Reviewer in Filipiniana Reference

1. This is considered as the first book about the Philippines and the memorable voyage of Magellan published in Cologne
in 1523 which contains 15 unnumbered leaves, bound in full.
A) Doctrina Chistiana B) De Moluccis Insulis* C) Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas D) Del Superior Govierno
2. This newspaper is considered as the oldest newspaper in the Philippines with the largest circulation
A) Philippine Daily Inquirer B) Philippine Star C) Diariong Tagalog D) Manila Bulletin*
3. This document is the first collection of pre-Spanish folktales of the Philippines written by Don Diego Lope de
Povedano in 1578.
A) Povedano Manuscript* B) Povedano Collection C) La Illustracion Filipina D) De Moluccis Insulis
th
4. During the 19 century this book became the first Filipino best seller.
A) Doctrina Christiana B) La Ilustracion Filipina C) Urbana at Felisa* D) Florante at Laura
5. From June 1 to October 1882, the first bilingual newspaper in the Philippines came out which is entitled ____
A) La Ilustracion Filipina B) Diariong Tagalog* C) Del Superior Govierno D) Liwayway
6. The Urbana and Felisa touches on the manner and morals of the 19th century which focuses on what social status?
A) Upper Class* B) Middle Class C) Lower Class D) Upper middle class
7. This periodical is considered as the first illustrated periodical with issues from August 1811 to February 7, 1812.
A) Diariong Tagalog B) Del Superior Govierno C) Povedano Manuscript D) La Ilustracion Filipina*
8. He is the writer of the famous Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala in 1613.
A) Gaspar Aquino de Belen C) Fr. Pedro de San Buenaventura*
B) Don Diego Lope de Povedano D) Fr. Francisco Blancas de San Jose
9. This is the first daily to come out with a tabloid.
A) Manila Bulletin B) Bounding Billow C) Tribune* D) Diariong Tagalog
10. This work is considered as the first comprehensive historical account of the Philippines and the Filipino race.
A) Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas* C) La Ilustracion Filipina
B) Del Superior Goviernio D) De Moluccis Insulis
11. This is a work which is a philosophical book written in classical Chinese in 1593 which is believed to antedate the
Doctrina Christiana. The original copy of which is found at the Biblioteca Nacional de Madrid.
A) Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Tagala C) Shih-lu*
B) Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala D) Povedano Manuscript
12. This is considered as the first tagalong grammar book written by Fr. Francisco Blancas de San Jose in 1610
A) Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Tagala* C) Shih-lu
B) Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala D) Povedano Manuscript
13. This work is considered as the first American newspaper published in the Philippines
A) Tribune B)Bounding Billow* C) Manila Bulletin D) Newsweek
14. This is considered as the first book printed in typographic method written by Fr. Francisco Blancas de San Jose
A) Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Tagala C) Libro de Nuestra Señora del Rosario*
B) Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala D) La Ilustracion Filipina
15. In 1704, this is considered as the first Chritian narrative poem intended to replace the pagan epic poems of the pre-
Hispanic past prepared by Gaspar Aquino de Belen.
A) Doctrina Christiana C) Ang Mahal na Passion ni Jesu-Chritong Panginoon Natin*
B) Libro de Nuestra Señora del Rosario D) Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Tagala
16. This book by Rodrigo Lim in 1929 is a compilation of biographies with portraits of successful men and women of the
Philippines at that time.
A) Sons of the Philippine revolution C) Who’s who in the Philippines*
B) The Philper, or Philippine Personalities and Other Features D) Masonic Personalities
17. This book is describes the explorations by early navigators which include description of the islands and their peoples,
their history and records of the Catholic missions in the Philippines edited and annotated by E.H. Blair and Alexander
Robertson.
A) Filipino Heritage: the Making of a Nation C) Documentary Sources of Philippine History
B) The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803* D) Kasaysayan: the story of Filipino People
18. All of the following except one has writings in the book entitled “Builders of a nation: Series of Biographical
Sketches”.
A) Ricardo T. Jose* B) Mariano Ponce C) Gregorio Nieva D) Epifanio delos Santos
19. This filipiniana encyclopedia attempts to present a clear picture of the purpose and function of the social work
profession divided in five parts, edited by Leonora de Guzman.
A) Philippine Encyclopedia of Eloquence C) The Philippine Encyclopedia of Social Work*
B) Philippine Science encyclopedia D) Encyclopedia of the Philippines
20. This work is serialized daily in 1953 by The Manila Chronicle and provides a biography of famous men and women all
over the world on the day of his/her birth
A) Men of the Philippines by George F. Nellist C) Men of Destiny by Alejandro P. Capitulo*
B) Masonic Personalities by Mauro Baradi D) Know Them: A Book of Biographies by Wilfredo P. Valenzuela
22. This is a 10-volume work that is claimed as a “comprehensive, readable and reliable history of the Filipino people
because each volume is written by one or more of the country’s most authoritative experts.
A) The Philippine Island, , 1493-1803 C) Sons of the Philippine Revolution
B) Filipino Heritage: the Making of a Nation D) Kasaysayan: the Story of the Filipino People*
23. This book by Conrado Ciriaco illustrates about 1300 historical events, local scenes, people, animal, different
provinces and cities, including camps, forts, boats, old buildings, etc. in one era of Philippine life.
A) State of the Philippines in 1810 and Philippine Progress prior to 1892
B) A Historical View of the Philippine Islands
C) Catalogue of Philippine Picture Postcards, American Period, 1898-1941*
D) Bayang Magiliw: ang Pilipinas at ang Mamamayang Pilipino
24. This is a collection of documents captured by the Americans during the Filipino-American war.
A) Philippine Insurgent Records B) La Solidaridad* C) Documentary Sources of Phil. History D) People’s Court
25. It is considered as the first Tagalog national weekly.
A) Muling Pagsilang B) Liwayway C) Sampaguita* D) Lipang Kalabaw
26. This reference work gives the heraldic value of the Philippine coat of arms, brief history of Philippines, its cities and
provinces including seal, flower and banner
A) Guide to Protocol B) Almanac of Manileños C)Symbols of the State* D) Pictorial History of the Philippines
27. What publication by the National Library to inform the public of the books and non-book materials, periodicals,
government documents, etc. published or printed in the Philippines by Filipino authors or about the Philippines.
A) Filipiniano Union Catalog C) Bibliography of Philippine Island
B)Philippine national Bibliography * D) Bibliography of Philippine bibliography
28. It is Trinidad Pardo de Tavera’s bibliography of local and foreign imprints pertaining to history, ethnography,
linguistics, botany, geology etc of the Philippine island.
A) Biblioteca de Filipina* C) Philippine National Bibliography
B) Aparato Bibliografico dela Historia de Filipinas D) Catalo of Filipinian at Villadolid
29. Which of the following titles will be LEAST useful in finding the Philippine General Hospital?
A) Metro Manila Street Atlas C) Metro Manila Citiguide
B) Ins & Outs of Metro Manila D) Philippine Government Directory*
30. This is the directory prepared by Dante Perez.
A) Directory of Libraries in the Philippine, 1980 C) Directory of Librarians in the Philippines, 1972
 B) Directory of Licensed Librarians in the Philippines, 2002* D) Directory of Librarians in Southeast Asia, 1980
31. This book will provide information about Ayala Museum
A) Guidebook to Museums in Visayas C) Guidebook to Museums in Northern Luzon
B) Guidebook to Museums in Mindanao D) Guidebook to Museums in Metro Manila*
31. This is material is a chronological lists of charts, maps, plans and views of the Philippines prepared by Carlos Quirino
A) Philippine Atlas C) Philippine Cartography*
B) Atlas of the Philippine island D) Pronouncing Gazetteer and geographical Dictionary of the Philippines
32. Which of the following titles will be most useful to an aspiring candidate for a national elective position in building
his/her political machinery?
A) Politico: Everyman’s Guide to Philippine Elections C) Guide to Protocol
B) A Working Guide to Successful Conferences D) Campaigning to win*
33. If a user want to know the most recent male to female ration of the country’s population, what would be the best
source?
A) Provincial Profiles C) Fookien Times Philippine Yearbook
B) Filway’s Philippine Almanac D) Philippine Statistical Yearbook*
34. A user would like to know the life of Amelita Ramos, what reference source should be best consulted?
A) Great Women of our Time C) Filipino Women Writers and their Work
B) Philippine First Ladies Portraits* D) Women of Distinction
35. The following are under one category of information sources except one.
A) Philippine Government Directory* C) Ibon Facts and Figures
B) Philippine Almanacs & Book of Facts D) Philippine Statistical Yearbook
36. This book reveals the identity of writers using fictitious names in their works
A) Philippine Acronyms and Initialisms Dictionaries C) Men of Destiny
B) Dictionary of Philippine Biography D) Philippine Pseudonyms, Aliases, Pen Names and Name Aberrations*
37. This reference work provides lengthy essays on the lives of outstanding Filipino historians.
A) Kasaysayan: the story of the Filipino People C) Phil Encyclopedia of Social Sciences*
B) Encyclopedia of the Philippines D) Philippine Almanacs & Book of Facts
38. This materials present Philippine History from stone age up to 1946.
A) History of the Filipino People C) Filipino Heritage: the making of a Nation*
B) Bayang Magiliw D) Phil Encyclopedia of Social Sciences
39. If a user would like to know about the rules and regulations in playing volleyball?
A) Sports Encyclopedia C) Games of Filipino Children*
B) Index to Philippine periodical D) Phil Encyclopedia of Social Sciences
40. The CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Arts is a ten-volume work dealing on the various forms of art. Which of these
volume and art form combination does not match?
A) Volume 5-Dance B)Volume 3- Architecture C) Volume 7- Theater D) Volume 9- Visual Arts*
41.Which of the following is compiled and edited by Francisco Demetrio?
A) Booklet of knowledge C) Flora de Filipinas
B) Ensayklopediya ng Pilosopiya D) Encyclopedia of Philippine Folk Beliefs and Customs*
42. This is a biographical source of morethan 500 Filipinos who have made significant contributions to Philippine history
from pre-colonial times to the death of Ninoy Aquino.
A) Filipinos in History C) Who’s Who in the Philippine History*
B) Philippine Who’s who D) Dictionary of Philippine Biography
43. Which biographical source presents the Philippine presidents from Manuel Quezon to Diosdado Macapagal?
A) Philippine Presidents: 100 years C) Mga Pangulo ng Pilipinas
B) Our Presidents: Profiles in History* D) Who’s Who in the Philippines by Franz J. Weisblatt
44. Which of the following dictionaries will be a good reference for the origin of most Filipino terms?
A) Jose Panganiban’s Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles* C) Leo James English’s Tagalog-English Dictionary
B) Maria de Guzman’s Tagalog-English Dictionary D) Vito Santos’ Pilipno-English Dictionary
45. This biographical source corresponds to the dictionary of National Biography of Great Britain and the dictionary of
American Biography of the united States.
A) Who’s Who in the Philippines C) Directorio Biografico Filipino
B) Great Filipinos in History D) Dictionary of Philippine Biography*
46. He wrote the Philippine journalism
A) Pascual Jardiniano B) Diosdado Capino C) Tomas Andres D) Jose Castro*
47. He was known for Dimasalang Kalendaryong Tagalog, an astrological and religious calendar.
A) Jose Rizal B) Nick Joaquin C) Honorio Lopez* D) Pedrito Reyes
48. He wrote the Pictorial History of the Philippines
A) Jose Rizal B) Nick Joaquin C) Honorio Lopez* D) Pedrito Reyes*
49. Which of the following is a good reference for soil types in the different places in the Philippines?
A) Philippine Atlas C) The Philippine regional Natural Resources Atlas*
B) The Philippine Economic Atlas D) Philippine Cartography
50. Which among the following is not a compiler of a checklist of Philippine government documents?
A) Don V. Hart B)Divina R. Tubangui C) Trinidad Pardo de Tavera D) Filomena M. Tan*
Answer key (Filipinana reference)
1.b 46.d
2.d 47.c
3.a 48.c
4.c 49.c
5.b 50.d
6.a
7.d
8.c
9.c
10.a
11.c
12.a
13.b
14.c
15.c
16.c
17.b
18.a
19.c
20.c
21.d
22.c
23.b
24.c
25.c
26.c
27.b
28.a
29.d
30.b
31.d
32.c
33.d
34.d
35.b
36.d
37.c
38.c
39.c
40.d
41.d
42.c
43.b
44.a
45.d