Lesson 4 Flashcards
WHEN: In Berlin, Rizal’s darkest winter. He was flat broke.
1886
What were the reasons why Rizal’s stay in Berlin in 1886 was remarkable for him? (2)
- It was a painful memory because he was hungry, sick, and despondent in a strange city.
- Noli me Tangere came off the press in March 1887.
Portrayed brutalities of America and its slave-owners over Negro slaves. It inspired Rizal to write against Spanish tyrants.
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe
WHEN: Rizal proposed a novel about the Philippines in the Paterno Residence of Madrid.
January 2, 1884
His novel initially did not materialize because everyone wanted to write about _______.
Women
WHEN: Rizal started writing the novel and finished ¼ of it.
End of 1884
WHEN: In Paris, finished ½ of the second half.
1885
WHEN: In Wilhelmsfeld, Germany, the last fourth of the novel was finished.
1886
The savior of Noli and a friend from Bulacan who loaned Rizal funds for publishing.
Maximo Viola
To save printing expenses, he removed a chapter from the novel manuscript of Noli me Tangere, entitled ______.
Elias & Salome
WHEN: Noli me Tangere was officially published.
February 21, 1887
A printing shop that charged the lowest rate (300 pesos for 2,000 copies).
Berliner Buchdruckrei-Action-Gesselschaft
WHEN: Noli Me Tangere came off the press.
March 21, 1887
WHEN: The first edition of Noli me Tangere was published in Germany.
1887
In gratitude, Rizal gave Viola ________________________.
the original manuscript, the plume, a dedication, and a signed first print
A Latin phrase that means “touch me not”. Rizal’s first novel that established the Filipino sense of identity; influenced the start of a revolution.
Noli me Tangere
Rizal took it from the Bible, from the Gospel of __________ according to a letter he wrote to Felix Hidalgo on March 5, 1887.
St. John / John 20:13-17
Summoned Rizal to the Malacañang Palace after Noli me Tangere became controversial.
Governor-General Emilio Terrero
An avid reader of Noli me Tangere, an exiled lawyer from the Cavite Mutiny of 1872.
Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor
An avid reader of Noli me Tangere, an exiled lawyer from the Cavite Mutiny of 1872.
Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor
Rizal dedicated the novel to the Philippines, addressing it as _________.
To My Fatherland
On the cover of Noli me Tangere, the cross represents __________.
Sufferings
On the cover of Noli me Tangere, the pomelo blossoms, laurels, and leaves represent __________.
Honor & Fidelity
On the cover of Noli me Tangere, the silhouette of a Filipina represents __________.
Maria Clara
