READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

Name: ___________________________________________________________ Date: ______________

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I. Multiple choice: Write the letter of the correct answer before each number.

1. History comes from the Greek word:

a. Istoria b. histori c. historia d. historya
2. According to him, history is knowledge acquired by investigation.
a. Aristotle b. Socrates c. Jesus Christ d. Diogenes
3. It covers how historians studied and developed history including techniques, and theoretical
approaches.
a. Historiography b. Histronomy c. Historians d. Historography
4. These sources provide a firsthand account from a particular time period.
a. Main b. Secondary c. Primary d. Historical
5. Form and appearance are more likely subject to question in this form of criticism.
a. Internal b. External c. Aesthetics d. Higher
6. Sometimes called as "lower criticism".
a. Historical b. Internal c. Aesthetics d. External
7. “Ang Kasaysayan ay Salaysay na may Saysay sa Sinasalaysayang lahi.”
a. Zeus Lazaro b. Zach Salazar c. Zeus Salazar d. Zeus Salar
8. This type of criticism is the examination of the truthfulness and factuality of the evidence.
a. Internal b. Historical c. Aesthetics d. External
9. The study of the human past as it is described in written documents left behind by humans.
a. History b. Historia c. Historiography d. Archaeology
10. _____________ seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents,
oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers.
a. Archaeologists b. Histographers c. Historians d. Marites
11. The author of The First Voyage Around the World.
a. Ferdinand Magellan b. Antonio Pigafetta c. Antonio Pigafetti d. Rhaimund Gilbas
12. Identification of the Historical Importance of the Text.
a. Contextual Analysis b. Content c. Conceptual Analysis d. Content Analysis
13. A secondary burial jar excavated from a Neolithic burial site in Manunggul cave of Tabon Caves
at Lipuun Point at Palawan dating from 890–710 B.C.
a. Tabon jar b. Manonggol Jar c. Manunggul jar d. Tupperware
14. This color in clothing of the natives of Luzon that distinguisehed the chiefs. (Before the entrance
of the Spaniards.)
a. Red b. Blue c. Black d. Yellow
15. A strip of colored cloth wrapped about the waist, and passed between the legs, so that it
covered the privy parts of the men, reaching half-way down the thigh.
a. Banaques b. Chinanas c. Bahag d. Protong
16. Who did the natives appoint when there were suits or disputes with others over matters of
property and interest, or over personal injuries and wrongs received?
a. Young Men b. Old Women c. Old Men d. Middle-Aged Men
17. This type of slave served inside the house, as did likewise the children born of them.
a. Samamahay b. Saguiguilid c. Sagilidgilid d. Namamahay
18. Born on September 18, 1999, go to your instructor and whisper “Happy Birthday Eumel”
a. Happy b. Birthday c. Eumel d. Uwu
19. How many human figures does the top of the burial jar mentioned in no. 13 usually have?
a. One b. Four c. Two d. None
 20. How many boat figures does the top of the burial jar mentioned in no. 13 usually have?
a. One b. Four c. Two d. None
21. How many river figures does the top of the burial jar mentioned in no. 13 usually have?
a. One b. Four c. Two d. None
22. The remains that the jar mentioned before was discovered alongside with the remains of:
a. Tabon Man b. Tampon Man c. Dr. Fox d. Lipuun Man
23. They are the ones who discovered the jar mentioned before.
a. Dr. Robbie Fox & Miguel Antonio c. Dr. Robert Fox & Michael Antonio
b. Dr. Robbie Fox & Michael Antonio d. Dr. Robert Fox & Miguel Antonio
24. Go to your instructor and whisper: “Kobe”
25. An ancient text that changed the perception of the history of the Philippines.
a. Laguna Copperplate c. Laguna Copperplate Hieroglyphs
b. Laguna Copperplate Inscription d. Laguna Copper Inscription
26. This is a thin piece of copper sheet which was discovered around 1987 and was found during
dredging activities in a certain river.
a. Laguna Copperplate c. Laguna Copperplate Hieroglyphs
b. Laguna Copperplate Inscription d. Laguna Copper Inscription
27. The measurement of this thin piece of copper plate.
a. 20x20in b. 20x20cm c. 20x20m d. 25x25cm
28. The river in the province of Laguna where this thin piece of copper plate was found.
a. Lumang River b. Lumba River c. Lumbang River d. Lubang River
29. The type of script used in the copperplate, a writing system that originated in the Indonesian
Island of Java.
a. Early Kawi Script b. Kawi Script c. Early Kiwa Script d. Early Kawa Script
30. The meaning of “KKK”.
a. Klu Klux Klan c. Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan
b. Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Kartilya d. Kagalanggalang, Kataastaasang Katipunan

II. True or False: Write TRUE if the statement is True, write FALSE if the statement is False.

1. Ferdinand Magellan was with Antonio Pigafetti as stated in The First Voyage Around the World.
2. “Guard the instructions and plan of the K K K as you would guard your own honor.” Is the fourth
duty of the Sons of the People (KKK).
3. History is considered by the public as the irrefutable truth.
4. The Marites, are not valid sources of any information.
5. The Philippines only has three islands; Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
6. The inscriptions on the Laguna Copperplate are complete.
7. The design of the cover of the Manunggul Jar features three faces - the soul, the boatman, and
the boat itself.
8. The alipin saguiguilid and namamahay had the same value in terms of gold.
9. “Believe with a fervent heart in the creator.” is the first duty of the Sons of the People (KKK).
10. I will pass this exam.