Midterms 1: Rizal and His Childhood Years in Calamba Flashcards

1
Q

is an enchanted town (Palma,1949)

A

Calamba

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2
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situated, as if enclosed in a valley, between
Laguna de Bay and Mt. Makiling.

A

Calamba

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3
Q

Calamba is situated, as if enclosed in a valley, between
_______ and _____

A

Laguna de Bay
Mt. Makiling

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4
Q

Panoramic with its landscape, as if nature
has lavished this town with all its tenderest
caresses

A

Calamba

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5
Q

Calamba at the time of Rizal’s birth was an

A

agricultural
town

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6
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Calamba
- The town was virtually owned by the

A

Dominican friars

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7
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Calamba became a prosperous town due to its specialization in the production of

A

Sugar

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8
Q

Life was filled with hardships on the part of the people
who were just tenants in the _______ hacienda.

A

Dominican hacienda

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9
Q

Calamba’s life was far better than in the other towns in Laguna
during those times.

What times?

A

CALAMBA AT THE TIME OF RIZAL’S BIRTH

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10
Q

At what time the Nature has been good to the Calambeños

A

CALAMBA AT THE TIME OF RIZAL’S BIRTH

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11
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The picturesque beauty of the town provided the
young Rizal the inspiration and springboard to
hone his poetic and artistic sensibilities.

What place?

A

Calamba

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12
Q

True or False

The misfortunes suffered by the tenants
from the hands of the Guardia Civil and the
Dominican friars, had ingrained in his
adult mind hatred of oppression and
exploitation of the weak by the strong.

A

FALSE:

YOUNG MIND - he was still little when he saw the oppression of his town people

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13
Q

The misfortunes suffered by the tenants
from the hands of the _____ and ____, had ingrained in his
young mind hatred of oppression and
exploitation of the weak by the strong.

A

Guardia Civil and the
Dominican friars

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14
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Full Name of Jose Rizal

A

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda

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15
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Birthdate of Jose Rizal

A

June 19, 1861

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16
Q

True or False
His mother nearly died during his delivery because his mother has health complications

A

False; This is due to his very big head

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17
Q

after his birth, Rizal was baptized by
Fr. Rufino Collantes at the Calamba Catholic Church,
with Fr. Pedro Casañas, as his godfather.

How many days is Rizal after birth was baptized?

A

3 days after his birth

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18
Q

Three days after his birth, Rizal was baptized by

A

Fr. Rufino Collantes

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19
Q

Three days after his birth, Rizal was baptized by
Fr. Rufino Collantes at the Calamba Catholic Church, who is his godfather?

A

Fr. Pedro Casañas

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20
Q

Rizal was the _____ child in the family of 11 children of Don Francisco and Doña Teodora.

A

Seventh

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21
Q

Rizal family in their birth order

A

Saturnina (1850) Paciano (1851) Narcisa (1852)
Olimpia (1855)
Lucia (1857)
Maria (1859)
Jose (1861) Concepcion (1862) Josefa (1865)
Trinidad (1868)
Soledad (1870)

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22
Q

Parents of Rizal

A

Don Francisco and Doña Teodora

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23
Q

True or False

Rizal is full filipino

A

False: He is mixed race

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24
Q

True or False

His great grandfather from his father side was a Chinese merchant
named Domingo Lamco.

A

True

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25
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His great grandfather from his father side was a Chinese merchant
named

A

Domingo Lamco

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26
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He married a wealthy Chinese mestiza, Ines dela Rosa

A

Domingo Lamco

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27
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Who is Domingo Lamco

A

Rizal’s great grandfather from his father side

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28
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Domingo Lamco married a wealthy Chinese mestiza named

A

Ines dela Rosa

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29
Q

Domingo Lamco assumed the surname _____ in
keeping the gubernatorial decree of Narciso Claveria on the use of
Spanish surnames in the Philippines by all Spanish subjects in the
colony and to free themselves and their children from the
prejudices associated with a Chinese surname

A

Mercado

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30
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Who passed the gubernatorial decree on the use of
Spanish surnames in the Philippines by all Spanish subjects

A

Narciso Claveria

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31
Q

Rizal’s grandfather from his father side was

A

Juan Mercado

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32
Q

Who is Juan Mercado?

A

Grandfather of Rizal to father side

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33
Q

Juan
Mercado who married a Chinese-Filipino mestiza named

A

Cirila
Alejandro

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34
Q

became a gobernadorcillo of Biñan

A

Juan Mercado

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35
Q

Juan and Cirila had ____ children, one of whom was Rizal’s
father, Don Francisco.

How many children?

A

14

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36
Q

Juan and Cirila had 14 children, one of whom was Rizal’s
father.

Who was Rizal’s Father

A

Don Francisco

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37
Q

Rizal’s great grandfather on his mother’s side was

A

Manuel de Quintos

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38
Q

Who is Manuel de Quintos

A

Great grandfather on his mother’s side

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39
Q

Rizal’s great grandfather on his mother’s side was
Manuel de Quintos.

What is the race of Manuel de Quintos?

A

a Chinese mestizo from Lingayen, Pangasinan

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40
Q

Manuel de Quintos married

A

Regina Ursua

41
Q

Manuel married Regina Ursua, a woman with
Chinese ancestry.

True or False

A

False: JAPANESE

42
Q

Who is the grandmother of Rizal in mother side?

A

Brigida

43
Q

Who is Brigida?

A

Grandmother of Rizal in mother side.

44
Q

Brigida married

A

Lorenzo
Alberto Alonso

45
Q

Brigida married Lorenzo
Alberto Alonso had how many children?

A

5 children

46
Q

Brigida married Lorenzo
Alberto Alonso, their children is one of the parent of jose rizal.

Who is that parent?

A

Teodora, Rizal’s mother

47
Q

He has what class of the family?

A

Middle class family in the 19th century
Philippines.

Principalia class or ruling elite

48
Q

True or False:

The affluence of Rizal’s family can clearly be gleaned from the following:
the family’s predilection for studies; its stone house of adobe and
hardwood; ownership of carriage and horses - the symbols of wealth
and respectability during those times; home library with numerous
volumes of books; presence of personal servants taking care of the needs
of the children, and private tutoring of children in the family.

A

True

49
Q

Rizal’s family business is?

A

rice and sugar

50
Q

Rizal’s father, ______ , was an educated man.

A

Don Francisco Mercado

51
Q

His father, Don Francisco Mercado, took courses in _____ in Colegio de San Jose in Manila.

A

Latin and Philosophy

52
Q

His father, Don Francisco Mercado, took courses in Latin and Philosophy in

A

Colegio de San Jose in
Manila.

53
Q

Rizal described his father a model father because?

A

Owing to his honesty, frugality and
industry.

54
Q

Where do Rizal inherited a profound feeling of dignity, self-respect, serenity and
poise and seriousness

A

His father, Don Francisco Mercado

55
Q

Rizal described her mother as

A

disciplinarian, a woman more than
average education, a woman of culture and religion, a
sacrificing and industrious housewife.

56
Q

Doña Teodora was an educated woman. She completed her
education at the

A

Colegio de Santa Rosa

57
Q

a prestigious college for girls in Manila then

A

Colegio de Santa Rosa

58
Q

Rizal learned the values of warmth and virtue.
He also inherited a practical temperament, stoicism, selfsacrifice, temperament of a dreamer and fondness for poetry.

From his?

A

Mother, Dona Teodora

59
Q

CHILDHOOD DAYS AND MEMORIES of Rizal:

when the family stayed in the garden to exchange
______

A

stories.

60
Q

He always treasured the care demonstrated to him by his parents due to his intelligence

True or False?

A

FALSE: due to his poor health.

61
Q

CHILDHOOD DAYS AND MEMORIES of Rizal:

daily family prayer
during ______, where all the members of his family gather and pray together.

A

Angelus

62
Q

His sister, Josefa, narrated to him legends and fairy tales at the azotea, after the Angelus

True or False?

A

False; He was narrated by his personal servant

63
Q

CHILDHOOD DAYS AND MEMORIES:

He grew up a pious Catholic owing to the training provided him by his mother. At ___ years old, he
learned how to pray and even read the Bible.

A

three

64
Q

He grew up a pious Catholic training he had at home was strengthened by his
frequent visit to _____, the parish priest of
Calamba

A

Fr. Leoncio Lopez

65
Q

Who made the young Rizal the need to
develop a sound philosophy of life. It was also from
him that Rizal learned the value of scholarship and
intellectual honesty.

A

Fr. Leoncio Lopez

66
Q

At the age of ____, Rizal experienced his first sorrow

A

four

67
Q

At the age of four, Rizal experienced his first sorrow. Why?

A

This was when his younger
sister Concepcion, whom he fondly called Concha, died.

68
Q

What is the name of Rizal’s sister who have died when he was 4?

A

Conception or Concha

69
Q

As a young boy, he spent many hours down the shore of ____, thinking of
what was beyond, dreaming of what might be over on the other side of the waves

A

Laguna de Bay

70
Q

From the usual activity of Rizal, it can be noted that he was a _______, noting
every detail of what he actually saw

A

good observer

71
Q

One of the stories Rizal never forgot, narrated to him by his mother was
the fable entitled

A

“The Moth and the Flame”

72
Q

As a young boy, there were indications that Rizal was intellectually gifted

What are these?

A

He was able to master the alphabet when he was three years old

He enjoyed reading the books
in their library at home

Also showed his knack in sketching, painting, sculpture and literature.

73
Q

What age Rizal wrote his first poem?

A

8 years old

73
Q

He enjoyed reading the books
in their library at home, and ______, as his reading teacher and critic.

A

his mother, Dona Teodora

74
Q

Rizal was 8 years old when he wrote his first poem ______

A

Sa Aking Kabata or To My Fellow Children

75
Q

True or False

Rizal when he was younger associated love for the native language bestowed by God
with the desire for freedom, which according to him was on mortgage.

A

True

76
Q

In his first poem, Rizal described his native language or Tagalog as comparable to
Latin, English and Spanish.

true or False?

A

TRUEE

77
Q

Young Jose calling on his fellow children to love their ?

A

Native tongue

78
Q

THE FIRST TASTE OF INJUSTICE of Rizal was when?

A

The arrest and
incarceration of his mother in 1871

79
Q

Why was his Rizal’s Mother arrested?

A

Alleged complicity in the attempted murder of his
uncle’s unfaithful wife

80
Q

When did his uncle’s wife murdered?

A

This happened right after the arrival of his uncle, Jose Alberto from Europe. Upon arriving at
Biñan, his uncle discovered the infidelity of his wife and decided to divorce her

81
Q

Doña Teodora was arrested and made to walk a distance of ______ from Calamba to Santa
Cruz, the capital of Laguna.

And???

A

50 km and she was jailed for almost two and one-half years

82
Q

Her mother was freed later by ______

A

Gov. General Rafael de Izquierdo

83
Q

Why was her mother freed?

A

She was freed later by Gov. General Rafael de Izquierdo as a result of the request of the young Soledad, whose graceful dancing charmed the governor-general and his guests.

84
Q

Rizal lost
confidence in friendship and developed mistrust of his fellowmen when his mother was jailed. Why?

A

Because the men who arrested Doña Teodora were frequent visitors in their home

85
Q

An incident that greatly influenced Rizal’s goal and life work was the?

A

Martyrdom
of Gomburza

86
Q

Rizal was then ___ years when his older brother Paciano narrated to him the injustice
suffered by the three Filipino priests

A

11 years old

87
Q

Rizal was then 11 years when his older brother _____ narrated to him the injustice
suffered by the three Filipino priests

A

Paciano

88
Q

Who was the 3 priests?

A

Fathers:
Mariano Gomez,
Jose Burgos,
Jacinto Zamora

89
Q

He was enraged particularly the struggle waged by ____, his teacher at Colegio de San Jose.

GOMBURZA

A

Father Jose
Burgos

90
Q

If it were not for the unjust execution of the three priests, Rizal would have been a
member of the _____ in the Philippines

A

Society of Jesuits

91
Q

He wrote this from the memory of Gomburza

A

El
Filibusterismo

92
Q

Rizal’s first teacher was his

A

Mother, Dona Teodora

93
Q

His first private tutor was

A

Maestro Celestino,

94
Q

His second private tutor

A

Maestro
Lucas Padua

95
Q

His third tutor?

A

Leon
Monroy, a former classmate of his father.

96
Q

In this tutor Rizal’s skill in reading, writing, and the rudiments of Latin were honed.

A

Leon Monroy

97
Q

Rizal, just like other children from the principalia class, was trained to
become

A

a middle-class intellectual or ilustrado

98
Q

True or False

His trainings as an ilustrado could explain why Rizal did not have any real
social consciousness.

A

True: As he grew up detached from the people, he did
not understand their needs and aspirations at the very start.