Noli Me Tángere

What is the literal English translation of the Latin title Noli Me Tángere?

• The Social Cancer

• The Reign of Greed

• Touch Me Not

• My Motherland

In what European city was the novel first published in 1887?

• Madrid, Spain

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Berlin, Germany

Who is Crisóstomo Ibarra's childhood sweetheart and fiancée?

• Sisa

• Doña Victorina

• María Clara

• Doña Consolación

Which character is the cruel and arrogant former parish priest of San Diego who is revealed to be María Clara's biological father?

• Padre Salví

• Padre Sibyla

• Padre Dámaso

What ultimately happens to Sisa after her two sons, Basilio and Crispín, are persecuted and go missing?

• She joins an uprising against the Spanish.

• She enters a convent to pray for them.

• She goes insane from grief and wandering.

• She seeks help from Captain Tiago.

Don Rafael Ibarra, Crisóstomo's father, died in prison after being poisoned by Padre Salví. (He died in prison due to illness after being falsely imprisoned.)

• True

• False

Basilio is the older of Sisa's two sons, who escapes the convento and survives the events of the novel.

• True

• False

Doña Victorina is a Spanish woman who is ashamed of her nationality and pretends to be a Filipino socialite.

• True

• False

Elías attempts to convince Ibarra that working for gradual reform within the colonial system is futile, advocating for revolution instead.

• True

• False

The alférez (lieutenant of the Civil Guard) and Padre Dámaso are close friends who cooperate completely in San Diego.

• True

• False