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The Life and Works of Rizal

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The registered name of Jose Rizal in his birth certificate.

a)

Jose Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda

b)

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

c)

Jose Protacio Rizal y Mercado Alonzo y Realonda

d)

Jose Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda

2.

The GrandFather of Jose Rizal via FRANCISCO MERCADO (Rizal's father) and the captain of the MUNICIPAL of BINAN?

a)

Lorenzo Alberto Alonso

b)

Juan Mercado

3.

The Grandfather of Jose Rizal via Teodora Alonso Realonda(Rizal's mom)?

a)

Juan Mercado

b)

Lorenzo Alberto Alonso

4.

Where was Rizal executed?

a)

Bagumbayan which is now called Luneta

b)

Dapitan

5.

On July 7, 1892, Governor-General Eulogio Despujol made public the order of the deportation of Dr. Jose Rizal to _____, through a decree published in the Gaceta, to the remote town in Zamboanga. Rizal lived in exile in far-away Dapitan from 1892 to 1896.

a)

Bagumbayan which is now called Luneta

b)

Dapitan

6.

Jose Rizal died at the age of

a)

34

b)

35

c)

36

d)

37

7.

The Philippine President who signed the Rizal Law

a)

Macapagal

b)

Magsaysay

8.

(English: After Mass) is an unfinished novel written by Filipino patriot and writer José Rizal. The original manuscript was found by historian AMBETH OCAMPO in 1987 while going through a 245-page collection of papers.

a)

Makamasa

b)

Makamisa

c)

Makimasa

d)

Makibaka

9.

“I shall die without seeing the dawn break upon my homeland. You, who shall see it, salute it! Do not forget those who have fallen during the night.” ____final message to Basilio before his final breath, Chapter 63 of the novel Noli Me Tangere

a)

Elias

b)

Isagani

c)

Simon

d)

Ibarra

10.

El Fili(THE REIGN OF GREED)was printed in___.

a)

Ghent, Belgium

b)

Berlin Germany

11.

Noli Me Tangere(TOUCH ME NOT) was printed in ____.

a)

Ghent Belgium

b)

Berlin. Germany

12.

A wealthy young man of mixed Spanish and Filipino ancestry who has recently returned to the Phils. from Europe after spending SEVEN years studying.

a)

Ibarra

b)

Simoun

13.

A wealthy jeweler who came back to the Philippines after thirteen years.

a)

Ibarra

b)

Simoun

14.

Jose Rizal's poem written as a defense against the Spaniards who charged that the Filipinos are LAZY.

a)

A La Juventud Filipina

b)

La Indolencia de Los Filipinos

15.

Rizal's companion on his first day in BINAN school?

a)

Saturnina

b)

Paciano

c)

Teodora

d)

Francisco

16.

It is said that the dog ran around the corpse whining after a soldier fired one last shot in Rizal's head to make sure he was dead. According to the sculpture's inscriptions, the name of young Rizal's dog is “Verguenza,” which deepens more the mystery of a dog in Rizal's life story. Rizal's father gave him a pony, which he loved to ride or take long walks together with his BLACK dog named__

a)

Usman

b)

Alipato

17.

Rizal's pony was named

a)

Usman

b)

Alipato

18.

The cost of publishing the novel NOLI ME TANGERE(Touch me Not)

a)

300

b)

350

19.

The best poem ever written by Jose Rizal before his execution in BAGUMBAYAN(now called Luneta)

a)

Mi Ultimo Adios

b)

A la Juventud Filipina

20.

Rizal's poem that serves as his crowning glory when he was only 18 years old.

a)

Mi Ultimo Adios

b)

A la Juventud Filipina

21.

Who helped Rizal in crafting LA LIGA FILIPINA?

a)

Jose Maria Panganiban

b)

Jose Maria Basa

22.

Rizal's description of Noli in terms of style and content?

a)

political novel, work of head, book of thoughts

b)

romantic novel, work of heart, book of feeling

23.

Rizal's description of El Fili

a)

political novel, work of head, book of thoughts

b)

romantic novel, work of heart, book of feelings

24.

Savior of Noli Me Tangere

a)

Maximo Viola

b)

Valentin Ventura

25.

Savior of El Filibusterismo

a)

Maximo Viola

b)

Valentin Ventura

26.

Swiss Sculptor of Rizal's monument in Luneta

a)

Richard Kissling

b)

Castrillo

27.

On September 21, 1892 the  mail  boat  Butuan  was approaching the town of Dapitan carrying a Lottery ticket No. 9736 jointly owned  by  Captain Carnicero,  Dr.  Rizal and  Francisco  Equilior  (Spanish  resident of  Dipolog, a neighboring  town of Dapitan)  won  the  second prize  of _______in the government-owned Manila Lottery. Rizal invested three(3) pesetas (peseta is the currency of Spain betweem 1869 and 2002).

Rizal's share of the winning lottery ticket

was P6,200, He gave P2,000 to his father and P200 to his friend Basa in Hong Kong and the rest he invested well by purchasing agricultural lands along the coast  of Talisay about  1 kilometer away from Dapitan.

a)

20,000

b)

25,000

c)

30,000

28.

Jose Rizal was baptized as JOSE RIZAL MERCADO in St. John the Baptist Church in Calamba, Laguna. He was baptized by Father Rufino Collantes. Who acted as his godfather?

a)

Pedro Casanas

b)

Maximo Viola

29.

Jose Rizal was born on___.

a)

June 19, 1861

b)

June 19, 1891

c)

June 16, 1891

30.

Rizal can speak more or less 22 languages. He is a polyglot. Polyglot means

a)

Orator

b)

Novelist

c)

Linguist

31.

Jose Rizal's nickname

a)

Pepe

b)

Usman

c)

Alipato

32.

The place where Rizal conceived the idea of establishing La Liga Filipina is

a)

Hongkong

b)

Madrid

c)

Spain

d)

Cuba

33.

Rizal eventually earned a land surveyor's and assessor's degree from

a)

UST

b)

Ateneo Municipal

34.

Rizal eventually earned a land surveyor's and assessor's degree from the Ateneo Municipal while taking up Philosophy and Letters at the ______. Upon learning that his mother was going blind, Rizal opted to study ophthalmology at the same university but in the field of Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.

a)

UST

b)

Universidad Central de Madrid

35.

Rizal studied Cosmology, Metaphysics, Theodicy, and History of Philosophy in this university .It is one of the oldest existing universities and holds the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia.

a)

UST

b)

Ateneo

36.

Jose Rizal earned a Licentiate in Medicine at the

a)

UST

b)

Universidad Central De Madrid

37.

Rizal's secret mission was to observe the lives, cultures, laws, and governments of the countries in Europe, in preparation for liberating the Philippines from Spain's tyrannical, Rizal's wrote in Madrid

a)

“Pensamientos De Un Filipino” (Reflections of A Filipino

b)

A La Juventud Filipino

38.

Rizal wrote half of the novel Noli Me Tangere in MADRID, a quarter of it in PARIS and the rest in

a)

Berlin Germany

b)

Ghent Belgium

39.

Governor General who ordered the death of Jose Rizal?

a)

Ramon Blanco

b)

Polavieja

c)

Despujol

40.

The first teacher of Rizal

a)

Teodora

b)

Paciano

41.

Inspiration of writing Noli Me Tangere

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

The story of the Moth

42.

Inspiration of writing El Fili

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

Execution of GOMBURZA

43.

is a Spanish poem that is believed to have been written by Jose Rizal when he was nine years old. It is dedicated to his mom.

a)

A la Juventud Filipina

b)

Mi Primera Inspiracion (My First Inspiration)

44.

Pahimakas is a farewell poem written by our very own national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. It

was believed to be his last will as it was written the night before his execution. It was later

received by his family, hidden inside a SMALL ALCOHOL STOVE. Originally, the poem is having no title, written in Spanish containing 14 five-line stanzas and lauded for its nationalism. It was his

friend, ______ who gave title to the poem “Mi Ultimo Adios”, “My Last Farewell” in

English which was taken from the first line of the poem. Two Tagalog translation of it was done

– one by Andres Bonifacio and the other by Vicente De Jesus, both entitled “PAHIMAKAS”

a)

Blumentritt

b)

Mariano Ponce

45.

Augustinian Friar who attack Noli

a)

Father Valderrama

b)

Father Jose Rodriguez

46.

A principal in a secondary school of Austria. He is Rizal's bestfriend

a)

Mariano Ponce

b)

Blumentritt

c)

Maximo Viola

d)

Valentin Ventura

47.

The most famous work of Rizal that voiced out the conviction of Filipina for themselves?

a)

To the Virgin Mary

b)

Letter to the Young Women of Malolos(20 young women)

48.

In his poem, " The Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education" Rizal showed the importance of religion in Education. Which of these is a valid main topic for the poem?

a)

Education without God is not a true education

b)

Religion without education is not a true education

49.

Rizal's closefriend Blumentritt asked him to define the term for he could not find the word in European-Spanish American sources. Rizal replied that in Filipino the word meant: a dangerous patriot who someday will be hanged. What was the word requested Rizal to define?

a)

Filibuster

b)

Revolutionist

c)

Patriot

50.

Four days after the founding of the La Liga Filipina, Rizal was arrested and imprisoned at Fort Santiago without due process of the law. Who was then the Governor General of the country who ordered the arrest of Rizal to be exiled in Dapitan?

a)

Despujol

b)

Polavieja

51.

Rizal's poem dedicated to his mother.

a)

Sa Aking mga Kababata

b)

To the Virgin Mary

c)

To the Young Women of Malolos

d)

Mi Primera Inspiracion(My First Inspiration)

52.

Rizal focused the La Liga Filipina to ___.

1. United the whole country

2. Fight violences and injustices

3. Revolt against Spaniards

a)

1 and 3

b)

1 and 2

c)

2 and 3

d)

1 only

53.

The Rizal Day celebration reminds us about heroes worth

a)

appreciating

b)

emanating

c)

emulating/ imitating

d)

reading

54.

I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day. This is a famous quote from

a)

Jose Rizal

b)

Magsaysay

55.

How old was Rizal when he wrote Mi Primera Inspiracion

a)

9

b)

8

56.

Lottery Ticket number

a)

9736

b)

7836

c)

9876

d)

9746

57.

Three people has to share the winning of 20, 000 pesos which Rizal got 6,200 of the money. Who were the two people that shared with that winning?

a)

Cacinero And Equilior

b)

Emilio and Aguinaldo

58.

Rizal gave 200 pesos to his friend BASA from his lottery winning, he spend 4,000 of it to buy agricultural lands, how much did Rizal gave to his father?

a)

2000

b)

200

c)

100

59.

How much money did they buy for the lottery ticket?

a)

2 pesetas

b)

3 pesetas

60.

How much money did Rizal get from the 20, 000 winning shared by three people ( CACINERO, EQUILIOR and RIZAL )

a)

6200

b)

5000

61.

Who found the original manuscript of AFTER MASS or MAKAMISA?

a)

Ambeth Ocampo

b)

Mariano Ponce

62.

Rizal's dog

a)

USMAN (Verguenza)

b)

Alipato

c)

Pepe

d)

Ute

63.

Captain of the Municipal of Binan

a)

Juan Mercado

b)

Alonso

64.

JOSE RIZAL MERCADO was baptized in

a)

St. John the Baptist Church

b)

St Augustin

65.

Who baptized Rizal

a)

Valderrama

b)

Collantes

66.

godfather of Rizal during his baptism

a)

CASANAS

b)

PONCE

67.

two persons who translated the MI ULTIMO ADIOS into TAGALOG PAHIMAKAS

a)

Vicente De Jesus and Bonifacio

b)

Jacinto and AGuinaldo

68.

Saan ikinulong si Jose Rizal

a)

Fort Santiago

b)

Luneta

c)

Intramuros

69.

Who checked Rizal's pulse?

a)

Felipe Ruiz Castillo

b)

Collantes

c)

Pedro Casanas

d)

Mariano Ponce

70.

Rizal's bodyguard

a)

Jose Taviel de Andrade

b)

Luis Taviel de Andrade

71.

Lawyer of Rizal

a)

Luis Taviel de Andrade

b)

Jose Taviel de Andrade

72.

who gave Rizal a shot of grace (tiro al gracia) the 9th bullet that killed Rizal

a)

Escalante

b)

Polavieja

73.

How many Filipino bullets shot Rizal

a)

8 filipino soldiers

b)

9 filipino soldiers

74.

The last food Rizal requested

a)

3 hard boiled eggs

b)

tinola

75.

What was Jose Rizal's nickname that his brother and sister used to call him

a)

Ute

b)

Pepe

c)

Elias

76.

Exact time Rizal died

a)

3:07 am

b)

3:07 pm

c)

7:03 am

d)

7:03 pm

77.

Japanese Samurai's daughter

a)

O san sei

b)

O sei san

c)

O sie san

d)

O san sie

78.

Pen name of Rizal

(a)  

79.

Which animal did Jose named as Alipato and used during his visits to some places in his hometown?

a)

Turtle

b)

Carabao

c)

Pony

d)

Dog