Heritage Quiz

How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are there in the Philippines?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

The four churches are considered to be the UNESCO World Heritage Sites except:

• Miag ao Church

• St Augustine Church

• Sta Maria Church

• St Michael Church

Refers to a serial inscription consisting of four Roman Catholic churches constructed between the 16thand the18th centuries in the Spanish period of the Philippines.

• Heritage Churches

• Catholic Chuches of the Philippines

• Churches of the Philippines

• Baroque Churches of the Philippines

The 2 criterias that the churches have are:

• II and IV

• I and II

• II and III

• II only

The churches’ important attributes comprising its architectural ensemble and manifesting the uniqueness of their style, are all within the boundaries of the property. All elements of significance identified at the time of inscription are still very much present and none are eroded, with their dynamic functions associated with religious significance intact and well-maintained. This refers to:

• Outstanding Value

• Criterion

• Integrity

• Authenticity

The group of churches established a style of building and design that was adapted to the physical conditions in the Philippines which had an important influence on later church architecture in the region.

This criterion refers to:

• II

• III

• IV

• V

The Baroque Churches of the Philippines represent the fusion of European church design and construction using local materials and decorative motifs to form a new church-building tradition. This criterion talks about:

• II

• III

• IV

• V

Their unique architectural style of the Baroque Churches is a reinterpretation of European Baroque by Chinese and __________ craftsmen.

• Japanese

• American

• Philippine

• Spanish

The property showcases terrestrial and aquatic habitats at different elevations, and includes threatened and endemic flora and fauna species, eight of which are found only at this UNESCO site.

• Mt Makiling

• Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

• Mt Guiting Guiting

• Mt Apo

The Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary represents a complete, substantially intact and highly diverse mountain ecosystem, in a significant biogeographic region of the Philippines. Its diversity of plants and animals include globally threatened species as well as a large number of endemic species including those species that exist only in the Philippines, only in Mindanao and only in the nominated property. This criterion is:

• VII

• VIII

• IX

• X