LET Reviewer - General Education (SOCIAL SCIENCE - Philippine History 1)

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1. Who is generally acknowledged as the first President of the Philippines?

a. Emilio Aguinaldo

b. Manuel L. Quezon

c. Andres Bonifacio

d. Jose Rizal

Answer: a. Emilio Aguinaldo

2. Who is the highest American military official that was killed in action during the Filipino-American war?

a. Governor-General William Howard Taft

b. Commodore George Dewey

c. Brigadier General Francis V. Greene

d. General Henry W. Lawton

Answer: d. Gen. Lawton

3. Who was the chief advisor of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo?

a. Felipe E. Agoncillo

b. Emmanuel G. Almeda

c. Apolinario Mabini

d. Roman Basa

Answer: c. Apolinario Mabini

4. Who was the first woman councilor of Manila?

a. Eva Estrada Kalaw

b. Corazon Cojuangco Aquino

c. Concepcion Felix de Calderon

d. Carmen Planas

Answer: d. Carmen Planas

5. When did the assassination of Senator Benigno Aquino happen?

a. August 21, 1980

b. August 21, 1982

c. August 21, 1983

d. August 21, 1986

Answer: c. August 21, 1983

6. Who proposed the idea of the Philippine Autonomy Act which stated the intention of the United States government to withdraw their sovereignty over the Philippines as soon as a stable government can be established therein?

a. William Atkinson Jones

b. Luke E. Wright

c. William Howard Taft

d. Henry A. Cooper

Answer: a. William Atkinson Jones

7. Who was the fourteen-year old Batangueña Jose Rizal met at the Ateneo and fell in love with?

a. Leonor Valenzuela

b. Leonor River

c. Consuelo Ortiga y Rey

d. Segunda Katigbak

Answer: d. Segunda Katigbak

8. Who was the Filipino president appointed by the Japanese during their occupation?

a. Manuel L. Quezon

b. Jose P. Laurel Sr.

c. Sergio Osmeña Sr.

d. Elpidio Quirino

Answer: b. Jose P. Laurel Sr.

9. What place in the Philippines is also known as the “walled city”

a. Cavite Wall

b. Kiokong White Rock Wall

c. Sagada coffin

d. Intramuros

Answer: d. Intramuros

10. What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?

a. Alibata

b. Baybayin

c. Asoka alphabet

d. Tagbanwa alphabet

Answer: b. Baybayin

11. Who headed Ayuntamiento?

a. Cabildo

b. Gobernadorcillo

c. Alcade Mayor

d. Royal Audiencia

Answer: a. Cabildo

12. Who is the first president of the Katipunan?

a. Emiliano Riego de Dios

b. Baldomero Aguinaldo

c. Isabelo Artacho

d. Deodato Arellano

Answer: d. Deodato Arellano

13. What did ancient Filipinos call the supreme being in which they believed?

a. Bathala

b. Allah

c. Diwata

d. Anito

Answer: a. Bathala

14. Who was known as “Prince of Filipino Printers”

a. Tomas Pinpin

b. Pedro Paterno

c. Francisco Baltazar

d. Jose Rizal

Answer: a. Tomas Pinpin

15. Which of these groups in the Philippines had the most elaborate tattoos in ancient times?

a. Bicolanos

b. Visayans

c. Ilocanos

d. Tagalogs

Answer: b. Visayans

16. He arrived in Cebu in 1565 to establish the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines, marking the beginning of Spain’s colonization and Christianization of the archipelago. Who was he?

a. Christopher Columbus

b. Ferdinand Magellan

c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

d. Antonio Pigafetta

Answer: c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

17. The capture of Emilio Aguinaldo was successfully undertaken by _______.

a. Arthur MacArthur

b. Elwell Otis

c. Frederick Funston

d. Peyton C. March

Answer: c. Frederick Funston

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18. Who of the following senators did NOT become Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines?

a. Carlos P. Garcia

b. Renato Cayetano

c. Joseph Estrada

d. Emmanuel Pelaez

Answer: b. Renato Cayetano

19. Which of the following broadcasters and journalist did NOT become senators of the Republic of the Philippines?

a. Orly Mercado

b. Noli De Castro

c. Loren Legarda

d. Rey Langit

Answer: d. Rey Langit

20. How long was the approximate distance of the Bataaan Death March?

a. 45 miles

b. 60 miles

c. 90 miles

d. 110 miles

Answer: b. 60 miles

21. What was the first book published in the Philippines?

a. Noli Me Tangere

b. Doctrina Christiana

c. Bater in Panay

d. A la juventud filipina

Answer: b. Doctrina Christiana

22. What act is also known as the Martial Law act?

a. Article 6 Section 14 of the 1973 Constitution

b. R.A. 274

c. R.A. 1081

d. Kautusang Tagapagpaganap blg. 25 s. 1974

Answer: c. R.A. 1081

23. What kind of a settlement did Manila grow from in the 16^th century?

a. Muslim

b. Spanish

c. Visayan

d. English

Answer: a. Muslim

24. Diariong Tagalog was founded by _______.

a. Marcelo del Pilar

b. Juan Luna

c. Pedro Laktaw

d. Gregorio Sanciano

Answer: a. Marcelo del Pilar

25. How many ships did Ferdinand Magellan use during his voyage that eventually found the Philippines?

a. 10

b. 5

c. 15

d. 1

Answer: b. 5

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