National College of Business and Arts

Fairview, Quezon City

MIDTERM EXAM
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

Name: _____________________________________ Course/Year: _______________ Date: ___________

I. Multiple Choice. Read and analyze the statements/questions carefully then choose the letter of your
choice. Write your answer on the space provided.

_______ 1. It is defined as a way of looking at historical events, looking at personalities and developments of
cultures and societies. Basically, from very different perspectives.
a. Multiperspectivity c. Investigation
b. Interpretation d. Research
_______ 2. He was one of the 18 survivors who return to Spain aboard the Victoria and therefore, considered as
an eyewitness of the significant events happening on the first mass.
a. Jose Montero Vidal c. Antonio Pigafetta
b. Rafael Izquierdo d. Guillermo Masangkay
_______ 3. According to Limasawa claim, which of the following is NOT true about Limasawa Island?
a. It is recognized by the government as the actual site of the first mass.
b. It is recognized by the Catholic Church as the sire where Magellan and his crew landed and held the first
mass.
c. It is recognized as the site of Magellan’s landfall.
d. It is recognized as the site of Lapu-Lapu’s landfall.
_______ 4. She has been a participant of The First Cry and became the keeper of the secret documents of the
Katipunan.
a. Gabriela Silang c. Gregoria De Jesus
b. Gregoria Masangkay d. Josephin Bracken
_______ 5. He said that the prime staging point of the Cry was in Balintawak on Wednesday of August 26,
1986. He held this account when the happenings or events are still vivid in his memory.
a. Jose Vidal c. Rafael Izquierdo
b. Pio Valenzuela d. Dr. Trinidad de Tavera
_______ 6. Who said that Cavite Mutiny was a mere mutiny by the native Filipino soldiers and laborers of the Cavite
arsenal who turned out to be dissatisfied with abolition of their privileges?
a. Jose Vidal c. Rafael Izquierdo
b. Pio Valenzuela d. Dr. Trinidad de Tavera
_______ 7. Who is the vice president of the 1935 constitution?
a. Sarah Duterte c. Sergio Osmeña
b. Leni Robredo d. Fernando Lopez
_______ 8. It is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which as state or other
organization is governed. It symbolizes the country’s freedom and independence.
a. Guide c. Law
b. Reference d. Constitution
_______ 9. It is a gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution.
a. Constitutional Convention c. Constitutional Development
b. Constitutional Institution d. Constitutional Issue
_______ 10. It is a vote in which it was done orally than written.
a. Plebiscite c. Viva Voce Vote
b. Referendum d. Ratification

II. Identification. Identify what is being asked on the following statements. Write your answer on the
space provided.

_________ 11. This constitution is written by Felix Ferrer and Isabelo Artacho.

_________ 12. It is also known as the constitution of the First Philippine Republic.

_________ 13. In 1897 Constitution, this article states the power of secretaries.
_________ 14. It is an act to declare the purpose of the people of the US as the future political status of the
people of the Philippine Islands.
_________ 15. He is the president of the Commonwealth government.

_________ 16. She is the 17th vice president of the Republic of the Philippines.

_________ 17. It is the first US law setting a process and a date for the Philippines to gain independence from
the US.

_________ 18. It refers to the right or privilege of voting in political elections.

_________ 19. This type of legislature concentrates to legislative authority in a single body of parliament.

_________ 20. It is a proposed type of government wherein sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the
national government and subdivisional governments.

_________ 21. It aimed to distribute agricultural lands to tenant farmers and promote social justice in rural
areas.

_________ 22. It aimed to protect tenant farmers and regulate share-tenancy arrangements.

_________ 23. It is where land grants were given to Spanish conquistadors in exchange for their services.

_________ 24. It aimed to facilitate the sale and distribution of public lands.

_________ 25. It is the acronym of CARP.

_________ 26. It is the system of forced labor which evolved within the framework of the encomienda system.

_________ 27. It was a tax collected for the incurred expenses of the town in the construction of roads, repair of
bridges, or the improvement of public buildings.

_________ 28. It was a tax collected for the cost of Christianization including construction of the churches and
the purchase of materials for religious celebrations.

_________ 29. It was a tax collected for the military campaign of the government against Muslims.

_________ 30. It was first issued based on the Royal Decree on March 6, 1884.

III. Write T if the statement is true. If the statement is false, underline the word which makes it wrong
and write the correct word on the space provided.

_________ 31. People's Initiative for Reform, Modernization and Action (PIRMA) refers to the political and
legal processes needed to amend the current 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.
_________ 32. Legislative power is vested in a Congress which is divided into two Houses, the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
_________ 33. Executive branch is headed by the President and his appointed Cabinet.
_________ 34. The Philippine Organic Act of 1902, sometimes known as the "Philippine Bill of 1902" or the
"Cooper Act", was the first organic law for the Philippine Islands enacted by the United States Congress.
_________ 35. In a unicameral legislature, the law-making authority is shared by an upper house and a lower
house, which make up the parliament.
_________ 36. President Gloria Arroyo initiated the Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1954.
_________ 37. The American colonial government introduced some land reforms, including the Public Land
Act of 1903.
_________ 38. During the Japanese Period, the majority of the population, consisting of farmers and peasants,
were subjected to forced labor and high rents.
_________ 39. In 1972, Marcos declared martial law and introduced Presidential Decree No. 27, which aimed
to distribute land to tenant farmers.
_________ 40. The American colonial government introduced some land reforms, including the Public Land
Act of 1903.
__________ 41. He was a former Secretary of Defense before becoming president.
__________ 42. He was the president of the Philippines during COVID-19 pandemic declaration in 2020.
__________ 43. During his presidency, Quezon City became the capital of the Philippines in 1948.
__________ 44. He established the First Land Reform Law.
__________ 45. The only Philippine president who served the three branches of government – he became a
senator-congressman, associate justice, and president.

IV. Enumeration

Enumerate the 3 branches of the Philippine government

46.

47.

48.

Give at least 2 articles from 1987 Constitution

49.

50.

Prepared by: Checked by:

Ma. Hazel Exejoy M. Serafines, LPT Mrs. Zenaida T. Miranda

1. A
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. C
11. Biak na Bato
12. Malolos Constitution
13. Article XIII
14. Philippine Autonomy Act or Jones Law
15. Manuel L. Quezon
16. Sara Duterte
17. Bonus
18. Suffrage
19. Unicameral
20. Federalism
21. CARP
22. Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1954
23. Encomienda system
24. Public Land Act
25. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
26. Polo y Servicio
27. Caja de Comunidad
28. Sanctorum
29. Donativo
30. Cedulas
31. Cha-Cha
32. T
33. T
34. T
35. Bicameral
36. Manuel Roxas
37. T
38. Spanish
39. T
40. T
41. Fidel V. Ramos
42. Rodrigo R. Duterte
43. Elpidio Quirino
44. Diosdado Macapagal
45. Jose P. Laurel
46. Executive
47. Legislative
48. Judiciary
49. 2 Articles in 1987
50. Constitution