Philippine Witchcraft Practices Quiz

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Which term refers to the chief or captain of wars in pre-colonial Philippines?

  • Datu (correct)
  • Maharlika
  • Aliping Namamahay
  • Aliping sa Guigulir

What type of people in pre-colonial Philippines were free-born and did not pay taxes?

  • Aliping sa Guigulir
  • Aliping Namamahay
  • Nobles
  • Maharlika (correct)

What was the primary material used to construct houses in pre-colonial Philippines?

  • Metal
  • Bricks
  • Wood, bamboo, and nipa palm (correct)
  • Concrete

What is the Malay origin of the word 'barangay' that represents a village settlement in the Philippines?

<p>Balangay (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What object symbolizes the number of persons a wearer had killed in pre-colonial Philippines?

<p>Putong (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the commoners called in pre-colonial Philippines who live in their own houses and have lords of their property and gold?

<p>Aliping Namamahay (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of a Hocloban in pre-colonial Filipino society?

<p>To kill people by simply saluting or raising the hand (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguished a Silagan in pre-colonial Filipino society?

<p>Tearing out people's livers and eating them (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of a Bayoguin in pre-colonial Filipino society?

<p>Being a soothsayer and predicting the future (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main function of a Magtatangal in pre-colonial Filipino society?

<p>To show himself at night without his head or entrails (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why were the functions of a Hocloban highly esteemed in pre-colonial Filipino society?

<p>Because they killed without using medicine by simply saluting or raising a hand (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguished a Silagan from other roles like Hocloban and Bayoguin?

<p>Eating livers of individuals dressed in white to cause their death (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was Fr. Plasencia and what was his role in the Philippines?

<p>A Spanish missionary who documented the practices and traditions of the Tagalogs. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of a Datu in each barangay?

<p>Chief executive, law giver, chief judge, and military head (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is Fr. Plasencia credited with the production of the Doctrina Christiana?

<p>He understood the customs and beliefs of the Tagalogs. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the form of government in each barangay according to the provided text?

<p>Monarchial (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main focus of the first chapter of the Historical Document according to the text?

<p>Social relationships and government systems of the Tagalogs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is attributed to Fr. Plasencia in addition to producing the Doctrina Christiana?

<p>Documenting pre-colonial era practices and traditions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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