SUMULONG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Preliminary Examination
st
1 Semester, SY 2019-2020
SOC SCI-2 Reading in Philippine History

NAME: _________________________________ YR. & SEC.: _____________ SCORE: ________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer. (25 points)
1. History was derived from what Greek word which means knowledge acquired through inquiry and
investigation?
A. Ars B. Historia C. Graphia D. Anthropos
2. To write about the lives of important individuals like monarchs, heroes, saints and nobilities was the
duty of what groups of people?
A. Poets B. Writers C. Artists D. Historians
3. What mantra does traditional historians lived with that means, when a written document can prove
a certain historical event, then it can be considered as a historical fact?
A. To see is to believe B. To be or not to be
C. No documents, no history D. No guts, no glory
4. It means history is history?
A. Historiography B. Historia C. Graphia D. Anthropos
5. What school of thought that requires empirical and observable evidence before one can claim that
a particular knowledge is true?
A. Pre-colonialism B. Positivism C. Post colonialism D. Existentialism
6. A school of thought that looks into two things in writing history: first is to tell the history of their
nation free from colonial discourse and second is to criticize the methods, effects and idea of
colonialism?
A. Pre-colonialism B. Positivism C. Post colonialism D. Existentialism
7. A school of history in France that challenged the canons of history?
A. Annales School of History B. Big History
C. Cliometrics D. Comparative History
8. These are original records from the past recorded by people who were involved in the event,
witnessed the event, or knew the persons involved in the event?
A. Primary sources B. Secondary sources
C. Tertiary sources D. Quaternary sources
9. Historical sources that were made at a later time and include written information by historians or
other author after an event has taken place?
A. Primary sources B. Secondary sources
C. Tertiary sources D. Quaternary sources
10. It is a practice of verifying the authenticity of evidence by examining its form and appearance and
more particularly to question of authorship and textual circumstances such as time, place and
purpose?
A. Primary source B. External criticism
C. Secondary source D. Internal criticism
11. It is a process of examining the truthfulness of the evidence and factuality of the evidence by
looking at the author of the source, its context, the agenda behind its creation and its purpose?
A. Primary source B. External criticism
C. Secondary source D. Internal criticism
12. Who wrote the First Voyage Around the World by Magellan?
A. Emilio Jacinto B. Ferdinand Magellan
C. Antonio Pigafetta D. Duarte Barbosa
13. What island did Magellans’ fleet first reached in the Far East where there are people who have no
arms, but use sticks, which have fish bone at the end and are great thieves?
A. Ladrones B. Zamal C. Humunu D. Ceylon
14. An island referred by Pigafetta as the “Watering Place of Good Signs” and it is where MAgellans’
fleet found the first sign of gold?
A. Ladrones B. Zamal C. Humunu D. Ceylon
15. According to Pigafetta, when they meet the king or leader of the ballanghai, Magellan was offered
with gifts but refuses to accept it. What did the king offered to Magellan that he declined?
A. money B. bar of gold and a chest of ginger
C. foods and supply D. red cap
16. Who is the brother of the first king met by Magellan and described by Pigafetta as the most
handsome of all the men he saw in the island?
A. Rajah Calambu B. Rajah Siagu C. Rajah Humabon D. Silapulapu
17. What did Magellan planted after the mass held at Limasawa Island and was still preserved at
present day?
A. Bible B. Sword C. Cross D. Rosary
18. What did the king of Zzubu (Cebu) offered to Magellan and told to do the same as a sign of
customary?
A. a bit of blood B. chest of gold C. set of silk D. chest of ginger
19. What did Magellan gave to the queen of Cebu that was made by Pigafetta himself?
A. a crucifix B. a statue of infant Jesus
C. an image of Infant Jesus D. a Bible
20. Who asked for a boat full of men from the island of Matan (Macatan) so that he would be able to
fight the chief named Silapulapu (Lapulapu)?
A. Siagu B. Calambu C. Humabon D. Zula
21. What organization was formed by Filipino during the Spanish colonization and had envisioned a
united Filipino nation that would revolt against the Spaniards for total independence of the nation?
A. KKK B. Ilustrados C. La Liga Filipina D. Hukbalahap
22. What did the Katipunan created that would guide the organization aspiring for a single goal?
A. Doctrina Cristiana B. Kartilya ng Katipunan
C. Acta de Tejeros D. Acta de Naik
23. Who wrote the document whose original title was Manga Aral Nang Katipunan ng mga A.N.B in
1896?
A. Marcelo H. del Pilar B. Andres Bonifacio
C. Emilio Jacinto D. Graciano Lopez Jaena
24. What agreement was signed between Spain and the United States of America regarding the
ownership of the Philippine Island and other Spanish colonies in South America?
A. Treaty of France B. Treaty of Manila C. Treaty of Paris D. Treaty of Spain
25. The Philippines was sold by the United States from the Spaniards at what amount?
A. $20 million B. $2 million C. $200 million D. $22 million

II. True or False. Write true if the statement is correct. Otherwise, write false if the statement is
incorrect. (15 points)
26. Non-written documents are not useful as primary sources in conducting historical research
27. The assassination of Ninoy Aquino is an important historical event that fueled the people’s anger
and condemnation of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos
28. Apolinario Mabini penned the “Kartilya ng Katipunan”
29. Magellan and his fleet received a warm welcome from all of the chieftains and local leaders in the
Philippine Islands.
30. The Americans radically altered the social structure in the Philippines after they took over from
Spain in terms of socioeconomic eaquality
31. The “Proclamation of Independence” reflects the social and economic discontent of the masses
about land ownership and other agrarian issues.
32. The enmity between Aguinaldo and Bonifacio did not affect how the former’s revolutionary
government credited Bonifacio to the beginnings of the Philippine Revolution.
33. Corazon Aquino did not want to forge alliance with the United States because the latter was a
known important ally of Marcos.
34. The conservative attitude of the youth toward sexuality did not change since Spanish period until
1930’s.
35. The forces of Magellan were successful in defeating and conquering Lapulapu.
36. History is the study of the past.
37. The historians are the only source of history.
38. Historical sources that were not written should not be used in writing history.
39. History does not unite a nation.
40. The subject of historiography is history itself.
41. History is limited to the story of saints, heroes and nobilities.
42. Primary sources may be used in writing history.
43. There are three types of sources of history.
44. Internal criticism is done by examining the physical characteristics such as quality of paper, ink
and the language and words used in the materials.
45. External criticism looks at the content of the sources and examine the circumstances of its
production
III. Yes or No. Analyze each situation and answer the question with either Yes or No. (20 points)

46. A girl found a box of letters written by a soldier to his wife and children during the Civil War. Are
those letters primary documents?
47. My grandmother found a diary written by a daughter of a Civil War soldier dated from 1863-1865.
She talked about what the war was like in South Carolina. Is that a primary document?
48. I went to visit my grandmother. She gave me a chest. The chest was filled with her childhood
items. She told me that she loved her things. When I opened it, I found her toys, some
photographs and her birth certificate. Are those things primary documents?
49. I went to the library and found a newspaper written in 2005 about the first Native American tribes.
Is that newspaper a primary document?
50. My sister and I went to the museum in town. We saw posters and buttons for the Governor’s race
from 1980. Are those a primary documents?
51. Our town has a festival each year. In 1999, a newspaper reporter wrote an article on the
celebration and festival. I found that 1999 newspaper at the library with that article. Is that a
primary document?
52. Yesterday, my brother Sam wrote a story about the Louisiana Purchase which occurred in 1803.
Is his story considered a primary document?
53. One South Carolina’s Governors was Strom Thurmond. He gave a speech in 1950. There is a film
(video clip) of his speech. Is that video clip a primary document?
54. One famous painter in the 16th century was Leonardo Da Vinci. He painted a special picture
called the “Mona Lisa.” That original painting is hanging in a museum in France. Is that a primary
document?
55. At our town museum, I saw many old tools, spinning wheels and other artifacts from the year
1899. Are those items primary documents?
56. My grandmother wrote letters to her cousin about Mardi Gras festivals in New Orleans in 1959.
She found the mask that my granny wore that year. My cousin found the box of letters and the
mask and mailed the package to me. Are those primary documents?
57. I wanted to do a report on how colonists arrived here in South Carolina. I interviewed someone
who knew about it. I couldn’t interview anyone who was there, because they are not living
anymore. I made a video last week about colonial life in the 1700’s. Is that a primary source?
58. My father told me a story about how the Superdome was built in the 1970’s. My dad was 19
years old when it opened in 1975. He said he remembers everything about the opening. My dad
told me the story. He took pictures and bought souvenirs that day. Would the story he told me,
the photos and other items be considered primary sources?
59. When I went to visit my great grandfather last fall, I found a box of old postcards that his
grandfather mailed while he was fighting in World War I. Are those postcards primary
documents?
60. A month ago, I read a book about the Civil War. I enjoyed learning about the Civil War very much.
I had to make a report, so I wrote my research paper on how the Civil War began in 1861. Is my
report considered a primary document?
61. When I went to the library last week, I saw a map that was made in 1960. It shows the streets and
roads in my town at that time. It was a surveyor’s map that the mayor of the town wanted to have
printed at that time. Is that 1960 map a primary document?
62. When my mom was born, my grandmother started a diary for my mother. She wrote about what
was happening at the time she was born. In the diary, she also put my mom’s birth certificate,
baby pictures, newspaper articles, a snip of her hair and the document with her baby handprints
and footprints. Are those all primary documents?
63. At a museum in Washington D.C., a historian found a letter written by Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
Is that letter a primary document?
64. I was looking in the attic for information about my great, great grandfather. I found his birth
certificate, his high school diploma, some letters he wrote during World War II, his uniform, his
wedding ring and his marriage certificate to my great, great grandmother. Are those all primary
documents?
65. My great grandfather sang a song on old recorder. The museum has the audio tape of his
singing. On the tape his says the year is 1935 and then he sings his old French song. Is that
audio recording a primary document?