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Philippine history
  • 1. The history of the Philippines is a rich tapestry of diverse cultures, colonial influences, and struggles for independence. From ancient civilizations like the Majapahit Empire to the Spanish colonization and the subsequent American occupation, the Filipino people have endured various challenges and triumphs. The fight for independence led by national heroes like Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio culminated in the declaration of independence in 1898. The Philippines has since evolved into a vibrant nation with a unique blend of traditions, languages, and customs. Despite its tumultuous past, the Philippines continues to thrive as a resilient and dynamic country in Southeast Asia.

    When did the Philippines gain independence from Spanish colonization?
A) December 7, 1941
B) September 21, 1972
C) July 4, 1946
D) June 12, 1898
  • 2. Which Philippine president declared martial law in 1972?
A) Ramon Magsaysay
B) Ferdinand Marcos
C) Corazon Aquino
D) Benigno Aquino Jr.
  • 3. Who was the leader of the Katipunan, a secret society that fought for Philippine independence?
A) Emilio Aguinaldo
B) Andres Bonifacio
C) Jose Rizal
D) Manuel L. Quezon
  • 4. Who was the first President of the Philippines?
A) Emilio Aguinaldo
B) Sergio Osmena
C) Carlos P. Garcia
D) Manuel L. Quezon
  • 5. Who was the first Filipino saint?
A) Ramon Magsaysay
B) Lorenzo Ruiz
C) Pedro Calungsod
D) Gregorio del Pilar
  • 6. Which event led to the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1898, signaling the end of the Spanish-American War?
A) The execution of Jose Rizal
B) The Battle of Manila Bay
C) The Siege of Baler
D) The Cry of Pugad Lawin
  • 7. Which Philippine president was known as the 'Greatest President of the Commonwealth Period'?
A) Benigno Aquino Jr.
B) Sergio Osmena
C) Manuel L. Quezon
D) Emilio Aguinaldo
  • 8. Which American general led the US forces that captured Emilio Aguinaldo?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) George S. Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Frederick Funston
  • 9. What was the name of the first Philippine constitution?
A) Aguinaldo Constitution
B) Mabini Constitution
C) Quezon Constitution
D) Malolos Constitution
  • 10. Who was the leader of the Filipino Muslims who led armed resistance against the Spanish colonial government?
A) Sultan Kudarat
B) Lapu-Lapu
C) Datu Lapu-Lapu
D) Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
  • 11. Which Philippine president was assassinated at the Manila International Airport in 1983?
A) Joseph Estrada
B) Benigno Aquino Jr.
C) Fidel V. Ramos
D) Ramon Magsaysay
  • 12. In what year did the Philippines declare its independence from the United States?
A) 1962
B) 1935
C) 1952
D) 1946
  • 13. Which Filipino hero was known as the 'Sublime Paralytic'?
A) Emilio Aguinaldo
B) Andres Bonifacio
C) Jose Rizal
D) Apolinario Mabini
  • 14. Which US president granted the Philippines independence on July 4, 1946?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Harry S. Truman
D) John F. Kennedy
  • 15. When was the EDSA People Power Revolution?
A) 1986
B) 1992
C) 1972
D) 2001
  • 16. Which Philippine president was known as the 'Asian Diplomat'?
A) Manuel Roxas
B) Carlos P. Garcia
C) Sergio Osmena
D) Elpidio Quirino
  • 17. Where did the Battle of Tirad Pass, where Gregorio del Pilar died, take place?
A) Batangas
B) Cavite
C) Ilocos Sur
D) Bataan
  • 18. Who was the first Filipino cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church?
A) Jaime Sin
B) Orlando Quevedo
C) Rufino Jiao Santos
D) Luis Antonio Tagle
  • 19. In what year did the Philippines host the Miss Universe pageant for the first time?
A) 1974
B) 1981
C) 1997
D) 1969
  • 20. Which American governor-general ordered the establishment of the University of the Philippines?
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) William Howard Taft
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Harry S. Truman
  • 21. When did the earliest hominin activity occur in the Philippines?
A) At least by 709,000 years ago
B) Around 3000 BCE
C) By 47,000 years ago
D) In the first millennium CE
  • 22. Which species of archaic humans was present on Luzon by 134,000 years ago?
A) Homo sapiens
B) Homo luzonensis
C) Neanderthals
D) Denisovans
  • 23. Where were the earliest known anatomically modern humans in the Philippines found?
A) Callao Cave
B) Tabon Caves in Palawan
C) Rizal, Kalinga
D) Cagayan
  • 24. Which groups were the first to settle in prehistoric Philippines?
A) Negrito groups
B) Hanunoo
C) Austronesians
D) Malayo-Polynesians
  • 25. From where did Austronesian-speaking peoples migrate to the Philippines around 3000 BCE?
A) China
B) India
C) Taiwan
D) Japan
  • 26. Which cultures were linked to Austronesians before their expansion out of Taiwan?
A) Majiabang and Hemudu only
B) Liangzhu and Majiabang only
C) Dapenkeng and Majiabang only
D) Hemudu, Liangzhu, and Dapenkeng
  • 27. What is the most widely accepted theory of Austronesian migration?
A) The 'Out-of-India' model
B) The 'Out-of-China' model
C) : The 'Out-of-Taiwan' model
D) The 'Out-of-Japan' model
  • 28. Which cultures share common cultural markers with Austronesians?
A) Indian subcontinent cultures only
B) Han Chinese and Japanese
C) Taiwanese indigenous peoples, Islander Southeast Asians, Chams, Islander Melanesians, Micronesians, Polynesians, and the Malagasy people
D) European settlers
  • 29. What distinct kinds of peoples developed in the Philippines by 1000 BCE?
A) Only tribal groups and warrior societies
B) Only tribal groups and harbor principalities
C) Only harbor principalities and petty plutocracy
D) Tribal groups, warrior societies, petty plutocracy, and harbor principalities
  • 30. When did early metallurgy reach the Philippine archipelagos?
A) In the first millennium CE
B) By 1000 BCE via trade with India
C) Around 300–700 CE
D) During Spanish colonial rule
  • 31. Which religions influenced the seafaring peoples of the Philippines between 300–700 CE?
A) Confucianism and Taoism
B) Shintoism and Animism
C) Buddhism and Hinduism
D) Islam and Christianity
  • 32. Which city was the first permanent Spanish settlement established in?
A) Zamboanga
B) Cebu
C) Manila
D) Davao
  • 33. What was established by the United States to rule the Philippines after 1898?
A) Direct rule by the U.S. Congress
B) The Insular Government
C) The Philippine Commonwealth
D) The Viceroyalty of New Spain
  • 34. What did the Jones Act promise for the Philippines?
A) Full integration into the U.S. as a state
B) Independence
C) Permanent annexation to the United States
D) Continued colonial rule
  • 35. When was the Philippine Commonwealth established?
A) In 1935
B) In 1946
C) In 1907
D) In 1898
  • 36. Which country occupied the Philippines during World War II?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) Japan
D) The United States
  • 37. Where was the Sa Huỳnh culture primarily centered?
A) Palawan, Philippines
B) Present-day Vietnam
C) Central Thailand
D) Taiwan
  • 38. What is the Maitum anthropomorphic pottery dated to?
A) 400 BCE–1500 CE
B) 1000–1200 CE
C) 500–700 CE
D) Around 200 CE
  • 39. In what script was the Laguna Copperplate Inscription written?
A) Baybayin script
B) Latin script
C) Kawi script
D) Arabic script
  • 40. What culture influenced Manila Bay during the time of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription?
A) Arab
B) Hindu–Old Malay amalgamation
C) Chinese
D) Greek and Roman
  • 41. Which document marks the start of significant written records in the late 16th century?
A) Doctrina Christiana
B) Laguna Copperplate Inscription
C) Sulu Sultanate Charter
D) Baybayin Manuscript
  • 42. What artifact with Kawi script was found in Butuan?
A) A stone tablet
B) A bronze statue
C) A wooden carving
D) An Ivory seal
  • 43. When is the Calatagan pot with baybayin inscription dated to?
A) Mid 15th century
B) Late 17th century
C) Early 18th century
D) Not later than early 16th century
  • 44. Who ruled the maritime societies in precolonial Philippines?
A) Elected officials
B) Datus, wangs, rajahs, sultans or lakans
C) Emperors and queens
D) Military generals
  • 45. Who ruled the Chieftaincy of Coron Island?
A) Tagbanua warriors
B) Rajahs
C) Datus
D) Spanish missionaries
  • 46. Which inscription provides the earliest historical record of Tondo and other local polities?
A) The Laguna Copperplate Inscription
B) The Cebu Stone Inscription
C) The Butuan Ivory Seal
D) The Maynila Stone Inscription
  • 47. Who was the paramount ruler of Tondo during the 1500s?
A) Rajah
B) Datu
C) Lakan
D) Sultan
  • 48. Which dynasty's products were traded by Tondo and Maynila?
A) Tang Dynasty
B) Ming Dynasty
C) Han Dynasty
D) Song Dynasty
  • 49. Who was appointed by the Yongle Emperor to oversee trade in Tondo?
A) Ko Ch'a-lao
B) Macao
C) Zheng He
D) Li Bo
  • 50. Which class did the Lakan belong to in ancient Tagalog society?
A) Timawa
B) Maharlika
C) Alipin
D) Datu
  • 51. How did the Spaniards refer to the people of Tondo?
A) Encomenderos
B) Caciques
C) Hidalgos
D) Conquistadors
  • 52. Which Japanese merchant changed his surname to Luzon?
A) Tokugawa Ieyasu
B) Luzon Sukezaemon
C) Miyamoto Musashi
D) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  • 53. Which polity did Chinese historical accounts refer to as 'Luzon'?
A) Butuan
B) Maynila
C) Maguindanao
D) Cebu
  • 54. What type of ware did Japan import from Luzon?
A) Bronze ware
B) Mishima ware
C) Porcelain ware
D) Ceramic tiles
  • 55. Which river bisected the fortified polity of Cainta?
A) The Calumpang River
B) The Pasig River
C) The Marikina River
D) The Lingayen Gulf
  • 56. During which centuries did Namayan reach its peak?
A) 13th–16th centuries
B) 15th–18th centuries
C) 9th–12th centuries
D) 11th–14th centuries
  • 57. Who was the legendary ruler associated with Kumintang?
A) A Spanish governor
B) King Kamayin
C) Chao Ju-kua
D) Gat Pulintan
  • 58. What year did Kumintang become a Spanish town?
A) 1576
B) 1605
C) 1581
D) 1599
  • 59. Which river was the polity of Kumintang located around?
A) Pasig River
B) Marikina River
C) Lingayen Gulf
D) Calumpang River
  • 60. What was Pangasinan known for in Chinese records during the early 15th century?
A) Shipbuilding techniques.
B) Its salt-making industry.
C) Ceramic production.
D) Gold mining operations.
  • 61. Which kingdom sent emissaries to China as a tributary-state between 1406 and 1411?
A) Kumintang
B) Cainta
C) Pangasinan
D) Namayan
  • 62. What cultural practice did the locals in Pangasinan share with other maritime Southeast Asian ethnic groups?
A) Building wooden palaces.
B) Wearing iron armors.
C) Practicing ancestor worship.
D) Blackening their teeth.
  • 63. What type of weapons were encountered in naval battles in Pangasinan?
A) Indian war elephants
B) European longbows
C) Japanese-style gunpowder weapons
D) Chinese crossbows
  • 64. What was a primary trade good from Pangasinan in exchange for Japanese and Chinese goods?
A) Porcelain
B) Silk
C) Gold
D) Spices
  • 65. Which Arab chronicler wrote about the military competition between Muja and Mayd with the Chinese Empire?
A) Al-Masudi
B) Ibn Battuta
C) Abu al-Fida
D) Al Ya'akubi
  • 66. Who was the customs inspector that wrote about Sandao in Chinese annals?
A) Li Bai
B) Chao Jukua
C) Fu Xi
D) Zheng He
  • 67. Which present-day location corresponds to the ancient Jiamayan?
A) Zamboanga
B) Cebu
C) Calamian
D) Davao
  • 68. What was the time period during which Ma-i is recorded in Song dynasty history?
A) 1300–1500
B) 1000–1200
C) 900–1100
D) Before 971 – after 1339
  • 69. Which Prehispanic polity was centered at Polillo, Quezon?
A) Ma-i
B) Pulilu
C) Madja-as
D) Sandao
  • 70. In which Chinese historical document is Pulilu mentioned?
A) Shiji
B) Zizhi Tongjian
C) Zhufan zhi
D) Yijing
  • 71. Pulilu was politically connected to which nation at the Calamianes?
A) Madja-as
B) Ma-i
C) Brunei
D) Sandao
  • 72. What larger country was Sandao a vassal-state to?
A) Madja-as
B) Pulilu
C) Ma-i
D) Srivijaya
  • 73. During which years did the Pi-sho-ye conduct raids on southern China?
A) 1100–1125
B) 1200–1225
C) 1150–1180
D) 1174–1190
  • 74. Who were the Pi-sho-ye raids most likely conducted by, according to Efren B. Isorena?
A) People of Ibabao
B) Chinese merchants
C) Visayans from the Visayas islands
D) Srivijayan warriors
  • 75. Who led the ten exiled datus that migrated to the central islands of the Philippines?
A) Rajah Makatunaw
B) Sang Aji
C) Labaodungon
D) Datu Puti
  • 76. From which island did Datu Puti and his followers purchase land?
A) Panay
B) Mindoro
C) Borneo
D) Samar
  • 77. Who was the Negrito chieftain that sold Panay to Datu Puti and his followers?
A) Puti
B) Marikudo
C) Makatunaw
D) Paybare
  • 78. What name was given to the confederation of polities established by Datu Puti and his followers?
A) Ma-i
B) Pulilu
C) Madja-as
D) Sandao
  • 79. Which historian identified the pre-Islamic Bruneian Buddhist kingdom of Vijayapura?
A) Robert Nicholl
B) Chao Ju-Kua
C) Efren B. Isorena
D) Antonio Pigafetta
  • 80. Which civilization was the ancestral homeland of the Visayans according to Robert Nicholl?
A) Brunei
B) Srivijaya Empire
C) Funan Civilization
D) Madja-as
  • 81. Who was Datu Macatunao also known as, according to Rev. Fr. Santaren?
A) Paybare
B) Rajah Makatunaw
C) Labaodungon
D) Datu Puti
  • 82. Where did Labaodungon and his wife, Ojaytanayon, settle after their return?
A) Odtojan
B) Moroboro
C) Panay
D) Samar
  • 83. What did the datus in Panay and other Visayan islands do after returning from Borneo?
A) Returned to their original homeland
B) Founded various towns
C) Joined forces with Rajah Makatunaw
D) Established a new confederation
  • 84. Who founded the Kingdom of Cebu?
A) Rajah Humabon
B) Rajah Sri Bata Shaja
C) Datu Lapulapu
D) Sri Lumay, also known as Rajamuda Lumaya
  • 85. What does the term Singhapala translate to?
A) Trade City
B) Lion City
C) Golden City
D) Rice City
  • 86. Which country recognized the Kingdom of Cebu diplomatically?
A) India
B) China
C) Thailand (Siam)
D) Malaysia
  • 87. What evidence supports the existence of the Rajahnate of Butuan?
A) The Cebu Stone Inscription
B) The Laguna Copperplate Inscription
C) The Butuan Silver Paleograph
D) The Maynila Stone
  • 88. What was Sanmalan known for in Chinese records?
A) A precolonial Philippine kingdom on what is now Zamboanga.
B) A major trading hub during the 1500s.
C) The birthplace of the first Filipino king.
D) A colony under Spanish rule in the 1600s.
  • 89. Who represented Sanmalan at the Chinese imperial court in 982?
A) Rajah Chulan himself.
B) Ambassador Ali Bakti.
C) Chinese envoys.
D) A group of local traders.
  • 90. Which Philippine kingdom regained independence after Brunei's invasion?
A) Manila.
B) Iloilo.
C) Cebu.
D) Sulu.
  • 91. From which place did the founders of the Sultanate of Sulu arrive?
A) Brunei
B) Butuan Rajahnate
C) Johore, Malaysia
D) Malacca
  • 92. Which language is classified as a Southern Visayan language in the Sulu state?
A) Yakan
B) Malay
C) Cham
D) Tausug
  • 93. Who are the ancestors of the local Yakan people?
A) The Orang Dampuans
B) Visayan migrants
C) Buranuns
D) Hindu Sulu
  • 94. Who introduced Islam to Mindanao?
A) Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan
B) Karim ul' Makdum
C) Rajah Baguinda
D) Shari'ful Hashem Syed Abu Bakr
  • 95. What was unique about the Sultanate system in Lanao compared to Sulu and Maguindanao?
A) It was uniquely decentralized.
B) It did not follow Islamic principles.
C) It had no royal houses.
D) It was centralized under one ruler.
  • 96. Who did Sultan Bolkiah marry to expand Brunei's influence in Luzon and Mindanao?
A) Puteri Laila Menchanai
B) Laila Menchanai
C) Rajah Salalila
D) Sultan Sulayman
  • 97. Which Sultanate was subjugated by Brunei to the south?
A) Lanao
B) Maguindanao
C) Kutai
D) Sulu
  • 98. Which city did the Lucoes help defend against Burmese invaders in 1547?
A) Siam
B) Malacca
C) Ayuthaya
D) Manila
  • 99. What was the outcome of the Castilian War for the Spanish?
A) They temporarily seized Brunei's capital.
B) They permanently conquered Brunei.
C) They established a permanent colony in Brunei.
D) They lost to the Bruneians.
  • 100. Who was executed during the Tondo Conspiracy of 1587–1588?
A) Lakan Dula
B) Rajah Salalila
C) Magat Salamat
D) Agustín de Legazpi
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