Quiz on Jose Rizal's Life and Works

What is the purpose of Rizal's membership in the Freemasonry?

• To promote Spanish culture in the Philippines

• To obtain financial support for his studies

• To expand global brotherhood under the guidance of God

• To establish a political party

In which city did Rizal celebrate his achievement of becoming a Doctor of Medicine?

• Barcelona

• Madrid

• Heidelberg

• Dresden

What was the title of the novel that Rizal completed on February 21, 1887?

• Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

• La Liga Filipina

• Noli Me Tangere

• El Filibusterismo

Who was Rizal's close friend and ethnologist from Austria?

• Dr. Karl Ernest Schweigger

• Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt

• Maximo Viola

• Dr. Otto Becker

What was the main reason for Rizal's return to the Philippines in 1887?

• To escape from the Spanish authorities

• To treat his mother's eyesight

• To start a revolution

• To publish his new novel

Which of the following was a significant event during Rizal's time in Dapitan?

• He established a school for boys

• He joined the Katipunan

• He wrote Noli Me Tangere

• He became a Mason

What was the primary focus of Rizal's essay 'Sobre la Indolencia de los Filipinos'?

• To criticize the Spanish government

• To discuss the effects of colonization

• To analyze the laziness of Filipinos

• To promote education among Filipinos

What was the outcome of the La Liga Filipina?

• It was supported by the Spanish authorities

• It led to the establishment of the Katipunan

• It was dissolved due to internal conflicts

• It was successful in achieving reforms

Which character in Noli Me Tangere represents the oppressive colonial church?

• Maria Clara

• Elias

• Crisostomo Ibarra

• Padre Damaso

What was the significance of Rizal's poem 'Mi Retiro'?

• It celebrated his achievements in medicine

• It expressed his longing for freedom

• It criticized the Spanish government

• It detailed his life in exile