Midterms Flashcards
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Annotation
This means the work of an honest observer, a versatile bureaucrat
Sucesos
This means “The Philippine Island” in honor of King Philip II of Spain
Islas Filipinas
Who published Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas, and when and where was it published?
Antonio De Morga in Mexico 1609
Where did Rizal find Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas
London at British Museum’s reading room
How many pages did STLIF have?
351 pages
True or False: STLIF was the first history written from the point of view of the colonized not the colonizer
True
The prologue of Rizal’s annotation of STILF was written by?
Ferdinand Bluementritt
Why did Jose Rizal choose Morga’s work?
- Objective
- Sympathetic to Indios
- Morga was a primary source
What are Rizal’s purposes for annotating Morga’s work?
- Awaken Filipinos
- Correct what has been distorted about the past
- To prove that Filipinos are civilized before the Spaniards came
When did the Sucesos appear for the first time in the Philippines?
It was published in Manila in 1958
Morga called Cebu as…
“The City of the Most Holy Name of Jesus,” previously called as The Village of San Miguel
According to Rizal’s annotation of Sucesos, when did Legaspi arrive in Manila?
May 19th not 20th; Festival of San Baudelio’s not Santa Potenciana
The southern islands, the Bisayas, were also called ___ because the natives had their bodies decorated with tattoos
The Land of the Painted People
What is the first act of piracy by the inhabitants of the South recorded in Philippine History
Raid by Datus Sali and Silonga of Mindanao in 1599 with 50 sailing vessels and 3, 000 warriors against Panay
True or false: The easy virtue of native women is due to their religious belief that they need a partner in their journey after death to “Kalualhatiran”
True
True or false: The remark that the Filipinos like fish better when it is commencing to turn bad is another prejudice by Spaniards
True
True or False: It was easy to convert civilized natives to Catholicism, but the contrary was the fact among the mountain tribes
True
According to Morga, house is called ___, while according to Rizal, in Tagalog, it is called ___
Bahadin; Pamamahay
According to Morga ___ is a wife married to a native man, while Rizal says that it is ___
Inasawa; Asawa
The Latin equivalent of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo?
Touch Me Not; The Reign of Greed
From what bible verse was touch me not?
John Chapter 20:17
Where was Noli Me tangere published?
Berlin, Germany
Where is the setting of Noli Me Tangere?
San Diego
What is the inspiration of Noli Me Tangere?
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel entitled Uncle Tom’s Cabin
When and where did Rizal started writing Noli Me Tangere?
1884, Madrid
When was one of the darkest periods of Rizal’s life:
February 1886; penniless, sick, hopeless in the publication of his novel
Who is the savior of Noli Me Tangere?
Maximo Viola of San Miguel, Bulacan
What chapter from Noli Me Tangere was removed?
Chapter 25: Elias at Salome
When was Noli Me Tangere finished and ready for printing?
February 21, 1887
Where was Rizal thought of as a French spy?
Berlin
When did Noli Me Tangere come off the press?
March 21, 1887
What does the upper triangle and the lower triangle of Noli Me Tangere’s cover mean? How about the partly covered texts?
Upper: Life situation in Rizal’s time
Lower: Oprression of his countrymen at the hands of the Spanish tyranny
Texts: Secret message to Rizal’s parents
What does the man in a cassock with hairy feet in NMT cover symbolize?
Priests that use religion as a facade to their dirty doings and to oppress the Indios
What do the chains represent in NMT cover?
Slavery
What do the flogs and whips in NMT cover symbolize?
Cruelties of the Spaniards
What does the bamboo stalk in the cover of NMT symbolize?
Resilience of Filipinos
What does the helmet of Guardia Civil in the cover of NMT symbolize?
Arrogance of those in authority
What does the silhouette of a woman in the cover of NMT symbolize?
Maria Clara or the motherland (Philippines)
What does the cross in the cover of NMT symbolize?
Dominance of the church during the Spanish regime; sufferings
What do the pomelo blossoms and laurel leaves symbolize in the cover of NMT?
Aspiration for the Filipinos, honor and fidelity
What does the burning torch in the cover of NMT symbolize?
Rage and passion
What does the sunflower in the cover of NMT represent?
New beginning; enlightenment
What is the English version of Noli Me Tangere?
The Social Cancer
How many chapters in total did Noli Me Tangere have?
63 chapters
What is the full name of Crisostomo Ibarra?
Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin
What did Ibarra do for Elias, which made Elias loyal to him?
Save him from a crocodile
Who is a Franciscan friar and former parish curate of San Diego?
Padre Damaso Verdolagas
A wise man who was called insane by some because of his exceptional talent for reasoning
Pilosopo Tasio
Which character in Noli Me Tangere represented the motherland?
Sisa
Who burned and buried Elias after he was shot by the Guardia Civil?
Basilio
Crispin was accused of stealing what?
Two gold pieces
He is a farmer who struggled to obtain the land that he worked on
Cabesang Tales
The wife of Don Tiburcio, who is a social climber
Dona Victorina de los Reyes de Espadana
He is the husband of Dona Victorina who pretends as a doctor
Don Tiburcio de Espadana
She is a Filipina married to the ensign, portraying the Filipinos who reject their own nationality to make themselves look more important
Dona Consolacion
This is Dona Consolacion’s husband who shares rivalry with Padre Salvi
Alferez
True or False: Noli Me Tangere awakened the Filipino nationalism leading to the 1896 Philippine Revolution
True
What is the English title of El Filibusterismo?
The Reign of Greed
How many chapters does El Filibusterismo have?
38 chapters
Where was El Filibusterismo published?
Ghent, Belgium
When did Rizal start writing El Filibusterismo?
October 1887, Calamba Laguna
When and where did Rizal finish El Filibusterismo?
March 29, 1891 in Biarritz
Who looked for the printing press for El Fili?
Jose Alejandrino
What did Rizal give Alejandrino for looking for a printing press?
Corrected proofs and the pen used in doing corrections
Who might have possibly been the first person to read El Filibusterismo?
Jose Alejandrino
Who was named the savior of El Fili, who partly financed the novel’s publication?
Valentin Ventura
To whom did Jose Rizal write a letter about his dire financial situation and the suspension of El Filibusterismo’s printing in 1891?
Jose Basa
What is the original number of pages of El Filibusterismo? How many pages were erased from it to save expenses?
Original: 279 pages
Erased: 47 pages
What did Rizal give Ventura for being the savior of El Fili?
Original manuscript, pen, and an autographed copy in 1925
The PH Government bought the autographed copy of El Fili from Ventura for how much?
10, 000 pesos
What did Basilio choose to study in El Fili?
Medicine
To whom did Juli work as a maid to claim her father from the bandits?
Hermana Penchang
Who sabotaged Simoun’s plan at the wedding of Paulita and Pelaez?
Isagani
Who is known as the Luzon Bandit Matanglawin in El Filibusterismo?
Kabesang Tales
Who recommended the absolute prohibition on the importance, reproduction, and circulation of the Noli in Rizal’s time?
Permanent Commission of Censorship
What word means subversive, dissident, revolutionary, seditious, insurrectionary, and treasonous?
Filibuster
To whom did Rizal dedicate El Filibusterismo?
Gomburza, patriotic priests accused of being filibuseter; thus, executed
When was Rizal arrested and exlied to Dapitan because of his writings?
1896
In 1956, the Philippine Congress passed the Rizal Law (Republic Act ___) requiring all levels of Philippine schools to teach as part of the curriculum, the hero’s two novels?
1425
In 2007, the English version of Noli Me Tangere was published by _____ as part of the publication’s commitment to publish the major literary classics of the world
Penguin Books Classics
