Republic of the Philippines

BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Candijay Campus
Cogtong, Candijay, Bohol

FINAL TERM EXAMINATION

READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

NAME: _________________________________ YR/SEC__________________________ DATE: ___________ SCORE: _____________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. The VAT laws was signed in 1986 and put to effect on __________.
a. 1987 b. 1988 c. 1989 d. 1990
2. This was a peasant rebellion in Central Luzon that aims to end the militancy to the farmers.
a. Sakdal b. Colorum c. Agrarian Reform d. none of the choices
3. The first 1897 Constitution of the Biak-na-Bato was written in what language?
a. English b. Tagalog c. Spanish d. Visayan
4. The 1935 Constitution that governs the country is also called as the ____________ Constitution.
a. Association b. Commonwealth c. Freedom d. none of the choices
5. This type of Constitution gives the authority to make decisions and sustain or disprove the sentences rendered by the other courts and to
dictate rules for the administration of justice.
a. Supreme Council b. Assembly of the Representatives
b. Supreme Council of Grace & Justice d. none of the choices
6. This aims to provide changes and reconstructing the whole system of agriculture.
a. CARPER B. DENR C. Agrarian Reform d. None of the choices
7. Martial Law is also known as the _____________declared by the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos that lasted from 1972 to 1985.
a. Proclamation 1081 b. Communism 1081 c. Authoritarianism d. none of the choices
8. He was the president of the Constitutional Convention in 1934 and he presided the opening session where they started the writing of the
Philippine Constitution.
a. Claro M. Recto b. Jovito R. Salonga c. Carlos P. Garcia d. Diosdado Macapagal
9. Dr. Jose Rizal wrote this novel to expose evils of Spanish rule in the Philippines.
a. El Filibusterismo b. Mi Ultimo Adios c. Noli Me Tangere d. Sa Aking Mga Kabayan
10. The program permits a tenant to enter into a farming business by attaining a farm by a given number of hectares but it was only limited to
Northern Luzon and Mindanao. This was called as ______________________.
a. 1903 Homested Program b. 1902 Philippine Bill c. Agrarian Reform d. none of the choices
11. In this method of changing the constitution happens when the Congress needs upon a vote of two-third of all its member and will file for a
constitutional convention.
a. Cha-Cha b. Con-Con c. Con-Ass d. none of the choices
12. Year 1884, the payment of tribute was put to a stop and was replaced by a poll tax collected through a certificate of identification called
_____________.
a. Tariff b. Cedula c. ID d. none of the choices
13. The Constitution of the Biak-na-Bato was promulgated by the Philippine Revolutionary Government on _________________.
a. Nov. 1, 1891 b. Nov. 1, 1837 c. Nov. 1, 1897 d. Nov. 1, 1879
14. The only branch of the government which can initiate the impeachment of the president, members of the Supreme Court, and other
constitutionally protected government officials such as Ombudsman is the _____________________.
a. House of the Representative b. Senate c. Supreme Court d. none of the choices
15. The concern of this government is to distribute wealth of the country and should not focus only on the capital. Philippines should share
sovereignty and be divided into autonomous regions.
a. Federalism b. Parliamentary c. Unitary d. none of the choices

II. Fill in the Blanks. Read each item carefully and fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

________________1. He is referred to as “Boy General” and was one of the youngest generals in Philippine Revolutionary Forces during the
Philippine Revolution, who led the defense of Tirad Pass.
________________2. A set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed, with
the same principles and ideals.
________________3. The Law which modified the structure of the Philippine government through the removal of the Philippine Commission,
replacing it with a Senate that served as the upper house and its members elected by the Filipino voters, the first truly elected national legislature.
________________4. He was elected as President of the Commonwealth.
________________5. The agency mandated to enforce and administer all election laws and regulations.
________________6. The agency which examines all funds, transactions, and property accounts of the government and its agencies.
________________7. The taxes the early Filipino people pay to the Datu for their protection.
________________8. The program designed to encourage professionals in the private and government sectors to report their true income and to
pay the correct amount of taxes.
________________9. It refers to the inherent power of the state to demand enforced contributions for public purposes.
________________10. It is a general pardon or intentional overlooking by the State of its authority to impose penalties on persons otherwise guilty
of evasion or violation of a revenue or tax.
________________11. It is reducing or totally escaping payment of taxes through legally permissible means. It should be used by the taxpayer in
good faith and at arm’s length.
________________12. It is the illegal means of escaping taxation.
________________13. It is originally a pagan festival and is celebrated in Kalibo, Aklan on the third Sunday of January. It is held in honor of the
Infant Jesus or Santo Nino.
________________14. This festivity is held on the feast day of San Isidore on May 15th in the farming towns of Nueva Ecija, Bulacan and Rizal. It
pays homage to the beast of burden which is the farmer’s best friend.
_________________15. A yearly procession in the 9th day of January where devotees flock to Quiapo, Manila to be part of the procession of a
statue of Jesus Christ suffering under the weight of the cross.

III. Give the meaning of the following acronyms.

1. DAR-
2. CARP-
3. DENR-
4. CARPER-
5. BIR-
6. VAT-
7. TIN-
8. TRAIN-
9. ARMM-
10. RATE-

IV. Short Answer Essay. Explain concisely your idea on the topic below. No copying of answers from one another or answer from the internet.

Rubric points:
Content & Organization -5
Originality- 3
Grammar- 2________
TOTAL 10

Question: How do you benefit from taxation in your daily lives?

Prepared by:

ELENITA O. DEGUIT
Instructor 1