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Chapter 9: Grand tour of Europe with Viola Flashcards

1
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What was the first place Rizal and Viola visited?

A

Potsdam, a city near Berlin

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Who made Potsdam famous?

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Frederick the Great

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When did Rizal and Viola leave Berlin? and what was the season?

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At dawn on May 11 1887, Spring in Europe

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What mode of transportation did they use when they left in Berlin?

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Train

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5
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This is “one of the best cities in Germany”

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Dresden (Germany)

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6
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This is where Rizal studies numerous plant varieties of extraordinary beauty and size

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Dresden

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7
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Who are the two people that Rizal and Viola meet in Dresden?

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Dr. Adolph B. Meyer and Dr. Feodor Jagor

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What museum did Rizal and Viola visit?

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Museum of Art: “Prometheus Bound”

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9
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He is a kind-hearted, old Austrian professor that carried a pencil sketch of Rizal

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Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt

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10
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With their first meeting with Blumentritt; where and when did they meet him?

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May 13 1887 (1:30pm) in Leitmeritz, Bohemia (Litomerice, Czechoslovakia)

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What was the name of the hotel they stayed in Leitmeritz?

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Hotel Krebs

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What were the dates in which Rizal and Viola stayed in Leitmeritz?

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May 13 to May 16 1887

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13
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State the Blumentritt family members

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Rosa (wife), Dolores (Dora or Dorita), Conrad, Fritz

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When Blumentritt invited them to a beer garden, they met who?

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Burgomaster

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What was Rizal and Viola invited to of which Blumentritt was the secretary?

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Tourists’ Club of Leitmeritz

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16
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Rizal painted a portrait of who?

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Professor Blumentritt

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17
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He was an eminent naturalist

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Professor Robert Klutschak

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18
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Rizal and Viola met another renowned scientist of Europe namely:

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Dr. Carlos Czepelak

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When and at what time did Rizal and Viola leave Leitmeritz by train?

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May 16 1887 at 9:45 AM

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He was a professor of natural History in the University of Prague where Rizal carried letter of recommendation from Blumentritt to him

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Dr. Willkomm

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21
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What were the places that they visited in Prague?

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  • Tomb of Copernicus
  • Museum of Natural History
  • Cave where San Juan Nepomuceno was imprisoned and the birdge where he ward hurled
22
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Where did they go after Prague where “nothing of important happened”?

A

Brunn (Austria)

23
Q

When did Rizal send an appreciation letter to Blumentritt and lost his diamond stickpin?

A

May 19 1887

24
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This is when Rizal and Viola arrived in Vienna

A

May 20 1887

25
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This is the capital of Austria-Hungary

A

Vienna

26
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Vienna was known as?

A

“Queen of the Danube”

27
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The date when Rizal and Viola expressed their concern for the illness of Dora, Blumentritt’s daughter

A

May 24 1887

28
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He was one of the greatest novelist in Europe during that time who Rizal and viola met and this novelist was impressed by Rizal whose genius he so much admired

A

Norfenfals

29
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This is where Rizal received his missing diamond stickpin

A

Vienna

30
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What hotel did Rizal and Viola stay in Vienna?

A

Hotel Metropole

31
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Who did t hey meet in Vienna?

A

Masner and Nordmann, Austrian scholars

32
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When did they leave Vienna?

A

May 24 1887

33
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What river did they cross leaving vienna?

A

Danube River

34
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Where Rizal and Viola sojourned for a short time to savor the famous Munich beer, reputed to be the best in Germany

A

Munich

35
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This is the oldest city in Germany and among the sights, they saw the horrible torture machines used by the inquisition

A

Nuremberg

36
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The largest and tallest cathedral in all Germany

A

Ulm Cathedral

37
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This is where they saw the most beautiful waterfall of Europe

A

Rheinfall (Cascade of the Rhine)

38
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What was the name of the most beautiful waterfall in Europe

A

Rhine Falls

39
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From Rheinfall, where did they cross?

A

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

40
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How long did they stay in Switzerland?

A

June 2 to 3 1887

41
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After Switzerland, where did they continue their tour?

A

to Basel, Bern, and Laussanne

42
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What was the name of the lake that they crossed going to Geneva?

A

Leman Lake

43
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This Swiss city is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, visited by world tourist every year

A

Geneva

44
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When did Rizal treat Viola to a blow-out for Rizal’s 26th birthday?

A

June 19 1887

45
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This is when Rizal and Viola parted ways where Viola returned to Barcelona and Rizal continued the tour to Italy

A

June 23 1887

46
Q

Primitive Igorots were exhibited in this exposition

A

1887 Madrid Exposition

47
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What was Rome known as?

A

“Eternal City” and “City of the Ceasars”

47
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The date when Rizal wrote to Blumentritt and described it as “grandeur that was Rome”

A

June 27 1887

48
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This was known as the “City of the Popes”

A

Vatican

49
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This was Capital of Christendom

A

Vatican

50
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What day is the Feast Day of St. Peter and St. Paul?

A

June 29th

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