Pre-Test Readings in Philippine History

1. Why are primary sources important?

a) Only primary sources may be used in writing history.

b) It will be the ultimate bridge between the past and the present.
c) Because it was produced by an author who needed primary sources to produce the
material.
d) The only useful source in writing and learning history.

2. In one of the books, he saw an old photograph of a woman standing in front of an old church,
clipped among the pages. At the back of the photo was s fine inscription that says,“Kalamba, 19
de Junio 1961.” The source is:

a) Primary c) Tertiary
b) Secondary d) Secondary & Tertiary

3. Lorena was a new teacher of Araling Panlipunan in a small elementary school. Her colleagues
gave her the new text book that she ought to use in class. Before the class started, Lorena
studied the textbook carefully. She noted that the authors used works of other known
historians in writing the textbook. The textbook is:

a) Tertiary Source c) Primary source

b) Secondary source d) Primary and Secondary sources

4. Using primary sources in historical research entails two kinds of criticisms which are:

a) External and Adventitious Criticism c) Internal and Interior Criticism

b) External and Internal Criticism d) External and Exterior Criticism

5. The main purpose of the primary source is to overthrow a colonial regime and reaction and
response to certain value systems that they found despicable in the present state of things that
they struggled against with

a) Political Caricature of American Era

b) First Voyage Around the World
c) Kartilya ng Katipunan by Emilio Jacinto
d) Political Cartoons of Alfred McCoy

6. Which statement/s on Proclamation of Philippine Independence is NOT INCLUDED

a) Reflects the general revolutionary sentiment of the period like friar abuse, racial
discrimination
 b) The common revolutionary soldiers fought in the revolution for the hope of owning the
lands that they were tilling once the friar estates in different provinces like Batangas and
Laguna dissolve
c) Past event was mentioned like the execution of GOMBURZA
d) Directed to how one should treat his neighbour or to how one should develop and
conduct one’s self

7. A man wearing a salakot, labelled Juan de la Cruz was grabbing the officer telling him to leave
the small-time pickpockets and thieves and to turn at the great thieves

a) Cartoon depicts the patronage of the United States being covered by the politicians
from either of the party
b) Uncle Sam riding a chariot pulled by Filipinos wearing school uniform
c) Unprecedented cases of colorum automobiles in the city streets
d) A cartoon drawn by Fernando Amorsolo and was aimed as commentary on the workings
of Manila police at that period

8. Through reading this primary source we can already take cues, not just on his/her individual
ideas and aspirations but also the guiding principles and framework of government that are
being presented.

a) Cory Aquino’s speech

b) McCoy speech
c) Andres Bonifacio’s clamor
d) Emilio Jacinto’s “Kartilya ng Katipunan”

9. Which is the best way to interpret the past is through multiperspectivity means:

a) Evaluation of the secondary source.

b) Acceptance of events of the past.
c) Multitude of ways by which we can view the world and each could be equally valid and
at the same time, equally partial as well is called multiperspectivity.
d) Competing accounts of the past that need one's attention.

10. All of the following are Pigafetta’s testimonies on the Route of Magellan’s Expidition, except
one. Which is the exception?

a) On the ninth of March 1521, as they sailed in a westerly course from Ladrones, they saw
land towards the northwest named “Yunagan”.
b) On that same day, Sunday, March 14, Magellan named the entire archipelago the
“Island of Saint Lazarus".
 c) Sunday, March 17, they landed on “another island which was uninhabited. The name of
the island was “Humonhon”.
d) Saturday, 16 March 1521, Magellans expedition sighted a high land named “Zamal”.

11. How did the 1872 Cavite Mutiny and the execution of the “GOMBURZA” affect the F
Filipinos?

a) These events threatened the Filipinos not to rebel against the Spanish rule.
b) Filipinos realized the might of Spain and pledge their loyalty to the Spanish colonial
government.
c) These were viewed by the Filipinos of indignation and injustice of Spaniards to the
Filipinos
d) These events discouraged the Filipinos from forming organizations that advocate reform
or independence.

12. Dr. Jose Rizal’s any piece of writing that recants everything he wrote against friars and the
Catholic Church in the Philippines could deal heavy damage to his image as a prominent Filipino
revolutionary. Such document purportedly exists allegedly signed by Rizal a few hours before
his execution. This document referred to as:

a) Rededication c) Declaration
b) The Retraction d) Confirmation

13. This account corroborates the existence of the retraction document giving it
credence.However, nowhere in the account was Fr. Balaguer mentioned, which makes the friar
a mere secondary source to the writing of the document.

a) Source: Michael Charleston Chua c) Balaguer Testimony

b) Cuerpo de Vigilancia d) Edmund Plauchut

14. Why are GOMBURZA considered as very important milestones in the Philippine History and
directly influencing the decisive events of the Philippine revolution toward the end of the
century?

a) Transfer of authority over parishes from secular priest to the regular priest.
b) The Secularization Movement
c) It inspired the Philippine Revolution.
d) Major factor in the awakening of nationalism among the Filipinos of that time.

15. Which is not true on the following statement about the site of the First Mass?

a) Butuan has long been believed as the site of the first mass.
 b) There are only two primary sources that historians refer to in identifying the site of the
first mass.
c) One is the log kept by Francisco Baltazar and by Antonio Pigafetta.
d) Using the primary sources available Jesuit priest Miguel A. Bernad, in his work Butuan or
Limasawa: The site of the First Mass in the Philippines: A re-examination of evidence
(1981)

16.The following statements are facts about constitution of Biak-na-bato, except;

a) It is a Provisionary Constitution during the Philippine revolution.

b) The Constitution was promulgated on November 1, 1897.
c) The Constitution was headed by Emilio Aguinaldo.
d) The Constitution was written by Isabel Artacho and Felix Ferrer.

17. Angel was reading a book entitled “Reading in Philippine History” and after she finished
reading it, she noticed that the construction can be through the vote of two-third or majority of
the convention, which of the method is being shown?

a) Constituents Assembly c) Constitutional Convention

b) People’s Initiative d) Charter change

18. What is/are the importance of studying local history?

a) Local history provide new provisions and perspectives on the already established
national history.
b) Local history can serve as a balancer of some tendencies by showing the peculiarities in
certain locales in a particular nation, region or continent.
c) Local history is important in forging of national unity through identification with a
common collective past.
d) Both a and b

19. What is the best statement to describe local and oral history?

a) Local and oral history are important endeavours in the development and enrichment in
the discipline of history.
b) Local and oral history serves as a balancer of some tendencies.
c) Local and oral history are important in the midst of scarcity in written sources.
d) Local and oral history facilitates a historical narrative emanating from the people.

20. The payment of tribute was put to a stop and was replaced by a poll tax collected through
acertificate identification called the cedula personal. Why the payment cedula is progressive
andaccording to income categories?
 a) The payment of cedula is by family and not by person.
b) The payment of cedula is by person and not by family
c) The payment of cedula is by person age 15 and above
d) The payment of cedula is for men who work

21. Marcos is known for his martial law being a dictator. Aside fron this, he is also known to be
thepresident who made the largest infrastructure investment according to prof. Sicat of
U.P.Economics. On what basis did he accordingly infer this?

a) Per- Month basis c) Per- Annual basis

b) Per- Term basis d) Per- decade basis

22. Among the three prominent Filipinos featured namely former President Marcos, President
Duterte and Senator Pacquiao, what particular symbolism that connects them in all terms of
their doings?

a) A firm hand c) Hand of steel

b) Strong closed fist d) Sincere heart

23. Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about the 1899: Malolos Constitution?

a) The Philippine declaration of independence was issued on 12 June 1898, together with a
several decrees that formed the first Philippine republic
b) According to Felipe Calderon, main author of constitution these countries were studied
because they shared similar social, political, and ethnological for this constitution.
c) From 1898 to 1901, the Philippine would be placed under the military government until
a civil government would be put into place.
d) None of the above

24. Which of the following statement is true about the 1987 constitution?

a) 1987 Constitution established three independent Constitutional Commission namely the

Civil Service Commission, Commission on election, and Commission on Authority
b) 1987 Constitution was also called the freedon Constitution under President Ferdinand
Marcos
c) The constitution was borrowed from Cuba and was written by Isabelo Artacho and Felix
Ferrer in Spain
d) The constitution begins with a preamble and eighteen self-contained articles

25. During the American occupation, the Bill of 1902 (Cooper Act) was enacted to resolve the
issueon equal distribution of lands. The group Sakdal composed of the farmers from Central
and SouthLuzon protested against the American government during this period. What is the
main purposeof the protest?

a) To acquire government assistance in the land acquisition.

b) To acquire a wider area of land more than what the bill had stated
c) To emphasize the inequality in the land distribution
d) To promulgate a much better Agrarian Reform program

26. Angels used to manipulate and dictated some provisions of the constitution and
government document to be able to hold on to power as long as she could, what kind of
President Ana is?

a) Dictator c) Turbulent
b) Credible d) Intelligence

27. If in our Philippine history, Philippines was colonized for over 3 centuries by the Spaniards
then how many years do you think did it last?

a) More than 200 years of colonization c) More than 400 years of colonization
b) More than 300 years of colonization d) More than 500 years of colonization

28. This agreement signed by United States and Philippines paved the way for increased
military cooperation including resumption of large scale annual joint military exercise on
Filipino soil.

a) Treaty in Paris c) Agreement on Military

b) Visiting Forces Agreement d) Agreement on Cooperation

29. Is an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from
generation to generation, including custom, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and
values.

a) Intangible Cultural Heritage c) World Heritage Site

b) Cultural Heritage d) Tangible Cultural Heritage

30. President Corazon Aquino in her 6 years Administration, she only distributed 23% of
farmland. What is the primary reason of her Administration of lower percentage of farmland
distribution?

a) Farmlands became Corporate Lands c) Corrupt Administration

b) Budget Allocation d) All of the above
 Post Test-Readings in Philippine History

1. Which of the following is the focus of Readings in the Philippine History? I. To develop
autobiographical skills connected to content and context analysis. II. Applying both analytical
strategies in themes and topics across the Philippine past. III.Respond to the challenges of the
time IV. Geared toward the holistic development of the person in overlapping realms of the.

a) I and II c) III & IV

b) I only d) I, II, & III

2. Why are primary sources important?

a) Only primary sources may be used in writing history.

b) It will be the ultimate bridge between the past and the present.
c) Because it was produced by an author who needed primary sources to produce the
material.
d) The only useful source in writing and learning history.

3. What is wrong with the following statement about the subject Readings in Philippine History?

a) For the students, it is a high time you do away with the misconception that history is a
boring field of study.
b) Realize that by studying history we situate ourselves in the history of the nation.
c) A necessary endeavour to be able to know more about our identity.
d) History is limited to the story of a hero versus a villain.

4. In the context of the definition of history which is incorrect?

a) History has always been known as the study of the past.

b) Students of general education often dread the subject for its notoriety in requiring them
to memorize date, places, names and events from distant eras.
c) History as a discipline existed for around 2,400 years and is as old as mathematics and
philosophy.
d) The popular definition of history is the study of the past is wrong.

5. How can we say that History became an important academic discipline? I. It became the
historian’s duty to write about the heroes of important individuals like monarch heroes, saints
and nobilities. II. History was also focused on writing about wars, revolutions, & other
important breakthroughs III. Traditional historians lived with the Manton of “no document, no
history”.
 a) I only c) I,II, & III
b) I & II d) II & III

6. Which of the following is NOT an example of primary sources?

a) Minutes of the convention. c) Archival documents

b) Photographs of the event . d) Encyclopedia

7. What is TRUE about primary sources?

a) Sources which were produced by an author who need primary sources to produce the
material.
b) Historical sources which studied a certain historical subject.
c) Sources produced at the same time as the event, period, or subject being studied.
d) Textbooks are usually classified as primary sources.

8. In one of the books, he saw an old photograph of a woman standing in front of an old church,
clipped among the pages. At the back of the photo was s fine inscription that says,“Kalamba, 19
de Junio 1961.” The source is:

a) Primary c) Tertiary
b) Secondary d) Secondary & Tertiary

9. It was Freddie’s first day in his first year of college in the university. While waiting for his
other classmates, he started reading a book and realized that it was a biography of a student
leader turned political activist. The author used interviews with friends & family of Jopson and
other primary documents. The book used is:

a) Primary source c) Tertiary source

b) Secondary source d) Secondary and Tertiary sources

10. Lorena was a new teacher of Araling Panlipunan in a small elementary school. Her
colleagues gave her the new text book that she ought to use in class. Before the class started,
Lorena studied the textbook carefully. She noted that the authors used works of other known
historians in writing the textbook. The textbook is:

a) Tertiary Source c) Primary source

b) Secondary source d) Primary and Secondary sources

11. Manuel visited the field Museum of Natural History where a golden image of a woman
caught his eye. Manuel looked closer and read the image was called “The Golden Tara”. It
originated from Agusan del Sur and was bought by the museum in 1922. It was believed to be
made prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in the Philippines. The sculpture is:

a) Secondary source c) Tertiary source

b) Primary source d) Primary and Tertiary sources

12. If you are a historian, what is your primary tool of understanding and interpreting the past?

a) Historical sources c) Non documentary

b) Fictional d) Unhistorical

13. Using primary sources in historical research entails two kinds of criticisms which are:

a) External and Adventitious Criticism

b) External and Internal Criticism
c) Internal and Interior Criticism
d) External and Exterior Criticism

14. If you want to examine the authenticity of the document or the evidence being used is not
fabricated we must used:

a) External Criticism c) Interior Criticism

b) Internal Criticism d) Internal and Inward Criticism

15. My classmate want to examine the truthfulness of the content of the evidence and also the
examination of the primary sources in terms of context of its production she needs to use

a) Internal Criticism c) Exterior Criticism

b) External Criticism d) Internal and Outside Criticism

16. The following are primary sources from different historical periods EXCEPT one:

a) Emilio Jacinto’s “Kartilya ng Katipunan”

b) The 1898 declaration of Phil. Independence
c) Political Caricature of the American Era
d) Political Cartoon of Antonio Pigafetta

17. The most cited documents by historians who wished to study the pre colonial Philippines. It
was believed that these writings account for the “purest” pre colonial society.

a) Brief summary of the First Voyage around the world of Magellan by Antonio Pigafetta
b) Kartilya ng Katipunan
c) Corazon Aquino’s speech before the U.S. Congress
 d) Political Caricature of American Era

18. In this historical source the reader might notice whether implicitly and explicitly regarded
the indigenous belief systems and way of life as inferior to that of Christianity and of the
Europeans. He would always remark on the nakedness of the natives, or he was fascinated by
their exotic culture.

a) Political Caricature of American Era

b) Political Cartoons of Alfred McCoy
c) Kartilya ng Katipunan
d) First Voyage Around the World by Antonio Pigafetta

19. The main purpose of the primary source is to overthrow a colonial regime and reaction and
response to certain value systems that they found despicable in the present state of things that
they struggled against with

a) Kartilya ng Katipunan by Emilio Jacinto

b) Political Caricature of American Era
c) Political Cartoons of Alfred McCoy
d) First Voyage Around the World

20. In the context of the Spanish Colonial era, they were treated as the inferior of the White
Europeans, the Katipunan saw to it that the alternative order that they wished to promulgate
through their revolution necessarily destroyed this kind of unjust hierarchy.

a) Illustrados c) Europeans
b) Indios d) Spaniards

21. Which of the following is not included in the provisions of “Kartilya ng Katipunan”

a) Emphasized the importance of honor in words and in action

b) The teaching of how women should be treated with honor and respect
c) Women should be treated as companions by men and not as play things that can be
exploited for their pleasure
d) Spain and Portugal coveted the control of Spice Islands because it would have led to a
certain increase in wealth, influence and power.

22. A Primary source about re-examination of the document on the declaration of

Independence can reveal some after overlooked historical truths about this important event in
Philippine History.

a) Kartilya ng Katipunan
 b) Proclamation of the Philippine History
c) Kataastaasan Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan
d) First Voyage Around the World

23. Which statement/s on Proclamation of Philippine Independence is NOT INCLUDED

a) Reflects the general revolutionary sentiment of the period like friar abuse, racial
discrimination
b) The common revolutionary soldiers fought in the revolution for the hope of owning the
lands that they were tilling once the friar estates in different provinces like Batangas and
Laguna dissolve
c) Past event was mentioned like the execution of GOMBURZA
d) Directed to how one should treat his neighbour or to how one should develop and
conduct one’s self

24. Some historians wanted to capture the audience imagination in presenting their opinions so
they used

a) Magazine c) Caricatures
b) Understatement d) Journals

25. The following are characteristics of caricatures and cartoons EXCEPT.

a) Recent art form which veered away from the classical art by exaggerating human
features and poking fun as its subjects
b) Art genre and technique became a part of the point media as a form of social and
political commentary, which target persons of power and authority
c) Effective tool of publicizing opinions through heavy use of symbolism
d) An essay in a newspaper or magazine that gives the opinions of its editors or publishes

26. A politician from Tondo named Dr. Santos shows the passing crown to his brother-in-law,
Dr. Barcelona was trying to stop Santos telling to stop giving Barcelona the crown because it is
not his to begin with.

a) Cartoon depicts or cinema

b) Political Caricature of the American Era (1900-19410
c) Cases of colorum automobiles
d) Caricature of Uncle Sam riding a chariot pulled by Filipinos

27. A man wearing a salakot, labelled Juan de la Cruz was grabbing the officer telling him to
leave the small-time pickpockets and thieves and to turn at the great thieves.
 a) Cartoon depicts the patronage of the United States being covered by the politicians
from either of the party
b) Uncle Sam riding a chariot pulled by Filipinos wearing school uniform
c) Unprecedented cases of colorum automobiles in the city streets
d) A cartoon drawn by Fernando Amorsolo and was aimed as commentary on the workings
of Manila police at that period

28. The cartoon called by McCoy the “sexual revolution” that occurred in the 1930s. Young
people as early as that period, disturbed the conservative Filipino mindset by engaging in doing
sexual activities in public places.

a) Americans got to control and subjugate Filipinos

b) Police authorities oppress petty Filipino criminals while turning a blind eye on hoarders
who monopolize goods in their huge warehouses
c) Here we can see how that period was the meeting point between the conservative past
and liberated future of the Philippines
d) Automobiles became a popular mode of transportation in the city and led to the
emergence of taxis

29. Which primary source considered as an important event in the political and diplomatic
history of the country because it has arguably cemented the legitimacy of the EDSA
government in the international arena?

a) Malolos Constitution
b) Constitution of Biak na Bato
c) Cory Aquino’s Speech before the U.S congress
d) Preamble of the Philippine Constitution

30. Through reading this primary source we can already take cues, not just on his/her individual
ideas and aspirations but also the guiding principles and framework of government that are
being presented.

a) Cory Aquino’s speech d) Emilio Jacinto’s “Kartilya ng

b) McCoy speech Katipunan”
c) Andres Bonifacio’s clamor

31. How are we going to analyze the problems in history?

a) Following the scientific method

b) Through internal criticism
 c) By means of external criticism only
d) Through interpretation & multiperspectivity

e)

32. In what way we can make sense of the past?

a) Through contextualization c) Historical interpretation

b) By means of criticizing d) Through interviews

33. Which is the best way to interpret the past is through multiperspectivity means:

a) Evaluation of the secondary source.

b) Acceptance of events of the past.
c) Competing accounts of the past that need one's attention.
d) Multitude of ways by which we can view the world and each could be equally valid and
at the same time, equally partial as well is called multiperspectivity.

34. The following statements are characteristics of multiperspectivity except one:

a) Exploring multiple perspectives in history requires incorporating source materials that

reflect different views of an event in history.
b) Different sources that counter each other may create space to inquire and investigate.
c) Different kinds of sources will not provide different historical truths.
d) Varied historical agents create different historical truths.

35. Which is not true on the following statement about the site of the First Mass?

a) Butuan has long been believed as the site of the first mass.
b) There are only two primary sources that historians refer to in identifying the site of the
first mass.
c) One is the log kept by Francisco Baltazar and by Antonio Pigafetta.
d) Using the primary sources available Jesuit priest Miguel A. Bernad, in his work Butuan or
Limasawa: The site of the First Mass in the Philippines: A re-examination of evidence
(1981)

36. On the re-examination of evidence (1981) about the site if the First Mass in the Philippines
on Antonio Pigafetta’s account what was not being mentioned that seemed to be important.

a) Butuan River c) Balanghai

b) Agusan River d) Ceylon

37. Base from the primary source of Albo’s log he did not mention the statement of :
 a) The island of the people of Mazava was very good.
b) He did not mention the first mass.
c) The Spaniards planted the cross upon a mountain top.
d) Between Mazawa and Subu there were so many shallows that the boats cannot go
westward directly but had to go in a roundabout way.

38. It must be pointed out that both Albo and Pigafetta’s testimonies coincide and corroborate
each other but who gave more details on what they did during their weeklong stay in Mazawa.

a) Antonio Pigafetta c) Ferdinand Magellan

b) Francisco Albo d) Matan Subu

39. All of the following are Pigafetta’s testimonies on the Route of Magellan’s Expidition, except
one. Which is the exception?

a) Saturday, 16 March 1521, Magellans expedition sighted a high land named “Zamal”.
b) Sunday, March 17, they landed on “another island which was uninhabited. The name of
the island was “Humonhon”.
c) On that same day, Sunday, March 14, Magellan named the entire archipelago the
“Island of Saint Lazarus".
d) On the ninth of March 1521, as they sailed in a westerly course from Ladrones, they saw
land towards the northwest named “Yunagan”.

40. How did the 1872 Cavite Mutiny and the execution of the “GOMBURZA” affect the F
Filipinos?

a) These events threatened the Filipinos not to rebel against the Spanish rule.
b) Filipinos realized the might of Spain and pledge their loyalty to the Spanish colonial
government.
c) These were viewed by the Filipinos of indignation and injustice of Spaniards to the Fi
Filipinos
d) These events discouraged the Filipinos from forming organizations that advocate re
reform or independence.

41. Why were the GOMBURZA executed? I. They actively supported the secularization
movement. II. They refused to submit to the authority of the regular priests. III. They were
accused as the leaders of the 1872 Cavite Mutiny. IV. They wrote propaganda materials that
exposed the abuses of the friars.

a) I and II c) I and III

b) II and III d) III and IV
42. Why are GOMBURZA considered as very important milestones in the Philippine History and
directly influencing the decisive events of the Philippine revolution toward the end of the
century?

a) Major factor in the awakening of nationalism among the Filipinos of that time.
b) It inspired the Philippine Revolution.
c) The Secularization Movement
d) Transfer of authority over parishes from secular priest to the regular priest.

43. The following are the Spanish accounts of the Cavite Mutiny EXCEPT:

a) The documentation of Spanish historian Jose Montero Y Vidal centered on how the
event was an attempt in overthrowing the Spanish government in the Philippines.
b) B. The account of Jose Montero Vidal was criticized as a fully biased and rabid for a
scholar.
c) C. Another account from the official report written by the Governor General Rafael
Isquerdo implicated the native clergy who were then active in the movement toward
secularization of parishes.
d) D. Sending of Filipino priests to Europe to be educated.

44. Base from the Primary source: Excerpts from Montero’s account of the Cavite Mutiny which
is not included?

a) The abolition of privileges enjoyed by the laborers of the Cavite arsenal of exemption
from the tribute was the cause of insurrection.
b) the Spanish revolution which overthrow a secular throne.
c) The beginning of 1872 the authorities received anonymous communications that a great
uprising would break out against Spaniards.
d) n the Spaniard’s accounts, the event of 1872 was premeditated and was part of big
conspiracy among the educated leaders, mestizos, lawyers and residents of Manila and
Cavite.

45. Excerpts from Pardo de Tavera’s Account of Cavite Mutiny are the following statements
EXCEPT ONE:

a) The incident was merely a mutiny Filipino soldiers and laborers of the Cavite arsenal to
the dissatisfaction arising from draconian policies of Isquerdo.
b) Used the Cavite Mutiny as a way to address other issues by blowing out of proportion
the isolated mutiny attempt.
c) Creation of a committee to investigate the same problems submitted to the Manila
committee.
 d) Another account, this time by French writer, Edmund Plauchut complemented Taveras’s
account and analysed the motivation of the 1872 Cavite Mutiny.

46. Primary Source: Excerpts from Plauchut’s Account of the Cavite Mutiny.

a) Introduced the nine summary of reforms.

b) During this time the Central Government in Madrid was planning to deprived the friars.
c) Introduced a decree aimed to improve the standard of education in the Philippines.
d) Central Spanish Government introduced an educational decree fusing sectarian schools
run by friars into a school called Philippine Institute.

47. On retraction of Dr. Jose Rizal whose testimony is this statement? “Rizal woke up several
times, confessed four times, attended a mass, received communion, and prayed the rosary.”

a) The Balaguer Testimony

b) The testimony of Cuerpo de Vigilancia
c) Eyewitness Account of the last hours of Rizal
d) Testimony of Pardo de Tavera

48. Dr. Jose Rizal’s any piece of writing that recants everything he wrote against friars and the
Catholic Church in the Philippines could deal heavy damage to his image as a prominent Filipino
revolutionary. Such document purportedly exists allegedly signed by Rizal a few hours before
his execution. This document referred to as:

a) Rededication c) Declaration
b) The Retraction d) Confirmation

49. This account corroborates the existence of the retraction document giving it
credence.However, nowhere in the account was Fr. Balaguer mentioned, which makes the friar
a mere secondary source to the writing of the document.

a) Source: Michael Charleston Chua c) Balaguer Testimony

b) Cuerpo de Vigilancia d) Edmund Plauchut

50. Momentous events swept the Spanish Colonies in the late 19th century including the
Philippine- Journalists referred to the phrase “El Grito de Rebelion” or:

a) KKK c) La Liga Filipina

b) Propaganda Movement d) Cry of Rebellion
ANSWERS KEY
PRE TEST
1. B 11. C 21.
2. A 12. B 22. B
3. A 13. 23. C
4. B 14. D 24. D
5. C 15. 25. C
6. D 16. 26. A
7. D 17. 27. B
8. A 18. D 28. B
9. C 19. A 29. B
10. A 20. 30. D
POST TEST
1. 18. D 35.
2. B 19. A 36. A
3. D 20. B 37.
4. D 21. D 38. A
5. C 22. B 39. D
6. D 23. D 40. C
7. C 24. C 41. C
8. A 25. D 42. A
9. B 26. B 43. D
10. A 27. D 44. D
11. B 28. C 45. C
12. A 29. C 46.
13. B 30. A 47. A
14. 31. D 48. B
15. 32. C 49. A
16. 33. D 50.D
17. A 34. C