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“Bury me in the earth, put a stone

on top, and a cross. My name,


the date of my birth, and that of
my death. Nothing more . . . If
you want a fence in my grave
afterwards, you may do so. But
no anniversary celebrations.”
The First Filipino
“Had it not been for the
events of 1872, Rizal
would have been a
Jesuit.”
- Dr. Jose Rizal
Republic Act 1425, better known as the Batas Rizal (Rizal law)
which prescribed the teaching of Rizal’s works and writings in all
schools from elementary level through the universities. The law
aimed to develop the Filipino nationalism and appreciation for the
message of the Rizal’s works and writings. It was enacted on
June 12, 1956. More recently, the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) saw the need to strengthen the idealism of
college students by providing the youth with opportunities to
examine the different perspectives that other Filipino heroes and
heroines took in building our nation. Who were the persons
responsible for the enactment of the law?

a. Antonio Luna and Andres Bonifacio


b. Claro M. Recto and Jose P. Laurel Sr.
c. Manuel L. Quezon and Jose P. Laurel
d. Juan Luna and Claro M. Recto

Answer:
B. Claro M. Recto and Jose P. Laurel Sr.
Recto’s Rizal Bill - proposed to make Rizal’s
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo compulsory
in all universities and colleges was opposed in the
Senate by:

 Decoroso Rosales -Brother of Archbishop


Rosales;
 Mariano Cuenco - brother of Archbishop
Cuenco and;
 Francisco Rodrigo - former president of
Catholic Action.

Their contention was that the measure would


• On May 12, 1956 - the controversial bill was
finally approved by a substitute measure
authored by Senator Laurel and based on the
proposals of Senators Roseller T. Lim and
Emmanuel Pelaez. It was now possible for
students to be exempted from using the
unexpurgated edition of the Noli and Fili on
grounds of religious beliefs.
• August 25, 1956 - by virtue of Republic Act No.
1425, the Rizal Bill was signed as a law.
PHILIPPINES OF RIZAL’S TIME
(SPANISH ERA)
The Six Important Changes of the 19th Century
were:
1. The Struggle for Nationalism
2. The Gradual Spread of Democracy
3. The Modernization of Living through the Industrial
Revolution
4. The Advance of Science
5. The March of Imperialism
6. The New Current in the Movement of Thought
and Growing Confidence in Progress
• For more than sixty years before the Cavite navy-
yard mutiny of 1872 . . .

• Spain herself been driven apart by the battle of


ideas, the battle between traditional
absolutism/dictatorship and liberalism.

• That ancient realm has been subtly infiltrated by the


subversive ideas of the French ‘Enlightenment’
under the bourbon Carlos III.

• That nation was defined as compromising all


Spaniards, and a Spaniard as being any man, not a
slave, born and domiciled in the peninsula and the
overseas provinces, thus including the native of the
Philippines, who ere also given representation in the
Cortes.
The Philippine Revolution was
thus, in a sense, made in Spain.
• Equal political rights
• Assimilation
• Reforms
• Revolution
Men do not always choose
freedom. They often prepare
for security, tradition and faith.
Political Conditions During Rizal’s Time
• Instability of colonial administration
• Corrupt officialdom
• Human rights denied to Filipinos
• Inequality before the law
• Racial discrimination
• Frailocracy
 La Soberania Monacal (monastic supremacy) or frailocracia
( friarocracy)
• Forced labor
 Polo y servicio personal or prestacion personal.

• Guardia Civil Atrocities


Three kinds of Spanish delusions about the
Philippines. (According to Blumentritt)

• The sheer racial arrogance of the ignorant and bigoted mass


of Spaniards, who still considered the Filipinos an inferior
race because of their flat nose and brown skins; for this the
only remedy was education.
• The belief of liberal Ministers that the Filipinos were not yet
ready for parliamentary representation and other reforms;
yet such were conditions in the Philippines that any further
delay would lead to armed revolution.
• The denial of equal rights could be compensated by the strict
dispensation of justice from superior Spanish hands; this was
the mere “codification of the abuse of power.”
• 1565 - Filipinos living in either lineal or
nucleated barangay settlements scattered
along water routes and river banks ( ilaya or
upstream and ibaba or downstream ).
• Reduccion - (resettlement) bajo el sol de la
campana ( under the sound of the bell) or bajo
el toque de la campana (under the peal of the
bell).
• Fr. Juan de Plasencia – A Franciscan priest
presented the reduccion plan to the Synod of
Manila (1582) and was approved unanimously
by missionaries of all the religious orders.
• convento/casa real/plaza complex
upper
class

common
people
• 15th February
1872

• A Spanish Court-
martial found three
secular priests guilty of
treason and sentenced
them to death
Jose Burgos

A Spaniard born in the


Philippines, parish priest of the
Manila Cathedral and a
man of rather valuable social
graces.
Jacinto Zamora

A Spaniard born in the


Philippines, parish priest of
Marikina, He was a
troublesome character , not very
friendly to Spaniards
Mariano Gomez

A native of Kabite, a Chinese


half-breed and very old perhaps
more than 70, parish priest of
Bacoor. He had aroused
suspicions of Spanish authorities
more than once.
The judgment was
read to the priest.

Burgos broke into sobs,


Zamora lost his mind and
only Gomez listened
impassively
More of a
“Triumphal March”
than a Funeral
Cortege
th
17 February
1872
Thus it was to the three priests that
he dedicated his second novel, and it
was their fate that he gave as the
jurisdiction of his career.
The execution of the three martyr priests (Gomburza) in
Bagumbayan on February 17, 1872 with the order from
Governor Rafael de Izquierdo made Paciano very angry.
What was the reason why?
a.Father Jose Apolonio Burgos was his friend
b.Father Mariano Gomez was his mentor in San Jose
College
c.Father Jacinto Zamora was his teacher
d.He once worked at the church as knight of the altar

Answer:
A. Father Jose Apolonio Burgos was his friend
A CHILD OF GOOD FAMILY

• 19th June 1861 between eleven and


twelve o’clock at night.
• Teodora Alonzo y Quintos
• Francisco Mercado
• Jose Rizal’s siblings:
 Saturnina (1850)
 Paciano (1851)
 Narcisa (1852)
 Olimpia (1855)
 Lucia (1857)
 Maria (1859)
 Concepcion (1862)
 Josefa (1865)
 Trinidad (1868)
 Soledad (1870)
Domingo Lamco, the Chinese ancestor of Rizal,
became a Christian when he married Ines de la
Rosa. That was the reason why he changed his
family name from Lamco to Mercado. What was
the implication of the surname Mercado to him?
a. He owned a market
b. The family of his wife owned a market
c. He was a businessman
d. He had no choice, it was assigned to him by Gov.-
Gen. Narciso Claveria

Answer:
C. He was a businessman
Doña Teodora Alonzo was a devotee of Saint
Joseph who was the father of Jesus Christ. She
chose the name Jose because of her devotion
but what was the official name registered in his
birth certificate?
a. Jose Protacio Rizal Alonzo y Mercado
b. Jose Mercado Protacio Alonzo y Rizal
c. Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo
d. Jose Mercado Protacio Rizal y Alonzo
Answer:
C. Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo
Rizal’s family changed family names because
Governor-General Narciso Claveria’s decree. What
was the purpose of this decree?
a.To provide opportunities to Filipinos to make their names
sound Spanish and run for positions in the government.
b.To hispanize Filipino surnames which were difficult for the
Spanish authorities to pronounce and memorize.
c.To choose for a more appropriate family name that will match
their family characteristics.
d.To give opportunities for Filipino families to have their own
identity
Answer:
B. To his panize Filipino surnames which were
difficult for the Spanish authorities to pronounce
and memorize.
• Justiniano Aquino Cruz was Rizal’s teacher in
Biñan, Laguna who said that he needs to study in
one of the best and respectable schools in Manila.

• When Rizal was still deciding on what course to


study, his mother wanted him to take a Agriculture,
so he could be in the family business.
• To enter as a student at Ateneo, a
candidate was required to take an
entrance examination on the Christian
Doctrine, Reading, Writing, etc. Jose
Rizal did not take his entrance
examination in Ateneo but instead he
took the said examination in Letran
College, the school where his parents
wished him to study.
• Rizal finished his Bachelor of Arts
degree with highest honor at the
Ateneo Municipal de Manila in March
1877. He then enrolled at the
University of Santo Tomas,
simultaneously taking two courses,
Medicine and Philosophy and
Letters.
•The Ateneo students during Rizal’s time wore
uniforms of stripped cotton blouse and hemp
fabric trousers. This uniform called Rayadillo was
later adopted as a uniform by the Philippine
Revolutionary forces.

•Fr. Jose Bech, was Rizal’s first professor at


Ateneo.
• Beside the Pasig/Junto Al Pasig, a one play
act written by Rizal while studying at UST. It
was performed by the Ateneo students on the
Feast of Immaculate Conception of the Virgin
Mary, college Patroness.

• Agustin Saez, the Director of the Academy of


Painting in Manila and a professor at Ateneo
with whom Rizal continued his Art Studies
after his graduation.
• After he took Medicine and his Licentiate in
Philosophy and Letters at the Universidad
Central de Madrid, Rizal went to Paris and
worked as assistant in the eye clinic of
Dr.Louis Weckert, a famous French
ophthalmologist.
Rizal was able to finish his studies and performed
excellently in all subjects in Ateneo. He was later
coined as the “pride of the Jesuits” but he pointed
out that if it weren’t for this education, he wouldn’t
have achieved those goals. Who was this
educator?
a. Father Sanchez
b. Maestro Aquino
c. Don Saez
d. Don de Jesus
Answer:
A. Father Sanchez
“At the sight of those injuries and cruelties, while
still a child, my imagination was awakened
and I swore to devote myself to avenge one
day so many victims, and with this idea in
mind I have been studying and this can be
read in all my works and writings. God will
someday give me an opportunity to carry out
my promise.”
• Sometime in 1871, the mayor of Calamba
desiring to take revenge on the Mercados,
falsely charged Doña Teodora of trying to
poison the wife of her nephew Don Jose
Alberto. Charged as accomplish, she was
arrested and was made to walk on foot from
town up to Sta. Cruz, the provincial capital of
Laguna at that time.
• Sometime in September 1887, Rizal
sorrowfully wrote and informed his good friend
Blumentritt that his elder sister Olimpia died of
childbirth.

• Mario Herbosa, the brother in law of Rizal who


died of cholera and was denied a burial at the
Catholic cemetery of Calamba, because
according to an enemy of Rizal’s family, the
brother in law had not gone into confession
since his marriage.
When Rizal was staying in Japan, he fell in love
with a beautiful Japanese lady and called her
using a special endearment, O-Sei-San. What is
O-Sei-San’s true name?
a. Seiko Usui
b. Uchiha Sakura
c. Yakitae Ino
d. Hamada Yuriko

Answer:
A. Seiko Usui
In her letters to Rizal, how was Leonor Rivera
able to conceal their intimate relationship from
her family and friends?
a.She used the alias Taimis
b.She used an envelope different from what she
normally uses
c.She let the letters be sent during night time
d.She told her family that the letters are for her cousin

Answer:
A. She used the alias Taimis
At a gathering of the Filipinos in Madrid which
Luna and Jose Rizal also attended, the latter
challenged the other to a duel. Why?
a. Luna said unpleasant remarks about Nelly Bousted
b. Luna claimed that he was the best writer among all
the writers of La Solidaridad
c. Luna was very drunk at that time and suddenly he
hit Rizal on the face
d. Luna said that Rizal’s family did not pay their rents,
that’s why they were ejected from their lands

Answer:
A. Luna said unpleasant remarks about Nelly
Bousted
Who among the women in Rizal’s life was an
Olympian daughter of a liberal-minded Spanish
official who once served Manila during the
Spanish eras?
a. Nelly Bousted
b. Consuelo Ortiga y Rey
c. Gertrude Beckette
d. O-Sei-San

Answer:
B. Consuelo Ortiga y Rey
• Maria Clara in Rizal’s novel was
Leonor Rivera in real life. She was
born in Camiling, Tarlac.
• In the Noli the first thing Ibarra proposes to do
for his town of San Diego when he comes
home, full of good intentions, is to build a
modern school-house with orchards, gardens,
pleasant walks and athletic grounds, where
“the primer would not be a black book bathed
in children’s tears but friendly guide to
marvelous secrets”, “a school which would
not be, not a torture-chamber but a
playground of the mind.”
Who was the current governor-general of the
Philippines at the time that Noli Me Tangere was
published?
a. Camilo de la Polivieja
b. Valeriano Weyler
c. Emilio Terrero
d. Ramon Blanco

Answer:
C. Emilio Terrero
In Madrid, Spain Rizal begun to write his famous
novel Noli Me Tangere. Most of the characters of
Noli Me Tangere were based from real life
situations. Who do you think is Pilosopong Tasyo
in Rizal’s life?
a. Paciano Rizal
b. Ferdinand Blumentritt
c. Justiniano Aquino Cruz
d. Francisco Mercado

Answer:
A. Paciano Rizal
Friends and fellow nationalists defended Noli Me
Tangere. A brilliant defense came from Rev. Vicente
Garcia who claimed that Rizal did not attack the Church
and the Spain.
a. Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere was simply a fiction, no
harm to anyone.
b. Rizal focused on the ignorance of Filipinos
c. Rizal would want to enlighten or open the minds of
his fellowmen
d. Rizal attacked the bad Spanish officials and priests

Answer:
D. Rizal attacked the bad Spanish officials and
priests
According to Rizal himself he took the term Noli
Me Tangere, which means “Touch Me Not” from
the Bible. From what Gospel was Noli Me
Tangere taken?
a.St.Luke (24:12)
b.St.Luke (24:44)
c.St. John (20:17)
d.St. John (20:19)
Answer:
C. St.John (20:17)
During the Spanish period, the government and
the church were the two contradicting yet most
powerful institutions in the Philippines. Who were
the two characters in Noli Me Tangere that were
used by Rizal to represent these two institutions?
a. Father Bernardo Salvi and Alperes
b. Father Hernando de la Sibyla and Alperes
c. Father Damaso Verdolagas and Alperes
d. Father Antonio Piernavieja and Alperes

Answer:
A. Father Bernardo Salvi and Alperes
Which of the following works awakened Rizal’s
nationalism, urged him to defend the oppressed
people, and made him write Noli Me Tangere?
a. The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue
b. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
c. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher- Stowe
d. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Answer:
C. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher –
Stowe
Who helped Jose Rizal in publishing his novel
Noli Me Tangere?
a.Maximo Viola
b. Karl Ulmer
c.Ferdinand Blumentritt
d.Paciano Mercado

Answer:
A. Maximo Viola
Rizal finished his work which entitled “Noli Me
Tangere” in Germany particularly in Wilhemsfeld.
What were the two chapters that he removed in
order for him to save money in printing?
a.Maria and Elias
b.Maria and Tomas
c.Salome and Elias
d.Salome and Tomas

Answer:
C. Salome and Elias
The character in the novel Noli was described by
Rizal as laundry woman before her marriage to
the officer of the Guardia Civil. She was known as
the “Muse of the Guardia Civil.” She pretended to
have forgotten Tagalog already but her use of
Spanish was awful. Who was the woman?
a.Doña Consolacion
b.Doña Victorina de los Reyes de Espadan
c.Sisa
d.Paulita Gomez
Answer:
A.Doña Consolacion
On the time that Rizal returned in the Philippines,
his novel, Noli Me Tangere had already caused
disputes especially among the friars. Who is the
Agustinian friar who published an eight-series
handout to attack Noli Me Tangere?
a.Padre Jose Rodriguez
b.Padre Antonio Obach
c.Padre Jose Bech
d.Padre Federico Faura
Answer:
A. Padre Jose Rodriguez
Rizal based the characters in Noli Me Tangere
and El Filibusterismo on the people in his life. To
whom did he patterned the character of Paulita
Gomez, Isagani’s true love, who later married
Juanito Pelaez?
a.To his mother, Teodora Alonzo
b.To his eldest sister, Saturnina
c.To his love, Leonor Rivera
d.To the Japanese girl, O-Sei-San
Answer:
C. To his love, Leonor Rivera
Who was the former teacher and friend of Rizal in
Ateneo to whom the following statements were
made relative to the writings of his Noli. “I wished
to hit the friars, for they utilize religion not only as
a shield, but also as a weapon, a protection,
castle, fortress, an armor, etc.?”
a.Fr. Salvi
b.Fr. Salvadorcito Font
c.Fr. Pablo Pastels
d.Fr. Federico Faura
Answer:
D. Fr. Federico Faura
Governor General Emilio Terrero had ordered the
commission coming from the University of Santo Tomas to
review the content of Noli Me Tangere as suggested by
Archbishop Pedro Payo. What was the suggestion of this
commission regarding the novel?
a. Strictly advised the friars to analyze the content of the
novel for further discussions on the Sunday mass
b. Create another commission review the content of the
novel
c. Called a conference with the Governor-General and let
the author explain the contents of the novel
d. Strictly prohibit the production, circulation and as well
as reading of the novel
Answer:
D.Strictly prohibit the production, circulation and as well
as reading of the novel
What was depicted by the character of Tasio in
the novel, “Noli Me Tangere?”
a. Indictment against the defective education system
during the Spanish regime
b. Plight of the elderly people
c. Condemnation of the friars
d. Fate of the intellectuals during his time and what
extent the Filipino was actually discouraged from
growing.

Answer:
D. Fate of the intellectuals during his time and
what extent the Filipino was actually discouraged
from growing.
Fr. Jose Rodriguez, an Augustinian friar
published a pamphlet in 1888 which attacked the
Noli and warned the readers that if they read it,
“they commit mortal sins in as much as the said
book is full of heresy.” What was the title of this
pamphlet?
a.Caiigat Cayo
b.Caiingat Cayo
c.Dasalan at Tocsohan
Answer:
B. Caiingat Cayo
In El Filibusterismo, Rizal again projects the
belief, which he had already revealed through
Ibarra and Isagani, that freedom is best attained
by peaceful means and that freedom is the fruit of
a moral self-discipline as slowly acquired as it is
easily lost. How did Rizal projects this in El Fili?

a. through the tragic end of Simoun


b. through the death of Elias
c. through the condemnation of the friars
d. through the misfortune of Isagani

Answer:
A. through the tragic end of Simoun
Jose Rizal, as well as the other Filipino students,
experienced discrimination and insults from their
professors when he was still studying in the
University of Santo Tomas. These experiences were
reflected in one of his works, the El Filibusterismo.
Who do you think is the character in the novel that
has the same experiences as with Rizal in the said
university?
a.Basilio Answer:
b.Juanito Pelaez D. Placido Penitente
c.Isagani
d.Placido Penitente
El Filibusterismo is the sequel of Noli Me Tangere
and like the first book it was written in Spanish.
To whom did he dedicate this second novel?
a.To his beloved parents.
b.To the suffering Filipino people.
c.To the executed Filipino priests Gomburza
d.To his love, Leonor Rivera
Answer:
C. To the executed Filipino priests Gomburza
In El Filibusterismo, who was the character who’s
like Rizal’s father owned a land which was
confiscated by the Spanish friars?
a.Kapitan Tiago
b.Tiburcio de Espadana
c.Kabesang Tales
d.Placido Penitente

Answer:
C. Kabesang Tales
When the Spaniards found out Simoun’s plan
against the Spanish government, they went after
him. Simoun fled carrying with him his wealth into
the house of a Filipino priest near the sea. Who
was this priest?
a.Padre Florentino
b.Padre Irene
c.Padre Camorra
d.Padre Milton
Answer:
A. Padre Florentino
Though Jose Rizal was the author of both Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo, the two novels differ in
many aspects. What is the most important difference
between the two?
a.They differ in character
b.They differ on the ideas and aspirations implied to the
reader
c.They differ on the place and date they were written by
Rizal
d.They differ on the setting and over al plot of the story
Answer:
B. They differ on the ideas
and aspirations implied to
the reader
What was the reason of Rizal when he decided to
write his two novels in Spanish?

a.He wants to show off his talent in Spanish


b.He wants to hide it to those who doesn’t know Spanish
c.He has the idea that it was the intelligentia that should
lead and guide the people in the revolution
d.He loves the language and were comfortable with it

Answer:
C. He has the idea that it was the intelligentia that
should lead and guide the people in the revolution
How did Rizal describe his novel, El Filibusterismo in terms
of treatment, style and content?
a.El Fili is a romantic novel; it is a work of the heart, a
book of feeling; it has freshness, color, humor lightness
and wit
b.El Fili is a political novel; it is work of the head, a book
of thoughts; containing bitterness, hatred, pain, violence
and sorrow.
c.El Fili is a novel about Filipino ethics, a book of Filipino
habits and customs; it has humors, wit, bitterness and
pain.
d.None of the above
Answer:
B. El Fili is a political novel; it is a work of the head, a
book of thoughts; containing bitterness, hatred, pain,
violence and sorrow.
In his poem, “The Intimate Alliance between
Religion and Good Education, Rizal showed the
importance of religion in education. Which of
these is a valid main topic for the poem?
a.Education without God is not true education
b.Religion without education is not a true religion
c.Education without God is allowable
d.Religion without education is allowable

Answer:
A. Education without God is not true education
The winning of “La Juventud Filipina” in a literary contest
was controversial and exceptional. Why?
a.There were better entries but Rizal’s charming
abilities won the judges
b.Rizal should not be a contestant because the
contest was exclusively for the elite
c.It was a Spanish poem written by a Filipino, whose
merit was recognized by the Spaniards
d.It was the first poem advocating the youth to stand
for the truth and of their country
Answer:
C. It was a Spanish poem written by a Filipino,
whose merit was recognized by the Spaniards.
What was the title of Rizal’s poem from which the
following lines were taken? “Whoever knows not how to
love his native tongue is worst than any beast or evil
smelling fish. To make our language richer ought to be
our wish the same as any mother loves to feel the
young.”
a.Huling Paalam
b.Sa mga Kabataang Pilipino/To the Filipino
Youth/La Juventud Filipina
c.Sa Aking mga Kabata/ Our Mother Tongue
d.Sa mga Kababaihan ng Malolos/ To the Women
of Malolos
Answer:
C. Sa Aking mga Kabata/ Our Mother Tongue
What famous literary work did Rizal voice out the
conviction that women should think for
themselves, should be educated, and should be
more active in public office?
a. To the Virgin Mary
b. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
c. My First Inspiration
d. To the Flowers of Heidelberg
Answer:
B. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
 Rizal was exiled in Dapitan, Zamboanga del
Norte from 1892 to 1896.

 Mi Retiro, the poem Rizal composed during his


exile in Dapitan at the request of his mother.

 Rizal remains as exile in Dapitan for four years,


13 days and several hours.
During Rizal’s stay in Dapitan, he had a long
argument with a priest regarding the difference
between their beliefs on religion. Who was this
priest?
a.Fr. Antonio Obach
b.Fr. Pablo Pastells
c.Fr. Jose Bech
d.Fr. Federico Faura
Answer:
B. Fr. Pablo Pastells
In a secret assembly of the Katipuneros, he was
the one selected to go to Dapitan and get Rizal’s
opinion on having a revolution against the
Spaniards.
a.Pedro Paterno
b.Andres Bonifacio
c.Marcelo H.del Pilar
d.Pio Valenzuela

Answer:
D. Pio Valenzuela
He was the politico-military commander of
Dapitan when Rizal was exiled there in 1892.
Rizal stayed with him for over a year. Who was
he?
a.Emilio Castelar
b.Camilo Polavieja
c.Ricardo Carnicero
d.Jose Cuadras

Answer:
C. Ricardo Carnicero
On Rizal’s exile in Dapitan, he was guarded by a Spanish
military commandant, Captain Ricardo Canicero. How did
this military commandant treat the exiled?
a.He would allow Rizal to talk to his visitors only upon his
consent
b.He supported Rizal’s activities and reported it to the
Governor-General to ask for funding
c.He gave Rizal the freedom to go anywhere requiring
him only to report once a week to his office
d.He strictly guarded Rizal and would not allow him to do
any activities that are suspicious in his eyes
Answer:
C. He gave Rizal the freedom to go anywhere
requiring him only to report once a week to his
office
 Falsely charged with rebellion, sedition and
formation of illegal societies, Rizal was detained
as a prisoner from November 3 to December 29,
1896 in one of the prison cells at Fort Santiago.
During this period, Rizal wrote his last poetical
composition “Mi Ultimo Adios.” Rizal hide his last
poem in a “lampara.”

 Based on the earlier sentence, Rizal gave his


last poem to Trinidad.
From seven A.M., December 29, to seven
A.M., December 30, 1896, Rizal remained in
the Fort Santiago chapel. For brief periods he
saw his mother, six of his sisters, his nephew
Mauricio, his niece Angelica, a reporter, the
fiscal, and, in the last morning, Josephine.
Other Callers:
• Dean of the Cathedral
• Governor of Manila
• Dominguez
• Atty. Gen. Castañano
• A number of Spanish officers
• Balaguer
Rizal’s Gifts
• Narcisa – wicker chair
• Angelica (niece) – handkerchief
• Mauricio (nephew) – belt and watch
• Maria – special message
“I am going to marry Josephine. I know you are
all against it, you especially. But I want to give
Josephine my name. Besides, you know the
saying in the Bible:
‘The sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the
sons to the third and fourth generation.’ I do not
want you or her to be persecuted for what I have
done.”

• Trinidad – a little alcohol burner


The Jesuits, on the other hand, were with him
practically every minute of the time, six priests
going in relays, usually two at a time, in an
attempt to bring about Rizal’s conversion.
They have written the only complete story
about his last day. Their earliest account was
published in Spain in 1987; it is found in
chapter seventeen of a book called La
Masonizacion de Filipinas, Rizal y su Orba,
printed by Tipografica Catolica of Barcelona.
The author is anonymous.
Before being executed at Bagumbayan, Dr.
Felipe Ruiz Castillo asked permission to the
Spanish authorities to allow him to examine
Rizal’s pulse. He surprisingly found out that it is
normal. What does this mean?
a.Rizal was not afraid to die
b.Rizal was excited to be excuted
c.Rizal was suffering from low blood pressure
d.Rizal did not sleep very well the previous evening
Answer:
D. Rizal did not sleep very well the previous
evening
After the execution, Rizal cadaver was buried
with the greatest secrecy at the Paco Cemetery.
Who was the one who patiently search all the
cemeteries in Manila to find his body in vain?
a.His brother, Paciano
b.His mother, Teodora
c.His sister, Narcissa
d.His friend, Maximo Viola
Answer:
C. His sister, Narcissa
Who ordered Jose Rizal to be shot in
Bagumbayan on the morning of December 30,
1896?
a.Governor-General Ramon Blanco
b.Governor-General Eulogio Despujol
c.Governor-General Camilo Polavieja
d.Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo
Answer:
C. Governor-General Camilo Polavieja
Rizal had a best friend who he would always
confide with through letters. His best frined is a
principal of a secondary school in Leitmeritz,
Austria. Who is he?
a. Ferdinand Blumentritt
b. Maximo Viola
c. Pedro Paterno
d. Jose M. Cecilio
Answer:
A. Ferdinand Blumentritt
Knowing Ferdinand Blumentritt’s great interest on
the cultural aspect of the Philippines, Rizal gave
him a book entitled Aritmetika written by Rufino
Baltazar Hernandez in 1868. In what language
was this book written?
a.Latin
b.Spanish
c.English
d.Tagalog
Answer:
D. Tagalog
Who was the Portuguese friend of Rizal whom he
wrote the following lines on March 5, 1895?
“Some have proposed to me to escape, but I
refuse to do so that I have nothing to reproach
myself for I do not want to be called runaway . . . “
a.Dr. Laurenciano Marquez
b.Johann Hendrich Caspar Kern
c.Dr. Adolf B. Meyer
Answer:
C. Dr. Laurenciano Marquez
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II only
d. None of the above

Answer:
C. I and II only

I.Villalobos and not Legaspi was the one


who named the island as “Philippines”
II.Manila was established on 1571 and not
on 1572
On November 20-22, 1884, a bloody
demonstration of the students of the Universidad
Central de Madrid happened to condemn the
excommunication imposed by the by the bishop
of the institution to one of the professors who
yelled “Freedom for the science and for the
teachers.” Who was this Spanish professor?
a.Ferdinand Blumentritt
b.Miguel Morayta
c.Trinidad Pardo de Rivera
d.Emilio Junoy
Answer:
B. Miguel Morayta
In Spain, Rizal was exposed to liberal ideas and
cultural influences. Being young and idealistic, he
was impressed by this organization who spoke
about progressive ideas and values.
a.Organization of Intelligent Person
b.Masonry of Acacia
c.Organization of Acacia
d.Masonry of Intelligent Person
Answer:
B. Masonry of Acacia
Jose Rizal and other mestizos and pensionados
in Madrid formed the Propagandists movement to
appeal reformers in the Spanish administration in
the Philippines through periodicals and
pamphlets. Which of the following was not a
product of the Propagandists Movement?
a.Sol
b.Fray Botod Answer:
c.Kalayaan C. Kalayaan
d.Dasalan at Tocsohan
Wenceslao Retaña, a Spanish scholar, was an anti-
Filipino press agent. What did Retaña write that
provoked Rizal to challenge him to a duel?
a. An article that asserted Rizal’s family was not
paying their rents thus ejected them from their lands.
b. An article mentioning that Rizal’s academic
evaluation was nothing but falsification of documents.
c. An article saying that the Filipinos are “worthless
and duly incompetent in their work and scholastic
settings”.
Answer:
A. An article that asserted Rizal’s
family was not paying their rents
thus rejected them for their lands
Who was the author of Succesos de las Islas
Filipinas which was annotated by Rizal?
a.Emilio Terrero
b.Otto Becker
c.Maximo Viola
d.Antonio Morga

Answer:
D. Antonio Morga
What was Rizal’s penname for the Diariong
Tagalog of Manila?
a.Laong-Laan
b.Dimasalang
c.Jun Aquino
d.Pedro
Answer:
A. Laong-Laan
According to Rizal, what was the reason of
Filipinos not-innate laziness?
a.The hot climate that does not allow us Filipinos to work
harder
b.Our physical deficiencies that hindered us to work
longer
c.The geographical characteristics of the Philippines
d.The lack of resources to worked on

Answer:
A. The hot climate that does not allow us Filipino
to work harder
The priest who wanted a retraction as a
precondition before marrying Rizal and
Josephine.
a.Fr. Pedro Cansañas
b.Rev. Rufino Collantes
c.Fr. Pastells
d.Fr. Antonio Obach

Answer:
D. Fr. Antonio Obach
Sa ikalawang taon niya sa Pamantasan ng Santo
Tomas ay nangupahan siya sa Intramuros at dito
niya nakilala si
a.Segunda Katigbak
b.Minang
c.Leonor
d.Minerva

Answer:
C. Leonor
Ang unang tulang sinulat ni Rizal sa Ateneo
upang ihandog sa kaarawan ng kanyang ina
a.Maligayang bati
b.Mi Primera Inspirasyon
c.Un Recuerdo a Mi Pueblo
d.Por La Educacion Recibe Lustre La Patria

Answer:
B. Mi Primera Inspirasyon
Sa tulang ito unang naipahayag ni Rizal ang
kanyang damdaming makabayan
a.Sa Kabataang Pilipino
b.Sa Pilipinas
c.Dahil sa Karunungan ng Kinang ang Bayan
d.Isang Alaala sa Aking Bayan

Answer:
A. Sa Kabataang Pilipino
Sila ang mga nagpasiyang pumili ng isang
pambansang bayani maliban sa isa:
a.Howard Taft
b.Arellano
c.Shuster
d.Collantes

Answer:
D. Collantes
Ang tiyo ni Jose na nagturo sa kanya ng
pagpapalakas ng katawan at pagtatanggol sa
sarili
a.Tiyo Jose Alberto
b.Tiyo Manuel
c.Tiyo Gregorio
d.Tiyo Celestino

Answer:
B. Tiyo Manuel
Unang naging guro ni Jose na inupahan ng
kanyang magulang na magturo sa kanya sa
bahay
a.Maestro Celestino
b.Maestro Lucas Padua
c.Leon Monroy
d.Maestro Cruz

Answer:
B. Maestro Lucas Padua
Unang guro ni Rizal sa Ateneo
a.Padre Francisco Sanchez
b.Padre Jose Bech
c.Padre Manuel Xerex
d.Padre Magin Fernando

Answer:
B. Padre Jose Bech
Dito misyong tapusin ni Jose ang pag-aaral ng
medisina
a.UST
b.Ateneo
c.España
d.London

Answer:
C. España
Petsa kung kailan nalimbag ang Noli Me Tangere
a.Enero 1884
b.Hunyo 1886
c. Marso 1887
d. Pebrero 1886

Answer:
D. Pebrero 1886
Petsa at lugar kung kailan sinimulan ni Jose ang
pagsusulat ng Noli Me Tangere
a.1886 España
b.1886 Madrid
c.1884 España
d.1884 Madrid

Answer:
D. 1884 Madrid
Sa kanya nakaranas ng unang pag-ibig at
kabiguan si Jose
a.Leonor
b.Josephine Bracken
c.Segunda Katigbak
d. O Sei San

Answer:
C. Segunda Katigbak
Isa siyang opisyal na Espanyol na nagmanman
kay Rizal sa Hong Kong
a.Gob. Hen. Terrero
b.Jose Taviel Andrade
c.Jose Sainz de Veranda
d.Jose Basa

Answer:
C. Jose Sainz de Veranda
Isang mamamahayag, nobelistang Hapon na
nakasabay ni Rizal sa barko
a.Jose Sainz de Veranda
b.Jaun Perez Caballero
c.Jacson Emi
d.Techo Schiro

Answer:
D. Techo Schiro
Siya ang nagbigay ng paunang salita sa Sucesos
de las Islas Filipinas na inihandog para kay Rizal
a.Blumentritt
b.Becker
c.Chartlon
d.Ma. Paz Luna

Answer:
D. Ma. Paz Luna
May akda ng Universal History na isa sa mga
dahilan ng pagkahilig ni Rizal sa pagbabasa
a.Dumas
b.Cantu
c.Jagon
d.Chartlon

Answer:
A. Dumas
Nagsabi kay Rizal na tigilan ang pagsulat ng tula
a.Villaclara
b.Basa
c.Terrero
d.Veranda

Answer:
A.Villaclara
Dito naisipang pumasok ni Rizal para mag-aral
ng medisina na tinutulan ng ina
a.Unibersidad de Santo Tomas
b.Ateneo de Manila
c.San Juan de Letran
d.Unibersidad ng Pilipinas

Answer:
A. Unibersidad de Santo Tomas
Hiningan ni Rizal ng payo kung anong kurso ang
kanyang kukunin
a.Padre Paloto Ramon
b.Padre Manuel Xerex
c.Padre Francisco Sanchez
d.Padre Magin Fernando

Answer:
A. Padre Paloto Ramon
Pangalang ginamit ni Rizal sa kanyang lihim na
pag-alis patungong Espanya.
a.Dimasalang
b.Jose Mercado
c.Doktor Protacio
d.Laong Laan

Answer:
B. Jose Mercado
Tulang sinulat ni Rizal sa pagandahan ng
bulaklak
a.Un Recuerdo a Mi Pueblo
b.A Las Flores de Heidelberg
c.Mi Primera Inspirasyon
d.Las Agricultores Filipino

Answer:
B. A Las Flores de Heidelberg
May akda ng Uncle Toms Cabin na naging
dahilan ng pagkakalikha ni Rizal sa Noli Me
Tangere
a.Becker
b.Vorchow
c. Beecher Stowe
d. Valentin Ventura

Answer:
C. Beecher Stowe
Siya ang nagbigay ng pondo kay Rizal para
mapalimbag ang Noli Me Tangere
a.Maximo Viola
b.Evaristo Aguirre
c.Beecher Stowe
d.Valentin Ventura

Answer:
A. Maximo Viola
Four days after the founding of the La Liga Filipina, Rizal
was arrested and imprisoned at Fort Santiago without
due process of law. Who was then the Governor-
General of the country who ordered the arrest and
banishment of Rizal in Dapitan?
a.Ramon Blanco
b.Eulogio Despujol
c.Camilo Polavieja
d.Emilio Terrero
Answer:
B. Eulogio Despujol
Sometime in 1807, Rizal’s close friend Ferdinand
Blumentritt asked him to define the term for he could not
find the word in European-Spanish American sources.
Rizal replied than in Filipino, the word meant: “a
dangerous patriot who someday will be hanged.” What
was the word requested by Rizal to define?
a.Filibuster
b.Revolutionist
c.Militarist
d.Patriot
Answer:
A. Filibuster
In his poem, “The Intimate Alliance between
Religion and Good Education, Rizal showed the
importance of religion in education. Which of
these is a valid main topic for the poem?
a.Education without God is not true education
b.Religion without education is not a true
religion
c.Education without God is allowable
d.Religion without education is allowable
Answer:
A. Education without God is not true education
The winning of “La Juventud Filipinas” in a literary
contest was controversial and exceptional. Why?
a.There were better entries but Rizal’s charming abilities
won the judges
b.Rizal should not be a contestant because the contest
was exclusively for the elite
c.It was a Spanish poem written by a Filipino, whose
merit was recognized by the Spaniards
d.It was the first poem advocating the youth to stand for
the truth and for their country
Answer:
C. It was a Spanish poem written by a Filipino, whose
merit was recognized by the Spaniards.
Rizal met a kind Protestant German pastor in Germany
who befriended him. He stayed at his vicarage and
learned German language. This is where he finished his
first novel. Where was “Noli Village” located in honor of
the novel Noli Me Tangere?
a. Wilhelmsfeld
b. Berlin
c. Heidelberg
d. Leipzig
Answer:
A. Wilhelmsfeld
Rizal had a best friend who he would always
confide with through letters. His best frined is a
principal of a secondary school in Leitmeritz,
Austria. Who is he?
a. Ferdinand Blumentritt
b. Maximo Viola
c. Pedro Paterno
d. Jose M. Cecilio
Answer:
A. Ferdinand Blumentritt
Where is the setting of the first chapter of El
Filibusterismo?
a.At the University of Santo Tomas
b.At the old, circular ship called Tabo
c.At the house of the lead character Simoun
d.At the old house of Kapitan Tiago
Answer:
B. At the old, circular ship called Tabo
When the Spaniards found out Simoun’s plan
against the Spanish government, they went after
him. Simoun fled carrying with him his wealth into
the house of a Filipino priest near the sea. Who
was this priest?
a.Padre Florentino
b.Padre Irene
c.Padre Camorra
d.Padre Milton
Answer:
A. Padre Florentino
What was the title of Rizal’s poem from which the
following lines were taken? “Whoever knows not how to
love his native tongue is worst than any beast or evil
smelling fish. To make our language richer ought to be
our wish the same as any mother loves to feel the
young.”
a.Huling Paalam
b.Sa mga Kabataang Pilipino/To the Filipino
Youth/La Juventud Filipinas
c.Sa Aking mga Kabata/ Our Mother Tongue
d.Sa mga Kababaihan ng Malolos/ To the Women
of Malolos
Answer:
C. Sa Aking mga Kabata/ Our Mother Tongue
In the novel Noli Me Tangere, he was described
by Rizal as the nephew of Doña Victorina and a
grandson of relative of Padre Damaso, a private
secretary of all the ministers and later to became
the fiance’ to Maria Clara. Who was he?
a.Alfonso Linares de Espadana
b.Placido Penitente
c.Chino Quiroga
d.Don Felipe
Answer:
A. Alfonso Linares de Espadana
Who was the Portuguese friend of Rizal whom he
wrote the following lines on March 5, 1895?
“Some have proposed to me to escape, but I
refuse to do so that I have nothing to reproach
myself for I do not want to be called runaway. . . .
a.Dr. Laurencio Marquez
b.Johann Hendrich Caspar Kern
c.Dr. Adolf B. Meyer
d.Manuel Becerra
Answer:
A. Dr. Laurenciano Marquez
Born in Sta.Cruz, Manila on August 2, 1799; he
was the parish priest of Bacoor, Cavite at the time
he was involved in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872.
a.Andres Urdaneta
b.Jacinto Zamora
c.Vicente Garcia
d.Mariano Gomez
Answer:
D. Mariano Gomez
If Gregorio de Pilar was the hero in the Battle of
Tirad Pass, then who leads in the Battle of La
Luna?
a.Antonio Luna
b.Diego Silang
c.Emilio Jacinto
d.Miguel Malvar
Answer:
D. Miguel Malvar
This was the setting of the novel Noli Me
Tangere.
a.Sto. Domingo
b.San Diego
c.Sto. Cristo
d.Sta. Barbara
Answer:
B. San Diego
On June 11, 1901, the Second Philippine Commission
approved Act No. 137, which organized “the politico-
military district of Morong” into the “Province of Rizal.”
This was dome due to which of the following reason?
a.Creating a province that will lead the people of Morong
to be united after the freedom from Spain
b.Creating a province that will lead to the proclamation
of Jose Rizal to be the National Hero
c.Creating a province to provide equal rights people
living near Morong and Manila
d.Creating a province to be named after Jose Rizal in
honor of his martyrdom
Answer:
D. Creating a province to be named after Jose Rizal
in honor of his martyrdom
On Rizal’s exile in Dapitan, he was guarded by a
Spanish military commandant, Captain Ricardo
Canicero. How did this military commandant treat the
exiled?
a.He would allow Rizal to talk to his visitors only upon
his consent.
b.He supported Rizal’s activities and reported it to the
Governor-General to ask for funding.
c.He gave Rizal the freedom to go anywhere requiring
him only to report once a week to his office.
d.He strictly guarded Rizal and would not allow him to do
any activities that are suspicious in his eyes.
Answer:
C. He gave Rizal the freedom to go anywhere requiring
him only to report once a week to his office.
Inspired by the work of his fellow reformist, most
specifically by his book La Sobernia Monacal en
Filipinas (Monastic Supremacy in the Philippines), Rizal
wrote the author a letter dated April 4, 1890 urging him
to write more and, if possible, succeed him in the reform
movement. Who was the author of the book?
a.Mariano Ponce
b.Marcelo H. del Pilar
c.Jose Ma. Panganiban
d.Graciano Lopez-Jaena

Answer:
B. Marcelo H. del Pilar
If Apolinario Mabini was the “Brain of the
Revolution”, who was this equally illustrious
Filipino who was considred the “Brain of the
Katipunan”?
a.Marcelo H. del Pilar
b.Andres Bonifacio
c.Emilio Jacinto
d.Graciano Lopez-Jaena
Answer:
C. Emilio Jacinto
Though Rizal was the author of both Noli Me Tangere
and El Filibusterimo, the wto novels differ in many
aspect. What is the most important difference between
the two?
a.They differ in character
b.They differ on the ideas and aspirations implied to the
reader
c.They differ on the place and date they were written by
Rizal
d.They differ on the setting and over all plot of the story.
Answer:
B. They differ on the ideas and aspirations
implied to the reader
In a secret assembly of the Katipuneros, he was
the one selected to go to Dapitan and to get
Rizal’s opinion on having a revolution against the
Spaniards.
a.Pedro Paterno
b.Andres Bonifacio
c.Marcelo H. del Pilar
d.Pio Valenzuela
Answer:
D. Pio Valenzuela
What was Dr. Jose Rizal’s educational philosophy?
a.To create in the youth an innate desire to alleviate his
intelligence that will lead him to eternal life.
b.To see improvements in the school and in the methods
of teaching.
c.To form the nucleus of an unfavorable opinion of
imperialistic administration of his country timidity and
false pride.
d.To be able to contain it not eliminate social evils like
inferiority complex, camaraderie, timidity and false pride.
Answer:
A. To create in the youth an innate desire to alleviate his
intelligence that will lead him to eternal life
What could be Dr. Jose Rizal’s guiding political
philosophy for the country?
a.To censure the friars for abusing the advantage of
their position philosophy for the country.
b.To counsel the Filipinos not to resent a defeat
attributed to them.
c.To elevate the country to the highest seat of glory.
d.For the country not to be taken advantage but rather
be developed, civilized, educated, and brained in the
science of self-government.
Answer:
D. For the country not to be taken advantage but
rather be developed, civilized, educated, and
brained in the science of self-government.
Who was this Filipino hero who wrote the
following statements before he was killed:”To wit I
am now surrounded by the enemy which shall
overpower me, and my brave men”; “ I shall die
happy with the target that it is sweet to die
defending my motherland.”
a.Antonio Luna
b.Andres Bonifacio
c.Gregorio del Pilar
d.Apolinario Mabini
Answer:
C. Gregorio del pilar
What was the reason of Rizal when he decided to write
his two novels in Spanish?
a.He wants to show off his talent in Spanish.
b.He wants to hide it to those who don’t know Spanish.
c.He has the idea that it was the intelligentia that should
lead and guide the people in the revolution
d.He loves the language and were comfortable with it.
Answer:
C. He has the idea that it was the intelligentia that
should led and guide the people in the revolution.
Who was this Filipino hero who wrote the
following statements before he was killed:”To wit I
am now surrounded by the enemy which shall
overpower me, and my brave men”; “ I shall die
happy with the target that it is sweet to die
defending my motherland.”
a.Antonio Luna
b.Andres Bonifacio
c.Gregorio del Pilar
d.Apolinario Mabini
Answer:
C. Gregorio del pilar
After the execution, Rizal cadaver was buried
with the greatest secrecy at the Paco, Cemetery.
Who was the one who patiently search all the
cemeteries in Manila to find his body in vain?
a.His brother, Paciano
b.His mother, Teodora
c.His sister, Narcissa
d.His friend, Maximo Viola
Answer:
C. His sister, Narcissa
When Rizal was in trial, who was the defense
counsel assigned to him?
a.Luis Taviel de Andrade
b.Nicolas dela Pena
c.Camilo de Polavieja
d.Martin Constantino

Answer:
A. Luis Taviel de Andrade
Who gladly agreed to finance the printing cost of
the book Noli Me Tangere when Rizal was having
problems with the expenses?
a.Ferdinad Blumentritt
b.Hans Meyer
c.Antonio de Morga
d.Maximo Viola
Answer:
D. Maximo Viola
Rizal was able to finish his studies and performed
excellently in all subjects in Ateneo. He was later
coined as the “pride of the Jesuits” but he pointed
out that if it weren’t for this education, he wouldn’t
have achieved those goals. Who was this
educator?
a. Father Sanchez
b. Maestro Aquino
c. Don Saez
d. Don de Jesus
Answer:
A. Father Sanchez
Below are four statements about the Philippine during
Rizal’s time. Which statement is false?
a.The system of government was called frailocracy.
b.The Philippines was represented in the Spanish
Cortes.
c.The big plantations were owned by religious
organizations.
d.The justice system served the interests of the Spanish
colonial government.

Answer:
B. The Philippines was represented in the
Spanish Cortes.
Who ordered Jose Rizal to be shot in
Bagumbayan on the morning of December 30,
1896?
a.Governor-General Ramon Blanco
b.Governor-General Eulogio Despujol
c.Governor-General Camilo Polavieja
d.Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo
Answer:
C. Governor-General Camilo Polavieja
Jose Rizal and other mestizos and pensionados in
Madrird formed the Propagandists
Movement to appeal reformers in the Spanish
administration in the Philippines through periodicals and
pamphlets. Which of the following was not a product of
the Propagandists Movement?
a.Sol
b.Fray Botod
c.Kalayaan
d.Dasalan at Tocsohan

Answer:
C. Kalayaan
Who led the longest revolt in Philippine History?
a.Andres Malong
b.Diego Silang
c.Francisco Dagohoy
d.Hermano Pule

Answer:
C. Fransico Dagohoy
In 1872 the martyrdom of Gomburza truly inspired Rizal
to fight the evils of Spanish tyranny and redeem his
oppressed people. The governor-general who ordered
the execution of Gomburza.
a.Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo
b.Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera
c.Governor-General Ramon Blanco
d.Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja

Answer:
A. Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo
How did Rizal describe his novel El Filibusterismo in
terms of treatment, style and content?
a.El Fili is a romantic novel; it is a work of the heart, a
book of feeling; it has freshness, color, humor lightness
and wit.
b.El Fili is a political novel; it is a work of the head, a
book of thoughts; containing bitterness, hatred, pain,
violence and sorrow.
c.El Fili is a novel about Filipino ethics, a book of Filipino
habits and customs; it has humor, wit, bitterness and
pain.
d. None of the above
Answer: B. El Fili is a political novel; it is work of the
head, a book of thoughts; contining bitterness, hatred,
pain, violence and sorrow
Four days after the founding of the La Liga Filipina, Rizal
was arrested and imprisoned at Fort Santiago without
due process of law. Who was then the Governor-
General of the country who ordered the arrest and
banishment of Rizal in Dapitan?
a.Ramon Blanco
b.Eulogio Despujol
c.Camilo Polavieja
d.Emilio Terrero
Answer:
B. Eulogio Despujol
Sometime in 1807, Rizal’s close friend Ferdinand
Blumentritt asked him to define the term for he could not
find the word in European-Spanish American sources.
Rizal replied than in Filipino, the word meant: “a
dangerous patriot who someday will be hanged.” What
was the word requested by Rizal to define?
a.Filibuster
b.Revolutionist
c.Militarist
d.Patriot
Answer:
A. Filibuster
In his poem, “The Intimate Alliance between
Religion and Good Education, Rizal showed the
importance of religion in education. Which of
these is a valid main topic for the poem?
a.Education without God is not true education
b.Religion without education is not a true
religion
c.Education without God is allowable
d.Religion without education is allowable
Answer:
A. Education without God is not true education
The winning of “La Juventud Filipinas” in a literary
contest was controversial and exceptional. Why?
a.There were better entries but Rizal’s charming abilities
won the judges
b.Rizal should not be a contestant because the contest
was exclusively for the elite
c.It was a Spanish poem written by a Filipino, whose
merit was recognized by the Spaniards
d.It was the first poem advocating the youth to stand for
the truth and for their country
Answer:
C. It was a Spanish poem written by a Filipino, whose
merit was recognized by the Spaniards.
Rizal met a kind Protestant German pastor in Germany
who befriended him. He stayed at his vicarage and
learned German language. This is where he finished his
first novel. Where was “Noli Village” located in honor of
the novel Noli Me Tangere?
a. Wilhelmsfeld
b. Berlin
c. Heidelberg
d. Leipzig
Answer:
A. Wilhelmsfeld
Rizal had a best friend who he would always
confide with through letters. His best frined is a
principal of a secondary school in Leitmeritz,
Austria. Who is he?
a. Ferdinand Blumentritt
b. Maximo Viola
c. Pedro Paterno
d. Jose M. Cecilio
Answer:
A. Ferdinand Blumentritt
Where is the setting of the first chapter of El
Filibusterismo?
a.At the University of Santo Tomas
b.At the old, circular ship called Tabo
c.At the house of the lead character Simoun
d.At the old house of Kapitan Tiago
Answer:
B. At the old, circular ship called Tabo
When the Spaniards found out Simoun’s plan
against the Spanish government, they went after
him. Simoun fled carrying with him his wealth into
the house of a Filipino priest near the sea. Who
was this priest?
a.Padre Florentino
b.Padre Irene
c.Padre Camorra
d.Padre Milton
Answer:
A. Padre Florentino
What was the title of Rizal’s poem from which the
following lines were taken? “Whoever knows not how to
love his native tongue is worst than any beast or evil
smelling fish. To make our language richer ought to be
our wish the same as any mother loves to feel the
young.”
a.Huling Paalam
b.Sa mga Kabataang Pilipino/To the Filipino
Youth/La Juventud Filipinas
c.Sa Aking mga Kabata/ Our Mother Tongue
d.Sa mga Kababaihan ng Malolos/ To the Women
of Malolos
Answer:
C. Sa Aking mga Kabata/ Our Mother Tongue
In the novel Noli Me Tangere, he was described
by Rizal as the nephew of Doña Victorina and a
grandson of relative of Padre Damaso, a private
secretary of all the ministers and later to became
the fiance’ to Maria Clara. Who was he?
a.Alfonso Linares de Espadana
b.Placido Penitente
c.Chino Quiroga
d.Don Felipe
Answer:
A. Alfonso Linares de Espadana
Who was the Portuguese friend of Rizal whom he
wrote the following lines on March 5, 1895?
“Some have proposed to me to escape, but I
refuse to do so that I have nothing to reproach
myself for I do not want to be called runaway. . . .
a.Dr. Laurencio Marquez
b.Johann Hendrich Caspar Kern
c.Dr. Adolf B. Meyer
d.Manuel Becerra
Answer:
A. Dr. Laurenciano Marquez
Born in Sta.Cruz, Manila on August 2, 1799; he
was the parish priest of Bacoor, Cavite at the time
he was involved in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872.
a.Andres Urdaneta
b.Jacinto Zamora
c.Vicente Garcia
d.Mariano Gomez
Answer:
D. Mariano Gomez
If Gregorio de Pilar was the hero in the Battle of
Tirad Pass, then who leads in the Battle of La
Luna?
a.Antonio Luna
b.Diego Silang
c.Emilio Jacinto
d.Miguel Malvar
Answer:
D. Miguel Malvar
This was the setting of the novel Noli Me
Tangere.
a.Sto. Domingo
b.San Diego
c.Sto. Cristo
d.Sta. Barbara
Answer:
B. San Diego
On June 11, 1901, the Second Philippine Commission
approved Act No. 137, which organized “the politico-
military district of Morong” into the “Province of Rizal.”
This was dome due to which of the following reason?
a.Creating a province that will lead the people of Morong
to be united after the freedom from Spain
b.Creating a province that will lead to the proclamation
of Jose Rizal to be the National Hero
c.Creating a province to provide equal rights people
living near Morong and Manila
d.Creating a province to be named after Jose Rizal in
honor of his martyrdom
Answer:
D. Creating a province to be named after Jose Rizal
in honor of his martyrdom
On Rizal’s exile in Dapitan, he was guarded by a
Spanish military commandant, Captain Ricardo
Canicero. How did this military commandant treat the
exiled?
a.He would allow Rizal to talk to his visitors only upon
his consent.
b.He supported Rizal’s activities and reported it to the
Governor-General to ask for funding.
c.He gave Rizal the freedom to go anywhere requiring
him only to report once a week to his office.
d.He strictly guarded Rizal and would not allow him to do
any activities that are suspicious in his eyes.
Answer:
C. He gave Rizal the freedom to go anywhere requiring
him only to report once a week to his office.
Inspired by the work of his fellow reformist, most
specifically by his book La Sobernia Monacal en
Filipinas (Monastic Supremacy in the Philippines), Rizal
wrote the author a letter dated April 4, 1890 urging him
to write more and, if possible, succeed him in the reform
movement. Who was the author of the book?
a.Mariano Ponce
b.Marcelo H. del Pilar
c.Jose Ma. Panganiban
d.Graciano Lopez-Jaena

Answer:
B. Marcelo H. del Pilar
If Apolinario Mabini was the “Brain of the
Revolution”, who was this equally illustrious
Filipino who was considred the “Brain of the
Katipunan”?
a.Marcelo H. del Pilar
b.Andres Bonifacio
c.Emilio Jacinto
d.Graciano Lopez-Jaena
Answer:
C. Emilio Jacinto
Though Rizal was the author of both Noli Me Tangere
and El Filibusterimo, the wto novels differ in many
aspect. What is the most important difference between
the two?
a.They differ in character
b.They differ on the ideas and aspirations implied to the
reader
c.They differ on the place and date they were written by
Rizal
d.They differ on the setting and over all plot of the story.
Answer:
B. They differ on the ideas and aspirations
implied to the reader
In a secret assembly of the Katipuneros, he was
the one selected to go to Dapitan and to get
Rizal’s opinion on having a revolution against the
Spaniards.
a.Pedro Paterno
b.Andres Bonifacio
c.Marcelo H. del Pilar
d.Pio Valenzuela
Answer:
D. Pio Valenzuela
What was Dr. Jose Rizal’s educational philosophy?
a.To create in the youth an innate desire to alleviate his
intelligence that will lead him to eternal life.
b.To see improvements in the school and in the methods
of teaching.
c.To form the nucleus of an unfavorable opinion of
imperialistic administration of his country timidity and
false pride.
d.To be able to contain it not eliminate social evils like
inferiority complex, camaraderie, timidity and false pride.
Answer:
A. To create in the youth an innate desire to alleviate his
intelligence that will lead him to eternal life
What could be Dr. Jose Rizal’s guiding political
philosophy for the country?
a.To censure the friars for abusing the advantage of
their position philosophy for the country.
b.To counsel the Filipinos not to resent a defeat
attributed to them.
c.To elevate the country to the highest seat of glory.
d.For the country not to be taken advantage but rather
be developed, civilized, educated, and brained in the
science of self-government.
Answer:
D. For the country not to be taken advantage but
rather be developed, civilized, educated, and
brained in the science of self-government.
Who was this Filipino hero who wrote the
following statements before he was killed:”To wit I
am now surrounded by the enemy which shall
overpower me, and my brave men”; “ I shall die
happy with the target that it is sweet to die
defending my motherland.”
a.Antonio Luna
b.Andres Bonifacio
c.Gregorio del Pilar
d.Apolinario Mabini
Answer:
C. Gregorio del pilar
What was the reason of Rizal when he decided to write
his two novels in Spanish?
a.He wants to show off his talent in Spanish.
b.He wants to hide it to those who don’t know Spanish.
c.He has the idea that it was the intelligentia that should
lead and guide the people in the revolution
d.He loves the language and were comfortable with it.
Answer:
C. He has the idea that it was the intelligentia that
should led and guide the people in the revolution.
Who was this Filipino hero who wrote the
following statements before he was killed:”To wit I
am now surrounded by the enemy which shall
overpower me, and my brave men”; “ I shall die
happy with the target that it is sweet to die
defending my motherland.”
a.Antonio Luna
b.Andres Bonifacio
c.Gregorio del Pilar
d.Apolinario Mabini
Answer:
C. Gregorio del pilar
After the execution, Rizal cadaver was buried
with the greatest secrecy at the Paco, Cemetery.
Who was the one who patiently search all the
cemeteries in Manila to find his body in vain?
a.His brother, Paciano
b.His mother, Teodora
c.His sister, Narcissa
d.His friend, Maximo Viola
Answer:
C. His sister, Narcissa
When Rizal was in trial, who was the defense
counsel assigned to him?
a.Luis Taviel de Andrade
b.Nicolas dela Pena
c.Camilo de Polavieja
d.Martin Constantino

Answer:
A. Luis Taviel de Andrade
Who gladly agreed to finance the printing cost of
the book Noli Me Tangere when Rizal was having
problems with the expenses?
a.Ferdinad Blumentritt
b.Hans Meyer
c.Antonio de Morga
d.Maximo Viola
Answer:
D. Maximo Viola
Rizal was able to finish his studies and performed
excellently in all subjects in Ateneo. He was later
coined as the “pride of the Jesuits” but he pointed
out that if it weren’t for this education, he wouldn’t
have achieved those goals. Who was this
educator?
a. Father Sanchez
b. Maestro Aquino
c. Don Saez
d. Don de Jesus
Answer:
A. Father Sanchez
Below are four statements about the Philippine during
Rizal’s time. Which statement is false?
a.The system of government was called frailocracy.
b.The Philippines was represented in the Spanish
Cortes.
c.The big plantations were owned by religious
organizations.
d.The justice system served the interests of the Spanish
colonial government.

Answer:
B. The Philippines was represented in the
Spanish Cortes.
Who ordered Jose Rizal to be shot in
Bagumbayan on the morning of December 30,
1896?
a.Governor-General Ramon Blanco
b.Governor-General Eulogio Despujol
c.Governor-General Camilo Polavieja
d.Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo
Answer:
C. Governor-General Camilo Polavieja
Jose Rizal and other mestizos and pensionados in
Madrird formed the Propagandists
Movement to appeal reformers in the Spanish
administration in the Philippines through periodicals and
pamphlets. Which of the following was not a product of
the Propagandists Movement?
a.Sol
b.Fray Botod
c.Kalayaan
d.Dasalan at Tocsohan

Answer:
C. Kalayaan
Who led the longest revolt in Philippine History?
a.Andres Malong
b.Diego Silang
c.Francisco Dagohoy
d.Hermano Pule

Answer:
C. Fransico Dagohoy
In 1872 the martyrdom of Gomburza truly inspired Rizal
to fight the evils of Spanish tyranny and redeem his
oppressed people. The governor-general who ordered
the execution of Gomburza.
a.Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo
b.Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera
c.Governor-General Ramon Blanco
d.Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja

Answer:
A. Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo
How did Rizal describe his novel El Filibusterismo in
terms of treatment, style and content?
a.El Fili is a romantic novel; it is a work of the heart, a
book of feeling; it has freshness, color, humor lightness
and wit.
b.El Fili is a political novel; it is a work of the head, a
book of thoughts; containing bitterness, hatred, pain,
violence and sorrow.
c.El Fili is a novel about Filipino ethics, a book of Filipino
habits and customs; it has humor, wit, bitterness and
pain.
d. None of the above
Answer: B. El Fili is a political novel; it is work of the
head, a book of thoughts; contining bitterness, hatred,
pain, violence and sorrow

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