Life and Works of Rizal (Midterm)

Rizal Law

100

The proposal of the Rizal Law started from the passing of senate bill 438 by _____________.

Sen. Claro M. Recto

200

The last two sections of RA 1425 focused on making Rizal’s writings _______________ to the general public.

ACCESSIBLE

300

According to Sen. Jose P. Laurel “Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo must be read by all Filipinos. They must be taken to heart, for in their pages we see ourselves in a __________, our defects as well as our strength, our virtues as well as our vices."

MIRROR

400

One of the mandates under section 1 of RA 1425 is that: Courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, shall be __________________ of all schools, colleges and universities, public or private

Included in the curricula

500

Give at least two (2) claim against the Rizal Law by the Catholic church

- Misrepresentation of the Catholic Church

- Violate freedom of conscience and religion

- “belonging to the past,” “harmful” and painting a “false picture of the country’s condition.”

PH in the 19th Century

100

In order to be appointed as Governor General, one should be a ___________.

PENINSULARES (Spaniard born in Spain)

200

The union of church and state resulted to ________ or the rule of friars

FRAILOCRACY

300

During the height of the Galleon trade, abaca, sugar, tobacco, coconut oil, coffee, cacao and indigo were considered high yielding products or also known as ______.

CASH CROPS

400

In terms of social context, the _________ system, wherein vast lands were awarded to Spaniards and friars, led to forced labor and exploitation of Filipinos.

ENCOMIENDA

500

It is the law that required two elementary schools in each municipality (one for girls and one for boys), standardized the curriculum, and established normal schools, thus making systematized education available to the masses.

Educational Decree 1863

Rizal's Life Part 1

100

He was a student of Burgos who also took the young Jose Rizal to watch the execution of GOMBURZA, which somehow sparked the young Rizal's patriotism.

Paciano Mercado

200

Domingo Lam-co (great grandfather) changed the surname to the Spanish “Mercado” (market) to indicate their ____________ root to free his descendants from the animosity of Spanish authority.

Chinese-merchant

300

Jose Rizal is a meztiso who came from three foreign descent which includes ________, _________, and _______.

Chinese, Japanese and Spanish

400

Rizal finished a degree on Bachelor of Arts at Ateneo at the age of _____.

15

500

Give at least 3 out of 10 siblings of Jose Rizal

Saturnina, Paciano, Narcisa, Olympia, Lucia, Maria, Concepcion, Josefa, Trinidad, Soledad

Life Abroad / Exile

100

Who's the one who helped Jose Rizal to publish Noli Me Tangere while he was in Germany?

Maximo Viola

200

A liberal minded Spaniard who knew that Rizal’s life was in jeopardy because the friars were powerful and provided him with a personal bodyguard

Governor-General Emilio Terrero  

300

A civic league of Filipinos founded by Rizal after his 2nd homecoming, which desired to unite the whole archipelago into one society with equality for Filipinos and Spaniards in the Philippines.

La Liga Filipina

400

Give at least 2 reasons why Jose Rizal came back to the Philippines in 1887 despite all the warnings

• reasons for returning to the Philippines:
  • to perform an operation on Doña Teodora's eyes; 
  • to defend his oppressed countrymen more effectively than doing so in a foreign land; 
  • to find out how his Noli was received by the Filipinos and Spaniards; 
  • to know the reason for Leonor Rivera's long silence.

500

Give at least 2 conditions given to Jose Rizal in order for him to be allowed to stay at the parish convent during his exile in Dapitan

• ”That Rizal publicly retract his errors concerning religion, and make statements that were clearly pro-Spanish and against revolution”.
• ”That he perform the church rites and make a general confession of his past life”.
• That henceforth he conduct himself in an exemplary manner as a Spanish subject anda man of religion.”

Annotation on Morga's Work

100

What is the full title of Antonio Morga's book that Rizal annotated?

Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

200

Annotation of Morga's book was Jose Rizal's first historical work and considered to be his greatest achievement during his stay in _________.

London

300

Give at least 2 purpose why Rizal annotated Morga's work

•To awaken Filipino consciousness and open their eyes to the richness of their history.

•To correct misconceptions and to rectify things that have been distorted regarding the Philippines as a result of Spanish rule and influence.

•To prove that Filipinos have been civilized long before the invasion of Spain.

400

Rizal hand-copied all ____ pages of the Morga's book and annotated all ___ chapters.

135, 8

500

Give at least 1 salient point of Rizal's annotation compared to Morga's work

•The Philippines had a culture of its own long before the Spanish invasion.

•Pre-Hispanic Philippines was literate, self-sufficient and had good relations with its surrounding nations.

•During the Spanish colonization, Filipinos were decimated, demoralized and exploited.