GENERAL EDUCATION QUESTIONNAIRE

1.The US Commission that declaire Jose P. Rizal as the National hero of the Philippines.
A. Taft B.Ateneo C.Schurman
2. He was the chairman of the First Philippine Commission.
A.Taft B.Schurman C.Ateneo
3. The President behind the "Filipino First Policy"
A.Carlos P. Garcia B.Diosdado Macapagal C.Ramon
Magsaysay
4. He promoted the national policy on "Austery" during his term as Philippine President.
A.Ramon Magsaysay B.Fidel Ramos C.Carlos P. Garcia
5. The President behind the "The Philippines 2000"
A.Joseph Estrada B.Fidel Ramos C.Ramon Magsaysay
6. Father of Bicol Literature
A.Mariano Perfecto B.Crisostomo Sotto C.Pedro Bucaneg
7. Father of Cebuano Literature
A.Crisostomo Sotto B.Vicente Sotto C.Mariano Perfecto
8. Father of Kapampangan Literature
A.Mariano Perfecto B.Crisostomo Sotto C.Pedro Bucaneg
9. Father of Ilocano Literature
A.Pedro Bucaneg B.Mariano Perfecto C.Vicente Sotto
10. The chieftain of Bohol with whom Legaspi had a blood compact in 1565.
A.Rajah Sulayman B.Sikatuna C.Rajah Humabon
11. Mother of Biak na Bato by Gen.Emilio Aguinaldo.
A.Teresa Magbanua B.Trinidad Tecson C.Liwayway Arceneo
12. Who is considered the most outstanding among Filipino playwrights in English?
A.Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero B.Carlos P. Romulo C.Severino Reyes
13. The Spanish expedition for naming the Archipelago Filipinas.
A.Legaspi expedition B.Magellan's expedition C.Villalobos
expedition
14. Tinaguriang Prinsipe ng makatang Pilipino.Siya ang nagsalin sa tagalog na Biag na Lam-ang.
A.Cecilio Apostol B.Fautino Aguilar C.Gerardo Chanco
15. May -akda ng pinaglahuan,busabos na palad at kalaigtasan.
A.Fautino Aguilar B.Cecilio Apostol C.Gerardo Chanco
16. Kauna-unahang nagsulat ng "Philippines First Lady's Biography"
A.Nora Mercado B.Kerima Tuvera C.Aida Revira
17. Tiaguriang kauna-unahan at nag-iisang Moro Beauty Queen na kumatawan sa Mindanao sa
kauna-unahan na National Beauty Queen Contest sa Maynila.
A. Nora Mercado B.Aida Revira C.Kerima Tuvera
18. Itinanghal na hari ng balatagsan.
A.Franciso Baltazar B.Jose Corazon de Jesus C.Jesus Balmori
19. Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make
communitions?
A.Andres Bonifacio B.Aguede Esteban C Teodoro Alonso
20. The third and last Governor of the Philippines was_____.
A.Gen.Douglas MacArthur B.Gen.Arthur MacArthur C
Gen.Wesley Merritt
21.Siya ang may akda ng "Ninay"
A.Jomapa B.Isabelo delos Reyes C.Pedro Paterno
22. Isang manunulat sa panahon ng Amerikano na naging tanyag sa kanyang tulang "Ang Guryon"
A.Amado Hernandez B.Ildefonso Santos C.Teodo Gener
23. Siya ang "Ama ng Maikling Kwento sa Pilipinas.
A.Jose Garcia Villa B.Zulueta de Costa C.Deogracias
Rosario
24. Siya ang may-akdang Kahapon,Ngayon at Bukas.
A.Aurelio Tolentino B.Julian Balmaceda C.Efren Abueg
25. Siya ang may-akda ng "Isang Punong Kahoy"
 A.Jose de Leon B.Jose dela Cruz C.Jose Corazonde Jesus
26. Siya ang sumulat ng kauna-unahang balagtasan.
A.Patricio Dionisio B.Jose Corazon de Jesus C.Alejandro Abadilla
27. Ang akdang "Mabangis na Lungsod" ay tumatalakay sa tunay na buhay sa kalye.
A.Epifanio Matute B.Efren Abueg C.Julian Balmaceda
28. May-akdang "Balagtasan" at Himno A. Rizal".Tinaguriang makatang pandaigdig o "Poeta
Lauriano"
A.Jesus Balmori B.Jose Candelaria C.Pedro Gatmaita
29. Siya ang unang gumanap na lakambini o kampupot sa balatagsan.
A. Sofia Enriquez B.Patricia Enriquez C.Isabela Fontalla
30. Siya ang unang bumuo ng titik ng ating pambansang awit noong panahon ng himagsikan.
A.Graciano Lopez Jaena B.Marcelo H. del Pilar C.Jose Palma
31. Sino ang kauna-unahang nagsalin ng tagalog ng Mi Ultimo Adios ni Jose Rizal?
A.Marcelo H. del Pilar B.Graciano Lopez Jaena C.Andres Bonifacio
32. Kilala sa pen name na " Batekulang"
A.Jose Balmori B.Alejandro Abadilla C.Leon C. Pichay
33. Ang nagsasabing "Ako ang Daigdig"
A.Andres Bonifacio B.Alejandro Abadilla C.Mariano Ponce
34. Hari ng makatang Ilocano.
A.Claro Caluya B.Leon C. Pichay C.Francisco Baltazar
35. Sino ang may-akda ng nobelang Banaag at Sikat?
A.Emilio Jacinto B.Lope K. Santos C.Graciano Lopez Jaena
36. Sino ang may may-akda ng maikling kwento na "Uhaw ang Tigang na Lupa"?
A.Lualhati Bautista B.Genoveva Matute C.Liwayway Arceo
37. Sino si Herminia dela Riva sa tunay na buhay?
A.Ildefonso Santos B.Armado V.Hernandez C.Teodor Gener
38. Makata at manunulat sa wikang tagalog. "Manunulat ng mga Manggagawa"
A.Armado Hernandez B.Aurelio Tolentino C.Claro M. Recto
39. Kilala bilang Huseng Batute
A.Jose Corazon de Jesus B.Jose P. Laurel C.Jose Santos
40. Visayan Joan of Arc
A. Trinidad Tecson B.Teresa Magbanua C.Leona Florentino
41. Composer(Music) of the Philippine National Anthem.
A.Jose Palma B.Julian Felipe C.Baldomero Aguinaldo
42. Sino ang may-akda ng "Fray Botod"
A.Marcelo H. del Pilar B.Graciano Lopez Jaena C.Mariano Ponce
43. Filipino Orator of the Propanda Movement.
A.Apolinario Mabini B.Graciano Lopez Jaena C.Jose Abad Santos
44. Filipino-American fiction,poetry and non-fiction writer.
A.Edilberto K. Tiempo B.Beinvenido Santos C.N.V.M Gonzales
45. President of the first Philippine Republic.
A.Emilio Aguinaldo B.Manuel Roxas C.Jose P. Laurel
46. First Chief Justice of the supreme court of the Philippines.
A.Cayetano Arellano B.Jose Abad Santos C.Sergio Osmeña
47. Fifth Chief justice of the supreme court of the Philippines.
A.Sergio Osmeña B.Jose Abad Santos C.Cayetano Arellano
48. Utak ng Katipunan
A.Emilio Aguinaldo B.Emilio Jacinto C.Andres Bonifacio
49. Ama ng Katipunan
A.Andres Bonifacio B.Emilio Jacinto C.Emilio Aguinaldo
50. Philippine Natinonal Hero
A.Jose Rizal B.Adres Bonifacio C.Ferdinand
Magellan

1. In which year was Muhammad born?

a. 570 ~ Mecca b. 631 ~ Arabia c. 344 ~ Baghdad d. 467 ~ Arabian Gulf
2 A ____________ is a region that has very little rainfall.
a. drought b. desert c. ocean d. mountain range
3 Which of these happened during the French Revolution?
a. Execution of Louis XIII b. Founding of Lutheranism c. Storming of the Bastile d. Surrender
of Napoleon
4 Americans and Britains met in France to end the American Revolution by signing the
a. Treaty of Ghent b. Declaration of Independence c. Treaty of Parisd. Declaration of The
Rights of Man
5. The "elastic clause" gives Congress the power to
a. amend the Constitution. b. declare actions of the president unconstitutional.
c. pass laws needed to carry out its other powers. d. veto the supreme court.
6. If the Supreme Court decides that a law or act of the President goes against the Constitution, it
can ____the law or act.
a. vote b. approve c. appeal d. cancel
e. re-write
7. What man is most responsible for sparking the Protestant Reformation?
a. Tetzel b. Cromwell c. Augustine d. Luther
8. Do Islamic people need to make a journey to Mecca or Haji once in their lifetime?
a. Yes b. No
9. The Greek alphabet is based on which other alphabet?
a. Egyptian b. Babylonian c. Phoenician d.
Hittite
10 Where did the Athenians and Persians fight their first decisive battle?
a. Plataea b. Marathon c. Athens d.
Salamis
11 Who said, Give me liberty or give me death!
a. John Adams b. Patrick Henry c. Thomas Jefferson d. George
Washington
12 What does the list below reveal about Islam?
-Muslims pray five times a day.
-Muslim women dress modestly
-Muslims don't drink alcohol or eat pork.
-Muslims give money to support charities.
a. Islam is a way of life. b. Islam was popular in Arabia in the 700s.
c. Islam was the same as other religions d. Islam is a religion of hardship.
13. Last Queen of France
a. Marie Antoinette b. Isabella c. Joan of Arc d. Cleopatra
14 Emperor Justinian is most famous for
a. creating a systematic body of laws b. putting down a terrible revolt
c. reclaiming lost territory of the Roman Empire d. making the city rich and wealthy
15 The Romans were heavily influenced by the Greek's
a. religion b. architecture c. alphabet d. all of the above
16 Who told Martin Luther he could no longer be a member of the Church?
a. Pope Leo X b. Henry VIII c. God d. Ann Boleyn
17 Who wrote the song, "Over There", which became the anthem for soldiers joining WWI?
a. George M. Cohan b. Irving Berlin c. Jim Thorpe d. Edgar Rice Burroughs
18 At the end of the Roman Empire, all of these factors contributed to the fall of Rome except,
a. political instabilityz b. Christianity c. economic and social problems d. weakening
frontiers
19 What type of Greek column is the simplest design?
a. Doric b. Ionic c. Corinthian
20 How did industrialization have a NEGATIVE impact on society?
a. Increased labor needs in cities b. Child labor c. Safe working conditions d. Increased
pay
21 The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet Unions response to NATO.
a. True b. False
22 The president can veto a bill.
a. True b. False
23 East Germany and Bulgaria were part of the Warsaw Pact.
a. True b. False
24 In 1787, abolitionists founded the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in what
nation?
a. Britain b. France c. Germany d. Spain
25 Who invented the flying shuttle?
a. John Fowler b. John Kay c. Andrew Meikle d. Jethro
Tull
26. Darren had been researching his family's history in order to find out where his favorite
grandmother was born. One day, while looking through some papers in the attic of his parent's
house, he found his grandmother's birth certificate. The birth certificate contained the following
address, 918 Grover Lane, Tyler, TX, 75701. The address is an example of
a. orientation. b. relative location. c. place. d. absolute location.
27. The prime meridian separates the
.a. Eastern and Western Hemispheres b. Northern and Southern Hemispheres
c. The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn d. North and South Poles
28. The Greeks adopted their alphabet from which civilization?
a. the Egyptians b. the Phoenicians c. the Babylonians d. the Hittite
29 ________ was the murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis during WWII
________a movement that encouraged reestablishing the ancestral Jewish homeland
a. Semitism; Holocaust b. Prejudice; Zionism c. Holocaust; Zionism d. Communism,
Holocaust
30 Hindus believe in obeying one's karma. A person should accecpt there place in the world
without complaint.
a. True b. False
31 Japan is a chain of islands in the northern .
a. Atlantic Ocean b. Pacific Ocean c. Indian Ocean d. Caspian Sea
32 What forms of entertainment were popular among Roman citizens?
a. Chariot racing b. Plays c. Gladiator fights d. All of the above
33 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 enforced the Fifteenth Amendment and outlaws discriminatory
voting practices.
a. True b. False
34 Where was the Magna Carta signed?
a. England b. France c. Germany d. Italy
35 What impact did Thomas Edison have on American society?
a. Discovered electricity b. Invented the light bulb
c. Invented the telephone d. Invented the telegram
36 Brazil was colonized by the Spanish.
a. True b. False
37 Queen Elizabeth I financed Drake's expeditions.
a. True b. False
38 What language greatly influenced English that came out of the Roman Empire?
a. Greek b. Arabic c. German d. Latin
39 After he decided the empire was too large to manage, divided the Roman Empire into four
parts.
a. Constantine b. Diocletian c. Alaric d. Odoacer
40 ____was the Roman god of war.
a. Mars b. Jupiter c. Ares d. Neptune
41 _____was the last emperor to rule to Roman Empire.
a. Odoacer b. Nero c. Tiberius d. Romulus Augustulus
42 A series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction
through regions of the Asian continent.
a. Cotton Roads b. Culture Roads c. Silk Roads d. Asian Roads
43 Who was known as the Father Modern Chemistry?
a. Robert Boyle b. Antoine Lavoisier c. Sir Isaac Newton
44 Who was the mighty Trojan warrior that killed Patroclus?
a. Zeus b. Hector c. Paris d. Priam
45 Alvaro de Mendaña was an explorer for which country?
a. England b. France c. Netherlands d. Spain
46. The Colonist's name for the Coercive Acts.
a. Intolerable Acts b. Townshend Acts c. Stamp Act d. Sugar Act
47 Who is known as the Father of Medicine?
a. Vizier b. Ramses II c. Khnum d. Imhotep
48 World War 1 was fought using what kind of warfare?
a. poison gas b. trench c. submarines d. dogfights
e. all of the above
49 In which region of Africa would you find large animals that eat grass?
a. Savannah b. Sahara c. Rain forest
50 What is absolute location?
a. The exact,or precise,location of a place
b. An exact location using the intersection of latitude and longitude lines
c. A flat representation of the world