Cebu After the Spanish Period

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Cebu's Historical Quiz

Test your knowledge about Cebu's rich history after the Spanish period! This quiz features a variety of questions that touch on significant events, cultural practices, and important figures that shaped Cebu.

Join us to discover:

Key historical events
Influences on Filipino culture
Popular festivals and traditions

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by LearningLizard45

1. The sons and daughters of the native Filipinos were named according to their mental characteristics and qualities.

A. True

B. False

2. The first modern cockfighting was first witnessed and documented by Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan’s chronicler, in the…

A. Farm in Manila

B. Streets of Cebu

C. Kingdom of Taytay

D. Cebu province, specifically in Cebu City

3. This is a term used to Filipinos who do not attend a fiesta during the Spanish colonization.

A. Pagans

B. Commoners

C. Non Christians

D. Rebels or Traitors

4. During the Spanish colonization, it was institutionalized in the forms of cockpits, card parlours, billiard halls, and the like.

A. Gambling

B. Drinking

C. Prostitution

D. Slavery

5. The social lives of the native Filipinos during the colonization of the Spaniards only revolved around the church since the priest or friars was the so called __________ of the whole community.

A. Disciplinarian

B. Over-all manager

C. Counselor

D. Owner

6. The Spaniards introduced Catholicism in Cebu, which led to some uprisings of the natives who wants the new belief system.

A. True

B. False

C. Maybe

D. None of the above

7. The festival is considered to be first of most popular festivals in the Philippines, with every celebration of the festival routinely attracting around 1 to 2 million people from all over the Philippines every year.

A. Pintados Festival

B. Sinulog Festival

C. Ati-atihan Festival

D. Maskara Festival

8. The Filipino language, derived from the Tagalog language, which is the national language today, was a Spanish influence.

A. True

B. False

C. Maybe

D. Not Mentioned

9. Gambling was very prominent during the Spanish colonization. Which of the following is not considered a form of gambling?

A. Jueteng

B. Selling Illegal Goods

C. Sweepstakes

D. Horse Racing

10. A popular theme among Sinulog dances is Queen Juana throwing the Santo Niño in the air to bless her people who were often afflicted with sickness believed to be caused by demons and other evil spirits.

A. True

B. False

C. Maybe

D. Not Mentioned

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