PARANG FOUNDATION COLLEGE Inc.

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PRELIM SPECIAL EXAMINATION

Course No. HIST 101
Descriptive Title READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
Degree Program/ Year Level
Instructress SHAINAH M. SANCHEZ

General Instruction: Read each instruction in every type of test. Avoid any forms of cheating and
avoid erasures. Write your answer in provided booklet. God bless!

Test I. TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it’s incorrect.

1. Bayanihan spirit is deeply practiced by the Filipinos during the wake, or during the harvest
season.
2. Father Juan de Plasencia is a Spanish missionary who recorded hid observation on the
Filipino culture in Mindanao.
3. The Maharlicas could not after marriage, move from one village to another or from one
barangay to another.
4. Magellan and his men was able to see the island of the Philippines known as Panay.
5. The Filipino priests Gomburza were executed due to the charges in relation to the Cavite
mutiny.
6. The former Bagumbayan is now known as the Rizal Park.
7. Governor General Izquierdo called the Cavite mutiny an “insurrection”, “uprising”, and a
“revolution”.
8. “Mabuhay ang Pilipinas” was shouted by the Katipuneros as the First Cry of the Revolution.
9. The only ship that was able to return to Spain after it has completed its circumnavigation in the
voyage of Magellan was Santiago.
10. Pigafetta was the chronicler of Magellan’s expedition who wrote his observations while on
journey.
11. Cartilla says “defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor.”
12. Emilio Jacinto was the one who wrote the Kartilla ng Katipunan.
13. The Philippine National Flag was made by the three women in Hawaii.
14. Aguinaldo is the first president of the Republic of the Philippines. .
15. The Sangguniang Magdiwang in Noveleta was under the leadership of General Mariano
Alvarez.
16. Teodoro Plata was in not certain if the revolution becomes successful because for him it was
not in the exact time.
17. Ramon Valenzuela was imprisoned after he surrendered to Governor General Ramon Blanco.
18. August 23, 1896 was the date of the discussion of the revolutionary members on when is the
exact time to wage war against the Americans.
19. Melchora Aquino was known as the Lakambini of the Katipunan.
20. Tandang Sora’s dedication and unconditional support to the Philippine Revolution had brought
her to be honored and named Mother of the Katipunan.

Test II. Multiple Choices: Choose the best answer in every question.
1. What is the spring of historical information?
A. Balis B. Batis C. Secondary Sources D. Primary Sources
2. The sources that are considered as the lifeblood of history.
 A. External Criticism B. Internal Criticism C. Secondary Sources D. Primary Sources
3. They are documents or works made by individuals who are not directly involved to the
events.
A. External Criticism B. Internal Criticism C. Secondary Sources D. Primary Sources
4. Its purpose is to evaluate the accuracy and the worth of data.
A. External Criticism B. Internal Criticism C. Secondary Sources D. Primary Sources
5. The date when Antonio Pigafetta wrote in his accounts when they first saw the island of
Zamal.
A. March 16, 1521 B. March 15, 1621 C. May 16, 1521 D. March 15, 1621
6. It was how the group of Magellan called this island known today as Homonhon.
A. San Lazaro B. CEBU C. Samar D. Mactan
7. How did the Filipinos call the boat (baroto) according to Pigafetta?
A. ships B. balangay C. barangay D. cruise
8. The tribal gathering in the Philippines headed by the Datu in Tagalog term.
A. ships B. balangay C. barangay D. cruise
9. They were the nobles of the barangay who were the “free-born” Filipinos and were not
obliged to pay tax.
A. Diwata B. Datu C. Saguguilid D. Maharlika
10. He wrote the Kartilla containing the teachings of the Katipunan.
A. Emilio Jacinto B. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Consul Wildman D. Julian Felipe
11. The Kartilla consists of how many teachings to be followed by members of the society?
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15
12. He recommended to Aguinaldo the establishment of the dictatorial government whom the
latter declared himself as the Dictator.
A. Emilio Jacinto B. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Consul Wildman D. Julian Felipe
13. He prepared and wrote the Act of the Declaration of Philippine Independence in Spanish.
A. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista B. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Consul Wildman D. Julian Felipe
14. He was the one who designed the Philippine National Flag which was unfurled during the
Declaration of the Philippine Independence.
A. Emilio Jacinto B. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Consul Wildman D. Julian Felipe
15. He composed the Marcha Filipina Magdalo which was played by the San Francisco de
Malabon band.
A. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista B. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Consul Wildman D. Julian Felipe
16. The __________ epidemic of 1902-1904 had killed 4,386 people in Manila alone.
A. Ebola B. Cholera C. Rubella D. Polio
17. He served as the U.S. Chief of Staff, a Military Governor of Cuba and as a Governor
General of the Philippines.
A. Wood B. Mark Milley C. Valdez D. Ronquillo
18. The Governor General who appointed the Americans to render services in the Philippine
government thereby defeating Filipinization policy.
A. Wood B. Mark Milley C. Valdez D. Ronquillo
19. The date when President Corazon Aquino delivered her speech at the United States
capitol.
A. 08/18/1986 B. 09/18/1986 C. 09/19/1886 D. 09/18/1886
20. The year when Governor General Leonard Wood became a candidate for the presidential
nomination
A. 1921 B. 1919 C. 1920 D. 1922

Test II. Identification: Identify the following.

1. A famous painter and a son of Pedro Amorsolo and Bonifacia Cueto.
2. Give the complete birthdate of Juan Luna. . .
3. It is also known as interior d’lum Café’ which means the coffee shop.
4. One of Luna’s painting depicting a woman who was rumored as the one he courted after his
wife’s death.
5. The usual scenery in Amorsolo’s paintings including The Philippine rural landscapes.
6. Colonel of the Manila Garrison and judge advocate in Rizal’s trial.
7. The priest who brought to Rizal the statuette of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. .
8. A professor of the Ateneo de Manila at the time of Rizal’s death who testified on Rizal’s
retraction.
9. She was also known as “Tandang Sora” and the “Mother of the Katipunan”.
10. Katipuneros tore up these pieces of papers as a sign of their defiance against the
Spaniards.
11. The father of Santiago Alvarez and a relative of Gregoria de Jesus.
12. She was the custodian of the secret documents, seal, and some weapons of the Katipunan.
13. The son of Melchora Aquino who hosted the gathering of the Katipuneros in Pugadlawin.
14. This movement was initiated in 1930 by Benigno Ramos.
15. They stayed as the servants of the Datu and nobles who owned them.
16. It refers to the tax paid by the tenants living in the church lands.
17. He proclaimed the Rice Share Tenancy Act of 1933 effective throughout the country.
18. They were able to establish a “Shadow” or “visible” government in the Central Luzon after
WW II.
19. The last Woman of Rizal
20. Our National Hero
21. A Farewell poem of Rizal
22. Written at Fort Santiago
23. Where was the execution of Rizal?
24. The place Rizal was exiled.
25. Rizal’s Birthplace.

Test III. Essay. Give definition and its function to the Reading of Philippine History.
PRIMARY SOURCES SECONDARY SOURCES

INTERNAL CRITICISM EXTERNAL CRRITICISM