0Negros Oriental State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Bayawan Santa Catalina Campus
GE 2. Readings in the Philippine History
Midterm Examination
Name: Llandres, Kent Daryl N.
Course and Year: BSBA - II
I. Multiple Choice: Select the correct answer among the choices and encircle the letter of the correct
answer in your test paper. All forms of immaterial erasures and alteration are automatically considered
as wrong.
1. He is the father of Filipino nationalist historiography.
a. Teodoro Agoncillo
b. Constantino
c.
Marcelo del Pilar
d. Pedro Paterno
2. He wrote the conditions of the Philippines past by analyzing the condition of the masses.
a. Teodoro Agoncillo
b. Constitution
c.
d. Joacquin Bernas
Graciano Lopez
3. He said, history offers the key to national identity and the basis for future development.
a.
Dr. Jose Rizal
b. Paterno Patero
c.
Maximo Viola
d. Padre Damaso
4. He said, it is the recorded struggle of people for even increasing freedom and for newer and
higher realization of the human person.
5.
a. Renato Constantino
b. Sonia M. Zaide
c.
d. Gregorio Zaide
Antonio de Morga
He was noted to have found ground and polished stone tools during his exile in Dapitan,
Zamboanga del norte.
a. Jose Rizal
b. Antonio Rivera
c. Juan Luna
d. Jose Laurel
6. He was a graduate student of Silliman University reported the presence of limestone burial
jars in several caves he visited in 1966.
a. Gregorio Perdices
b. Samuel Briones
c. Juan Luna
d. Jose Laurel
7. He led the Tabon Caves archaeological Project in Southwestern Palawan.
a. Robert B. Fox
b. Grandth Miller
c. Gil Morayta
d. Joseph Abella
8. It is about the 10 Malay Datu from Borneo who settled into the Philippine islands.
a. Code of Katantiaw
b. History book
c. Maragtas
d. Maharlika
9. This code was said to be the set of ancient laws promulgated in 1433.
a. Code of Kalantiaw
b. Code of Leyendas
c. Code of Dumangsil
d. The Bible
10. It tells us, that in the beginning the God created the heaven and earth.
a. Coran
b. History
c. Bible
d. Encyclopedia
11. The last city in the south of negros oriental.
a. Canlaon City
b. Bais City
c. Dumaguete City
d. Bayawan City
12. The capital city of negros oriental.
a. Duamguete City
b. Guihulngan City
c. Bayawan City
d. Bais City
13. The last town in the northern part of negros oriental
a. Basay
b. Manjuyod
c. Vallehermoso
d. San Jose
14. The little Baguio of negros oriental.
a. Valencia
b. Pamplona
c. Mabinay
d. Siaton
15. It is known to be the city of gentle people.
a. Bais City
b. Canla-on City
c. Dumaguete City
d. Tanjay City
16. It is one of the geological monuments of the country.
a. Mt. Talinis
b. Mayon Volcano
c. Kanlaon Volcano
d. Chocolate hills
17. The volcano that erupted six times in 1985 and thrice in 1986.
a. Taal Volcano
b. Mayon Volcano
c. Mt. Pinatubo
d. Kanlaon Volcano
18. The large rivers that traverse the principal islands of the country.
a. Agusan River
b. Dancalan River
c. Pasig River
d. Cagayan River
19. The narrowest strait in the Philippines.
a. Tañon Strait
b. Laguna de Bay
c. Red sea
d. San Juanico Strait
20. The largest freshwater lake in southeast asia.
a. Baiwa lake
b. Bonbonon Bay
c. Iligan Bay
d. laguna de Bay
II. Explanation: Fully explain the following questions. (5 pts. each).
1. What do creation stories tell about the early Filipinos?
The creation stories play a significant role in the culture and lives of the early Filipinos.
It gave them a sense of direction and helps them understand every wonder of the universe – life,
death, disease and etc. Today, it helps us gain knowledge about the roots of our culture. It helps us
better understand the beliefs and practices of our ancestors. In addition to that, it also helps us
understand why our ancestors acted in such ways.
2. How does country’s geography affects the Filipino people?
Distance affects us in ways such as language, art, music, religion and livelihood. Since the
Philippines is made up of many islands, this has led to the diversification of our traditions, beliefs and
ultimately, our culture. For example, here in negros we speak bisaya and those living in Luzon speak
tagalog.
3. How was a chieftain selected in barangay? Should he be considered a tyrant? Why?
One can acquire the title Datu through hereditary succession or through personal
achievement (e.g. winning wars, showcasing strength and valor, etc.). However, that title can only be
fully be given to someone through the common consent of the members of the tribes counsel. For me,
a datu to be considered a tyrant depends on how he runs his tribe. That is because not all datus in the
history of the phillippines is a tyrant.
4. Which among the ancient Filipino traditions still exist at present?
There a many ancient filipino traditions that still exist in the present, to name a few:
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believing in superstitions (e.g. it is forbidden to sweep at night, coming across a black cat is a
sign of badluck, etc.)
believing in supernatural beings (e.g. dwinde, nunu sa punso, tikbalang, engkanto, etc)
consulting witch doctors
electing leaders
traditional clothing
tattoes
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