Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

Which among the following events was
Rizal’s first time that he shed tears caused
by love and grief?

A

The death of his little sister,
Concha

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2
Q

Rizal’s birthplace; cabecera of Laguna. It is
a rich town owing to its natural setting
and belongs to the Dominican order during
the time of Rizal.

A

Calamba

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3
Q

The older brother and confidant of Jose
Rizal; he was like a second father to our
National Hero and Rizal regarded him as
the “most noble of Filipinos”.

A

Paciano

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4
Q

Rizal immortalized his own brother in his
novel Noli Me Tangere; who is that
character?

A

Pilosopo Tasyo

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5
Q

He was the great-great grandfather of Rizal
on his father’s side. Who is he?

A

Domingo Lamco Mercado

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6
Q

Which of the following maxim did Rizal’s
parents believe in disciplining their
children?

A

Spare the rod, spoil the child.

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7
Q

What is the name of Rizal’s sister who died
at an early age?

A

Concepcion

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8
Q

Which of these anecdotes of Rizal left a deep impress on his mind “to sacrifice one’s life for it”?

A

The Story of the Moth

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9
Q

Which of the following was considered the
first childhood memory of Rizal?

A

The nipa hut and their family
garden.

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10
Q

To whom Rizal inherited his love for
freedom, innate desire to travel, and his
indomitable courage?

A

From his Malayan ancestor

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11
Q

Who is this uncle of Rizal who developed
his frail body by means of physical
exercises including horse riding, walking,
and wrestling?

A

Tio Manuel

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12
Q

Which of these environmental influences
of Rizal contributed to strengthen his
character, enabling him to resist blows of
adversity in later years?

A

Sorrows in his life

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13
Q

Who was the governor-general responsible
for the execution of Gomburza?

A

Rafael de Izquierdo

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14
Q

He was the first representative of the
Philippines in the Spanish Cortes in
1810-1883 who took an active part in
framing the Constitution of 1812 in Spain.

A

Ventura delos Reyes

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15
Q

Who was the cruel and corrupt
governor-general who arrived in Manila a
poor man and returned to Spain a
millionaire?

A

Valeriano Weyler

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16
Q

The following are the evils of unjust and
deteriorating power of Spain during the
time of Rizal EXCEPT:

A

Instability of the economic
government

17
Q

Owing to the Spanish political philosophy
of union of Church and State, there arose a
unique form of government in the
Hispanic Philippines called _____.

A

Frailocracy

18
Q

It is the sum of money paid to the
government to be exempted from forced
labor

A

Falla

19
Q

Which of the following is considered a
status symbol of the ilustrados?

A

Carriage

20
Q

How old was Jose Rizal when he told this to
his sisters, “All right laugh at me now!
Someday when I die, people will make
monuments and images of me!”

A

6

21
Q

The first dramatic work of Dr. Jose Rizal
was written in Tagalog comedy. How much
did the gobernadorcillo of Paete Laguna
purchase the manuscript?

A

2php

22
Q

In what chapter of Rizal’s second novel, El
Filibusterismo, did he reveal his wide
knowledge of magic?

A

Chapters 17 and 18

23
Q

Among the following are the influences on
the hero’s boyhood EXCEPT:

A

Death of the Gomburza

24
Q

Who instilled in Jose Rizal’s mind the love
for freedom and justice?

A

Paciano

25
Q

The fairy tales told by his ___ during his
early childhood awakened young Rizal’s
interest in folklore and legends.

A

Aya

26
Q

In a letter to Ferdinand Blumentritt, Rizal
said that the imposition of a heavier
penalty on Indios or mestizos compared to
the Spaniards implied that:

A

Anyone not born white is a latent
criminal.

27
Q

. What did the Spanish economist and
diplomat, Sinibaldo de Mas mean when he
said, “Why do we fall into an anomaly, such
as combining our claim for liberty for
ourselves, and our wish to impose our law
on remote peoples?”

A