Philippine

History
1. The earliest archeological evidence for man in the
archipelago is __________.
a. Callao Man c. Maranaw
b. Handuraw d. Karaw

Answer: A - The earliest archeological evidence for man in

the archipelago is the 67,000-year-old Callao Man of
Cagayan and the Angono Petroglyphs in Rizal, both of whom
appear to suggest the presence of human settlement prior to
the arrival of the Negritos and Austronesian speaking people.
2. The oldest known legal document from the Dynasty
of Tondo.
a. Amalgamation of Tondo
b. Mabili-Tondo Association
c. The Laguna Copperplate Inscription
d. Ressurection de la Madrid

Answer: C - The end of Philippine prehistory is April

21[30] 900 AD,[31] the date inscribed in the oldest
Philippine document found so far, the Laguna
Copperplate Inscription.
3. The Chieftaincy of Coron Island ruled by fierce
warriors is called
a. Tagbanua
b. Confederation of Madyaasas
c. Namayan
d. Namayan

Answer: A - the Chieftaincy of Coron Island ruled by

fierce warriors is called Tagbanua as reported by
Spanish missionaries mentioned by Nilo S. Ocampo
4. The Rajahnate of Cebu was a classical Philippine
state which used to exist on Cebu island prior to the
arrival of the Spanish. It was founded by
a. Sri Bata Shaja, c. Sri Vijaya
b. Sri Pukien d. Sri Lumay

Answer: D - The Rajahnate of Cebu was a classical

Philippine state which used to exist on Cebu island prior
to the arrival of the Spanish. It was founded by Sri Lumay
otherwise known as Rajamuda Lumaya, a minor prince of
the Chola dynasty which happened to occupy Sumatra.
5. Who led a mass migration with other Datus to the
central islands of the Philippines during the 11 th
century when the empire of Sri Vijaya was collapsed?
a. Datu Sumakwel c. Datu Puti
b. Datu Harong d. Datu Sarong

Answer: C - During the 11th century several exiled datus of the collapsing empire
ofSrivijaya[49] led by Datu Puti led a mass migration to the central islands of the
Philippines, fleeing from Rajah Makatunao of the island of Borneo. Upon reaching the
island of Panay and purchasing the island from Negrito chieftain Marikudo, they
established a confederation of polities and named it theConfederation of Madja-as
centered in Aklan and they settled the surrounding islands of the Visayas. This
confederation reached its peak under Datu Padojinog. During his reign the
confederations' hegemony extended over most of the islands of Visayas. Its people
consistently made piratical attacks against Chinese imperial shipping.[50]
6. the Country of Mai, a Signified pre-Hispanic
Philippine island-state centered in _________.
a. Panay c. Palawan
b. Mindoro d. Sulu

Answer: C - Around 1225, the Country of Mai, a Sinified pre-Hispanic

Philippine island-state centered in Mindoro,[51] flourished as an
entrepot, attracting traders & shipping from the Kingdom of Ryukyu to
the Yamato Empire of Japan.[52] Chao Jukua, a customs inspector
inFukien province, China wrote the Zhufan Zhi ("Description of the
Barbarous Peoples"[53]), which described trade with this pre-colonial
Philippine state.[54]
7. First Sultan of Maguindanao.
a. Shariff Kabungsuan c. Shariff Abu Bak’r
b. Shariff Agwat d. Shariff Hashem
Answer: A - The Sultanates of Lanao in Mindanao, Philippines were founded in
the 16th century through the influence of Shariff Kabungsuan, who was
enthroned as first Sultan of Maguindanao in 1520. The Maranaos of Lanao
were acquainted with the sultanate system when Islam was introduced to the
area by Muslim missionaries and traders from the Middle East, Indian and
Malay regions who propagated Islam to Sulu and Maguindanao. Unlike in Sulu
and Maguindanao, the Sultanate system in Lanao was uniquely decentralized.
The area was divided into Four Principalities of Lanao or the Pat a
Pangampong a Ranao which are composed of a number of royal houses
(Sapolo ago Nem a Panoroganan or The Sixteen (16) Royal Houses) with
specific territorial jurisdictions within mainland Mindanao. This decentralized
structure of royal power in Lanao was adopted by the founders, and
maintained up to the present day, in recognition of the shared power and
prestige of the ruling clans in the area, emphasizing the values of unity of the
nation (kaiisaisa o bangsa), patronage (kaseselai) and fraternity (kapapagaria)
8. In 1380, Karim ul' Makdum and Shari'ful Hashem
Syed Abu Bakr arrived in Sulu and established the
Sultanate of Sulu. They were arrived from ______ ?
a. India c. Saudi Arabia
b. Iraq d. Iran

Answer: C - In 1380, Karim ul' Makdum and Shari'ful

Hashem Syed Abu Bakr, an Arab trader born in Johore,
arrived in Sulu from Malacca and established the
Sultanate of Sulu. This sultanate eventually gained great
wealth due to its manufacture of fine pearls.[55]
9. An Iranun Princess from Mindanao who married to
Shariff Kabungsuwan.
a. Paramisuli c. Saraya
b. Marindu d. Anyare

Answer: A - At the end of the 15th century, Shariff

Mohammed Kabungsuwan of Johor introduced Islam in
the island of Mindanao and he subsequently married
Paramisuli, an Iranun Princess from Mindanao, and
established the Sultanate of Maguindanao.[56] By the
16th century, Islam had spread to other parts of the
Visayas and Luzon.
10. An old name of Manila used to be the Bruneian
satellite-state under the Islamized Rajah Salalila, who
attacked the Dynasty of Tondo.
a. Selurong c. Quiapo
b. Vizcaya d. Sorangbanggi
Answer: A - During the reign of Sultan Bolkiah in 1485 to 1521, the
Sultanate of Brunei decided to break the Dynasty of Tondo's monopoly in
the China trade by attacking Tondo and establishing the state of Selurong
(now Manila) as a Bruneian satellite-state.[57][58] A new dynasty under
the Islamized Rajah Salalila[59] was also established to challenge the
House of Lakandula in Tondo.[60] Islam was further strengthened by the
arrival to the Philippines of traders andproselytizers from Malaysia and
Indonesia.[61] The multiple states competing over the limited territory and
people of the islands simplified Spanish colonization by allowing
itsconquistadors to effectively employ a strategy of divide and conquer for
rapid conquest.
11. Magellan was first landed on Homonhon Island in
1521 and named it as _____.
a. Islas de San Lazaro
b. Las Islas Filipinas
c. Islas de Santo Nino
d. Isla de Cebu
Answer: A - Parts of the Philippine Islands were known
to Europeans before the 1521 Spanish expedition
around the world led by Portuguese-born Spanish
explorer Rieyen Clemente. Magellan landed on the
island called Homonhon, claiming the islands he saw for
Spain, and naming them Islas de San Lázaro.
12. Before Magellan was killed in Mactan, He abled to
converted some locals to Roman Catholicism. He
established friendly relations especially with ____.
a. Rajah Humabon c. Rajah Sumakwel
b. Rajah Lakandula d. Rajah Sumaculob

Answer: A – Ferdinand Magellan established friendly

relations with some of the local leaders especially with
Rajah Humabon and converted some of them to Roman
Catholicism.[62] In the Philippines, they explored many
islands including the island of Mactan. However,
Magellan was killed during the Battle of Mactan against
the datu Lapu-Lapu
13. After Magellan, over the next several decades,
other Spanish expeditions were dispatched to the
islands. Who was this Spanish who led the expedition
in 1543 to the islands and gave the name Las Islas
Filipinas (after Philip II of Spain) to the islands of
Samar and Leyte?
a. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi c. Juan De Salcedo
b. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos d. Manuel Ignacio

Answer: B - Over the next several decades, other Spanish

expeditions were dispatched to the islands. In 1543,Ruy López de
Villalobos led an expedition to the islands and gave the name Las
Islas Filipinas (afterPhilip II of Spain) to the islands of Samar and
Leyte.[63] The name was extended to the entire archipelago in
the twentieth century.
14. The first European settlements in Cebu and
conquered the Philippines was during the time of ___.
a. Ferdinand Magellan c. Ruy Lopez Villalobos
b. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi d. Mc Arthur

Answer: B - European colonization began in earnest when

Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi arrived from Mexico in
1565 and formed the first European settlements in Cebu.
Beginning with just five ships and five hundred men accompanied
by Augustinian monks, and further strengthened in 1567 by two
hundred soldiers, he was able to repel the Portuguese and create
the foundations for the colonization of the Archipelago. In 1571,
the Spanish occupied the kingdoms of Maynila and Tondo and
established Manila as the capital of the Spanish East Indies.
15. To whom with Miguel Lopez de Legazpi made a
blood compact?
a. Rajah Sulayman c. Rajah Humabon
b. Rajah Lakandula d. Rajah Sumakwel

Answer: B - Legazpi built a fort in Maynila and made

overtures of friendship to Rajah Lakandula of Tondo, who
accepted. However, Maynila's former ruler, Rajah
Sulaiman, refused to submit to Legazpi, but failed to get the
support of Lakandula or of the Pampangan and Pangasinan
settlements to the north. When Sulaiman and a force of
Filipino warriors attacked the Spaniards in the battle of
Bangcusay, he was finally defeated and killed.
16. He was known as the crown-prince of Tondo.
a. Jacob Tenorio c. Juan Salcedo
b. Ensiong Salongga d. Magat Salamat

Answer: D - In 1587, Magat Salamat, one of the children of Lakan

Dula, Lakan Dula's nephew, and the lords of the neighboring areas of
Tondo, Pandacan, Marikina, Candaba, Navotas and Bulacan were
executed when the Tondo Conspiracy of 1587–1588 failed[66] in which
a planned grand alliance with the Japanese admiral Gayo, Butuan's last
rajah and Brunei's Sultan Bolkieh, would have restored the old
aristocracy. Its failure resulted in the hanging of Agustín de Legazpi
(great grandson of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and the initiator of the plot)
and the execution of Magat Salamat (the crown-prince of Tondo).
17. Spanish power was further consolidated after
Miguel López de Legazpi's conquest of the
Confederation of Madya-as, his subjugation of Rajah
Tupas, the King of Cebu. Who led the conquest of the
provinces of Zambales, La Union, Ilocos, the coast of
Cagayan, and Pangasinan?
a. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi c. Juan de Salcedo
b. Rajah Tupas d. Ruy Voltez

Answer: C - Spanish power was further consolidated after Miguel López de

Legazpi's conquest of the Confederation of Madya-as, his subjugation of
Rajah Tupas, the King of Cebu and Juan de Salcedo's conquest of the
provinces of Zambales, La Union, Ilocos, the coast of Cagayan, and the
ransacking of the Chinese warlord Limahong's pirate kingdom in
Pangasinan.
18.) Asia's first steel suspension bridge and now
known as the Quezon Bridge?
a. San Juanico Bridge c. Puente Colgante
b. San Juan Bridge d. El Amarillo

Answer: C - A great deal of infrastructure projects were

undertaken during the 19th century that put the Philippine
economy and standard of living ahead of most of its Asian
neighbors and even many European countries at that time.
Among them were a railway system for Luzon, a tramcar
network for Manila, and the Puente Colgante (now known
as the Quezon Bridge), Asia's first steel suspension bridge.
19.) Emilio Aguinaldo: Magdalo ;
______________: Magdiwang
a. Gregorio del Pilar c. Mariano Alvarez
b. Andres Bonifacio d. Marcelo H. Del Pilar

Answer: C - The Philippine Revolution began in 1896.

Rizal was wrongly implicated in the outbreak of the
revolution and executed for treason in 1896. The
Katipunan in Cavite split into two groups,Magdiwang,
led by Mariano Álvarez (a relative of Bonifacio's by
marriage), and Magdalo, led by Emilio Aguinaldo.
20.) Spanish Governor General Jose de Basco y
Vargas is historically remembered for ___________.
a. Cedula tax as source of funds
b. Economic upliftment of the people
c. Galleon trade between Mexico and the Philippines
d. None of the above

Answer: B - In 1781, Governor-General José Basco y

Vargas established the Economic Society of the
Friends of the Country.[78] The Philippines was
administered from the Viceroyalty of New Spain until the
grant of independence to Mexico in 1821 necessitated
the direct rule from Spain of the Philippines from that
year.
21.) The use of surnames by Filipinos is credited to
this governor-general who issued this decree in 1849.
a. Fernando Primo de Rivera
b. Narciso Claveria
c. Primitivo Despujol
d. Carlos Maria de la Torre

Answer: B -
22.) He was the first American military governor of
the Philippine upon the establishment of the American
rule in the country.
a. William Taft c. Elwell Otis
b. Wesley Merrit d. Arthur Mc Arthur

Answer: B -
23.) The third and last military Governor of the
Philippine was _________.
a. Elwell E. Otis c. Douglas MacArthur
b. Wesley Merritt d. Arthur MacArthur

Answer: D -
Miguel López de Legazpi
1st Governor General
Diego de los Ríos
118th Governor General

Wesley Merritt
Elwell Otis
Arthur Mc Arthur Jr.
Adna Chaffee
Masaharu Homma
1st Japanese Military Governo
Tomoyuki Yamashita
4th & Last

William Howard Taft

1st Insular Governor
Frank Murphy
11th & Last
24.) By virtue of this treaty between Spain and the
United States, the Philippines, together with other
Spanish colonies, surrendered to the United States.
a. Treaty of Tordesillas
b. Treaty of Paris
c. Bates Treaty
d. NOTA
Answer: B - Treaty of Paris of 1898, was an agreement
made in 1898 that resulted in Spain surrendering
control of Cuba and ceding Puerto Rico, parts of
the West Indies, Guam, and the Philippines, involved
a payment of $20 million to Spain by the United
States.The treaty was signed on December 10, 1898.
Treaty of Tordesillas
The lands to the east would belong to Portugal and
the lands to the west to Spain.
The other side of the world would be divided a few
decades later by the Treaty of Zaragoza 
Archivo General de Indias in Spain and at the Arquivo
Nacional da Torre do Tombo in Portugal
Bates Treaty, signed between the U.S. and the
Sultanate of Sulu on August 20, 1899.
25.) This act of the United States congress Provided
for the establishment of the Philippine Assembly and
the first elective positions in the Philippine
Government.
a. Tydings-Mc Duffie Law
b. Philippine Bill of 1902
c. Philippine Autonomy Act
d. NOTA
Answer: B -
Philippine Autonomy Act, Jones Law/Act
- contained the first formal and official declaration
of the United States Federal Government's
commitment to grant independence to the Philippines.

Tydings–McDuffie Act (officially the Philippine

Independence Act

Maryland Senator Millard E. Tydings and Alabama

Representative John McDuffie, and signed into law
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, all Democrats.
26. This American legislation marked the civil
government in the Philippines.
a. Tydings-Mc Duffy Law
b. Spooner Amendment
c. Jones Law
d. Hare-Hawes-Cutting Law
Answer: B - Ang Spooner Amendment ng 1901 ay
nagtatakda sa Estados Unidos na magtalaga ng Gobyerno
Sibil sa Pilipinas. Ipinangalan ito kay Sen. John Spooner ng
Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Hare-Hawes-Cutting Law,  (1933), the first law setting a
specific date for Philippine independence from the United
States. The bill was passed by the Senate in December 1932
but was vetoed by Pres. Herbert Hoover. 
27.The name of the band accompanied Emilio
Aguinaldo in raising the Philippine Flag during our
independent against the Spain.
a. Aguinaldo First Brigade Band
b. Cavite la Encarnacion marching band
c. American Troops Marching Band
d. San Francisco de Malabon marching band
Answer: D
28. Who was the second editor of La Solidaridad and
he is well known of his Pen Name Dolores Manapat?
a. Mariano Ponce
b. Graciano Lopez Jaena
c. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
d. Gregorio H. Del Pilar
Answer: C
29. Which country occupied the Philppines during
World War II?
a. Spain
b. U.S.A.
c. Japan
d. British
Answer: C
30. Who was the 'Great Dissenter'?
a. Camilo Osias
b. Manuel Roxas Jr
c. Eulogio Rodriguez
d. Claro M. Recto

Answer: D – Claro M. Recto was called Great Dissenter

because of his uncomprising stand against pro-American
policy of R. Magsaysay, the very same man whom he helped
to put in power.
31. Who is generally acknowledged as the first
President of the Philippines?
a. Andres Bonifacio
b. Emilio Aguinaldo
c. Manuel Roxas
d. Manuel Quezon

Answer: B -
32. Who excommunicated Fr. Gregorio Aglipay?
a. Norzaleda
b. Sin
c. Vidal
d. Santos

Answer: A - Arch. Norzaleda excommunicated Aglipay for

his involvement on the nationalistic struggle. This prompted
Aglipay to help build the Iglesia Filipina Independiente.
33. Where was the Rizal's novel 'Noli Mi Tangere'
published?
a. Brussels
b. Barcelona
c. Paris
d. Berlin

Answer: D -
34. What is the name of Filipino armed contingent that
helped the Americans capture Aguinaldo?
a. Macabebe Scouts
b. Fire Brigade
c. Abu Sayyaf
d. Balangiga Rangers

Answer: A - The Macabebe Scouts were loyal to the

Spaniards and immeditely switch allegiance to the Americans.
Macabebes are Kamampapangans who have a mutual hatred
against the Tagalogs, mainstay of Aguinaldo's Army.
35. Who is the highest American military official that
was killed in action during the Filipino-American
war?
a. Gen. Pershing
b. Col. Grayson
c. Gen. Lawton
d. Gen. Merrit

Answer: C - A street was named in his honor.

36. During the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine
Arts, the painting of Filipino Juan Luna,
"Spolarium", won the gold medal. Who won the
silver medal?
a. Graciano López Jaena
b. Fernando Amorsolo
c. Don Alejo Vera
d. Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
Answer: D -
Filipinos had a 1-2 finish in the 1884 Exposicion Nacional de
Bellas Artes, held in Madrid, Spain every three years. The gold
went to Juan Luna for "Spolarium". The silver medal went to
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo for his painting entitled "Antigone".
37. What is the oldest city in the Philippines?
a. Manila City
b. Quezon city
c. Cebu City
d. Dapitan City

Answer: C - Cebu City was the first Spanish settlement in the

Philippines, named by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi himself.
38. Who is known as the "Sublime Paralytic"?
a. Felipe Calderon
b. Julian Felipe
c. Apolinario Mabini
d. Macario Sakay
Answer: C - Also known as the "Brains of the Philippine
Revolution", Apolinario Mabini is known as the "Sublime
Paralytic". He is the chief adviser of General Emilio Aquinaldo
during the revolution. Mabini is a lawyer, an educator, and a
political writer, a statesman and a patriot. Mabini was born on 23
July 1864, paralyzed in January 1896. He died on 13 May 1903
after his exile from Guam. He was originally buried at the
Mausoleo delos Veteranos de la Revolucion in Manila North
Cemetery, transferred on 23 July 1956 to his place of birth.
39. McKinley's proclamation in which the US made
clear its intention of imposing its sovereignty over the
Philippines and also made clear the American
intention of colonizing the Philippines is known as
a. Freedom Amendment
b. Constitutional Charter
c. Philippine Independent
d. Benevolent Assimilation
Answer: D -
40. The Bates Treaty _____ Muslim resistance against
the Americans during the Filipino-American War
a. heightened C. neutralized
b. sustained d. stopped

Answer: C -
41. First Senate President of the Philippines
a. Emilio Aguinaldo
b. Manuel Quezon
c. Donato Arrellano
d. Manuel Roxas
Answer: B -
42. The central leadership of the KKK was the
a. Sangguniang Hukuman
b. Sangguniang Bayan
c. Sangguniang Barangay
d. Kataastaasang Sanggunian

Answer: D -
43. The password used by a KAWAL in the Katipunan
a. Bayani
b. GOMBURZA
c. Kapatid
d. Ginoo

Answer: B -
44. The pen name Taga-Ilog was associated with
a. Antonio Luna
b. Mariano Ponce
c. Jose Ma. Panganiban
d. Juan Luna

Answer: A -
45. The original title of the Filipino National Anthem
a. Marcha Filipina Magdiwang
b. Marcha Filipina Magdalo
c. Marcha Independencia Filipina
d. Independencia a la Marcha Filipina

Answer: B -
46. Senate President of Spain who headed the Spanish
delegation in the drafting of hte peace treaty ending
the Spanish-American War
a. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera
b. Don Eugenio Montero Rios
c. Lazaro Segovia
d. Isabelo de los Reyes

Answer: B -
47. The first Masonic lodge in the Philippines was
Lodge
Possible correct answers:
a. Lodge Nilad
b. Lodge Hito
c. Lodge Antique
d. Lodge Paru-Paro

Answer: A -
48. The First Philippine Republic came to be called as
a. Biak-na-Bato Republic
b. Sakay Republic
c. Malolos Republic
d. Cavite Republic

Answer: C -
49. The highest grade of membership in the Katipunan
was called
a. Heneral
b. Ka-
c. Bayani
d. Kapitan

Answer: C -
50. The last Spanish governor-general of the
Philippines
a. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera
b. Don Eugenio Montero Rios
c. Lazaro Segovia
d. Isabelo de los Reyes

Answer: B -
51. The last American military governor of the
Philippines was
a. Elwell Otis c. Wesley Merritt
b. Arthur McArthur d. Douglas McArthur

Answer: B -
52. The First Pontifex Maximus of the Philippine
Independent Church
a. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera
b. Gregorio Aglipay
c. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista
d. Isabelo de los Reyes

Answer: B -
53. Which island province in the Visayas offered to
cooperate with the Americans during the Filipino-
American War?
a. Cebu c. Iloilo
b. Negros d. Capiz

Answer: B -
54. Founder of the Union Obrera Democratica
a. Isabelo de los Reyes
b. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera
c. Gregorio Aglipay
d. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

Answer: A -
55. Choose the answer that DOES NOT belong.
Universities established during the American Era:
a. Centro Escolar University
b. Siliman University
c. Far Eastern University
d. Philippine Women's University

Answer: C -
56. Founder of the Partido Federal
a. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera
b. Gregorio Aglipay
c. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista
d. Isabelo de los Reyes

Answer: A -
57. The first American organic law for the Philippines
was
a. Jones Law
b. Cooper Act / Philippine Deal of 1902
c. Hare-Hawes-Cutting Law
d. McDuffy Law

Answer: B -
58. The agreement that ended the Spanish-American
War of 1898
a. Treaty of Torseidillas
b. Treaty of Bates
c. Treaty of Lazaro
d. The Treaty of Paris
Answer: D -
59. The last Filipino general to surrender to the
Americans was
a. Macario Sakay c. Simeon Ola
b. Miguel Malvar d. Honorio Diaz

Answer: B -
60. Diariong Tagalog was founded by
a. Marcelo del Pilar c. Juan Luna
c. Pedro Laktaw d. Gregorio Sanciano

Answer: A -
61. Higher education under the First Philippine
Republic was promoted through
a. Burgos Institute
b. University of Santo Tomas
c. Literary University of the Philippines
d. Central Philippine University

Answer: C -
62. The newspaper of the Malolos Republic came to
be known as
a. El Heraldo de la Revolucion
b. La Independencia
c. Del Superior Gobierno
d. Diaryong Tagalog

Answer: A -
63. The Cabinet Crisis of 1923 took place during the
tenure of Governor-General
a. W. Cameron Forbes
b. Leonard Wood
c. James Smith
d. Lawrence Scott

Answer: B -
64. The Malolos Congress was conceived by Mabini
as
a. an advisory body
b. a legislative body
c. a judicial body
d. en executive body

Answer: A -
65. The president of the Council of War which tried
Bonifacio for the charge of sedition was
a. Mariano Noriel
b. Emilio Aguinaldo
c. Lazaro Makapagal
d. Mariano Dizon

Answer: A -
66. A document by which Andres Bonifacio sought to
assert his authority as leader of the Philippine
revolutionary government in defiance of Emilio
Aguinaldo's government initiated in Tejeros
a. Naic Military Agreement
b. Biak na Bato
c. Tejeros Agreement
d. Cavity Mutiny
Answer: A -
67. Who led the Filipinos in attacking the Americans
in Balanggiga, Samar?
a. Felipe Buencamino
b. Pedro Sanchez
c. Lazaro Segovia
d. Amang Sumaculob

Answer: B -
68. First Filipino Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
a. Diosdado Araneta
b. Cayetano Arellano
c. Carlo Arevallo
d. Mariano Sanchez

Answer: B -
69. The first American civil governor of the country
was
a. Henry Ide
b. Joseph Smith
c. William H. Taft
d. Dwight Howard

Answer: C -
70. Their death signaled the beginning of the
Propaganda Movement.
a. The Death of Rizal
b. San Juan Bridge Incident
c. Martyrdom of Gomburza
d. Noli Me Tangere

Answer: C -
71. Gregorio del Pilar sacrificed his life in defense of
Aguinaldo in the Battle of
a. Tirad Pass
b. Bagbag River
c. Macabebe
d. Montalban

Answer: A -
72. The place where Philippine independence was
proclaimed
a. Laguna
b. Cavite El Viejo
c. Batangas
d. Luneta Park

Answer: B -
73. The capture of Aguinaldo was successfully
undertaken by
a. Arthur MacArthur
b. Elwell Otis
c. Frederick Funston
d. William Scott

Answer: C -
74. The first political party in the Philippines was the
a. Federal Party
b. Liberal Party
c. Nacionalista Party
d. Magdiwang Party

Answer: A -
75. A Spanish colony in the West Indies which
revolted against the Spanish authorities
a. Puerto Rico
b. Cuba
c. Hawaii
d. Mexico

Answer: B -
76. The commander of the battleship Olympia who
defeated the Spanish fleet of Admiral Patricio
Montojo ----.
a. Commodore William Taft
b. Commodore Michael Andrew
c. Commodore Steve Howard
d. Commodore George Dewey

Answer: D -
77. Which of the following was not a reform sought
from the Spanish government by the propagandists?
a. basic human rights for the Filipinos
b. change of government from absolute to limited
monarch
c. equality of the Filipinos and Spaniards before the
law
c. restoration of Filipino representation in the Cortes
Answer: C -
78. Composer of the Marcha Filipino Magdalo
a. Jose Palma
b. Julian Felipe
c. Felipe Arellano
d. Palmares Santos

Answer: B -
79. Which of the following was the immediate cause
of the outbreak of the War of Philippine
Independence?
a. San Juan Bridge Incident
b. San Nicolas Bridge Incident
c. Pasig River Incident
d. Rizal Bank Incident

Answer: A -
80. Taft became popular among Filipinos during his
tenure of office because of his policy known as
a. Filipino First
b. Liberalism and Democracy
c. Philippines for the Filipinos(Correct Answer)
d. United Filipino Movement

Answer: C -
81. First Filipino to head an executive department
under the American colonial government
a. Manuel Quezon
b. Gregorio Araneta
c. Elpidio Quirino
d. Danilo Laurel

Answer: B -
82. The political section of the Asociacion Hispano-
Filipino was under the charge of
a. Jose Rizal c. Marcelo del Pilar
b. Dominador Gomez d. Tomas Arejola

Answer: C -
83. The naval battle that led to the transformation of
US into a world power
a. Battle of Hawaii
b. Battle of Manila Bay
c. Battle Cuban Bay
d. Battle of Japan

Answer: B -
84. Government established by Aguinaldo
immediately after his return from Hong Kong to
prosecute the war against Spain effectively
a. Civil Government
b. Dictatorship
c. Philippine Government
d. People’s Government

Answer: B -
85. Who was the president of the Associacion La
Solidaridad?
a. Jose Ma. Panganiban
b. Mariano Ponce
c. Manuel Sta. Maria
d. Galiciano Apacible

Answer: D -
86. The American consul who convinced Aguinaldo to
collaborate with the Americans in expelling the
Spaniards from the Philippines
a. William Howard
b. Spencer Pratt
c. Jason Clark
d. Marvin Anthony

Answer: B -
87. What was the alleged cause of the discovery of the
Katipunan?
a. Discovery of Katipunan paraphernalia at the
Diario de Manila
b. Discovery of the list of Katipunan members
c. Patino's disclosure of the secrets of the
society
d. A quarrel between Patino and De La Cruz
Answer: C -
88. The defender of La Loma who sacrificed his life
during the war against the Americans was
a. Tomas Mascardo
b. Jose Torres Bugallon
c. Justin Estrada
d. Antonio Malvar

Answer: B -
89. Jones Law of 1916 became popularly known in
the Philippines as
a. Philippine Independence Law
b. Organic Act for the Philippines
c. Philippine Autonomy Act
d. Cavity Declaration of Freedom

Answer: C -
90. The first editor of La Solidaridad (The Sol).
Possible correct answers:
a. Antonio Luna
b. Jose Rizal
c. Graciano Lopez Jaena
d. Marcelo H. Del Pilar

Answer: C -
91. Aguinaldo's decree that called for reorganization
of local government in areas under their control
a. Decree of July 23
b. Decree of June 23
c. Decree of July 12
d. Decree of June 12

Answer: B -
92. Author of the Philippine Declaration of
Independence
a. Jose Reyes
b. Mariano Asuncion
c. Ambrosio Bautista
d. Mark Makapagal

Answer: C -
93. The most powerful branch of government under
the Malolos Constitution was the
a. Legislature c. Executive
b. Judiciary d. Mayor

Answer: A -
94. Who negotiated the Pact of Biak-na-Bato with
Aguinaldo and his men?
a. Primo de Rivera
b. Isabelo Artacho
c. Pedro Paterno
d. Jose Palmares

Answer: C -
95. This event reflected the decision of the Katipunan
to stage a revolution against Spain.
a. Cry of Balintawak
b. Cry of Montalban
c. Cry of Cavite
d. Cry of Laguna

Answer: B -
96. The newspaper of the Katipunan was known as
Possible correct answers:
a. Kalayaan
b. Agila
c. Bayani
d. Manila Bulletin

Answer: A -
97. The Spooner Amendment to the Army
Appropriation Act became the basis for the
establishment of
a. autonomous government
b. civil government in the Philippines
c. military rule
d. Philippine Independent

Answer: B -
98. Founder of the Philippine Independent Church
a. Aglipay
b. Isabelo de los Reyes
c. Jose Rizal
d. Don Mariano de la Cruz

Answer: B -
99. The Sublime Paralytic who later became
Aguinaldo's adviser
a. Gregorio del Pilar
b. Apolinario Mabini
c. Antonio Luna
d. Marcelo Aguinaldo

Answer: B -
100. Luna's assassination was a big blow to the
Filipino cause as it
a. led to a series of reverses on the part of the
Filipino soldiers
b. made Aguinaldo decide to wage guerilla
warfare against American soldiers
c. deprived the nation of an able military
tactician in its great hour of need
Answer: C -
101. The president of the Council of War which tried
Bonifacio for the charge of sedition was
a. Mariano Noriel c. Emilio Aguinaldo b.
Lazaro Makapagal d. Macario Sakay

Answer: A -
102. Senate President of Spain who headed the
Spanish delegation in the drafting of the peace treaty
ending the Spanish-American War
a. Ambrosio de los Reyes
b. Don Eugenio Montero Rios
c. Manuel Seraphin
d. Leo Najorda

Answer: B -
103. The American general responsible for
establishing military government in the country right
after the mock battle of Manila
a. William Howard
b. James Spencer
c. McKinley
d. Wesley Merritt

Answer: D -
104. Walled City of Manila where most Spaniards
went into hiding after the Battle of Manila Bay
a. Intramuros
b. Luneta
c. Agustin Church
d. Cathedral

Answer: A -
105. First Speaker of the Philippine Assembly
a. Manuel Quezon
b. Manuel Roxas
c. Sergio Osmena Sr.
d. Elpidio Quirino

Answer: C -
106. Which of the following is not true of the La
Solidaridad?
a. It was a forum for discussion of the issues
concerning the Philippines.
b. It was the official organ of the reform
movement.
c. It featured articles about the good deeds of the
friars.
d. It was a vehicle for the expression of the
political views of the reformers.

Answer: D -
107. All of the following are reasons behind the
failure of the reform movement, except one. Which is
the exception?
a. petty quarrels among reformists
b. Spain's preoccupation with her own internal
problems
c. lack of finances to support propaganda activities
d. failure of the friars to counter attacks on the
clergy

Answer: D -
108. The fundamental teachings of the Katipunan
were embodied in the document written by Emilio
Jacinto known as
a. Ang Kalayaan
b. The Kartilya
c. Ang Katipunan
d. The Bayani

Answer: B -
109. Good working relationship between the
executive and legislative branches of the American
colonial government was fostered with Harrison's
creation of
a. Council of the State
b. Council of Advisers to the Governor
c. Council of Senior Government Officials
d. Council of the Good Governance

Answer: A -
110. Bonifacio's formal declaration of the nullity of
decisions reached at the Tejeros Convention was
known as
a. The Benevolence
b. The Acta de Imus
c. The Acta de Cavite
d. The Acta de Rizal

Answer: B – or The Acta de Tejeros

111. The Malolos Constitution was drafted based on
the plan proposed by
a. Paterno b. Mabini
c. Calderon d. Drillon

Answer: C -
112. The formal inauguration of the Philippine
Assembly was held at the
a. Malacanang Palace
b. Grand Opera House
c. session hall of the Philippine Commission
d. Cavite Mansion

Answer: B -
113. The abolition of the military government and the
establishment of the civil government in the country
was recommended by
a. Schurman Commission
b. Wood-Forbes Mission
c. Taft Commission
d. William Mission

Answer: A -
114. The first real battle fought by the Filipinos
against the Spaniards was the Battle of
a. Majayjay c. Pugad Lawin
b. Montalban d. Pinaglabanan

Answer: D -
115. Which of the following legislations made
treasonable the advocacy of independence during the
Filipino-American War?
a. Sedition Law
b. Reconcentration Law
c. Brigandage Act
d. Andrew-Lewin Act

Answer: A -
116. US battleship sank at the Havana Bay which led
to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War
Possible correct answers:
a. USS Maine
b. Allied 12
c. Clarke 99
d. Washingto D.C.

Answer: A -
117. Bonifacio's Katipunan was revived by
a. Luciano San Miguel
b. Faustino Guillermo
c. Julian Montalan
d. Hermano Bonifacio

Answer: A -
118. The Cry of Pugad Lawin marked the end of
a. Bonifacio's leadership in the KKK
b. Filipino vassalage to Spain
c. KKK as a secret society
d. Rizal’s Life

Answer: B -
119. Young Filipinos who were sent to US as scholars
of the government to pursue higher education were
called
a. aficionados c. comisionados
b. pensionados d. insulares

Answer: B -
120. The American military officer whose life was
sacrificed in the Battle of San Mateo was
a. Major Bell
b. Major General Lawton
c. Colonel Stotsenberg
d. Colonel Watson

Answer: B -
121. The rightist wing of La Liga came to be called
a. Cuerpos de Propagandistas
b. Cuerpos de Compromisarios
c. Cuerpos de Militantes
d. Cuerpos de la Revolucionarios

Answer: B -
122. The leader of the Magdiwang faction of the KKK
in Cavite was
a. Andres Bonifacio
b. Emilio Aguinaldo
c. Mariano Alvarez
d. Antonio Luna

Answer: C -
123. Rizal's anatomy of a revolution that failed was
the
a. La Liga
b. Noli Me Tangere
c. El Filibusterismo
d. Katipunan

Answer: C -
124. Founder of the newspaper, The Tribune
a. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
b. Alejandro Roces Sr.
c. Jose Rizal
d. Juan Luna

Answer: B -
125. Belgian consul who acted as mediator for the
surrender of the Spaniards to the Americans
a. Rios
b. Andre
c. Jesus
d. Mike

Answer: B -
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