Life and Works of Rizal Quiz G1,3

Since Rizal's novels revealed a hidden meaning which was socio-political, they can be classified as

• ode

• sonnet

• allegory

• elegy

Regarded as a polymath, Rizal's genius was manifest in

• both oratory and writing

• science alone

• both science and arts

• arts alone

The famous character in Rizal's novel that became the symbol of the abused Filipino mother is?

• Maria Clara

• Tiya Isabel

• Perlita

• Sisa

The first poem written by Rizal which won a prize was

• Sa Aking Mga Kabata

• Huling Paalam

• Bagong Lipunan

• Pilipinas Kong Mahal

The poem that expresses faith in the Filipino youth as hope of the fatherland is

• A La Juventud Filipina

• Al Trabajo

• La Belleza de Una Rosa

• Mi Ultimo Adios

The epitome of traditional Filipino woman; meek, submissive, obedient, was

• Tiya Isabel

• Sisa

• Maria Clara

• Doña Victoria

On December 12, 1888, twenty Filipino women signed a petition to open a class for them like the opportunity given to men. In Rizal's "Liham sa mga Kababaihang taga Malolos", he encouraged them to continue their advocacy for

• right of suffrage

• election to public office

• gender equality, liberation

• equality to public office

A prize-winning poem which Rizal wrote when he was student in the University of Santo Tomas was____?

• Himo Al Trabajo

• Mi Ultimo Adios

• A Las Flores de Hiedelberg

• A La Juventud Filipina

Rizal's novel revealing details of the abuse during the Spanish regime in the Philippines and translated as "The Social Cancer" or "Touch Me Not was

• Noli Me Tangere

• La Independencia

• El Filibusterismo

• La Solidaridad

What did Rizal mean in these lines: "O lovely: how lovely: to fall that you may rise! To perish that you may live!...

• Heroism means dying for one's convictions

• Sacrificing one's life is necessary to let others live

• Sacrificing one's life for the country is a great honor

• To die for loved ones is the greatest form of love and honor