LIFE & WORKS OF RIZAL 9. In his "Mi Ultimo Adios", which thought did Rizal express?

a. It is not true that he is a rebel.

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b. Death is honorable if given for the sake of home and country.
each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
c. The youths are the hope of the future.
provided.
d. Education is the way to enlightenment.
1. Rizal related how the town of Los Baños was built by Filipino laborers snatched from all the towns of 10. Which did Rizal believe in?
the province. Each laborer forced by the authorities was paid five centavos daily. Which does this a. Education of the people is the real way to change Philippine society.
point to? b. A bloody revolution is the only way to introduce change.
a. Filipinos suffered from forced labor during the Spanish period. c. Change of government is the way to change.
b. The Spaniards paid Filipino laborers according to minimum wage law. d. Change of rulers is the way to change.
c. The Filipinos were ruled by the friars. 11. Which message did Rizal give to the youth in his poem "To the Filipino Youth"?
d. During the Spanish period, forced labor was for all regardless of age. I. You (the youth) have a great role in nation building.
2. Why was the Guardia Civil a hated symbol of Spanish tyranny? II. Use talents and skills not only for your own but for the nation.
a. Because of their abuses b. Because they were associated with the friars III. Fill your minds with high ideals and thoughts.
c. Because they were Spaniards d. Because they were heavily armed a. I only b. I and II c. II and III d. 1, 1l and III
3. Rizal's poem, "A La Juventud Filipina" is said to be a classic in Philippine literature Explanation - Polo 12. In his poem "My First Inspiration" which thought did Rizal express?
y servicio was a practice employed by Spanish colonizers that required the forced labor of all Filipino a. A mother is the first teacher and first inspiration for a child.
males from 16 to 60 years old for 40-day periods. The workers could be placed on any project the b. One needs a beloved like Rizal's Leonor Rivera to be inspired.
Spanish wanted, despite hazardous or unhealthy conditions. c. A child is mother's inspiration.
I. It was the first great poem in Spanish written by a Filipino. d. A child is the best gift for a mother.
II. It expressed the nationalistic concept that the Filipinos were the "fair hope of the Fatherland." 13. Which is/are TRUE of Jose Rizal?
IlI. It was written by a courageous eighteen-year-old Filipino. I. It was his personal decision to come back to the Philippines despite colonizers. threats of
a. I only . II only c. II and III d. I and II imprisonment and execution at the hands of the Spanish
4. Why did Rizal found the La Liga Filipina? II. Rizal did not recommend fighting with arms for freedom and liberation from Spain as it was an
a. To unite the whole archipelago into one society with equality for Filipinos and Spaniards in the unnecessary waste of Filipino lives.
Philippines III. He was executed on orders of Spanish authorities and was shot by a firing squad composed of
b. To unite the Filipino leaders to rise against Spain Spaniards.
c. To educate the masses a. I only b. I and II c. II and III d. I and III
d. To work for an educational system fit for Filipinos 14. Which is TRUE of El Filibusterismo?
5. In his poem "The Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education", which thought did he a. The first novel of Jose Rizal b. Dedicated to GomBurZa
express? c. Literally means "Touch Me Not." d. Originally written in English
a. True education can happen even without God. 15. Which is the alternative English title of El Filibusterismo?
b. Education without God is not true education. a. The Reign of Greed b. Touch Me Not
c. The Spanish friars are the best educators because they have been prepared for such task. c. Things Wanted d. Paradise Lost
d. Religion should then be taught in schools. 16. Rizal was baptized on _________.
6. Which was not an aim of the Liga Filipina? a. June 22, 1860 b. June 22, 1861
a. Unification of the whole archipelago to fight the Spanish friars c. June 22, 1863 d. June 22, 1864
b. Mutual protection in every want and necessity 17. How old was Rizal when he first learned the alphabet and prayers?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
c. Defense against all violence and injustice
18. Laong-laan is one of Rizal’s pseudonyms. What does this literally mean?
d. Encouragement of education, agriculture and commerce
a. untouchable b. always ready
7. Which novel did Rizal write to expose Spanish colonial abuse in the Philippines?
c. intelligent d. never a coward
a. Noli Me Tangere b. El Consejo de Dios 19. The following were the characteristics Rizal inherited from his father, EXCEPT:
c. El Filibusterismo d. Makamisa a. Profound sense of self-respect b. Habit of independent thinking
8. Which does Rizal's letter "to the Young Women of Malolos point to? c. Scientific ability d. Love for work
a. Rizal was for women empowerment. 20. Rizal’s sister who died at the age of 3.
b. Rizal was against women empowerment. a. Saturnina b. Concepcion
c. Rizal accepted the concept that women are meant for the home. c. Narcisa d. Josefa
d. Rizal promoted the idea that women are fragile.
21. Rizal was the ____ of the eleven children born of the marriage of Francisco and Teodora. 36. Who was the favorite teacher of Jose Rizal in Ateneo?
a. 5th b. 6th c. 7th d. 8th [Link]. Margin Ferrando b. Manuel Xerez-Burgos
22. Which writing of Rizal stipulated the exemplary fighting spirit of women, such that whatever a c. Dr. Feodor Jagor d. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
mother shows to her children is what the children will become also? 37. How many languages can Rizal speak?
a. The Story of the Moth b. Canto de Maria Clara a. 15 b. 18 c. 20 d. 22
c. To the Young Women of Malolos d. El Canto del Viajero 38. A poem Jose wrote when his mother asked him to write poetry.
23. What is the full name of Rizal? a. Uncle Tom’s Cabin b. Hymn to Work
a. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Alonso Y Realonda c. They Ask Me for Verses d. The Wandering Jew
b. Jose Protacio Mercado y Realonda Alonzo Rizal 39. On May 3, 1882, Jose secretly left the country aboard __________. He then enrolled medicine in
c. Jose Protacio Realonda Alonso Mercado Rizal Madrid.
d. Jose Protacio Realonda y Alonzo Mercado Rizal a. S.S Trinidad b. S.S Concepcion
24. Rizal was shot by the firing squad in Bagumbayan. What was the exact time Rizal died? c. S.S Victoria d. S.S Salvadora
a. 6:00 am b. 7:03 am 40. He was the one who helped Rizal in printing his Noli novel.
c. 6:33 am d. 7:53 am a. Ferdinand Blumentritt b. Dr. Otto Becker
25. One of Rizal romances and engaged with him but married another man named Henry Kipping. c. Maximo Viola d. Dr. Karl Ullmer
According to some books, she was Rizal’s greatest love. 41. She was Rizal’s first love.
a. Segunda Katigbak b. Gertrude Beckett a. Segunda Katigbak b. Gertrude Beckett
c. Leonor Rivera d. Leonor Valenzuela c. Leonor Rivera d. Nelly Boustead
26. The woman whom Rizal wanted to marry but because of the church requirements they just simply 42. A blue-blooded English woman whom Rizal considered as her “Contemporary Past Time”.
lived together. Jose called her his “wife” and “dulce estrangera”. a. O Sei San b. Gertrude Beckett
a. Nelly Boustead b. Suzanne Jacoby c. Suzanne Jacoby d. Nelly Boustead
c. O Sei San d. Josephine Bracken 43. She was named by Rizal as the “Naughty Boy of Brussels”. She was also one of the contributing
27. According to Rizal himself he took the term Noli Me Tangere, which means “Touch Me Not” from factors that led Jose to continue writing El Filibusterismo.
the Bible. From what Gospel Noli Me Tangere was taken? a. O Sei San b. Gertrude Beckett
a. St. Luke (24:12) b. St. John (20:17) c. Suzanne Jacoby d. Nelly Boustead
c. St. Luke (24:44) d. St. John (20:15) 44. A lover of Rizal whom he would exchange letters with invisible ink.
28. Rizal wrote a poem “Sa Aking mga Kababata” at an early stage. What was his age when he a. Segunda Katigbak b. Gertrude Beckett
wrote it? c. Leonor Rivera d. Leonor Valenzuela
a. 6 b. 8 c. 7 d. 9 45. Jose almost married her when he knew Leonor Rivera’s love affair. She was considered by Rizal as
29. The list of produced and approved family names can be referred to from this publication. the “The Rich Heiress” who is intellect, sure of herself, attractive, and serious with her religious belief.
a. Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos b. Catalogo de Apellidos a. Josephine Bracken b. Gertrude Beckett
c. Catalogo de Apellidos Filipinos d. Catalogo de Alfabetico c. Leonor Valenzuela d. Nelly Boustead
30. In 1879, Rizal won a silver pen for his entry in poetry contest organized by Manila Lyceum of Art 46. One of Rizal’s novels which focuses on the story of Philippine condition during the last decades of
and Literature. What’s the title of the poem? Spanish rule.
a. Sa Aking mga Kababata b. In Memory of my Village a. Noli Me Tangere b. Makamisa
c. To the Filipino Youth d. My Mother’s Birthday c. El Filibusterismo d. Dapitan
31. Who authored the Rizal Law? 47. It is Rizal’s novel which means “Touch Me Not”.
a. Sen. Claro Recto b. Sen. Jose Laurel a. Noli Me Tangere b. Makamisa
c. Sen. Meriam Defensor d. Sen. Joey Villanueva c. El Filibusterismo d. Dapitan
32. Considered to be the 1st Foreign book that Jose Rizal read. What is the title of this book? 48. Rizal’s unfinished Tagalog novel written in a light sarcastic style.
a. Travels in the Philippines b. Uncle Tom’s Cabin a. Noli Me Tangere b. Makamisa
c. Count of Monte Christo d. The Wandering Jew c. El Filibusterismo d. Dapitan
33. Rizal Law is also known as ______________. 49. Rizal was shot by the firing squad in Bagumbayan. What was the exact time Rizal died?
a. Republic Act 3110 b. Republic Act 7722 a. 6:00 AM b. 6:33 AM c. 7:03 AM d. 8:30 AM
c. Republic Act 4670 d. Republic Act 1425 50. What was the last words of Jose Rizal when he was shot at Bagumbayan? His last words meant “It
34. Who was the registrar who refused to admit Rizal in Ateneo? is finished. It is done”.
a. Fr. Margin Ferrando b. Manuel Xerez-Burgos a. Paalam, aking mahal na Bayan c. The time has come.
c. Dr. Feodor Jagor d. Francisco de Paula Sanchez b. Consummatum Est d. Tempus Avenit
35. There were two empires to fight for academic supremacy in Ateneo. Which empire did Jose
become part of?
a. Roman b. Jagorian
c. Carthaginian d. Athena