Life and Studies at Ateneo

Question 1

• Considered the best educators of Spain, and perhaps of Europe

Answer 1

Jesuits

Question 2

When the Jesuits permitted to return to the Philippines, although their power to administer parishes was restricted except in the remote regions of __________.

Answer 2

Regions of Mindanao

Question 3

To enter Ateneo, a candidate was subjected to an “Entrance Examination” on _____________.

Answer 3

1. Christian Doctrine
2. Reading
3. Writing
4. Grammar
5. Elementary Arithmetic

Question 4

Since Mercado, the first surname of the family, had come under suspicion of the authorities because it was the name used by Paciano when he was studying and working with Father Burgos, in whose house he lived, Jose adopted the second surname, ________.

Answer 4

Rizal

Question 5

Paciano who accompanied Jose, found him a house in _________.

Answer 5

Walled City

Question 6

___________ looked gloomy to Jose.

Answer 6

Intramuros

Question 7

He later found lodging outside, in the house of a spinster situated on __________, district of ___________.

Answer 7

Calle Carballo, district of Santa Cruz

Question 8

As if chance would furnish him data for his future campaigns, he became acquainted in that house with various ______, __________.

Answer 8

Mestizos - begotten by friars

Question 9

• This was considered more advanced than that of other colleges in that epoch.
• Its discipline was rigid and its methods less mechanical.

Answer 9

The Jesuitical System of Instruction

Question 10

Programs in “ The Jesuitical System “

Answer 10

(1) Physical Culture
(2) Cultivation of the Arts (Music, Drawing, & Painting)
(3) Vocational Courses as a Religious Institute (Agriculture, Commerce, & Mechanics)

Question 11

The students heard _______ before the beginning of the class, which was opened and closed with prayers.

Answer 11

Mass

Question 12

In the first two terms the classes were divided into two groups:

Answer 12

Interns and Externs

Question 13

• A Fraternity which only those who distinguished themselves in the class for their piety and diligence could belong.
• This fraternity met on Sundays and after mass held public programs in which poems were
  recited or debates were held.

Answer 13

Mary and Saint Louis Gonzaga

Question 13

The Five Dignitaries of Each Empires

Answer 13

(1) Emperor
(2) Tribune
(3) Decurion
(4) Centurion
(5) Standard-Bearer.

Question 14

The First Empire

Answer 14

Roman Empire

Question 15

The First Professor of Jose in Ateneo

Answer 15

Fr. Jose Bech

Question 15

The Second Empire

Answer 15

Carthaginian Empire

Question 16

Jose’s Classmates

Answer 16

Peninsulares and Sons of Peninsulares:

Francisco G. Oliva - [very talented but not very studious]

Joaquin Garrido - [endowed with a poor memory but with much talent and industry]

Gonzalo Marzano - [who occupied the throne of Emperor]

Question 17

As a newcomer, Jose was at first put at the tail of the class, but he was soon promoted and
kept on being promoted so that at the end of one month he had attained to the rank of
___________.

Answer 17

Rank of Emperor

Question 18

Jose’s Second Year

Answer 18

• New Lodging: No. 6 Calle Magallanes
• Obtained a “ Medal “
• Visited his Mother in Jail ( 3 months before her release)

Question 19

Jose’s Third Year

Answer 19

• His Mother was released from jail
• Began to “ Win Prizes “ in the Quarterly Examination

Question 20

Jose’s Favorite Novels

Answer 20

1. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
2. The Universal History - Cesar Cantanu

Question 21

The family, who saw in Jose great aptitude for study, decided to place him as ________ or ________ in the college the following year.

Answer 21

Intern or Boarding Student

Question 22

In the corner of the dormitory facing
the sea and the pier Jose passed his _________ of internship.

Answer 22

Two Years of Internship

Question 23

Jose’s Fourth Year

Answer 23

• Professor: Fr. Francisco Sanchez
• He Obtained “ Five Medals “

Question 24

He is a Parish Priest of the Town, who was a great friend of his Father, also liked Jose as a Little Friend

Answer 24

Fr. Leoncio Lopez

Question 25

Jose’s Fifth Year

Answer 25

• Professors: Frs. Vilaclara & Mineves
• Studied: Philosophy, Physics, Chemistry, & Natural History

Question 26

Teaches Jose in cultivating the “ Muses “ :

Answer 26

Fr. Sanchez

Question 27

Jose had then written a ________ , which was only slightly corrected by his professor, and a dialogue, which was enacted at the end of the course, alluding to the collegians’ farewell.

Answer 27

Short Story (Leyenda)

Question 28

Jose was considered small of stature and he tried to correct this defect by applying himself
regularly to ___________ in the college.

Answer 28

Gymnastics

Question 29

He also engaged in other physical exercises, such as ________.

Answer 29

Fencing

Question 30

The Ateneo Professor, who teaches Jose on “ Drawing & Painting “ :

Answer 30

The Peninsula - Don Augustin Saez

Question 31

The Filipino Professor, who teaches Jose on “ Sculptures “

Answer 31

Romualdo de Jesus