Lecture 1

Which term in the context of Filipino nationalism refers to seeking and being satisfied with gradual change within the existing system?

• Reforma

• Revolucion

• Patriotismo

• Nacionalismo

Revolucion in the material is associated with which of the following?

• Short-term, band-aid solutions

• Improvising the system from internal change

• Total, rapid, fundamental change

• Love for one’s pueblo alone

In the notes, patriotismo primarily denotes which orientation?

• Belongingness to a broader nación

• Love or emotional attachment to one’s pueblo or province (patria chica)

• Advocacy of total change in political structures

• Exclusive loyalty to the Spanish Crown

According to the text, nacionalismo involves which key idea?

• Devotion to one’s town only

• Belongingness to a nación beyond the pueblo, toward a patria grande

• Satisfaction with gradual reform

• Avoidance of political identity

Which scholar’s concept captures the idea of a nation as an imagined community formed by people who may never meet?

• John N. Schumacher

• Benedict Anderson

• Teodoro Agoncillo

• Renato Constantino

Which statement best reflects the notes’ distinction imagined ≠ imaginary regarding nationhood?

• An imagined community has no real basis and is purely fictional.

• An imagined community has a real basis in a geopolitical entity under one territory, laws, and government.

• Imagined and imaginary are synonymous in political theory.

• A nation can only exist if all members personally know each other.

Why is Rizal tagged as “The First Filipino” in the material?

• He led the 1896 Revolution.

• He was the first to effectively articulate the image of a nación that would come into being, transforming indio to Filipino.

• He founded the first Filipino newspaper.

• He served as the first elected president of the Philippines.

According to the notes, Rizal’s first nationalist undertaking dates to which event?

• Writing Noli Me Tangere in Europe

• Joining La Liga Filipina

• His 1872 decision to study in Ateneo Municipal de Manila

• Returning to the Philippines in 1892

Which statement best describes the primary objective of the Comité de Reformadores in the 1860s?

• To declare immediate independence from Spain

• To guard reforms and uphold the Philippines’ status as a province of Spain

• To organize an armed uprising across Luzon

• To replace secular priests with regular clergy

Which reform sought by the Comité de Reformadores specifically addressed church administration?

• Freedom of the press

• Secularization of the parishes

• Abolition of tribute

• Representation in the Spanish Cortes