History

During a classroom lesson, the Social Studies teacher asked why, despite more than 300 years of Spanish rule, majority of Filipinos could not speak Spanish. What could be a possible reason for this?

• Spanish, as an official language, was opposed by Filipinos.

• The Filipinos in general were not interested to learn Spanish.

• Spain outlawed the teaching and learning of Spanish by Filipinos.

• The Spaniards did not propagate the Spanish language.

During much of the Spanish occupation, how were the natives of the Philippines called?

• principalia

• indios

• insulares

• peninsulares

Rizal focused the “La Liga Filipina” to:

I. Unite the whole country.

II. Revolt against the Spaniards.

III. Fight violence and injustices.

• II only

• I and II only

• II and III only

• I and III only

The Filipino students are taught to emulate the young Jose Rizal, who was everything listed below, except _______.

• motivated

• loner

• very observant

• reflective

What was Rizal’s greatest resentment during his student days that motivated him to work harder?

• unequal treatment of students by the Jesuits

• use of Spanish as a medium of instruction

• passivity of Filipino students

• prevailing discrimination