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Kalantiaw Code Summary and Article Quiz
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Kalantiaw Code Summary and Article Quiz
Kalantiaw Code Summary and Article Quiz
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1
Question
What is the general status of the Kalantiaw Code in Philippine history according to the text?
Answer
Widely regarded as a hoax and expunged from historical materials.
2
Question
Who is claimed to be the author of the Kalantiaw Code in the legends, and when was it allegedly written?
Answer
Datu Kalantiaw; allegedly written in 1433.
3
Question
What is the primary source that popularized the Kalantiaw Code as mentioned in the document?
Answer
Jose E. Marco’s Las Antiguas Leyendes de la Isla de Negros (1913).
4
Question
According to the text, which historian labeled the Kalantiaw Code a hoax, and in what year?
Answer
William Henry Scott, in 1968.
5
Question
Which two regions are mentioned in connection with the code's supposed origin and later relocation by historians?
Answer
Negros and Panay.
6
Question
What is the punishment described in Article I for those who kill, steal, or harm the aged?
Answer
Death by drowning in a river or in boiling water.
7
Question
What does Article II prescribe for first-time disobedience and for large debts?
Answer
First-time: one hundred lashes; large debts: hand in boiling water thrice.
8
Question
What social norm is addressed in Article III regarding marriage and sexual conduct?
Answer
Prohibits young women and excesslust; violators face punishment (swimming, then death with thorns).
9
Question
What is the implied treatment of graves and sacred sites in Article IV?
Answer
Respect; violators are killed by ants or beaten with thorns.
10
Question
What action is described in Article VI as a consequence for failing to revere certain sights?
Answer
One month’s work in gold or honey.
11
Question
Which animals are specifically mentioned in Article VII as targets for punishment?
Answer
Trees of venerable appearance, sharks, and streaked cayman.
12
Question
What form of punishment appears in Article VIII for those who steal or mistreat the headmen’s women or burn fields?
Answer
Slavery for a doam (period) or related penalties.
13
Question
What does Article IX threaten for travelers who sing at night or mock the dead?
Answer
Beating for two days.
14
Question
According to Article X, what is expected of mothers, and what is the punishment for disobedience?
Answer
Teach daughters about lust and womanhood; disobedience leads to being cut to pieces and thrown to caymans.
15
Question
What does Article XII condemn, and what practice does it target?
Answer
Drowning those who interfere with superiors or abuse lust or idols.
16
Question
What is prohibited in Article XIII, and what is the punishment for those offenses?
Answer
Killing black cats during a new moon or stealing from chiefs; exposure to ants for half a day.
17
Question
What life-long punishment is described in Article XIV for denying daughters to chiefs’ sons?
Answer
Made slave for life.
18
Question
What behavior and consequences are outlined in Article XV concerning beliefs and superstitions?
Answer
Beating for consuming diseased flesh or sacred herbs or harming Manaul or the white monkey.
19
Question
What actions related to idols and temples are punished in Article XVI?
Answer
Fingers cut off for breaking idols, daggers, or drinking jars.
20
Question
What does Article XVII prohibit and what is the punishment for profaning sacred sites?
Answer
Profaning idol sites or sacred burial places; punishment includes burning.
21
Question
What are the two possible penalties listed in Article XVIII based on whether one is a headman or an agorang?
Answer
Headmen: death by stoning and crushing; agorangs: cast into rivers to be eaten by sharks and caymans.
22
Question
What is the source of the document, as cited at the end of the article collection?
Answer
Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.
23
Question
What is the Kalantiaw Code generally considered in Philippine history?
Answer
Widely regarded as a hoax and expelled from historical materials
24
Question
Who is named as Kalantiaw's alleged author and when was it written?
Answer
Datu Kalantiaw; allegedly written in 1433
25
Question
Which work popularized the Kalantiaw Code in modern times?
Answer
Jose E. Marco’s Las Antiguas Leyendas de la Isla de Negros (1913)
26
Question
Which historian labeled the Kalantiaw Code a hoax and when?
Answer
William Henry Scott, in 1968
27
Question
Which regions are linked to the code's origin and later relocation?
Answer
Negros and Panay
28
Question
What is the punishment for killing, stealing, or harming the aged (Article I)?
Answer
Death by drowning in a river or boiling water
29
Question
What does Article II prescribe for first-time disobedience and large debts?
Answer
First-time: one hundred lashes; large debts: hand in boiling water thrice
30
Question
What does Article III say about marriage and sexual conduct?
Answer
Prohibits young women and excess lust; violators punished (swimming, then death with thorns)