MIDTERM M10 Flashcards
The gloomy winter of 1886 in Berlin was Rizal’s darkest winter because no money arrived from Calamba, and he was flat broke.
TRUE
The diamond ring which his sister, Saturnina, gave him was in the pawnshop.
TRUE
It was memorable in the life of Rizal in Berlin for two reasons
(1) it was a painful episode for he was hungry, sick and despondent in a strange city
(2) his first novel, Noli Me Tangere came off the press in March 1887
It inspired Dr. Rizal to prepare a novel that would depict the miseries of his people under the lash of Spanish tyrants.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE’S UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
Date when reunion of Filipinos, Rizal proposed the writings of a novel about the Philippines by a group of Filipinos.
JANUARY 2, 1884
When Rizal went to Paris, in 1885, after completing his studies in the Central University of Madrid, he continued writing the novel, finishing one half of the second half.
TRUE
Rizal finished the last fourth of the novel in Germany.
TRUE
He wrote the last few chapters of the Noli Me Tangere in Wilhelmsfeld in April-June, 1886.
TRUE
Rizal made the final revisions on the manuscript of the Noli Me Tangere.
IN BERLIN DURING WINTER DAYSOF FEBRUARY 1888
Rizal’s friend and a Savior of Noli
MAXIMO VIOLA
the Noli was finally finished and ready for printing.
FEBRUARY 21, 1887
the Noli was finally finished and ready for printing.
FEBRUARY 21, 1887
A printing shop which charged the lowest rate, that is, n300 pesos for 2,00 copies of the novel.
BERLINER BUCHDRUCKEREI-ACTION-GESSELSCHAFT
the Noli Me Tangere came off the press.
MARCH 29, 1887
Noli Me Tangere means
TOUCH ME NOT
Rizal, writing to Felix Hidalgo in French on March 5, 1887, said: “Noli Me Tangere, words taken from the Gospel of St. Luke, signify “do not touch me” but Rizal made a mistake, it should be the Gospel of St. John (Chapter 20 Verses 13-17).
GOSPET ST. JOHN (CHAPTER 20 VERSES 13-17)
Where did Rizal dedicated his Noli Me Tangere to the Philippines
TO MY COUNTRY (Philippines)
Where did Rizal dedicated his Noli Me Tangere to the Philippines
TO MY COUNTRY (Philippines)
Noli Me Tangere contains 63 chapters and an epilogue.
true
Filipino patriot and lawyer who had been exiled due to his complicity in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872, read avidly the Noli and was very much impressed by its author.
DR. ANTONIO MA. REGIDOR
was Leonor Rivera, although in real life she became unfaithful and married an Englishman
MARIA CLARA
represented Rizal himself
IBARRA & ELIAS
the philosopher was Rizal’s elder brother Paciano
TASIO
was identified by Rizalists as Padre Antonio Piernavieja, the hated Augustinian friar in Cavite who was killed by the patriots during the Revolution
PADRE SALVI
was Captain Hilario Sunico of San Nicolas
CAPITAN TIAGO
was Doña Agustina Medel
DONA VICTORINA
were the Crisostomo brothers of Hagonoy
BASILIO & CRISPIN
typical of a domineering friar during the days of Rizal, who was arrogant, immoral and anti-Filipino
PADRE DAMASO
