RIZAL 101 Midterm Long Examination

Rizal’s main purpose in writing Noli Me Tangere was to:

• Entertain readers with romance and adventure

• Inspire rebellion against Spain

• Expose social injustices and awaken Filipino consciousness

• Gain recognition from European intellectuals

The character Padre Damaso symbolizes:

• The compassionate nature of the clergy

• Hypocrisy and moral corruption of friars

• Reformist ideals of the Church

• Love for the natives

Elias in the novel stands for:

• Cowardice of the indios

• Blind faith to authority

• Revolutionary spirit and desire for justice

• Obedience to colonial laws

Rizal removed several chapters before publishing Noli Me Tangere mainly because:

• The novel was too controversial

• Printing costs were too expensive

• He wanted to shorten the story for readers

• Paciano advised him to

The distribution of Noli Me Tangere in the Philippines was risky because:

• The Church supported the book

• It contained anti-friar and reformist ideas

• It was written in Spanish

• It lacked literary merit

Jose Ma. Basa’s role in the spread of Noli Me Tangere was as:

• Translator

• Printer

• Smuggler and distributor

• Illustrator

The friars denounced Noli Me Tangere as “heretical and impious” because:

• It questioned their authority

• It praised their service

• It ignored religion

If Elias represents reform and Padre Damaso symbolizes corruption, then Basilio represents:

• The passive citizen

• The youth as catalysts for change

• The religious elite

• The upper class

The 1887 publication year of Noli Me Tangere reminds Filipinos that:

• Change is impossible under colonization

• True freedom requires awareness and courage

• The Spaniards supported reform

• Literature has no social impact

The chain and whip in the cover design symbolize:

• Discipline of friars

• Filipino slavery and oppression

• European art influence

• The bond of faith