GE 9 Semifinals

Which statement is not true about the indolence of the Filipinos according to Jose Rizal?

• Indolence was caused by the hot climate in the Philippines.

• The abundance of resources that provided all their needs with little effort made Filipinos indolent.

• The Filipinos were indolent even before the colonization of the Spaniards.

• The lack of benefits from their labor made the Filipinos indolent.

Which statement is NOT true about the historical analysis of Jose Rizal about the Philippines in his essay Philippines: A Century Hence

• The Spanish conquest brought the Filipinos civilization which they didn't have before.

• The Filipinos have a primitive culture before they were colonized by the Spaniards.

• The Philippines will remain a colony of Spain if she will implement the needed reforms for the improvement of the country.

• Filipinos will gain their freedom from Spain through a revolution.

Which DOES NOT describe Jose Rizal's third novel?

• Satirical

• Humorous

• Anti-Spanish authorities

• Anti-clerical

What is meant by Filibusterismo?

• Bandit

• Educated person

• Mason

• Revolutionary

Which describes social cancer?

I. The abuses of the Spanish authorities and clergies.

II. The lack of qualified medical professionals in the country.

III. The 'defects' that imbibed by Filipinos from Spanish authorities.

IV. The ignorance of Spain to the social conditions of the Philippines.

• I and IV

• I and III

• II and III

• III and IV

The strong sense of belongingness to a community which brought about by common history, traditions, language, and values system is called ________.

To whom did Jose Rizal dedicate his third novel?

• To the Filipinos

• To the Spaniards

• To the Philippines

• To the GOMBURZA

To whom did Jose Rizal dedicate the Noli Me Tangere?

• To the GOMBURZA

• To the Philippines

• To the Spaniards

• To the Filipinos

In Europe, Jose Rizal found out that all Filipino expatriates were willing to serve the country by exposing the social condition in the Philippines and demanding reform from Spain.

• True

• False

What literary piece made Jose Rizal won the first prize in UST in 1879?