WorksheetsLife and Works of Jose Rizal
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the study of ancestry and family histories by genealogist called?
Anthropology
Genealogy
Sociology
Biology
Who was Jose Rizal's paternal ancestor from the Chinese ancestry?
Francisco Mercado
Domingo Lam-co
Teodora Alonso
Eugenio Ursua
Fill in the blank: Jose Rizal's father, Francisco Mercado y Chinco, was a prosperous landowner, sugar and rice planter, of ______ descent.
Chinese-Filipino
Spanish
American
Japanese
Who was Jose Rizal's mother, known as one of the most highly educated women in the Philippines?
Saturnina
Olympia
Teodora Alonso
Lucia
Teodora Alonso was born on November 9, 1827 and lived to be 84 years old.
True
False
Who was Jose Rizal's maternal great great grandfather with Japanese ancestry?
A) Eugenio Ursua
B) Domingo Lam-co
C) Francisco Mercado
D) Narciso Claveria
What was the Royal Decree of 1849 about?
A) Abolishing Spanish rule
B) Adopting new family names
C) Building rice fields
D) Publishing Noli Me Tangere
Fill in the blank: Rizal, a shortened form of Spanish word 'second crop', seemed suited to family of ______.
farmers
merchants
teachers
soldiers
How many siblings did Jose Rizal have?
Jose was the 7th of 11 children.
Jose was the 5th of 8 children.
Jose was the 3rd of 6 children.
Jose was the 2nd of 4 children.
Who is known as our national hero among Rizal's siblings?
Jose
Paciano
Narcisa
Soledad
Which sibling of Rizal died at the age of 3 and was known as Concha?
Concepcion
Lucia
Josefa
Trinidad
Who among Rizal's siblings was a spinster?
Josefa
Narcisa
Olympia
Lucia
Who was the youngest sibling of Rizal and married Pantaleon Quintero?
Soledad
Narcisa
Olympia
Lucia
Which hereditary influence is associated with a profound sense of self-respect?
Father
Mother
Sibling
Grandparent
Which hereditary influence is associated with scientific ability?
Mother
Father
Sibling
Grandparent
Which ancestor is associated with love for freedom and indomitable courage?
Malayan Ancestors
Chinese Ancestors
Spanish Colonizers
American Settlers
Which ancestor is associated with frugality and patience?
Chinese Ancestors
Greek Ancestors
Egyptian Ancestors
Roman Ancestors
Which ancestor is associated with elegance of bearing and gallantry to ladies?
Spanish Ancestors
Chinese Ancestors
American Ancestors
Japanese Ancestors
At what age did Rizal learn the alphabet and prayers from his mother Teodora?
3
5
7
4
At what age did Rizal read the Spanish Family bible called historia sagrada?
5
7
9
12
At what age did Rizal write a comedy which highlighted his literary talent and was rewarded 2 pesos?
7
10
12
15
At what age did Rizal write the poem 'Sa Aking mga Kabata'?
8
10
12
15
Who was Rizal's first professor in Ateneo?
Jose Bech
Padre Faura
Leon Ma. Guerrero
Padre Burgos
Who was Jose's favorite teacher in Ateneo, considered as the 'best professor'?
Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
Fr. Jose Bech
Fr. Gregorio Echavarria
Fr. Pablo Ramon
Which book is considered the first foreign book Jose Rizal read?
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who criticized the Spanish regime in the Philippines and wrote a book that inspired Jose Rizal?
Dr. Feodor Jagor
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Andres Bonifacio
Emilio Aguinaldo
What was Jose Rizal known as among the Jesuits?
Pride of the Jesuits
Hero of the Revolution
Father of Philippine Independence
Savior of the Filipinos
Where did Jose Rizal enroll as a philosophy and medical student but failed to obtain high academic records?
UST (University of Santo Tomas)
Ateneo de Manila University
Harvard University
University of the Philippines
Which poem by Jose Rizal won a special prize in poetry when he was still in Ateneo?
A La Juventud Filipina (To the Philippine Youth)
Mi Ultimo Adios
El Filibusterismo
Sa Aking Mga Kabata
Which poem did Jose Rizal write while in Ateneo that suggested education is an integral part of national character?
Por La Educacion Recibe Lustre la Patria (Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light)
Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell)
A La Juventud Filipina (To The Filipino Youth)
El Canto del Viajero (The Song of the Traveler)
Which writing of Jose Rizal expressed the importance of religion in education and stated that education without God is not true education?
Alianza íntima la religión y la educación (The Intimate Alliance between Religion and Education)
El Filibusterismo
Mi Último Adios
Noli Me Tangere
Who was the first inspiration for Jose Rizal's poem 'Mi Primera Inspiracion'?
His mother
His teacher
His sister
His friend
Which essay by Jose Rizal attempted to predict the country's future?
The Philippines a Century Hence (Filipinas dentro de cien anos)
Noli Me Tangere
El Filibusterismo
To the Young Women of Malolos
What is the title of the untitled elegy by Jose Rizal, later named by Mariano Ponce?
Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell)
El Filibusterismo
Noli Me Tangere
Sa Aking Mga Kabata
In which year did Jose Rizal secretly leave the country aboard S.S. Salvadora to study in Madrid?
1882
1872
1896
1887
Which worldwide fraternity was Jose Rizal a member of in Madrid?
Freemasonry
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Red Cross
Who inspired Jose Rizal to fight for the Filipinos through their books?
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Eugene Sue
William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens
Victor Hugo and Leo Tolstoy
Mark Twain and Jane Austen
Who was the French ophthalmologist under whom Jose Rizal continued his medical studies in Paris?
Dr. Louis de Wecker
Dr. Charles-Émile François
Dr. Paul Bert
Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot
Who helped Jose Rizal in the printing of Noli Me Tangere and sent one of its first copies to Ferdinand Blumentritt?
Maximo Viola
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Andres Bonifacio
Emilio Aguinaldo
Who was Rizal's first love at the age of sixteen?
Segunda Katigbak
Leonor Rivera
Josephine Bracken
Consuelo Ortiga
Who was known as Rizal's 'Invisible Letters' romance, his next-door neighbor and daughter of Capitan Juan and Capitana Sandy Valenzuela?
Leonor Valenzuela
Leonor Rivera
Josephine Bracken
Suzanne Jacoby
Who was Rizal's great love and first engagement, and signed her letters as 'Taimis'?
Leonor Rivera
Josephine Bracken
Nellie Boustead
Suzanne Jacoby
Consuelo Ortiga y Perez was known as:
Rizal's First Love
The Madrid Flirt
The Naughty Boy of Brussels
A Failed Proposal
Who was the Japanese woman Rizal had a brief affair with, whose real name was Seiko Usui?
O Sei San
Yoshiko Kawashima
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Haruko Sugimura
Yoko Ono
Gertrude Beckett was affectionately called 'Gettie' by Rizal.
True
False
Nellie Boustead was an intellectual, attractive, and serious woman with religious beliefs.
True
False
Who did Rizal call his 'wife' and 'dulce extranjera' during his exile in Dapitan?
Josephine Bracken
Leonor Rivera
Nellie Boustead
Suzanne Jacoby
Which novel by Rizal depicts the story of Philippine condition during the last decades of Spanish rule?
Noli Me Tangere
El Filibusterismo
La Liga Filipina
Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog
Which novel by Rizal was dedicated to GomBurZa?
Noli Me Tangere
El Filibusterismo
La Liga Filipina
Filipinas dentro de cien años
Which novel did Rizal write during his exile in Dapitan to depict the town life and customs?
Dapitan
Noli Me Tangere
El Filibusterismo
La Solidaridad
