Republic of the Philippines
DON HONORIO VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY
Apalit, Pampanga
APALIT CAMPUS
□ MIDTERM □ FINAL EXAMINATION
Rizal’s Life and Works (RIZAL 203)
No. of Lec. Hrs.___/ No. of Lab. Hrs ___
1st Semester A.Y. 2024 - 2025
Name: ____________________________________ Score: ________________
Course, Yr. & Sec.: __________________________ Date: October____, 2024_
General Instruction
1. Cheating is punishable by a grade of FAIL.
2. Answers with many erasures will be considered wrong.
3. Answers misspelled will be considered wrong.
4. Write legibly else your paper will not be checked.
5. Use blue or black pen only.
6. Questions shall be directed to the proctor assigned.
7. Read each direction very carefully. Ignorance of the law excuses no one from complying thereof.
8. Write your answers ONLY on the space provided, otherwise your answers will not be credited.
9. Cellphone and any other electronic gadgets are strictly prohibited and must be surrendered to the
proctor assigned.
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Test I. Tell something about the following (2 Points each)
A. Write your answer on the on the space provided. (12 points)
1. Republic Act 1425
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2. Republic Act 229
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3. El Filibusterismo
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4. Noli Me Tangere
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5. Suez Canal
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6. Galleon Trade
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B. Who were the following in Rizal’s “Noli Me Tangere”? What were their relationship to Maria Clara?
Explain their role in the Novel. (8 points)
7. Maria Clara
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8. Ibarra
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9. Padre Salvi
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10. Padre Damaso
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Test II. Fill the blank with correct answer (10 Points)
1. The first professor of Jose Rizal in Ateneo whom he described as a – tall thin man with a body slightly
forward. _______________________________________________
2. Rizal’s first prize for being the brightest pupil in the whole class. _______________________________
3. The landlady of Rizal during his second-year term in Ateneo is an old widow named
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4. The German scientist-traveler who visited the Philippines in 1859-1860 and wrote “Travelers in the
Philippines” ________________________________________________________________________
5. The first poem Rizal probably wrote during his days in Ateneo which was dedicated to his mother.
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6. __________________________ is the Red Sea terminal of the Suez Canal.
7. Suez Canal was built by Ferdinand de Lesseps, a French diplomat-engineer, which was inaugurated in
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8. ________________________________ is the greatest city of Catalina and Spain’s second largest city.
9. ________________________________ is the first Manila bilingual newspaper. (Spanish and Tagalog)
10. ________________________________ Rizal’s first article written on Spanish soil under his pen-name
Laong-Laan published in “Diariong Tagalog”.
Test III. Enumeration (25 points)
A. Because of the publication of Noli and the uproar it causes among the friars, Rizal was warned by his
brother, brother – in law and some friends not to return home. But Rizal was determined to return to
Philippines for the following reasons:
1. ______________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________________
B. 4 Special crops and items monopolized by Colonial Government
1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________
C. 7 Provinces that planted nothing but tobacco
1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________
5. _______________________________________
6. _______________________________________
7. _______________________________________
D. 10 siblings of Dr. Jose Rizal
1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________
5. _______________________________________
6. _______________________________________
7. _______________________________________
8. _______________________________________
9. _______________________________________
10. _______________________________________
Test IV. Compare El Filibusterismo to Noli Me Tangere. Give at least 5 comparisons. (10 points)
El Filibusterismo Noli Me Tangere
1. _______________________________________ 1. _________________________________
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2. _______________________________________ 2. _________________________________
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3. _______________________________________ 3. _________________________________
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4. _______________________________________ 4. _________________________________
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5. _______________________________________ 5. _________________________________
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Test V, Essay (10 points)
Why Study Rizal? Do you think it is worthy studying this course? Why / why not?
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Prepared by: Evaluated by: Approved by:
EMILY P. CONCEPCION ENGR. MARK ANTHONY A, CASTRO, MEnM NORMANDO C. SIMON, D
Instructor I Area Chairperson, Apalit Campus Director, Apalit Campus
