Anthropology 123: American Colonial Period

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What was the primary goal of the Americans' mission civilisatrice in the Philippines?

To promote benevolent assimilation toward modernization (correct)

To suppress the Filipino revolution

To establish a theocratic government

To establish a colonial empire

What term did the Americans use to refer to the Filipinos during their rule?

Little brown friends

Little brown subjects

Little brown citizens

Little brown brothers (correct)

According to the author, what was the nature of government under the Americans?

Not a democracy (correct)

A colonial regime

A democracy

A theocracy

What fields did the Americans focus on in their modernization efforts in the Philippines?

Government, public education, and public health (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the attitude of the Americans towards the Filipinos' ability to govern themselves?

They believed Filipinos were incapable of governing themselves (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the revolution mentioned in the text?

It showed the Filipinos' ability to govern themselves (B) Signup and view all the answers

What were the primary goals of the education system?

To eradicate illiteracy and teach citizenship (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the model for the education system?

The system imposed among native Americans (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why did some Muslim chiefs initially send the children of slaves to school?

Because they feared Christianization of their own children (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of establishing the Philippine Normal College in 1901?

To give greater impetus to teacher education in the country (B) Signup and view all the answers

How was the cost of government and basic services funded?

Through taxes collected in the country (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the duration of high school education?

Four years (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the function of the National Library established in 1901?

To serve as the national repository for Filipiniana and aid education (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why did only a few students go to college during the American colonial period?

Because education was not free, and poverty was prevalent (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why did some wealthy families send their sons to trade schools in the city?

Because they believed trade schools provided better education (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of public education on the literacy levels in the Philippines?

It increased the literacy levels in all groups (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the belief that anything American is the best?

Colonial mentality (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Public Health science?

To protect the health of entire populations (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who had control over affairs in the Philippines during the military occupation from 1898 to 1902?

The President of the United States (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was established by the Taft Commission in 1900?

The Supreme Court, the civil service, and a legal code (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of the Commission from 1902 to 1907?

As a unicameral legislature (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Jones Act of 1916?

The replacement of the Commission with the Senate and the Philippine Assembly (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Schurman Commission established in 1899?

To act as a recommendatory body to the US president (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the 1934 Constitution?

The creation of the US–Philippine Commonwealth and independence twenty years thereafter (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a major factor contributing to the prevailing issues of vaccine hesitancy?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying concern expressed by the poor middle-aged woman in the passage?

Fear of death and transmission of COVID-19 (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what does the woman's statement illustrate?

How people 'consume' information for their own enjoyment (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why does the woman claim she could not shop for groceries at the mall?

Because she did not have a vaccine (A) Signup and view all the answers

What can be inferred about the woman's behavior?

She is hesitant to get vaccinated due to fear and misinformation (C) Signup and view all the answers