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What was the name of the French steamer Rizal boarded in Singapore bound for Europe on May 11, 1882?
A. SS Salvadora
B. Djemnah
C. Reina Cristina
D. San Juan Bautista
Answer: B. Djemnah
On June 11, 1882, Rizal disembarked and, accompanied by a guide, went around this city for one hour — the first European ground he set foot on.
A. Barcelona
B. City of Rome
C. City of Naples
D. City of Madrid
C. City of Naples
What name did Rizal use on his passport when he secretly departed the Philippines for Spain in 1882?
A. Jose Protacio Rizal
B. Jose Mercado
C. Jose Alonzo Mercado
D. Jose Realonda Rizal
Answer: B. Jose Mercado
On May 17, 1882, Rizal arrived at Punta de Gales to go to Colombo. Today, Colombo is part of what country?
A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Indonesia
D. Malaysia
Answer: B. Sri Lanka
After writing Amor Patrio, Rizal’s next article discussed travels. What was its title?
A. El Consejo de los Dioses
B. Los Viajes
C. Revista de Madrid
D. Mi Ultimo Adios
Answer: B. Los Viajes
On June 16, 1882, Rizal arrived in Barcelona at noon and stayed in this inn, where he first lodged upon reaching the city.
A. Hotel de la Paz
B. Fonda de España
C. Casa Real
D. Residencia de Madrid
Answer: B. Fonda de España
What valuable item did Saturnina give Rizal as a token of remembrance before he left for Spain?
Answer: Diamond ring
While in Aden, a city hotter than Manila, Rizal was amused because it was his first time seeing this animal.
Camel
In what Manila newspaper, edited by Basilio Teodoro, was Rizal’s essay Amor Patrio first published on August 20, 1882?
Answer: Diariong Tagalog
In what country did Rizal stay at Hotel de la Paz for two days after the SS Salvadora docked on May 9, 1882?
Answer: Singapore
Rizal’s essay Amor Patrio was originally written in Spanish, but the Tagalog translation was prepared by which Filipino propagandist?
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Aside from Medicine, what other course did Rizal take when he enrolled at the UCM in 1882?
Philosophy and Letters
What was the title of the first essay Rizal wrote abroad, later published in the Diariong Tagalog on August 20, 1882?
Amor Patrio
While in Madrid, Rizal practiced these sports at the Hall of Arms in Sanz y Carbonell.
Fencing and Shooting
On November 3, 1882, Rizal enrolled in this university in Spain to continue his studies. In what university abroad?
Universidad Central de Madrid (UCM)
In March 1883, Rizal first joined this Masonic Lodge in Spain to gain Freemasonry’s support for reforms in the Philippines.
Acacia
Rizal’s poem Mi Piden Versos was personally declaimed by him during a reception on December 1882. On what occasion was this event held?
New Year’s Eve
Under private instructors in Madrid, Rizal took lessons in several languages. Which two European languages were among them?
German and French
Rizal joined this association of Filipino students in Spain, composed of both Filipinos and Spaniards, where he was requested to write Mi Piden Versos.
Circulo-Hispano Filipino
By November 1883, Rizal transferred to Lodge Solidaridad, where he earned this title in Freemasonry.
Answer: Master Mason
Rizal specialized in this branch of medicine because he wanted to cure his mother’s eye ailment.
Ophthalmology
After a full day of sightseeing, Rizal wrote to Blumentritt that he was “tired as dog,” but he would sleep like this.
God
After staying in Paris, Rizal went to this country to further his studies (medicine).
Germany
Rizal trained under this leading French ophthalmologist, who later made him his clinical assistant because of his competence.
Dr. Louis de Wecker
Rizal and Maximo Viola spent fifteen delightful days in this Swiss city, known as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and a popular destination for world tourists.
Geneva, Switzerland