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FINAL EXAMINATION ON THE LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This political philosophy is akin to a plant that never dies.

a)

Liberalism

b)

Conservatism

c)

Socialism

d)

Monarchism

2.

What form of evil is in constant tension with liberalism? ________

a)

Tyranny

b)

Anarchy

c)

Corruption

d)

Ignorance

3.

Liberalism can also be oppressive or pro colonial.

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Who are the enemies of enlightenment in the Philippines according to Rizal?

a)

Friars and Hypocritical liberals

b)

Spanish merchants and farmers

c)

Chinese traders and artisans

d)

Local revolutionaries and peasants

5.

How does Megan Thomas describe the Ilustrados?

a)

Worldly colonials

b)

Uneducated peasants

c)

Traditional rulers

d)

Foreign invaders

6.

What are the two faces of liberalism? ________

a)

The ideal way of life based on universal principles; and terms of peace among different ways of life

b)

The pursuit of economic growth and the rejection of tradition

c)

The enforcement of strict social hierarchies and centralized authority

d)

The promotion of nationalism and cultural homogeneity

7.

Apart from being a liberal, how does Leon Ma. Guerrero portray Rizal?

a)

Nationalist

b)

Revolutionary

c)

Pacifist

d)

Romantic

8.

What liberties does Rizal espouse when he is talking about the basic principles of liberalism?

a)

Freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of thought

b)

Freedom of property, freedom of travel, freedom of speech

c)

Freedom of assembly, freedom of education, freedom of movement

d)

Freedom of enterprise, freedom of association, freedom of labor

9.

What limits and barriers to the liberal rights Rizal espoused?

a)

Colonial system and friars

b)

Economic prosperity and trade

c)

Technological advancement and education

d)

Political independence and democracy

10.

According to Rizal, what is necessary to earn liberalism?

a)

Suffering

b)

Wealth

c)

Power

d)

Education

11.

Did Rizal have a concrete program on achieving liberalism in the colony?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

What revolutions informed Rizal and contributed to his radicalism?

a)

Jacobin and American Revolution

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

Chinese Revolution

d)

French Revolution

13.

What country did Rizal predicted to colonize the Philippines after the Spaniards?

a)

America

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

France

14.

Did Rizal support the Revolution?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

What considerations Rizal considered why he was hesitant on the revolution?

a)

Violence and immediate creation of the political system without preparation

b)

Support from foreign powers

c)

Lack of personal ambition

d)

Desire for immediate independence

16.

Where did Rizal do his annotations of Morga’s Sucesos?

a)

British Museum

b)

National Library of the Philippines

c)

University of Santo Tomas Library

d)

Ateneo de Manila Archives

17.

What is the complete title of Rizal’s annotation of Morga’s work?

a)

Sucesos de las islas Filipinas por el Doctor Antonio de Morga. Obra publicada en mejico en el ano de 1609, nuevamente sacada a luz y anotada por Jose Rizal, y precedida de un prologo del Prof. Fernando Blumentritt

b)

Sucesos de las islas Filipinas: Annotated by Jose Rizal with Commentary by Antonio de Morga

c)

The Philippine Islands: A Historical Account by Jose Rizal and Antonio de Morga

d)

Morga’s Historical Account of the Philippines: Edited and Annotated by Jose Rizal

18.

What was Morga’s highest position in the government while in Manila? ________

a)

Lieutenant Governor

b)

Chief Justice

c)

Treasurer

d)

Mayor

19.

What was Morga’s position in Audiencia after he resigned in his highest position?

a)

Oidor or judge

b)

Fiscal

c)

President

d)

Secretary

20.

Which daughter caused Morga’s issues in the colony?

a)

Juliana

b)

Maria

c)

Isabel

d)

Cecilia

21.

While in Mexico, Morga caught another scandal. What issue was he found guilty of?

a)

Corruption

b)

Forgery

c)

Smuggling

d)

Tax Evasion

22.

How many chapters does the original book has?

a)

8

b)

5

c)

10

d)

12

23.

What are the reasons why Morga's Sucesos was chosen to be annotated?

a)

It was rare. He was a layman, not a religious. He was more 'objective'. He was an actor to the many events he narrates.

b)

It was written in Latin and focused on European politics.

c)

It was a fictional account of Philippine history.

d)

It was chosen because it was the oldest book in the library.

e)

It was annotated due to its religious content.

24.

What country was Sucesos published?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

Philippines

d)

Argentina

25.

Ocampo believes that by this author is the most accurate annotation of Morga's work. Who is the author?

a)

Wenceslao Retana

b)

Jose Rizal

c)

Antonio de Morga

d)

Teodoro Agoncillo

26.

Who had written the first history of the Philippines by the viewpoint of a Filipino?

a)

Rizal

b)

Antonio Luna

c)

Andres Bonifacio

d)

Emilio Aguinaldo

27.

What are two categories of the annotations by Rizal according to Ocampo?

a)

Straight-forward annotations and annotations with anticlerical bias.

b)

Historical and literary annotations.

c)

Political and religious annotations.

d)

Personal and public annotations.

28.

What influences Rizal's anticlericalism?

a)

Liberal education in Madrid. Experiences of oppression.

b)

His travels to America.

c)

His friendship with Spanish priests.

d)

His interest in science.

29.

What religious order Rizal favored over other friar orders?

a)

Jesuits

b)

Dominicans

c)

Augustinians

d)

Franciscans

30.

Who cannon-maker did Rizal elevated into great Filipino levels even though there are no perfect evidences to prove?

a)

Panday Pira

b)

Juan Luna

c)

Diego Silang

d)

Rajah Sulayman

31.

What evidences proved that Rizal was lying about the cannon making feats of early Filipinos?

a)

Portuguese taught Tagalogs the founding of cannons.

b)

Spanish friars documented the process in their journals.

c)

Chinese traders supplied all cannons to Filipinos.

d)

Archaeological sites show no evidence of local cannon production.

32.

How did Rizal exaggerate the shipbuilding feats of the Filipinos?

a)

Primitive Filipinos built ships weighing 2000 tons.

b)

Primitive Filipinos built ships with steam engines.

c)

Primitive Filipinos built ships with iron hulls.

d)

Primitive Filipinos built ships that could fly.

33.

Did Rizal used historical revision?

a)

Yes

b)

No

34.

Who was Rizal's first critique of his work?

a)

Blumentritt

b)

Luna

c)

Valenzuela

d)

Del Pilar

35.

Who fellow author and patriot was Rizal hostile because he criticized Rizal's annotations?

a)

Isabelo de los Reyes

b)

Graciano López Jaena

c)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

d)

Antonio Luna

36.

What value of Rizal made him oversensitive of criticisms?

a)

Patriotism

b)

Humility

c)

Generosity

d)

Optimism

37.

What groups of people did Rizal exclude from the term Filipino?

a)

Muslims, Muslim Sultanates, independent tribes, Negritos, non-Christians, non-Hispanized

b)

Spanish colonizers, Chinese merchants, American soldiers, European missionaries

c)

Catholic priests, Spanish royalty, Filipino illustrados, mestizos

d)

Tagalog speakers, Visayan farmers, Ilocano traders, Bicolano fishermen

38.

If Rizal's Noli addressed, El Fili addressed; what Rizal's work addresses the past?

a)

Rizal's annotation of Morga's work

b)

Mi Ultimo Adios

c)

Sa Aking Mga Kabata

d)

El Consejo de los Dioses

39.

What poem was initially attributed to Rizal but was later found out to be not his?

a)

Sa Aking Mga Kabata

b)

Mi Ultimo Adios

c)

To The Flowers of Heidelberg

d)

A La Juventud Filipina

40.

What are the two degrees received in Ateneo?

a)

Bachiller en artes, Perito mercantile y tasador de tierras (land surveying)

b)

Licenciado en derecho, Doctor en medicina

c)

Bachiller en ciencias, Maestro en educación

d)

Ingeniero civil, Arquitecto

41.

Which poetry is a dedication to Magellan's fleet?

a)

El Embarque

b)

Ode to the Sea

c)

Voyage of Discovery

d)

Sailor's Song

42.

What poetry is dedicated to the Child Jesus?

a)

Al Nino Jesus

b)

Ode to the Sun

c)

Song of the Shepherds

d)

Ballad of the Moon

e)

Elegy for the Fallen

43.

What award did the poem A la juventud filipina receive?

a)

Silver Quill

b)

Golden Pen

c)

Bronze Scroll

d)

Emerald Laureate

44.

How many plays were created by Rizal on his early period?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

45.

What play of Rizal was awarded a first prize by the Liceo artistico y literario?

a)

El consejo de los dioses (The Council of the Gods)

b)

Junto al Pasig

c)

Noli Me Tangere

d)

Filibusterismo

46.

What are the two farewell poems Rizal wrote for his two lovers?

a)

Adios a Leonor, A Josefina

b)

Mi Ultimo Adios, Sa Aking Mga Kabata

c)

To the Flowers of Heidelberg, El Filibusterismo

d)

A La Juventud Filipina, Noli Me Tangere

47.

What is the name of Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo’s work that won silver alongside with Luna’s Spolarium?

a)

Virgenes cristianas expuestas al populacho

b)

La Barca de Aqueronte

c)

Las Damas Romanas

d)

El Asesinato del Gobernador Bustamante

48.

Who wrote the first Filipino novel?

a)

Ninay Pedro Paterno

b)

Jose Rizal

c)

Francisco Balagtas

d)

Lope K. Santos

e)

Nick Joaquin

49.

What is the first realist Filipino novel?

a)

Noli Me Tangere

b)

El Filibusterismo

c)

Ibong Adarna

d)

Florante at Laura

50.

Who famous fairy tales author did Rizal illustrated his works for his nephews and nieces?

a)

Hans Christian Andersen

b)

Brothers Grimm

c)

Charles Perrault

d)

Lewis Carroll

51.

Noli was published thanks to a loan from who illustrado?

a)

Maximo viola

b)

Graciano Lopez Jaena

c)

Marcelo H. del Pilar

d)

Jose Maria Basa

52.

In Noli, who gave up his life so that Ibarra may continue living and to complete the reforms he wished to see?

a)

Elias

b)

Crisostomo Ibarra

c)

Padre Damaso

d)

Sisa

53.

Who advised Rizal in 1888 to leave the Philippines for his safety?

a)

Gov Gen Emilio Terrero

b)

Gov Gen Ramon Blanco

c)

Gov Gen Carlos Maria de la Torre

d)

Gov Gen Antonio Luna

54.

What piece Rizal created that made him an imperfect Feminist who advocated in some ways to the upliftment of the status of women?

a)

Sa Mga Kadalagahan sa Malolos, Bulacan

b)

El Filibusterismo

c)

Mi Ultimo Adios

d)

Noli Me Tangere

55.

In what work did Rizal predict that the next colonizer of the Philippines will be America?

a)

Filipinas dentro de cien anos – The Philippines Within a Century

b)

Noli Me Tangere

c)

El Filibusterismo

d)

Mi Ultimo Adios

56.

Who loaned Rizal money to publish El Filibusterismo?

a)

Valentin Centura

b)

Jose Basa

c)

Maximo Viola

d)

Paciano Rizal

57.

This character in El Fili said that social change must be established on pure intentions?

a)

Father Florentino

b)

Simoun

c)

Basilio

d)

Isagani

58.

Which Rizal’s works are a mirror of the past, present, future?

a)

Annotation of Morga’s Sucesos, Noli, El Fili

b)

Mi Ultimo Adios, El Fili, La Solidaridad

c)

Noli Me Tangere, La Liga Filipina, El Fili

d)

El Fili, La Solidaridad, La Liga Filipina

59.

Mi Ultimo Adios had a different name when it originally came out. What is its first title when it came out?

a)

Mi ultimo pensamiento

b)

El fin de Rizal

c)

Adios Filipinas

d)

Pensamientos finales

60.

What are considered as the founding fictions of the Filipino national community?

a)

Novels of Rizal

b)

Poems of Balagtas

c)

Essays of Mabini

d)

Short stories of Joaquin

61.

What ideology did Rizal did not reject but still does criticize?

a)

Liberalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Nationalism

62.

The Spolarium as how Rizal interprets it is as reason and aspiration are having struggles with what abstract and tangible things?

a)

Preoccupations, Fanaticism, Injustices

b)

Wealth, Power, Fame

c)

Tradition, Culture, Beliefs

d)

Freedom, Equality, Justice

63.

According to Rizal, what is needed to fuse with liberalism in order for liberalism to flourish in the colony?

a)

Selfless patriotism

b)

Economic prosperity

c)

Religious devotion

d)

Colonial loyalty

64.

How did Paciano describe the nationalist project of Rizal and his fellow illustrados in introducing Filipinos to Europeans?

a)

Oriental Europeans

b)

Asian Spaniards

c)

Pacific Islanders

d)

Eastern Americans

65.

Name 2 famous painters in the Ilustrado Movement.

a)

Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo

b)

Fernando Amorsolo and Carlos Francisco

c)

Botong Francisco and Vicente Manansala

d)

Jose Rizal and Emilio Aguinaldo

66.

What book was the inspiration of Rizal in crafting Noli Me Tangere?

a)

The Wandering Jew

b)

Don Quixote

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

Les Misérables

e)

The Count of Monte Cristo

67.

Noli is the first novel authored by a Filipino.

a)

Yes

b)

No

68.

How did Rizal address the question on independence on Noli?

a)

He did not address it.

b)

He called for immediate revolution.

c)

He advocated for peaceful separation.

d)

He supported foreign intervention.

69.

How did Rizal's book circulate into the country when it was banned throughout the country?

a)

Through rumors, and some reading. But largely through rumors. Relaying by people who have read it.

b)

It was officially distributed by the government.

c)

It was advertised in newspapers and magazines.

d)

It was taught openly in schools.

70.

What real events serve as the backdrop or the inspiration of the Noli?

a)

Spanish Glorious Revolution of 1868, opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, Carlos Ma. De la Torre's liberal administration of the Philippines, and the execution of GOMBURZA in 1872.

b)

The Philippine Revolution of 1896, the American colonization, the Treaty of Paris, and the rise of Filipino nationalism in the 20th century.

c)

The Japanese occupation during World War II, the declaration of Martial Law, the EDSA People Power Revolution, and the restoration of democracy in 1986.

d)

The founding of La Liga Filipina, the exile of Rizal to Dapitan, the establishment of the Katipunan, and the outbreak of the Philippine-American War.

71.

Who is the main character of the Noli?

a)

Juan Crisostomo Ibarra

b)

Padre Damaso

c)

Maria Clara

d)

Elias

72.

Who character in the novel of which the main character is engaged to marry with?

a)

Maria Clara

b)

Sisa

c)

Doña Victorina

d)

Juli

73.

Who is the Spanish Priest who oversees all religious activities in San Diego and is the primary antagonist of the novel?

a)

Father Damaso

b)

Father Salvi

c)

Father Sibyla

d)

Father Irene

74.

What are the reasons why the main friar in San Diego denied Ibarra's father's burial?

a)

A freethinking and refused to go to confession

b)

He was not a resident of San Diego

c)

He was accused of theft

d)

He was a political rival of the friar

75.

How did Ibarra transform his anger and revenge against the friars into something else?

a)

Through philanthropy

b)

Through violence

c)

By joining the friars

d)

By leaving the country

76.

Who saved Ibarra from the falling debris?

a)

Elias

b)

Crisostomo

c)

Padre Damaso

d)

Maria Clara

77.

Which character in the novel Rizal had most affinity or fondness of?

a)

Elias

b)

Crisostomo Ibarra

c)

Padre Damaso

d)

Maria Clara

78.

What distracted Ibarra from pursuing the reformist goals?

a)

Personal affairs, Personal happiness

b)

Political ambitions

c)

Financial problems

d)

Family disputes

e)

Health issues

79.

Who advised Ibarra to bow your head and talk to people in important positions in order to realize his reforms?

a)

Tasio the Philosopher

b)

Padre Damaso

c)

Maria Clara

d)

Kapitan Tiago

80.

What did Rizal find out as the reason for the downfall of Fr. Burgos?

a)

Egoism

b)

Lack of education

c)

Political ambition

d)

Financial problems

81.

What will happen to anyone if they would shout the name of Fr. Burgos?

a)

They will be hanged in Bagumbayan

b)

They will be given a medal

c)

They will be sent to Spain

d)

They will be promoted in their job

82.

What did Elias give up in order to fully advocate for the poor?

a)

Romantic love

b)

Family honor

c)

Wealth and riches

d)

Political power

e)

Personal ambition

83.

What kind of reforms does Elias want?

a)

Radical reforms

b)

Economic reforms

c)

Social reforms

d)

Political reforms

84.

What rights and concepts are included in classical liberal?

a)

Privacy rights, Property rights, Equal application of the law, Regulation of unbridled state power

b)

Universal healthcare, State ownership of media, Mandatory military service, Centralized economic planning

c)

Absolute monarchy, Hereditary privilege, Feudal obligations, Divine right of kings

d)

Collective farming, Abolition of private property, State-controlled education, Single-party rule

85.

How different are the roots of Elias and Ibarra's liberalism?

a)

Ibarra's rooted in his family's good name, Elias from his and other Filipino's suffering

b)

Both are rooted in their family's wealth and status

c)

Elias's liberalism is based on foreign influence, Ibarra's on local traditions

d)

Ibarra's liberalism is rooted in political ambition, Elias's in religious beliefs

86.

Who is the main character of El Fili?

a)

Simoun

b)

Crisostomo Ibarra

c)

Padre Damaso

d)

Basilio

87.

What was the main weakness of El Fili according to Retana?

a)

It prioritizes the political purposes over literary styles

b)

It lacks historical accuracy

c)

It is too focused on romance

d)

It ignores social issues

88.

What are the two things Rizal advocated in the Fili?

a)

Liberal reforms are impossible in Spanish colonialism, propaganda movement should be brought back to the Philippines

b)

Total submission to Spanish authorities, abolishment of education

c)

Complete separation from the Philippines, support for friars

d)

Promotion of armed revolution, rejection of reforms

89.

Who only knew Simoun’s true identity?

a)

Basilio

b)

Isagani

c)

Padre Florentino

d)

Juli

90.

What contributed to Sisa’s death?

a)

Loss of Crispin

b)

Winning a lottery

c)

Becoming a queen

d)

Finding a treasure

91.

Who was buried next to Elias in the forest?

a)

Sisa

b)

Maria

c)

Pedro

d)

Andres

92.

What are the two experiments/projects at the center of the Fili’s plot?

a)

Educational reforms, Simoun influencing the government and the Governor General to restrict civil liberties and to inflict acts of repression that would trigger insurrections

b)

Agricultural expansion, Simoun planning a peaceful protest for independence

c)

Industrialization, Simoun collaborating with foreign powers for economic growth

d)

Healthcare improvements, Simoun organizing charity events for the poor

93.

What did Simoun organize to overthrow the Spanish government?

a)

Revolution

b)

Treaty

c)

Election

d)

Festival

94.

Who are helping Simoun in overthrowing the Spanish government?

a)

Cabesang Tales, Quiroga, Basilio

b)

Padre Damaso, Don Custodio, Isagani

c)

Maria Clara, Juli, Tandang Selo

d)

Paulita Gomez, Padre Florentino, Don Tiburcio

95.

Who is considered as the butcher of Cuba?

a)

Gov. Gen. Valeriano Weyler

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Che Guevara

d)

Camilo Cienfuegos

96.

Which character illustrates that when he is in Spain he would criticize the friars, yet at the Philippines he would extend friendship to friars?

a)

Don Custodio

b)

Padre Damaso

c)

Simoun

d)

Isagani

97.

Apart from the friars blocking liberalism, what is the other factor that is to be blamed for the impossibility of liberal reformism?

a)

Spanish liberals will abet with the friars

b)

The native population is indifferent

c)

Economic instability in Spain

d)

Lack of communication between colonies

98.

What three things were necessary for the country to be free according to Fr. Florentino?

a)

Virtue, Sacrifice, Love

b)

Power, Wealth, Fame

c)

Courage, Strength, Honor

d)

Wisdom, Justice, Peace

99.

According to Claudio, why Rizal did not give answers to his difficult questions?

a)

He has no answer himself or he withdrew the answers themselves.

b)

He wanted to confuse his readers.

c)

He was not interested in the questions.

d)

He believed the questions were too simple.

100.

This refers to the stories that, in the process of crossing multiple

texts, media, and publishing platforms, undergo such changes as to be

no longer strictly dependent on their original source texts,

a)

Commodification

b)

Translation

c)

Temporalization

d)

Transmediality

101.

Alfredo Morales wrote that "Maria Clara remains alive but is better off dead”. What does he mean by this?

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