Republic of the Philippines
BAAO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Baao, Camarines Sur
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Readings in Philippine History
TEST I :MULTIPLE CHOICE 2 points each.
Read the following questions carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is the primary objective of the Land Reform Act of 1995?
a) To promote industrialization in the Philippines
b) To distribute agricultural lands to landless farmers and farmworkers
c) To encourage foreign investment in agriculture
d) To prioritize urban development over rural areas
2. Under the Land Reform Act of 1995, who are the primary beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program (CARP)?
a) Urban settlers and informal workers
b) Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
c) Landless farmers, agricultural lessees, and sharecroppers
d) Landowners with large estates
3. What government agency is tasked with the implementation of the Land Reform Act of 1995?
a) Department of Agriculture (DA)
b) Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
c) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
d) National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
4. What financial support is provided to beneficiaries of the land distributed under the Land Reform Act of
1995?
a) Full government subsidy for land payments
b) Access to credit, infrastructure, and technical assistance
c) Free farm machinery and equipment
d) Monthly cash allowance
5. What mechanism is used to determine the value of land distributed under the Land Reform Act of 1995?
a) Negotiation between landowners and beneficiaries
b) Zonal valuation set by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
c) Fair market value determined by private appraisers
d) Comprehensive land valuation based on productivity and market factors
6. What significant reform did the Agricultural Land Reform Code of 1963 introduce?
a) The establishment of corporate farming
b) The abolition of share tenancy and its replacement with leasehold tenancy
c) The distribution of urban lands to settlers
d) The promotion of export-oriented agriculture
7. Under the Agricultural Land Reform Code, what is the maximum leasehold rental rate that a tenant
must pay?
a) 50% of the annual harvest
b) 25% of the average gross production
c) 30% of the total land value
d) 10% of the annual income
8. Which government agency was created to implement the Agricultural Land Reform Code?
a) Land Bank of the Philippines
b) Bureau of Land Reform
c) Department of Agriculture
d) National Economic and Development Authority
9. What was one of the key goals of the Agricultural Land Reform Code?
a) To redistribute land without compensation to landowners
b) To industrialize the Philippine agricultural sector
c) To ensure security of tenure for farmers and improve their economic status
d) To establish plantations for export crops
10. How did the Agricultural Land Reform Code propose to help farmers purchase land?
a) Through government loans provided by the Land Bank of the Philippines
b) By mandating landowners to give their lands for free
c) By allowing farmers to exchange produce for land ownership
d) By forming cooperatives to negotiate land purchases
11. What was the primary purpose of the Philippine Rice Share Tenancy Act?
a) To increase agricultural export revenues
b) To establish a fixed sharing arrangement between landlords and tenants
c) To eliminate tenancy in rice production
d) To promote urban settlement in agricultural areas
12. Under the Philippine Rice Share Tenancy Act, what was the maximum share of the harvest a landlord
could demand from a tenant?
a) 50%
b) 70%
c) 30%
d) 60%
13. Which crop was specifically covered by the Philippine Rice Share Tenancy Act?
a) Sugarcane
b) Rice
c) Coconut
d) Corn
14. What other responsibility did the landlord have under the Philippine Rice Share Tenancy Act aside
from sharing the harvest?
a) To provide credit for farm inputs
b) To ensure the availability of modern farming equipment
c) To shoulder half the cost of fertilizers and pest control
d) To train the tenant in modern agricultural techniques
15. How did the Philippine Rice Share Tenancy Act aim to protect tenants?
a) By giving tenants ownership of the land
b) By establishing a fair 50-50 sharing of the produce and ensuring equitable input cost sharing
c) By allowing tenants to sell their share directly in the market
d) By eliminating all forms of tenancy agreements
Test II: TRUE OR FALSE
Read each statement carefully. Write True if the statement is correct and False if the statement is incorrect.
_________ 21. Taxes during the pre-colonial period were primarily paid in cash.
_________22. The tributes collected during the pre-colonial period were called
_________23. The collection of taxes in pre-colonial Philippines was done by the datus or local leaders.
_________24. Taxes in the pre-colonial period were used primarily for military campaigns and defending
the barangay.
_________25. The pre-colonial system of taxation was focused on a formalized monetary system.
_________26. The "dulo" was a tax that early Filipinos had to pay to the local barangay leaders.
_________27. Pre-colonial Filipinos had no form of tax, as they relied on voluntary contributions for
community needs.
_________28. The "polo" was a form of tax where Filipinos were required to provide labor for
community projects.
_________29. In the pre-colonial period, taxes were primarily used for the benefit of the Spanish crown.
_________30. In the pre-colonial period, taxes were not standardized and varied depending on the
barangay and its resources.
Test III. Fill out the Preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
PREAMBLE
Filipino common good democracy justice
patrimony aspirations truth freedom Constitution
humane posterity love equality independence
We, the sovereign ___________ people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and -
___________ society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and________, promote the
__________, conserve and develop our ___________, and secure to ourselves and our ___________, the
blessings of ____________ and ____________ under the rule of law and a regime of______, _______,
_______, _______, _______, and ______, do ordain and promulgate this _____________.
