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Life and Works of Jose Rizal

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of ancestry and family histories by genealogist called?

a)

Anthropology

b)

Genealogy

c)

Sociology

d)

Biology

2.

Who was Jose Rizal's paternal ancestor from the Chinese ancestry?

a)

Francisco Mercado

b)

Domingo Lam-co

c)

Teodora Alonso

d)

Eugenio Ursua

3.

Fill in the blank: Jose Rizal's father, Francisco Mercado y Chinco, was a prosperous landowner, sugar and rice planter, of ______ descent.

a)

Chinese-Filipino

b)

Spanish

c)

American

d)

Japanese

4.

Who was Jose Rizal's mother, known as one of the most highly educated women in the Philippines?

a)

Saturnina

b)

Olympia

c)

Teodora Alonso

d)

Lucia

5.

Teodora Alonso was born on November 9, 1827 and lived to be 84 years old.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Who was Jose Rizal's maternal great great grandfather with Japanese ancestry?

a)

A) Eugenio Ursua

b)

B) Domingo Lam-co

c)

C) Francisco Mercado

d)

D) Narciso Claveria

7.

What was the Royal Decree of 1849 about?

a)

A) Abolishing Spanish rule

b)

B) Adopting new family names

c)

C) Building rice fields

d)

D) Publishing Noli Me Tangere

8.

Fill in the blank: Rizal, a shortened form of Spanish word 'second crop', seemed suited to family of ______.

a)

farmers

b)

merchants

c)

teachers

d)

soldiers

9.

How many siblings did Jose Rizal have?

a)

Jose was the 7th of 11 children.

b)

Jose was the 5th of 8 children.

c)

Jose was the 3rd of 6 children.

d)

Jose was the 2nd of 4 children.

10.

Who is known as our national hero among Rizal's siblings?

a)

Jose

b)

Paciano

c)

Narcisa

d)

Soledad

11.

Which sibling of Rizal died at the age of 3 and was known as Concha?

a)

Concepcion

b)

Lucia

c)

Josefa

d)

Trinidad

12.

Who among Rizal's siblings was a spinster?

a)

Josefa

b)

Narcisa

c)

Olympia

d)

Lucia

13.

Who was the youngest sibling of Rizal and married Pantaleon Quintero?

a)

Soledad

b)

Narcisa

c)

Olympia

d)

Lucia

14.

Which hereditary influence is associated with a profound sense of self-respect?

a)

Father

b)

Mother

c)

Sibling

d)

Grandparent

15.

Which hereditary influence is associated with scientific ability?

a)

Mother

b)

Father

c)

Sibling

d)

Grandparent

16.

Which ancestor is associated with love for freedom and indomitable courage?

a)

Malayan Ancestors

b)

Chinese Ancestors

c)

Spanish Colonizers

d)

American Settlers

17.

Which ancestor is associated with frugality and patience?

a)

Chinese Ancestors

b)

Greek Ancestors

c)

Egyptian Ancestors

d)

Roman Ancestors

18.

Which ancestor is associated with elegance of bearing and gallantry to ladies?

a)

Spanish Ancestors

b)

Chinese Ancestors

c)

American Ancestors

d)

Japanese Ancestors

19.

At what age did Rizal learn the alphabet and prayers from his mother Teodora?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

4

20.

At what age did Rizal read the Spanish Family bible called historia sagrada?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

21.

At what age did Rizal write a comedy which highlighted his literary talent and was rewarded 2 pesos?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

12

d)

15

22.

At what age did Rizal write the poem 'Sa Aking mga Kabata'?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

15

23.

Who was Rizal's first professor in Ateneo?

a)

Jose Bech

b)

Padre Faura

c)

Leon Ma. Guerrero

d)

Padre Burgos

24.

Who was Jose's favorite teacher in Ateneo, considered as the 'best professor'?

a)

Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez

b)

Fr. Jose Bech

c)

Fr. Gregorio Echavarria

d)

Fr. Pablo Ramon

25.

Which book is considered the first foreign book Jose Rizal read?

a)

Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

b)

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

c)

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

d)

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

26.

Who criticized the Spanish regime in the Philippines and wrote a book that inspired Jose Rizal?

a)

Dr. Feodor Jagor

b)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

c)

Andres Bonifacio

d)

Emilio Aguinaldo

27.

What was Jose Rizal known as among the Jesuits?

a)

Pride of the Jesuits

b)

Hero of the Revolution

c)

Father of Philippine Independence

d)

Savior of the Filipinos

28.

Where did Jose Rizal enroll as a philosophy and medical student but failed to obtain high academic records?

a)

UST (University of Santo Tomas)

b)

Ateneo de Manila University

c)

Harvard University

d)

University of the Philippines

29.

Which poem by Jose Rizal won a special prize in poetry when he was still in Ateneo?

a)

A La Juventud Filipina (To the Philippine Youth)

b)

Mi Ultimo Adios

c)

El Filibusterismo

d)

Sa Aking Mga Kabata

30.

Which poem did Jose Rizal write while in Ateneo that suggested education is an integral part of national character?

a)

Por La Educacion Recibe Lustre la Patria (Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light)

b)

Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell)

c)

A La Juventud Filipina (To The Filipino Youth)

d)

El Canto del Viajero (The Song of the Traveler)

31.

Which writing of Jose Rizal expressed the importance of religion in education and stated that education without God is not true education?

a)

Alianza íntima la religión y la educación (The Intimate Alliance between Religion and Education)

b)

El Filibusterismo

c)

Mi Último Adios

d)

Noli Me Tangere

32.

Who was the first inspiration for Jose Rizal's poem 'Mi Primera Inspiracion'?

a)

His mother

b)

His teacher

c)

His sister

d)

His friend

33.

Which essay by Jose Rizal attempted to predict the country's future?

a)

The Philippines a Century Hence (Filipinas dentro de cien anos)

b)

Noli Me Tangere

c)

El Filibusterismo

d)

To the Young Women of Malolos

34.

What is the title of the untitled elegy by Jose Rizal, later named by Mariano Ponce?

a)

Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell)

b)

El Filibusterismo

c)

Noli Me Tangere

d)

Sa Aking Mga Kabata

35.

In which year did Jose Rizal secretly leave the country aboard S.S. Salvadora to study in Madrid?

a)

1882

b)

1872

c)

1896

d)

1887

36.

Which worldwide fraternity was Jose Rizal a member of in Madrid?

a)

Freemasonry

b)

Rotary Club

c)

Lions Club

d)

Red Cross

37.

Who inspired Jose Rizal to fight for the Filipinos through their books?

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Eugene Sue

b)

William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens

c)

Victor Hugo and Leo Tolstoy

d)

Mark Twain and Jane Austen

38.

Who was the French ophthalmologist under whom Jose Rizal continued his medical studies in Paris?

a)

Dr. Louis de Wecker

b)

Dr. Charles-Émile François

c)

Dr. Paul Bert

d)

Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot

39.

Who helped Jose Rizal in the printing of Noli Me Tangere and sent one of its first copies to Ferdinand Blumentritt?

a)

Maximo Viola

b)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

c)

Andres Bonifacio

d)

Emilio Aguinaldo

40.

Who was Rizal's first love at the age of sixteen?

a)

Segunda Katigbak

b)

Leonor Rivera

c)

Josephine Bracken

d)

Consuelo Ortiga

41.

Who was known as Rizal's 'Invisible Letters' romance, his next-door neighbor and daughter of Capitan Juan and Capitana Sandy Valenzuela?

a)

Leonor Valenzuela

b)

Leonor Rivera

c)

Josephine Bracken

d)

Suzanne Jacoby

42.

Who was Rizal's great love and first engagement, and signed her letters as 'Taimis'?

a)

Leonor Rivera

b)

Josephine Bracken

c)

Nellie Boustead

d)

Suzanne Jacoby

43.

Consuelo Ortiga y Perez was known as:

a)

Rizal's First Love

b)

The Madrid Flirt

c)

The Naughty Boy of Brussels

d)

A Failed Proposal

44.

Who was the Japanese woman Rizal had a brief affair with, whose real name was Seiko Usui?

a)

O Sei San

b)

Yoshiko Kawashima

c)

Toshiko Akiyoshi

d)

Haruko Sugimura

e)

Yoko Ono

45.

Gertrude Beckett was affectionately called 'Gettie' by Rizal.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Nellie Boustead was an intellectual, attractive, and serious woman with religious beliefs.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Who did Rizal call his 'wife' and 'dulce extranjera' during his exile in Dapitan?

a)

Josephine Bracken

b)

Leonor Rivera

c)

Nellie Boustead

d)

Suzanne Jacoby

48.

Which novel by Rizal depicts the story of Philippine condition during the last decades of Spanish rule?

a)

Noli Me Tangere

b)

El Filibusterismo

c)

La Liga Filipina

d)

Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog

49.

Which novel by Rizal was dedicated to GomBurZa?

a)

Noli Me Tangere

b)

El Filibusterismo

c)

La Liga Filipina

d)

Filipinas dentro de cien años

50.

Which novel did Rizal write during his exile in Dapitan to depict the town life and customs?

a)

Dapitan

b)

Noli Me Tangere

c)

El Filibusterismo

d)

La Solidaridad