HOA 3 – Precolonial Architecture & Ethnic

Houses
100-Item Test with Answers

Part I – Identification (1 pt each = 20 pts)

1. Largest known cave dwelling in the Philippines.
→ Tabon Cave Complex
2. Petroglyph site in Rizal.
→ Angono Rizal Petroglyphs
3. Defensive Ivatan citadel in Batanes.
→ Idjang
4. Pre-modern engineering wonder described as “pond-field architecture.”
→ Banaue Rice Terraces
5. Semi-permanent dwelling using fibroconstructive technology.
→ Lean-to shelters
6. Flexible single-room house considered prototype Filipino shelter.
→ Bahay Kubo
7. Space under Bahay Kubo used for storage and ventilation.
→ Silong
8. Bahay Kubo feature for storing water and secondary kitchen use.
→ Batalan
9. Austronesian house construction technique involving post and beams.
→ Post-beam method
10. Vernacular architecture term from Latin meaning “native.”
→ Vernaculus
11. Northern strain Cordillera group known for tattooing as rite of passage.
→ Kalinga
12. Ifugao ritual chant during harvests.
→ Hudhud
13. Highest Ifugao prestige symbol, a wooden bench.
→ Hagabi
14. Traditional woven loincloth for Ibaloi men.
→ Bahag
15. Panolong is a decorative element of which Mindanao house?
→ Torogan (Maranao)
16. Yakan house part serving as porch.
→ Pantan / Simpey
17. The boat-shaped roof of an Isneg Binuron reflects what tradition?
→ Boat-building tradition
18. The oldest mosque in the Philippines located in Tawi-Tawi.
→ Sheik Karim al Makdum Mosque
19. Badjao houseboat also called ________.
→ Lepa
20. Maranao royal ancestral residence.
→ Torogan

Part II – Multiple Choice (2 pts each = 40 pts)

21. The Tabon Cave complex portal measures:
→ b) 16m × 8m × 41m
22. Which indigenous group primarily built tree houses for protection?
→ b) Gaddang and Mandaya
23. Which part of the Bahay Kubo is for socialization?
→ b) Balcon
24. In Austronesian houses, extended ridges of the roof signify:
→ d) Climatic adaptation
25. The Isneg are also known as:
→ a) Apayao
 26. Which Cordillera group practiced bodong (peace pact)?
→ b) Kalinga
27. The Ifugao removable wooden ladder is called:
→ c) Pulled-up ladder
28. Which group is associated with the Bendiyan Dance?
→ c) Ibaloi
29. The Binangiyan house is built by which group?
→ b) Kankana-ey
30. Dap-ay in Kankana-ey society serves as:
→ b) Men’s dormitory & civic center
31. Langgal or Ranggar refers to:
→ b) A small rural prayer house
32. Which Mindanao group uses carved wooden finials called Tadjok Pasung?
→ a) Tausug
33. The Badjao boat’s balancing outrigger is called:
→ c) Katig
34. Which of the following is NOT a Cordillera ethnolinguistic group?
→ c) Tausug
35. The Gunu Bong of T’boli has what type of roof?
→ c) Slightly thatched gable
36. Which feast among the Ibaloi could last for weeks?
→ a) Peshet
37. Which house variation has a high and wide roof for a spacious loft?
→ b) Kankana-ey Binangiyan
38. The Samal House is mainly characterized by:
→ b) Catwalks and bamboo bridges above sea level
39. Who are referred to as "maritime nomads"?
→ b) Badjao
40. Which group’s house directly uses pinewood on the ground with low stilts?
→ c) Ibaloi

Part III – Enumeration (5 pts each = 40 pts)

41. Five principle features of Vernacular Architecture.
→ Non-professional builders, natural materials, intuitive construction, balance of
function/economy/aesthetic, evolutionary tradition
42. Six provinces of Cordillera Region.
→ Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province
43. Six major ethnolinguistic groups of the Cordilleras.
→ Bontoc, Ibaloi, Ifugao, Isneg (Apayao), Kalinga, Kankana-ey
44. William Henry Scott’s classification.
→ Northern Strain: Isneg, Kalinga
Southern Strain: Bontoc, Ifugao, Ibaloi, Kankana-ey
45. Three categories of Southern Philippine stilt dwellings.
→ Land-based stilted, Oceanic stilted, Houseboats
46. Decorative features of Torogan.
→ Panolong, Pako rabong, Naga motifs, Rampatan, Kingposts
47. Parts of Bahay Kubo (any 5).
→ Silong, Batalan, Balcon, Bangguera, Awning windows
48. Three parts of Yakan Lumah.
→ Kokan/Tiddakan (main house), Kosina (kitchen), Pantan/Simpey (porch)

Part IV – Essay (10 pts each = 50 pts)

(Answers are examples; students may phrase differently.)

49. Bahay Kubo reflects Filipino life – Its single-room flexibility shows strong family ties; silong
as work/storage shows resourcefulness; built through bayanihan shows community unity.
50. Ifugao Bale vs. Kankana-ey Binangiyan – Both elevated, wooden, pyramidal roof; Ifugao
Bale = higher prestige, removable ladder, associated with rice gods; Binangiyan = wider roof
with loft, dap-ay and ebgan institutions.
 51. Muslim architecture – Masjid with dome/minaret shows Islamic influence; Langgal for rural
worship shows accessibility; Torogan symbolizes Maranao royalty and artistry with panolong
carvings.
52. Environmental adaptation – Isneg houses stilted near rivers for floods; Kalinga houses with
central hearth for warmth; Bontoc trapezoidal walls resist strong winds; all reflect adaptation to
mountain life.
53. Architecture as reflection of life – Cordillera houses mirror communal dorms, rituals, rice
farming; Mindanao houses reflect maritime lifestyle (Badjao Lepa), prestige (Torogan).
Architecture = culture + survival.

✅ TOTAL = 100 items (150 pts, convertible to 100%)

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📝 HOA 3 – Precolonial Architecture & Ethnic

Houses
100-Item Test (Identification & Enumeration Only, with Answers)

Part I – Identification (1 pt each = 60 items)

1. Largest known cave dwelling in the Philippines.
→ Tabon Cave Complex
2. Petroglyph site in Rizal.
→ Angono Petroglyphs
3. Ivatan defensive mountain citadel.
→ Idjang
4. Pre-modern engineering wonder described as pond-field architecture.
→ Banaue Rice Terraces
5. Shelter of early nomadic hunter-gatherers.
→ Lean-to shelter
6. Prototype Filipino shelter with height = width.
→ Bahay Kubo
7. Bahay Kubo’s underfloor space for storage and ventilation.
→ Silong
8. Bahay Kubo space for storing water or secondary kitchen.
→ Batalan
9. Space for washing and drying dishes.
→ Bangguera
10. Space for socialization in front of Bahay Kubo.
→ Balcon
11. Roof framing construction method used in Bahay Kubo.
→ Assembled on ground, dismantled, reassembled
12. Distinctive Filipino culture reflected in cooperative house building.
→ Bayanihan
13. Latin root word of “vernacular.”
→ Vernaculus
14. Earliest settlers of Apayao province.
→ Isneg
15. River where Isneg migrated.
→ Abulog River
16. Distinct roof form of Isneg Binuron.
→ Upside-down boat shape
17. Ifugao’s highest prestige wooden bench.
→ Hagabi
18. Wealthy Ifugao feast.
→ Uyauy
19. Bontoc spirit beliefs (spirits of the dead).
→ Anito
20. Bontoc village wards (14–50 houses).
→ Ato
21. Ibaloi preserved meat.
→ Etag
22. Ibaloi public prestige feast.
→ Peshet
23. Ibaloi grand dance with hundreds of dancers.
→ Bendiyan Dance
24. Ibaloi respected ritual leader.
→ Mambunong
25. Kankana-ey men’s dormitory and civic center.
→ Dap-ay
26. Kankana-ey girl’s dormitory.
→ Ebgan
27. Ifugao epic chant.
→ Hudhud
28. Kalinga epic chant.
→ Ullalim
29. Kalinga peace pact system.
→ Bodong
30. Oldest mosque in the Philippines.
→ Sheik Karim al Makdum Mosque
31. Tausug carved wooden finials shaped like birds or dragons.
→ Tadjok Pasung
32. Tausug roof end ornaments.
→ Bay Sinug
33. Tausug swirling leaf motif.
→ Pako Rabong
34. Tausug dragon motif.
→ Naga
35. Yakan house.
→ Lumah
36. Yakan Lumah kitchen.
→ Kosina
37. Yakan Lumah main house.
→ Kokan/Tiddakan
38. Yakan Lumah porch.
→ Pantan/Simpey
39. Badjao houseboat.
→ Lepa
40. Badjao boat outrigger.
→ Katig
41. Badjao boat frame connecting outrigger.
→ Batangan
42. T’boli house.
→ Gunu Bong
43. T’boli roof type.
→ Slightly thatched gable
44. Samal house connection system.
→ Catwalks and bamboo bridges
45. Samal house structural support.
→ Piles anchored into reef floor
46. Maranao royal ancestral house.
→ Torogan
47. Torogan wing-like beams.
→ Panolong
48. Panolong fern motif.
→ Pako Rabong
 49. Torogan roof interior post.
→ Kingpost / Tinai a Walai
50. Prehistoric people who first dwelt in caves.
→ Pleistocene people
51. Cordillera group famous for rice terraces.
→ Ifugao
52. Group known as “ornamented people of Northern Philippines.”
→ Kalinga (Northern group)
53. Cordillera house with removable ladder.
→ Ifugao Bale
54. Cordillera group who practiced mummification.
→ Ibaloi
55. Ifugao social stratification.
→ Nobility, commoners, slaves
56. Ifugao rice god offerings.
→ Animal sacrifices
57. Cordillera house built with trapezoidal form for wind resistance.
→ Bontoc Fayu
58. Bahay Kubo roof material.
→ Nipa palm or cogon grass
59. Primary Austronesian house construction material.
→ Bamboo and wood
60. Technique of Austronesian construction involving fitted joints.
→ Jointing

Part II – Enumeration (5 pts each = 8 items × 5 pts = 40 pts)

61. Five principle features of Vernacular Architecture.
→ Non-professional builders, Natural materials, Intuitive construction, Balance of
social/economic/aesthetic needs, Evolution of tradition
62. Six provinces of Cordillera Region.
→ Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province
63. Six major ethnolinguistic groups of the Cordilleras.
→ Bontoc, Ibaloi, Ifugao, Isneg (Apayao), Kalinga, Kankana-ey
64. William Henry Scott’s classification.
→ Northern Strain: Isneg, Kalinga
Southern Strain: Bontoc, Ifugao, Ibaloi, Kankana-ey
65. Three categories of Southern Philippine stilt dwellings.
→ Land-based stilted dwellings, Oceanic stilted dwellings, Houseboats
66. Decorative features of the Torogan.
→ Panolong, Pako rabong motif, Naga motif, Rampatan, Kingposts
67. Five features of the Bahay Kubo.
→ Silong, Batalan, Balcon, Bangguera, Awning windows
68. Three parts of the Yakan Lumah.
→ Kokan/Tiddakan (main house), Kosina (kitchen), Pantan/Simpey (porch)
69. Four primary materials of Austronesian houses.
→ Wood, Bamboo, Palm leaves, Grass thatch
70. Three main functions of Silong.
→ Storage, Work area, Ventilation/meeting area
71. Five Cordillera groups’ major livelihoods.
→ Rice farming, Kaingin farming, Hunting, Fishing, Weaving
72. Three ritual or oral traditions of Cordillera.
→ Hudhud (Ifugao), Ullalim (Kalinga), Canao (Kankana-ey)
73. Five uses of Batalan.
→ Storage of water, Secondary kitchen, Bathing, Washing area, Utility
74. Four features of Isneg Binuron house.
→ 4 posts in ground, Roof like upside-down boat, One-room plan, Twin granary nearby
75. Five symbolic elements of Tausug Bay Sinug finials.
→ Manuk-manuk (bird), Pako Rabong (swirling leaf), Naga (dragon), Floral designs, Tadjuk
Pasung (finials)
76. Four groups known for tree houses.
→ Gaddang, Tingguian, Kalinga, Manobo/Mandaya
77. Five Cordillera house common features.
→ Wooden stilts, Central hearth, Compact form, Thatched roof, Granary nearby
 78. Three parts of Badjao Lepa interior.
→ Sleeping area, Cooking area, Storage area
79. Three functional parts of Samal house design.
→ Elevated above tide level, Connected by catwalks, Supported by reef-anchored piles
80. Five Austronesian house construction techniques.
→ Post-beam method, Jointing, Box frame, Lashings, Thatching

✅ That’s Identification (60 items) + Enumeration (40 items) = 100 total.