1985 c. 1987
7. The history of the Philippines divided into three era
a. Settlement, people and Country b. Government, State and Nation c. Nation and State
8. Historia means?
a. knowledge b. information c. facts
9. it is defined as the record of events affecting a nation’s life and destiny
a. information b. theory c. history
10. he is the noted historian and Sorbonne professor
a. Dr. Charles Seignobes b. Dr. Charles Darwin c. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos
11. it is the study of life in the past, in all aspect.
a. information b. theory c. history
12. Spaniard ruled our country for almost ________ years?
a. 300 b. 365 c. 265
13. the American Era was led by American U. S Navy
a. Admiral George Dewey b. Admiral John Dewy c. Admiral Isaac Dewey
14. Japanese invades the Philippines last
a. December 8, 1991 b. December 8, 1941 c. December 8, 1961
15. in what month and year does Gen. MacArthur and Sergio Osmena returned and liberated the
Philippines?
a. October 1944 b. December 1944 c. August 1944
16. Who is the first president of the Republic of the Philippines?
a. Manuel Quezon b. Manuel Roxas c. Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo
17. Who declared June 12 as the Independence Day?
a. Manuel Quezon b. Manuel Roxas c. Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo
18. Who is the president in the Martial Law Regime
a. Ferdinand E. Marcos b. Benigno Aquino III c. Gloria Arroyo
19. Who is the first woman who became the president of the Philippines
a. Corazon Aquino b. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo c. Leni Robredo
20. When is the first computerized national election in the Philippine History?
a. May 10, 2010 b. October 10, 2010 c. May 5, 2010
II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if found false underline the
sentence/s that make the statement incorrect and write the correct answer on the space provided before the
number. (NO ERASURE)
____21. Studying History allow us to gain valuable perspective on the problems of our modern society
____22. Philippine history is in and of itself very interesting
____23. Primary source are the first-hand accounts of topic
____24. Secondary sources are any account of something that is not a primary source
____25. Primary sources are direct from an event or original source
____26. Secondary sources are anything written about something
____27. Primary and secondary source data can be used in conjunction with each other
____28. The quality of the source should be evaluated and weighed
____29. The closer to the source, the more accurate and meaningful the information provided
 ____30. Primary source are the first-hand account
____31. Historical documents are fake documents that contain important information
____32. Information about a person, place or event serve as secondary sources
____33. Historical documents can be deeds, laws accounts of battle or exploits of the powerful
____34. Anthropologist, Historians and Fireman generally, are more interested in documents
____35. Historical Source also known as historical material or historical event
____36. Historical source are not original source that contain important historical information
____37. War is the main statement of poem, an essay or a short story
____38. Authors build an argument to persuade his/her audience that his/her argument is not true
____39. Point of view is an animal perspective on the world or how events make sense
____40. Teodoro A. Aragoncillo is not considered as one of the most important historian of our time
____41. External Criticism examines the authenticity of the documents or the evidence being used
____42. Antonio Pigafetta was an scholar and explorer from the Republic of Venice
____43. Pigafetta is the travelogue of Magellan
____44. Landrones Island is the Island of the Thieves
____45. Pigaffeta received a modest salary of 1000 maravedis
____46. August 1519 Pigafetta collected extensive data concerning the geography
____47. Pigafetta meticulous notes proved invaluable to future explorer
____48. Francisco Albo was the only other sailor who maintain a journal during the voyage of Victoria’s
ship.
____49. Internal Criticism examines the truthfulness of the content of the evidences
____50. Magellan himself was killed in the battle on the voyage
III. Identification. Write C if the following articles tells about citizenship, S if it is for suffrage and L if it is for
legislative department. (NO ERASURE)
____________51. Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this
constitution.
____________52. Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines.
____________53. Those born before January 17, 1973, of a Filipino mother
____________54. Those who are naturalized in accordance with the law.
____________55. Dual allegiance of citizens is inimical to the national interest and shall be dealt with
by law.
____________56. It may be lost or reacquired in the manner provided by law.
____________57. It may be exercised by all the citizens of the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by
law.
____________58. It shall be vested in the congress of the Philippines
____________59. Who are at least 18 years of age
____________60. It shall consist of senate and a house of representative
____________61. Shall have been resided in the Philippines for at least one year and in the place
wherein they propose to vote for at least 6 months immediately preceding the election.
____________62. Shall composed of twenty-four senators who shall be elected at a large.
____________63. No literacy, property or other substantive requirement shall be imposed
____________64. No person shall be a senator unless he is a natural born citizen of the Philippines.
____________65. The congress shall provide a system for securing the secrecy and sanctity of the
ballot as well as a system for absentee voting by qualified Filipinos abroad.
____________66. The term of the office of the senator shall be 6 years and shall commence.
____________67. The house of representative shall composed of not more than 250 members.
____________68. The party-list representative shall constitute twenty per centrum of the total number
of representatives including those under the party list.
____________69. Each legislative district shall comprise as far as practicable, contiguous, compact
and adjacent territory.
____________70. The salaries of the senators and members of the house of representatives shall be
determined by the law.
IV. Enumeration: (NO ERASURES)
71-75. 5 Example of Primary Sources

76-80. 5 Example of Secondary Sources

81-85. 5 Example of Historiacl Source

 86-87. 2 Example of Repositories of Primary Sources

88-100. Article I-Article XVII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution

V. Fill in the Blank: Fill in the missing part of “Preamble” of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.(NO ERASURE)

We, the 101.____________ Filipino people, 102. _____________ the aid of all mighty 103.__________ ,
in order to build a just and 104. _____________ a government that shall embodies our ideals and
105. ____________, promote the common good, conserve and 106. _____________ our patrimony, and
107. _____________ to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of 108. ______________ and
109. _______________ under the law and regime of truth, justice, freedome, 110.____________ and peace,
do ordain and promulgate this constitution.

VI. Essay: Kindly have your point of view for the following conflicting views in the Philippine History, elaborate
your answer. (10 points each)

1. Site of the First Mass in the Philippines

2. Cavity Mutiny

3. Retraction of Rizal

4. Cry of Balintawak or Pugadlawin

5. Taxation in the Philippines