TEST I: ESSAY (25pnts)

1. Why should we study the Life and Works of Rizal? Expand the relevance of the law in the nation
building of a true Filipino. Explain the relevance of the course in general to the daily life of the
Filipinos nowadays.
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

2. Describe the situation of the World during the 19th Century.

_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

3. Describe the situation of the Philippines During the 19th Century.

_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why do Filipinos consider Rizal as a product of his time?

_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

5. Do you want to be Dr. Jose Rizal in this Modern World? Why or Why not.
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

TEST II: IDENTIFICATION

_________________1. He was considered as the best professor of Rizal in Ateneo. 

_________________ 2. He prophesied that someday Spain would lose the Philippines and America will
succeed her as a colonizer.

 _________________ 3. He was considered the brilliant Atenean of his time and pride of the Jesuits. 

_________________ 4. The teacher of Rizal in Bina who was a disciplinarian and also the teacher of
Paciano.

 _________________ 5. The first prize winning poem of Rizal while at UST which he pleaded to the
youth to rise from their complacency and use their talents and skills. 

_________________ 6. The book written by Fr. Feodor Jagor consisting of his keen observation of the
defeat of Spanish Colonization in the Philippines.

 _________________ 7. The novel read by Rizal that his imagination was stirred by the hero’s suffering
and his revenge on his enemies.

 _________________ 8. The school registrar of Ateneo who refused to admit Rizal because was sickly
and undersized his age. 

_________________ 9. The poem written by Rizal which stressed that education instills in the youth
noble ideas and sublime virtues toward the development and progress of nation. 

_________________ 10. The school in Manila where Rizal first took the college entrance examination.

TEST III: MULTIPLE CHOICE

ENCIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

A. About Rizal’s Life
1. Which among the following was Rizal’s godfather?
a. Father Pedro Casanas
b. Father Rufino Collantes
c. Dr. Rafael Palma

2. Which among the following was not Rizal’s brother or sister?

a. Paciano
b. Olimpia
c. Ciriaco

3. Which among the following isn’t part of Rizal’s races?

a. Negrito
b. Indian
c. Malay

4. The real surname of the Rizal family was Mercado, which was adopted first by whom?
a. Domingo Lamco
b. Leon Ma. Guerrero
c. Francisco Mercado

5. Which among the stories told by Rizal’s mother left a deep impression on
Rizal’s mind about “death of a martyr”?
a. Story of the Moth
b. Children’s Friend
c. Ill-fated Moth

6. The death of the three priest martyrs awakened Rizal’s spirit of patriotism.
Which among the following isn’t part of the three martyrs?
a. Gomez
b. Borromeo
c. Zamora

7. When Rizal was eleven he was sent to what school to study which was under the supervision of the
Jesuits?
a. San Juan de Letran
b. Ateneo Municipal
c. La Concordia College

8. Who among the professors in Ateneo did Rizal consider to be the best and also helped Rizal to study
harder and improve his poetry?
a. Father Sanchez
b. Father Burgos
c. Father Lleonart

9. Rizal went to University of Santo Tomas to seek higher education. Which among the following wasn’t
Rizal’s course on that institution?
a. Philosophy and Letters
b. Medicine
c. Literature

10. What course did Father Pablo Ramon, Ateneo’s Rector, advice Rizal to take?
a. Medicine
b. Philosophy and Letters
c. Arts

11. Rizal Completed his medicine course in what university in Spain?

a. University Central de Madrid
b. University Central de Barcelona
c. Universidad de Barcelona

12. Rizal joined freemasonry as aid against the friars in the Philippines. In which
Masonic lodge did Rizal first join?
a. Acacia
b. Solidaridad
c. Publicidad

13. After completing his studies in Madrid, Rizal went to Paris and Germany to specialize what field in
medicine?
a. Ophthalmology
b. Obstetrics
c. Pathology
d.
14. When Rizal was in Paris, he worked as an assistant to a famous French doctor named?
a. Dr. Louis De Weckert
b. Dr. Adoplh Meyer
c. Dr. Feodor Jagor

15. After acquiring enough experience in his specialization in Paris, Rizal left for what German city
famous for its old university and romantic surroundings?
a. Berlin
b. Heidelberg
c. Wilhelmsfeld

16. What interests did Ferdinand Blumentritt , Director of the Ateneo of Leitmeritz, have which ultimately
became the reason for his acquaintance with Rizal?
a. Studying Philippine History
b. studying Philippine Language
c. studying Philippine Geography

17. While Rizal was in Germany he translated several famous books into tagalog, one of which was
Schiller’s William Tell and another was Fairy Tales by a famous writer named?
a. Hans Christian Andersen
b. Aesop
c. Harriet Beecher Stowe
18. When Rizal was in Berlin he came in contact with great scientists, one of which was Dr. Feodor Jagor
who wrote a famous book, which foretold the downfall of
Spanish rule in the Philippines and the coming of America to Philippine shores, entitled what?
a. The Paradise of the East
b. Travels in the Philippines
c. Pearl of the Orient Sea

19. Rizal wanted to master French so he took private lessons from a professor named?
a. Fabian Bourzat
b. Isabelle Delobele
c. Lucile Cerdole

20. Who became the savior of Noli Me Tangere?

a. Maximo Viola
b. Eduardo de Lete
c. Valentin Ventura

21. Upon arriving in his hometown from abroad, Rizal was called with a certain name for he was a doctor
who came from Germany, what was his name?
a. The German Doctor
b. Doctor Uliman
c. Kind German

22. Governor-General Terrero knew that Rizal’s life was in danger due to the fact that the Spanish friars
were too powerful and so he assigned a young Spanish lieutenant as a bodyguard to Rizal as a security
measure. Who was this Spanish lieutenant?
a. Jose Rodriguez
b. Jose Taviel de Andrade
c. Gregorio Echavarria

23. Who was the theologian from the Manila Cathedral who became a gallant defender of Noli?
a. Father Vicente Garcia
b. Father Federico Fauna
c. Father Jose Beck

24. While on voyage across the Pacific, Rizal befriended a Japanese journalist who was a champion for
human rights and was also forced by the Japanese government to leave Japan. Later, on the life of this
person, he wrote two political novels; Nankai-no-Daiharan which resembles Rizal’s Noli and O-unabara
which was similar to Rizal’s El Filibusterismo. What was his name?
a. Usui
b. Kagumi
c. Tetcho

25. What country did Rizal describe as “the land par excellence of freedom but only for the whites”?
a. America
b. United Kingdom
c. Japan

26. Rizal’s greatest achievement while in London was his annotation of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
written by whom?
a. Morga
b. Morayta
c. Beckett

27. While Rizal was in London, he became the honorary president of a patriotic society which would
cooperate in the crusade for reforms. What was the name of this patriotic society?
a. Asociacion de Indio
b. Asociacion de Felipinas
c. Asociacion La Solidaridad
d.
28. While on his 2nd sojourn in Paris, Rizal formed a club which was purely social and temporary in
nature to bring together the young Filipinos during the Universal Exposition. What was the name of this
club?
a. Kidlat
b. Indios en Paris
c. Indios Bravos

29. After forming the ephemeral club mentioned in number 28, Rizal also formed another society which
pledged its members to excel in intellectual and physical prowess in order to win the admiration of
foreigners. What was the name of this society?
a. Kidlat
b. Indios en Paris
c. Indios Bravos

30. Who was Rizal’s bitter enemy of the pen who eventually became one of his great admirers and later on
authored the first book-length biography of the greatest Filipino hero?
a. Wenceslao Retana
b. Fray Rodriguez
c. Salvador Font

31. Who became the saviour of El Filibusterismo?

a. Maximo Viola
b. Eduardo de Lete
c. Valentin Ventura

32. One of the reasons why Rizal decided to return to Manila was the formation of a society named what?
a. La Liga Filipina
b. La Solidaridad
c. La Mano Roja

33. Jose Rizal conceived the establishment of Filipino colony in North Borneo
(Sabah) to move the landless Filipino families to that rich British-owned island which he considered to be
as what?
a. New Filipinas
b. New Calamba
c. New Manila

34. Who was the Governor-General that plotted the “Spanish Trap” where a case was secretly filed against
Rizal and his followers “for anti-religious and anti-patriotic agitation” when Rizal was on his way to
Manila?
a. Despujol
b. Blanco
c. Polavieja

35. One of the members of the society which Rizal founded upon his arrival in Manila ultimately became
the “real father of revolution” and leader of Katipunan. Who was he?
a. Andres Bonifacio
b. Apolinario Mabini
c. Emilio Aguinaldo

36. What is the name of the place where Rizal was deported because of the allegedly found incriminatory
leaflets found on Lucia’s pillow cases (Rizal’s sister) which were a satire against Dominican priests? The
gubernatorial decree cited that Rizal this place in is “one of the islands in the South”.
a. Dapitan
b. Cebu
c. Zamboanga

37. The novel El Filibusterismo was dedicated by Rizal to whom?

a. Gom-bur-za
b. Filipinos
c. Fellow reformists

38. According to Wenceslao Retana, what was Rizal’s only vice?

a. Hard liquor
b. Lottery
c. Smoking
39. The friars concocted an espionage plot on Rizal while on his deportation to filch certain letters and
writings of Rizal that will incriminate him in the Revolutionary movement by hiring a spy who assumed
what name?
a. Pablo Mercado
b. Protacio Rizal
c. Simon Mercado Rizal

40. Who was the woman which Rizal considered to be his wife?
a. Leonor Rivera
b. Josephine Bracken
c. Nellie Bousted

B. ABOUT RIZAL’S WORKS AND WRITINGS

41. Who was the only Spanish priest who went in defense to Rizal’s Noli publicly?
a. Father Sanchez
b. Father Vilaclara
c. Father Obach
42. Which among the following pen-names did Rizal use in writing La Vision del Fray Rodriguez?
a. Makisig
b. Laong Laan
c. Dimas Alang
43. What was the title of Rizal’s first article in the patriotic newspaper La Solidaridad?
a. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
b. La Vision del Fray Rodriguez
c. Los Agricultores Filipinos
44. What was the name of the poem that Rizal submitted for the literary contest held by LiceoArtistico
Literario where Rizal won in 1879?
a. A La Juventud Filipina
b. Felicitacion
c. El Heroismo de Colon

45. What was the title of the first poem which Rizal wrote when he was eight years old?
a. In Memory of My Town
b. Sa Aking Mga Kababata
c. Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo

46. What sculptural masterpiece did Rizal carve for one of his teachers in
Ateneo, Father Lleonart?
a. Sacred Heart of Jesus
b. The Virgin Mary
c. The Holy Trinity

47. This novel was described to a romantic novel; it is a “work of the heart” and a “book of feeling”.
a. El Filibusterismo
b. Noli Me Tangere
c. Makamasa
48. This novel was considered to be a political novel; a “work of the head” and a “book of the thought”.
a. El Filibusterismo
b. Noli Me Tangere
c. Makamisa
[Link] his exile in Dapitan, Rizal discovered rare specimens which were named after him. Which
among the following isn’t part of his discovered species?
a. Apogonia rizali
b. Raco rizali
c. Rhacophorus rizali

50. What is Rizal’s literary masterpiece which was considered to be the “a priceless gem of Philippine
Literature”
a. Mi Ultimo Adios
b. Noli Me Tangere
c. El Filibusterismo

TEST 1V: True or False: Write T if the statement is true and if the statement is false modify the underlined
word which makes it erroneous.
51. Rizal considers Noli Me Tangere as superior to El Filibusterismo

52. The name “Jose” was by his mother because she was a devotee of San Juan

53. Dr. Pio Viola was named emissary to Dapitan, in order to inform Rizal of the plan of the Katipunan to
launch a revolution for freedom’s sake.
54. Don Pedro and Don Miguel Camus along with other Filipino residents urged Rizal in Singapore to
disembark in the ship he was in and seek protection of the British law which might have saved Rizal’s life
and prevented his death.

55. Rizal chose Lt. Luis Taviel de Andrade as his defense counsel for his trial.

56. Governor-General Camilo Polavieja signed and approved the decision of the court-martial and ordered
Rizal to be shot at 7:00 o’clock in the morning of December 30 at Laangbayan Field (Luneta).

57. Jose Rizal named Philippines as the “Pearl of the Orient Sea”
58. The Dominican friars helped Polavieja to replace Governor- General Blanco which ultimately sealed
the death of Rizal, for Polavieja was ruthless while Blanco believed Rizal was not a traitor.

59. Rizal hid his last poem in an alcohol lamp and left it to his sister Trinidad.

60. Before he was shot, Rizal requested that he be shot facing the firing squad and the request was
accepted

61. Rizal had a premonition that he will somehow die on December 30 when he was then at Madrid
studying as a medical student as proved by an entry on his diary on
January 1, 1883.

62. Jose Rizal’s first teacher was his mother.

63. In 1880 the Artistic-Literary Lyceum opened held a literary contest to commemorate the fourth
centennial of the death of Homer where Rizal submitted the allegory El Consejo de los Dioses which won.

64. Rizal was not awarded his Doctor’s diploma because he did not present the thesis required for
graduation nor paid the corresponding fees.

65. Ferdinand Blumentritt is considered to be Jose Rizal’s bestfriend.

Answer key:
1. A 26. A
2. C 27. C
3. B 28. A
4. A 29. C
5. A 30. A
6. B 31. C
7. B 32.A
8. A 33. B
9. C 34-39. A
0. A 40. B
11-14. A 41. A
15. B 42. C
16. B 43. C
17. A 44. A
18. B 45. B
19. C 46. A
20. A 47. B
21. B 48. A
22. B 49. B
23. A 50. A
24. C
25. A

True or False:
51-52. T
53. Valenzuela
54-55. T
56. Bagumbayan
57-58. T
59. Alcohol cooking lamp
60-62. T
63. Cervantes
64-65. T