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Rizal Midterm Exam

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

His first essay written when Rizal was 21 years old.

(a)  

2.

Rizal's most extended essay.

(a)  

3.

Another term for A La Juventud Filipina.

(a)  

4.

It is a poem emphasizing the role of men, women, and children in achieving progress through the dignity of labour and industry.

(a)  

5.

Father of Crisostomo Ibarra.

(a)  

6.

Portrayed as Europe-educate and well-mannered man. Idealist is yet sensitive and quick on assaulting anyone who would slander the name of his family. The main protagonist in the novel.

(a)  

7.

A poem inspired by the afternoon strolls of Rizal along the banks of Neckar river.

a)

To the flowers of Heidelberg

b)

Hymn to Labor

c)

Silhouette of a Woman

d)

Love of the Country

8.

Sons of Sisa who works as sextons (sacristan) in the church.

a)

Basilio and Crispin

b)

Basle and Cirpio

c)

Basle and Crispin

d)

Basilio and Cirpio

9.

How many chapters the Noli has?

a)

60 chapters

b)

64 chapters

c)

66 chapters

d)

70 chapters

10.

A one-act play Rizal wrote when he was 19.

a)

Along the Pasig

b)

My Last Farewell

c)

To Education

d)

Silhouette of a Woman

11.

Letter to the Young Women of Malolos is a poem written while in his cell in Fort Santiago.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Hymn to Talisay is a song used as evidence on Rizal's trials.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Don Anastacio / Pilosopo Tasyo is regarded as the fool of the majority who are pathetic to his unconventional ideas.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Tiya Isabel is the loving aunt of Maria Clara.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Maximo Viola is the savior of El Filibusterismo.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which was an implication of the Noli Me Tangere?

a)

The manifesto demanding the ouster of the Spanish friars.

b)

The exile of Jose Rizal to Dapitan.

c)

Jose Rizal's petition regarding the increased rents in the hacienda of Dominican friars.

d)

The banishment of the Calamba people from Calamba.

17.

What group continued to support the aims of the Propaganda movement after the disbandment of the La Liga Filipina?

(a)  

18.

Why did the people of Calamba write a petition to the administrator of the public Islands of Laguna?

a)

To demand fair market value of their agricultural products.

b)

To stop the increase in the rent of lands.

c)

To allow the people especially the women to be educated.

d)

To oust the Dominican friars in Calamba.

19.

Which is NOT part of the aims of the La Liga Filipina?

a)

Mutual protection among Filipinos.

b)

Demand reforms from Spain.

c)

Advancement of education, agriculture, and commerce.

d)

Unity of the Filipino people into one nation.

20.

Why did Jose Rizal leave the Philippines for Europe in February 1888?

a)

To avoid persecution from the Spanish authority.

b)

To represent the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes.

c)

To further his studies.

d)

To continue hid propaganda works.

21.

Where did Jose Rizal plan to establish a colony so that they could be free from the Spaniards?

a)

Macau

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Japan

d)

Borneo

22.

Whom did Jose Rizal had fallen in love with while he was in Dapitan?

(a)  

23.

What group continued to wage a revolution after the disbandment of the La Lige Filipina?

(a)  

24.

Who gave the title "Mi Ultimo Adios" to Rizal's last poem?

(a)  

25.

What were the pieces of evidence presented against Jose Rizal?

a)

The letters of Jose Rizal to his fellow propagandists.

b)

Jose Rizal's novels and the La Liga Filipina.

c)

Accounts about Jose Rizal's name used as a password and battle cry of the revolutionaries.

d)

Accounts about the several attempts to the Katipunan to help Jose Rizal escape.

26.

In the Mi Ultimo Adios, Jose Rizal praised the revolutionaries in fighting for the freedom of the Philippines.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

All the members of the La Liga Filipina were Filipinos who came from wealthy and powerful families.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Jose Rizal was arrested because he was implicated in the outbreak of the Cuban revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Where was Jose Rizal secretly buried after he was executed?

a)

Intramuros Cemetery

b)

Paco Cemetery

c)

Luneta de Bagumbayan

d)

Manila Cathedral

30.

What are the charges against Jose Rizal?

I. Traitor to Spain

II. Inciting Rebellion

III. Illegal Association

IV. Mason and Anti-Church

a)

I only

b)

I and II

c)

II and III

d)

III and IV

31.

Which of the following could be inferred about Jose Rizal in his poem "Mi Retiro"?

a)

Rizal's longingness to his family members especially to his mother.

b)

Rizal's concept of nation and nation-building.

c)

Rizal's love for Josephine Bracken.

d)

Rizal's contentment with his life in Dapitan.

32.

What was the content of Jose Rizal's manifesto on December 15, 1896?

a)

Statement of Rizal that condemns the revolution.

b)

Rizal's sworn allegiance to Spain.

c)

Rizal's call for Filipinos to unite against Spain.

d)

Statement of Rizal's support for the revolution.

33.

Who convinced Jose Rizal to go to Europe?

a)

Jose Taviel de Andrade

b)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

c)

Paciano Rizal

d)

Jose Maria Basa

34.

In his December 15, 1898 manifesto Jose Rizal justified and supported the cause of the revolution but not it's timing.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Rizal funds of the La Liga Filipina were used for ______.

I. Publication of La Solidaridad.

II. Purchase of guns and ammunition.

III. Loaning capital for members.

IV. Scholarships for members children

a)

I and II

b)

I and III

c)

II and III

d)

III and IV

36.

What did Jose Rizal give Josephine Bracken before he was executed?

a)

A statement of the sacred heart.

b)

A book - "Imitation of Christ".

c)

The poem "Mi Ultimo Adios".

d)

Alcohol burner

37.

What ship carried Jose Rizal to Barcelona, Spain?

a)

S.S. España

b)

M. V. Isla de Panay

c)

S.S. Colon

d)

M.V. Cebu

38.

Who gave the title "Mi Ultimo Adios" to Jose Rizal's last poem?

a)

Narcissa Rizal

b)

Paciano Rizal

c)

Josephine Bracken

d)

Mariano Ponce

39.

How did Jose Rizal describe the revolution in his December 15, 1896 manifesto?

a)

Strong and violent

b)

Absurd and disastrous

c)

Right and justified

d)

Vigorous and joyous

40.

Which was NOT emphasized by Jose Rizal in his December 15, 1896 manifesto?

a)

Change in society must come from the government or authorities rather than from the people.

b)

The study of civic virtues is needed to become worthy of freedom.

c)

Education is a prerequisite of freedom.

d)

The revolution was justified by the failure of the Spanish authorities to grant the reforms needed for the betterment of the people.

41.

The aim of the La Liga Filipina is to continue asking for reforms from Spain for the betterment of the Philippines.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Which was an implication of the Noli Me Tangere?

a)

Jose Rizal's petition regarding the increased rents in the hacienda of Dominican friars.

b)

The exile of Jose Rizal to Dapitan.

c)

The manifesto demanding the ouster of the Spanish friars.

d)

The banishment of the Calamba people from Calamba.

43.

Where was Jose Rizal detained after being brought back to the Philippines?

(a)  

44.

Why did Jose Rizal issue a manifesto on December 15, 1896?

a)

Recommend reforms needed to pacify the rebellion.

b)

Discuss the prerequisites needed for the rebellion to succeed.

c)

Defend himself from the accusations against him.

d)

Inspire the Filipinos to follow his path of non-violence.

45.

The Katipunan attempted to rescue Jose Rizal while he was on his way to Cuba in order to join the revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which DOES NOT describe the Noli Me Tangere according to the report of the committee appointed by the governor-general to review the contents of the novel? It is ______

a)

Anti-institution

b)

Anti-Spain

c)

Anti-revolution

d)

Anti-government

47.

Which Rizal's work presented a historical review of the Philippines encompassing the period of Spanish colonization and the emancipation of the Philippines?

a)

El Filibusterismo

b)

To The Young Women of Malolos

c)

Annotation to the Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

d)

The Philippines: A Century Hence

48.

When Dr. Pio Valenzuela confided the plans of the Katipunan, Jose Rizal viewed the revolution as premature.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What caused the disbandment of La Liga Filipina?

a)

Members quarreled about the organization's course of action.

b)

The revolution broke out.

c)

Jose Rizal was arrested and exiled to Dapitan.

d)

The Spanish authorities declared it illegal.

50.

Which could be inferred from the following stanza of the "Mi Ultimo Adios"?

"On the field of battle, fighting with delirium,

others give you their lives without doubts, without gloom.

The site nought matters cypress, laurel or lily:

gibbet or open field: combat or cruel martyrdom

are equal if demanded by country and home."

I. Rizal praised the revolutionaries on the battlefield

II. Rizal emphasized that freedom could be acquired through non-violence.

III. Rizal expressed the idea that the Spanish rule will soon be ended by the revolution and his martyrdom.

IV. Rizal expressed the idea that revolutionaries and martyrs are the same if they die for the country.

a)

II and III

b)

I and IV

c)

III and IV

d)

I and III

51.

Aside from inciting rebellion, what was the other case charged to Jose Rizal and found guilty of?

(a)  

52.

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

a)

Heroism means dying for one's convictions.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

53.

After the disbandment of the La Liga Filipina, members reorganized and the 'society' was split into two organizations. Which continued to support the Propaganda movement in Europe by sending funds?

a)

Circulo Hispano-Filipino

b)

Indios Bravos

c)

Cuerpo de Compromisarios

d)

Katipunan

54.

In his letters on December 30, 1896, to whom did Jose Rizal apologize for the pain he had caused him/her?

a)

Josephine Bracken

b)

Francisco Mercado

c)

Paciano Rizal

d)

Teodora Alonzo

55.

After the disbandment of the La Liga Filipina, members reorganized and the 'society' was split into two organizations. Which waged a rebellion from the Spanish colonial regime?

a)

Katipunan

b)

Cuerpos Compromisarios

c)

Indios Bravos

d)

Circulo Hispano-Filipino

56.

Who was the intended audience of Jose Rizal in his December 15, 1898 manifesto?

(a)  

57.

Why did Jose Rizal's friends and family members want him not to go back to the Philippines?

a)

Filipino revolutionaries will persuade him to join the revolution.

b)

He has not yet finished his works for the Propaganda movement.

c)

Spanish authorities will plot against him due to the Noli Me Tangere.

d)

The Spanish friars will excommunicate him and his family when he sets foot in the Philippines.

58.

Which describes the membership of the La Liga Filipina?

a)

Membership is open but certain requirements and tests must be passed.

b)

It is open only for the illustrado and principalias.

c)

It is open for all who are willing.

d)

Membership is open but it requires going through a series of challenges.

59.

Jose Rizal's family did not approve his relationship with Josephine Bracken because they thought Josephine was sent to spy on him.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Which work done by Jose Rizal corrected what has been falsified and distorted past and culture in the Philippines prior to Spain's colonization as observed by the Spaniards?

a)

To The Young Women of Malolos

b)

Philippines: A century Hence

c)

El Filibusterismo

d)

Annotation to the Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

61.

What group was organized by Jose Rizal which encourages Filipinos to be proud of their race?

a)

Circulo Hispano-Filipino

b)

Indios Bravos

c)

La Liga Filipina

d)

Propaganda Movement

62.

Who accompanied Jose Rizal in going back to the Philippines on June 21, 1892?

a)

Paciano Rizal

b)

Lucia Rizal

c)

Josephine bracken

d)

Jose Maria Basa

63.

When was the La Liga Filipina established? M/DD/YYYY

(a)  

64.

Land of Cherry Blossom where Rizal visited for one month and a half.

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Hongkong

d)

France

65.

What country or place impressed Jose Rizal because of its people's courtesy, cleanliness and industry?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

U.S.A.

c)

Borneo

d)

Japan

66.

Who helpede Jose Rizal in the printing of the El Filibusterismo?

a)

Trinidad Pardo de Tavera

b)

Maximo Viola

c)

Juan Luna

d)

Valentin Ventura

67.

Which disgusted Jose Rizal when he visited United States of America?

a)

Very populous, dirty and busy streets.

b)

Discrimination to the Chinese and negro.

c)

The use of Jinrikisha.

d)

High cost of living.

68.

How did Rizal earn or acquire surgical instruments and medical books while in Dapitan.

a)

By the funds sent to him by his family members.

b)

By sending specimens to Europe.

c)

By betting on the lottery.

d)

By the money paid to him by his patients.

69.

What could be inferred about the status of women in the society from Jose Rizal's "To The Young Women of Malolos"?

a)

Women were not allowed to be educated like men.

b)

Women had a strong influence on the governor-general.

c)

Women were not given an opportunity to hold significant position in the government.

d)

Women were allowed to participated in civic and political affairs.

70.

What is the first poem of Jose Rizal?

(a)