FINALS: RIZAL'S ANNOTATION

Question 1

Rizal opted to stay in the city and make it his ________ home

Answer 1

second

Question 2

Rizal opted to stay in the city and make it his second home for three
reasons:

Answer 2

v 1. to improve his knowledge of the English language;
v 2. to study and annotate Morga
’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas; and
v 3. to carry on his fight against Spanish tyranny safely.

Question 3

Rizal eventually became acquainted with __________, the
librarian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Answer 3

Dr. Rheinhold Rost

Question 4

It was Dr. Rost who
recommended that Rizal be allowed to undertake _______ at the
_____________

Answer 4

research; British Museum

Question 5

Author of Sucesos de las Filipinas

Answer 5

Antonio De Morga

Question 6

Antonio Morga
’s Sucesos of Historical Events of the Philippine Islands
was published in _____ in the year ______

Answer 6

Mexico; 1605

Question 7

Antonio Morga
’s Sucesos of Historical Events of the Philippine Islands was to provide_________ readers
information about the Philippines

Answer 7

European

Question 8

3 purposes for Rizal’
s annotation of the Sucesos

Answer 8

v 1. To awaken the consciousness of the Filipinos of their glorious or
dignified ways of the past;
v 2. To correct what has been distorted and falsified about the
Philippines prior to Spanish conquest; and
v 3. To prove that the Filipinos were civilized, even before the coming
of the Spaniards.

Question 9

Prior to his annotation of the Sucesos, Rizal painstakingly read historical accounts about the Philippines as written by _____, ________and other
Spanish chroniclers and historians.

Answer 9

Pigafetta; Chirino

Question 10

He even went to the extent of searching for historical materials at the
___________ in Paris.

Answer 10

Bibliotheque National

Question 11

Nonetheless, it was Morga
’s Sucesos that appealed to Rizal since according
to him, it was the ___________ of the conquest of the Philippine

Answer 11

best account

Question 12

Moreover, it was ________ account of the __th century culture of the
Filipinos

Answer 12

unbiased; 16

Question 13

Rizal spent ____ months for research and writing and one year to have his manuscript _______

Answer 13

four; printed

Question 14

Who wrote the preface of the annotation

Answer 14

Ferdinand Blumentritt

Question 15

The salient points emphasized by Blumentritt were the following (5)

Answer 15

v That the Spaniards have to correct their erroneous conception of the Filipinos as
children of limited intelligence;
v That Rizal’s comments on Spanish government were unique as they were given from the
point of view of the victims of colonialism;
v That there existed three kinds of Spanish delusions about the Philippines:
v That Spain had to learn Philippine realities from Rizal’s new edition of
Morga
’s Sucesos; and
v That if Spanish authorities will not listen to the Filipinos, the Philippines
will be lost through their own fault

Question 16

That there existed three kinds of Spanish delusions about the Philippines:

Answer 16

§ 1. that the Filipinos were an inferior race;
§ 2. that the Filipinos were not ready for parliamentary representation and
other reforms; and
§ 3. that denial of equal rights can be compensated by strict dispensation of
justice.

Question 17

Rizal’
s annotation consisted of__chapters

Answer 17

8

Question 18

The first 7 chapters delved on the events during the time of the first __ governor-generals in the Philippines, particularly from ______________.

Answer 18

11; Legazpi to Acuña

Question 19

The last chapter was focused on ______ and ______ of the Filipinos.

Answer 19

customs; usages

Question 20

His notes were of three categories, namely:

Answer 20

anti-clerical; sociological; and historical

Question 21

Through his annotation, Rizal hoped that he could equal ____________.

Answer 21

Blumentritt

Question 22

There were three main propositions in Rizal’
s new edition of Morga’s Sucesos, namely

Answer 22

 1. That the people of the Philippines had a culture of their own
before the coming of the Spaniards;
 2. That the Filipinos were decimated, demoralized, exploited, and
ruined by Spanish colonization;
 3. The present state of the Philippines was not necessarily superior
of its past.

Question 23

With the new edition of Morga’s Sucesos, Rizal was able to produce the ___________of the Philippines, written for the Filipinos.

Answer 23

first history book