Rizal

Lesson 4

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

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True or False. Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is incorrect in
the space provided.
True 1. Initially, Rizal thought of writing his novel in French because it was
the language of the civilized world, but he finally decided to write it in
Spanish.
False 2. According to Anderson (2008), to indicate that Elias is not
contaminated by the flaws of society, Rizal renders his speech in
flawless French.
True 3. In Noli Me Tangere, "Las Islas Filipinas" is not described as a nation
(nacion)?
True 4. According to Anderson (2008), an important aspect or characteristic
of the lowland Philippines, which is not mentioned in the Noli is
ethnolinguistic diversity.
False 5. In the Noli, the tale of Tasio the Sage is the most tragic story.
True 6. In the Noli, Elias is the bearer of the nationalist movement.
True 7.In the Noli, Ibarra shows that he has good attitude by the way he talks
and acts.
True 8. Noli Me Tangere is a Charter of Nationalism.
True 9. The "hero" of Noli Me Tangere is a Creole.
True 10. Noli Me Tangere contributes to the formation of Filipino national
consciousness.
SUMMATIVE TEST
Multiple choice. Encircle the letter that best represents your answer.
1. Which of the following statements does not describe how the Noli Me Tangere
was received in the Philippines?
a. The book became a best-selling novel upon its release.
b. The book was sought after by Filipinos in Manila, but only a few copies
were available.
c. The Augustinian and Dominican friars condemned the book and later
had its circulation in the Philippines prohibited.
d. It gave voice to the Filipinos who suffered from the abuses of the colonizers
and awakened in them the desire to stand for their rights.
2. Which of the statements below does not describe the Noli Me Tangere.
a. Rizal's novel also exposed the ills that Filipinos did to fellow Filipinos.
b. Rizal's novel called for Filipinos to recover their self-confidence and assert
themselves as equals to the Spaniards.
c. Rizal's novel accepted that some aspects of foreign cultures could be
absorbed to enhance native traditions.
d. Rizal's novel was written in Spanish, but the Philippine edition was
translated in Tagalog.
3. In Noli Me Tangere, this character accidentally killed a Spanish tax collector
while defending a helpless boy the Spaniard was abusing. He died while in
prison, but his body was dug up from the cemetery where he was buried and
got thrown in the river.
a. Capitan Tiago
b. Don Rafael Ibarra
c. Don Tiburcio de Espadaña

d. Señor Guevara
4. In Noli Me Tangere, this character at the beginning of the story was described
as rich and with highly placed friends in the government and in the Catholic
Church. However, his end was tragic as he became an opium addict and a
human wreck.
a. Capitan Tiago
b. Don Rafael Ibarra
C. Don Tiburcio de Espadaña
d. Señor Guevara
5. In Noli Me Tangere, this character's story is tragic. She came from a rich family
but married a gambler who wasted all her money. One of her sons was killed
by their sacristan mayor and her other son went missing. She eventually lost
her mind.
a. Victorina
b. Concolacion
C. Sisa
d. Isabel
6. How did the love story of Maria Clara and Crisostomo Ibarra end?
a. They were not allowed to marry because of political and religious
differences.
b. Maria Clara and Crisostomo Ibarra eloped, but they got caught. Ibarra
was imprisoned while Maria Clara entered the convent.
C. When Ibarra became a fugitive, Maria Clara was betrothed to someone
else.
d. When Ibarra became a fugitive, the heartbroken Maria Clara became a
monastic nun.
7. In Noli Me Tangere, which of the scenarios below show how some Filipinos
identified more with their Spanish colonizers than with their fellow native
Filipinos?
a. The grave-digger told Crisostomo Ibarra that the parish priest ordered to
have the remains of Don Rafael removed and transferred to the Chinese
cemetery. However, the grave-digger said the body was heavy, so he threw
it in the river instead.
b. Doña Victorina added another "de" to her husband's surname to make her
appear more Spanish and wished to be called "Doctora Doña Victorina de
los Reyes de Espadaña."
c. The sacristan mayor accused and eventually killed Crispin, a Filipino
sacristan, for allegedly stealing money from the parish priest.
d. Maria Clara was forced to break up with Crisostomo Ibarra because he
was an Indio and Maria Clara was betrothed to a Spanish mestizo.
8. This character was hunted for assaulting Padre Damaso and for throwing the
alferez into a mudhole. He also saved Crisostomo Ibarra's life.
a. Elias
b. Linares
C. Guevara
d. Basilio
9. This character experienced tragedy at a very young age.
a. Elias
b. Linares
C. Guevara
d. Basilio
10. This character represents the power and cruelty of the friars during the
Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
a. The sacristan mayor
b. Padre Damaso
C. Padre Sibyla
d. Padre Filipo

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the space provided.

the language of the civilized world, but he finally decided to write it in

False 2. According to Anderson (2008), to indicate that Elias is not

contaminated by the flaws of society, Rizal renders his speech in

True 3. In Noli Me Tangere, "Las Islas Filipinas" is not described as a nation

True 4. According to Anderson (2008), an important aspect or characteristic

of the lowland Philippines, which is not mentioned in the Noli is

True 6. In the Noli, Elias is the bearer of the nationalist movement.

True 8. Noli Me Tangere is a Charter of Nationalism.

True 9. The "hero" of Noli Me Tangere is a Creole.

True 10. Noli Me Tangere contributes to the formation of Filipino national

was received in the Philippines?

a. The book became a best-selling novel upon its release.

had its circulation in the Philippines prohibited.

and awakened in them the desire to stand for their rights.

themselves as equals to the Spaniards.

c. Rizal's novel accepted that some aspects of foreign cultures could be

absorbed to enhance native traditions.

3. In Noli Me Tangere, this character accidentally killed a Spanish tax collector

got thrown in the river.

b. Don Rafael Ibarra

c. Don Tiburcio de Espadaña

b. Don Rafael Ibarra

C. Don Tiburcio de Espadaña

a. They were not allowed to marry because of political and religious

was imprisoned while Maria Clara entered the convent.

C. When Ibarra became a fugitive, Maria Clara was betrothed to someone

d. When Ibarra became a fugitive, the heartbroken Maria Clara became a

it in the river instead.

appear more Spanish and wished to be called "Doctora Doña Victorina de

los Reyes de Espadaña."

c. The sacristan mayor accused and eventually killed Crispin, a Filipino

sacristan, for allegedly stealing money from the parish priest.

d. Maria Clara was forced to break up with Crisostomo Ibarra because he

was an Indio and Maria Clara was betrothed to a Spanish mestizo.

alferez into a mudhole. He also saved Crisostomo Ibarra's life.

9. This character experienced tragedy at a very young age.

Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

a. The sacristan mayor

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