Biography of Rizal Flashcards

1
Q

What is the full name of Jose Rizal?

A

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

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2
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When was Rizal born?

A

June 19, 1861

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3
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When was Rizal baptized at the Catholic Church?

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June 22, 1861

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4
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When did Rizal die and where?

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December 30, 1896 at Rizal Park, Manila or Luneta Park in Manila formerly known as Bagumbayan

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5
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Who is Rizal’s father?

A

Don Francisco Mercado (1818 - 1898)

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6
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What is the occupation of Rizal’s father?

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A tenant former on Dominican-owned Hacienda

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7
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When did Rizal’s father die?

A

January 5, 1898

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8
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Jose Rizal considered Don Francisco Mercado as?

A

“A Model of Fathers”

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9
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Who is the mother of Rizal?

A

Dona Teodora Alonso Realonda (1826 - 1911)

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10
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When was Rizal’s mother born?

A

November 8, 1826

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When did Rizal’s mother die?

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August 16, 1911

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12
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How many children did Don Francisco Mercado and Dona Teodora Alonso Realonda have?

A

11 children - 2 boys and 9 girls

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13
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Enumerate the children of Don Francisco Mercado and Dona Teodora Alonso Realonda from oldest to youngest.

A
  1. Saturnina
  2. Paciano
  3. Narcisa
  4. Olympia
  5. Lucia
  6. Maria
  7. Jose
  8. Concepcion
  9. Josefa
  10. Trinidad
  11. Soledad
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14
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Who is the oldest child in the Rizal family?

A

Saturnina Rizal

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15
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Jose Rizal based Pilosopo Tasio to him and he was a combat general in Philippine Revolution.

A

Paciano Rizal

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16
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In what chronological order did Jose Rizal fall among his siblings?

A

He is the seventh child.

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17
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What is the nickname of Jose Rizal?

A

Pepe

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18
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Did Jose Rizal have a child?

A

Yes, he had a son named Francisco but died immediately after birth

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19
Q

Who is Rizal’s first sorrow?

A

Concepcion Rizal who died at the age of 3

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20
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Who was Rizal’s first teacher?

A

Dona Teodora Alonso Mercado

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21
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Where did Rizal obtain his early schooling?

A

A private school in Binan, Laguna

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22
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Who was Rizal’s teacher while he was studying in an all-boys private school in Binan, Laguna?

A

Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz

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23
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At what age did Rizal go to school in Binan, Laguna?

A

9 years old

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24
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What is the meaning behind Jose Rizal’s surname?

A

From the Spanish word “ricial” which means green field or pasture

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25
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Why did Rizal use his Rizal surname when he studied at Jesuit Ateneo Municipal?

A

For fear that he might be associated with Pacian, Padre Burgos’s favorite student

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26
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Why did Rizal never study in Colegio de San Juan de Letran?

A

his father wanted a Jesuit college

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27
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When did Rizal finished his secondary education?

A

March 23, 1877

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28
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What did Rizal receive on March 23, 1877?

A

Bachelor of Arts diploma in Escuela Pia

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29
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At what school did Rizal matriculate in April 1877 where he took Philosophy and Letters?

A

University of Sto. Tomas

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30
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Jose Rizal was one of the outstanding students of their class in Escuela Pia or what they called ______.

A

nine sobresaliente

31
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What did Rizal take at the University of Sto. Tomas?

A

Philosophy and Letters

32
Q

What did Rizal take at the Ateneo?

A

Surveying

33
Q

Why did Rizal shift to medicine?

A

Because his mother’s eyes are failing

34
Q

Why did Rizal decide to study abroad?

A

In UST, Rizal saw and experienced the rampant discrimination of Spaniards to Filipinos.

35
Q

Who helped Rizal to study abroad?

A

Paciano Rizal

36
Q

When did Rizal leave the Philippines to go to Spain?

A

May 3, 1882

37
Q

When did Rizal arrive in Barcelona?

A

June 16, 1882

38
Q

Where did Rizal study abroad?

A

Universidad Central de Madrid

39
Q

What were the courses Jose Rizal was enrolled to?

A
  1. Medicine
  2. Philosophy and Letters
40
Q

When did Rizal graduate from Universidad Central de Madrid with a degree in medicine?

A

1884

41
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When did Rizal graduate from Universidad Central de Madrid with a degree in Philosophy and Letters?

A

1885

42
Q

What are the languages Rizal can speak?

A
  1. Filipino
  2. Spanish
  3. English
  4. French
  5. German
  6. Dutch and among others
43
Q

This novel by Rizal tells the story of a young Filipino man who travels to Europe to study and returns home with new eyes to the injustices and corruption in his native land.

A

Noli me Tangere

44
Q

When did Rizal start to write Noli me Tangere?

A

During his first stay in Europe

45
Q

When was Noli me Tangere published in Berlin and Germany?

A

1887

46
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In what language did Rizal write Noli me Tangere?

A

Spanish

47
Q

Noli me Tangere was first published in what country?

A

Berlin, Germany

48
Q

At the age of 8 years old, what poem did Rizal write?

A

Sa Aking Mga Kabata

49
Q

What do the Ilustrados mean?

A

Enlightened ones

50
Q

Where and when did Rizal become a Master Mason?

A

At Lodge Solaridad on November 15, 1890

51
Q

When did Rizal come back to Calamba, Laguna?

A

August 8, 1887

52
Q

When did Rizal leave the country the second time and why?

A

February 16, 1888 after he got involved in Calamba Hacienda Agrarian Dispute

53
Q

When did Rizal publish El Filibusterismo?

A

September 18, 1891

54
Q

When and where did Rizal finish El Filibusterismo?

A

July 1891 in Brussels, Belgium

55
Q

Who helped Rizal published El Filibusterismo on September 18, 1891?

A

Valentine Ventura

56
Q

In _____, Jose Rizal made a decision to go back to the Philippines, but his family opposed him.

A

1892

57
Q

When did Jose Rizal arrive in the Philippines from Hongkong?

A

June 26, 1892

58
Q

What did Jose Rizal establish on July 3, 1893?

A

La Liga Filipina

59
Q

When did Rizal establish La Liga Filipina?

A

July 3, 1893

60
Q

It is a socio-civic organization that Jose Rizal established on July 3, 1892.

A

La Liga Filipina

61
Q

On this date, Jose Rizal was taken and apprehended at Fort Santiago a few days after the establishment of La Liga Filipina for being accused of bringing a leaflet called Pobres Frailes.

A

July 6, 1892

62
Q

Who ordered the arrest of Jose Rizal on July 06, 1892?

A

Governor-General Eulogio Despujol

63
Q

When was Jose Rizal escorted to be exiled in Dapitan?

A

July 14, 1892

64
Q

When was Rizal summoned to Malacanang?

A

July 6, 1892

65
Q

What was the pen name of Jose Rizal when he was a contributor of poems and articles for the Spanish newspaper “La Solidaridad?”

A

Laong Laan

66
Q

What does Laong Laan mean?

A

reserved for a purpose

67
Q

Jose Rizal also used this pen name when he served as a correspondent of the same Spanish newspaper La Solidaridad.

A

Dimasalang

68
Q

What does Dimasalang mean?

A

untouchable

69
Q

Rizal also used this pseudonym when he transferred to Madrid and became a member of Freemasonry.

A

May Pagasa

70
Q

What are the professions of Rizal?

A
  1. Physician or Doctor
  2. Engineer
  3. Educator
  4. Agriculturist
  5. Businessman
  6. Inventor
  7. Artist
  8. Linguist
  9. Scientist
  10. Botanist
71
Q

What are the inventions of Rizal?

A

wooden brick-maker and water irrigation

72
Q

What are the species named after Rizal?

A

Draco Rizali – Flying Lizard
Rachophorous Rizali – Frog
Apogonia Rizali- Beetle

73
Q

Who were Rizal’s lovers?

A
  1. Segunda Katigbak
  2. Leonor Valenzuela
  3. Leonor Rivera
  4. Consuelo Ortega y Rey
  5. Seiko Usui
  6. Gertrude Beckett
  7. Suzanne Jacoby
  8. Nellie Boustead
  9. Josephine Bracken