Finals Reviewer Part 2

Question 1

Which symbol best embodies the theme of resilience in Philippine literature and culture?

a. Sunflowers
b. Bamboo Stalks that were cut down but grew back
c. Chains
d. Helmet of the Guardia Civil

Answer 1

B. Bamboo Stalks that were cut down but grew back

Question 2

What does the depiction of a man in a cassock with hairy feet symbolize in Philippine culture?

a. Enlightenment
b. Resilience
c. Priests using religion in a dirty way
d. Arrogance

Answer 2

C, Priest Using Religion In a Dirty Way

Question 3

Who is the biological father of Maria Clara and an antagonist friar in the novel?

a) Padre Salvi

b) Don Rafael Ibarra

c) Padre Damaso

d) Don Anastacio (Pilosopong Tasyo)

Answer 3

C. Padre Damaso

Question 3

Who is the wife of Don Tiburcio de Espadaña and poses herself as a Peninsulares?

a) Doña Consolacion

b) Doña Victorina

c) Maria Clara

d) Sisa

Answer 3

B. Dona Victorina

Question 3

In Philippine literature and culture, which symbol is most closely associated with the theme of slavery?

a. Chains
b. Whips
c. Sunflowers
d. Silhouette of a Filipina

Answer 3

A.Chains

Question 4

When did Rizal begin writing “El Filibusterismo”?

a) October 1886

b) October 1887

c) March 1891

d) September 1891

Answer 4

B. October 1887

Question 5

Where did Rizal complete “El Filibusterismo”?

a) Calamba, Philippines

b) Ghent, Belgium

c) London, England

d) Biarritz, France

Answer 5

D. Biarritz, France

Question 6

Who is Sisa’s son, adopted by Kapitan Tiago, and an aspiring doctor with a girlfriend named Juli?

a) Isagani

b) Basilio

c) Placido Penitente

d) Tandang Selo

Answer 6

B. Basilio

Question 7

Who is Basilio’s best friend, a student leader, and Paulita Gómez’s boyfriend before being dumped?

a) Simoun

b) Juanito Pelaez

c) Isagani

d) Ben Zayb

Answer 7

C. Isagani

Question 8

Who is the niece of Doña Victorina, who dumps Isagani and later marries Juanito Pelaez?

a) Juli

b) Paulita Gomez

c) Maria Clara

d) Doña Consolacion

Answer 8

B. Paulita Gomez

Question 9

Who is Basilio’s girlfriend and the youngest daughter of Kabesang Tales?

a) Paulita Gomez

b) Maria Clara

c) Juli

d) Doña Consolacion

Answer 9

C. Juli

Question 10

Who is Isagani’s godfather and a priest who chose his vocation after being pressured by his mother to marry?

a) Father Fernandez

b) Father Florentino

c) Padre Sibyla

d) Father Damaso

Answer 10

B. Father Florentino