Chapter 10: The Hero's First Homecoming (1887-1888)

Question 1

Who warned Rizal not to return home?

Answer 1

Paciano, Silvestre Ubaldo, Chengoy and others

Question 2

What were Rizal’s reasons for coming back home despite the warnings?

Answer 2

1. To operate on his mother’s eyes
2. To serve the Filipinos that have long been oppressed by the Spanish
3. To see for himself the effects of Noli Me Tangere to both Filipinos and Spaniards
4. To inquire why Leonor Rivera remained silent

Question 3

What did Rizal ride returning to the Philippines?

Answer 3

Djemnah

Question 4

How many passengers did the steamer Djemnah board?

Answer 4

50 (Englishmen, germans, Chinese, Japanese, Frenchmen and one Filipino)

Question 5

Upon reaching Saigon, Rizal transferred to what steamer that was Manila-bound?

Answer 5

Haiphong

Question 6

When did the Haiphong arrive in Manila

Answer 6

Near midnight of August 5

Question 7

Who was Rizal’s first patient?

Answer 7

Mother

Question 8

Why was Rizal not able to perform surgery on his mother yet?

Answer 8

her eye cataracts were not yet ripe

Question 9

What was Rizal named as by the Filipino people after hearing the arrival of a doctor from Germany?

Answer 9

Doctor Uliman

Question 10

How much was Rizal able to save as a Physician?

Answer 10

900 pesos

Question 11

By February 1888, how much has he earned from medical fees?

Answer 11

5,000 pesos

Question 12

What was the only thing that Rizal did not accomplish yet?

Answer 12

To see Leonor Rivera

Question 13

Who was the Governor General at the time of his arrival?

Answer 13

Gov. Gen Emilio Terrero

Question 14

Who were the Jesuit Priests that Rizal visited?

Answer 14

Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez, Fr. Jose Bech and Fr. Federico Faura

Question 15

Did Gov. Gen Terrero find anything wrong with the novel after reading it?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Who did Gov. Gen Terrero assign as Rizal’s bodyguard?

Answer 16

Don Jose Taviel de Andrade

Question 17

Who was the Archbishop of Manila?

Answer 17

Msgr. Pedro Payo

Question 18

To whom did Msgr. Pedro Payo send a copy to for examination by a committee?

Answer 18

Father Rector Gregorio Echaverria

Question 19

Gov. Gen Terrero had no choice but to send the novel to where?

Answer 19

Permanent Commission of Censorship

Question 20

Who was the Augustinian Cura of Tondo?

Answer 20

Fr. Salvador Font

Question 21

An Augustinian Friar of Guadalupe who published a series of eight pamphlets to blast the Noli and other anti-Spanish writings

Answer 21

Fr. Jose Rodriguez

Question 22

What was the general heading for Rodriguez’s pamphlets?

Answer 22

Cuestiones de Sumo Interes (Questions of Supreme Interest)

Question 23

“Why should i not read them?”

Answer 23

Porque no los he de leer?

Question 24

“Beware of Them. Why?”

Answer 24

Guardaos de ellos. Porque?

Question 25

“And What can you tell me of Plague?”

Answer 25

Y que me dice usted de la peste?

Question 26

“Why do the Impious Triumph?”

Answer 26

Porque triunfan los impios?

Question 27

“Do you think there is really no Purgatory?”

Answer 27

Cree usted que de versa no hay purgatorio?

Question 28

“Is there or is there no Hell?”

Answer 28

Hay o no hay Infierno?

Question 29

“What do you think of these Libels?”

Answer 29

Que le parece a usted de esos libelos?

Question 30

“Confession or Damnation?”

Answer 30

Confesion o condenacion?

Question 31

What was the session hall of the senate called where the Noli was fiercely attacked?

Answer 31

Spanish Cortes

Question 32

Who were the three senators in the Spanish Cortes?

Answer 32

General jose De Salamanca on April 01 1888
General Luis M. de Pando on April 02
St. Fernando Vida on June 11

Question 33

He bitterly criticized the Noli in an article in January 1890

Answer 33

Vicente Barrantes

Question 34

This is a newspaper in Madrid where the Noli was bitterly criticized

Answer 34

La Espana Moderna

Question 35

Who were the five defenders of the Noli Me Tangere?

Answer 35

• Marcelo H. Del Pilar
• Graciano Lopez Jaena
• Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
• Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor
• Mariano Ponce

Question 36

What was the pen name of Rev. Vicente Garcia?

Answer 36

Justo Desiderio Magalang

Question 37

What were the three counter arguments of Vicente Garcia to Fr. Rodriguez?

Answer 37

• Rizal is a graduate of Spanish universities and was a recipient of scholastic honors
• Rizal attacked the bad Spanish officials and Friars
• Fr. Rodriguez commit a mortal sin

Question 38

What marred Rizal’s happy days in Calamba with Andrade?

Answer 38

1. Death of Olimpia
2. Groundless tales by his enemies that he was a “German Spy, protestant, a mason, a witch, and a soul beyond salvation”

Question 39

What were the two reasons why Rizal was compelled to leave?

Answer 39

1. His presence jeopardizes the safety and happiness of his family and friends
2. He could fight better his enemies and serve his country’s cause with greater efficacy by writing in foreign countries

Question 40

What is the name of the poem he dedicated to the industrious folks of Lipa?

Answer 40

“Himno Al Trabajo” (Hymn to Labor)