PRELIMS

Question 1

When was Republic Act 1425 published?


Answer 1

June 12, 1956

Question 2

What is the budget authorized for the implementation of Republic Act 1425?


Answer 2

Three hundred thousand pesos

Question 3

What is the responsibility of the Board of National Education regarding translations of Rizal’s works?

Answer 3

the translation of his works into English, Tagalog, and principal Philippine dialects

Question 4

Who determines the adequacy of the number of books in libraries as per Republic Act 1425?


Answer 4

The Board of National Education

Question 5

What is the time frame for the Board of National Education to promulgate rules and regulations after the effectivity of Republic Act 1425?


Answer 5

Sixty (60) days

Question 6

What is required of all educational institutions under Republic Act 1425 regarding Rizal’s works?


Answer 6

life, works, and writings of Rizal

Question 7

Who signed Senate Bill No. 438 into law, and what is the name of the law?


Answer 7

President Ramon Magsaysay

Question 8

Senate Bill No. 438 is known as

Answer 8

it is known as Republic Act 1425 Rizal Law

Question 9

When was Senate Bill No. 438 approved in the House of Representatives?


Answer 9

May 14, 1956

Question 10

When was Senate Bill No. 438 approved on second reading?


Answer 10

May 12, 1956

Question 11

What was the date when Senate Bill No. 438 was submitted to the Senate Committee?


Answer 11

April 3, 1956

Question 12

What was the primary weapon of reorientation for the Filipino identity after World War II?


Answer 12

Education

Question 13

What are the terms used for the Filipino concept of hero in various ethno-linguistic groups?


Answer 13

Bayani, bagani, magani, or wani

Question 14

refers to raiding into unallied territory

Answer 14

Pangangayaw

Question 15

What are the four reasons for pangangayaw according to William Henry Scott?


Answer 15

1. To secure resources (goods, bounty to human slaves)
2. To avenge a personal affront or family honor
3. To fulfill mourning requirements involving the sacrifice of enemies
4. For personal prominence or mercenary reward

Question 16

What is the ultimate goal of a hero in Filipino culture?


Answer 16

to maintain peace and order

Question 17

What does bayanihan refer to in Filipino culture?


Answer 17

cooperation

Question 18

refers to free labor offered to/by someone

Answer 18

ipabayani

Question 19

bayani as a person with high status and dignity

Answer 19

The Boxer Codex (1590)

Question 20

They introduced the image of obedience to saints and disciples as models for good colonial behavior

Answer 20

Spaniards

Question 21

refers to the lives of the saints became the foundation of good qualities of life.


Answer 21

Vida Sancti

Question 22

Doctrina Christiana or prayer and doctrine books became a

Answer 22

textbook of faith

Question 23

Who became the leading national hero during American colonization?


Answer 23

Jose Rizal

Question 24

What modern-day concept of the indigenous Bayani exists today?


Answer 24

The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) are considered Bagong Bayani

Question 25

What does the word namayani mean?


Answer 25

prevail or triumph

Question 26

When was the first commemoration of Jose Rizal held?


Answer 26

December 30, 1898

Question 27

Who declared National Mourning day in Malolos, Bulacan

Answer 27

Emilio Aguinaldo

Question 28

What actions did the American regime take to promote Rizal's heroism?


Answer 28

They created Rizal province, erected the Rizal monument, and declared Rizal Day as a public holiday

Question 29

Who were the recommended national heroes released by the National Heroes Committee in 1995?


Answer 29

1. Jose Rizal 2. Andres Bonifacio 3. Emilio Aguinaldo 4. Apolinario Mabini 5. Marcelo H. del Pilar 6. Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat 7. Juan Luna 8. Melchora Aquino 9. Gabriela Silang

Question 30

What are the four major national celebrations associated with Rizal?


Answer 30

1. June 12 – Independence Day 2. June 19 – Birth Anniversary 3. Last week of August – National Heroes Week 4. December 30 – Rizal Day

Question 31

Where was Jose Rizal born and raised?


Answer 31

Calamba, Laguna

Question 32

What significant works did Rizal publish?


Answer 32

Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

Question 33

What organization did Rizal found?


Answer 33

La Liga Filipina

Question 34

What title is given to Rizal for his execution in 1896?


Answer 34

The Martyr of Bagumbayan

Question 35

Anything that can be read, interpreted, and analyzed

Answer 35

Text

Question 36

A kind of text that represents fixed reality (closed text)

Answer 36

Sign

Question 37

Conveys meaning about itself and cultural processes (open text)

Answer 37

Symbol

Question 38

Is a repository of the nation’s collective memory.


Answer 38

Philippine History

Question 39

What is the root word of "Kasaysayan" and what does it mean?


Answer 39

"Saysay," which means essence

Question 40

Born with mixed parentage

Answer 40

mestizo

Question 41

native secular priests who fought for equal rights among the clergy in the 1860’s.

Answer 41

Padre Burgos

Question 42

When was the GomBurZa executed

Answer 42

February 17, 1872

Question 43

When was Rizal born?


Answer 43

June 19, 1861

Question 44

Who were the founders of Katipunan?


Answer 44

Andres Bonifacio and Deodato Arellano