Module 1 (Childhood, Rizal Law)

Question 1

The proponent of the Rizal Law who believed that the passing of the bill into law is integral in achieving the noble intent of bringing to the Filipinos a sense of nationalism that would help them understand the importance of sovereignty, or the authority of a state to rule itself.

Answer 1

Claro M. Recto

Question 2

They accused Recto of being being communist and anti-Catholic.

Answer 2

The Catholic Church

Question 3

According to Hau (200), because Noli Me Tangere is a realist novel, it can be [_____] as well as history-like.

Answer 3

Fictional

Question 4

The author of the Rizal bill

Answer 4

Claro M. Recto

Question 5

The Rizal bill was supported by this member of the church as he saw the good intentions of the hero in his writings.

Answer 5

Horacio dela Costa

Question 6

Who is Rizal’s father?

Answer 6

Don Francisco Mercado

Question 7

Who is Rizal’s mother?

Answer 7

Doña Teodora Alonso Realonda

Question 8

How many siblings does Rizal have?

Answer 8

10

Question 9

What is Rizal’s full name?

Answer 9

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda

Question 10

Who were the uncles who trained Rizal at a young age?

Answer 10

Tio Jose Alberto, Tio Manuel, Tio Gregorio

Question 11

Rizal’s first teacher

Answer 11

Teodora Alonzo (his mother)

Question 12

What school did he first attend?

Answer 12

The Biñan school

Question 13

What school did he first attend in Manila?

Answer 13

Ateneo Municipal

Question 14

What degree did he first receive from the Ateneo?

Answer 14

Bachelor of Arts (with highest honors)

Question 15

What program did Rizal first take at UST?

Answer 15

Philosophy and Letters

Question 16

What vocational course did Rizal take from the Ateneo while he was studying in UST?

Answer 16

Perito Agrimensor (Expert Surveyor)

Question 17

What degree did Rizal pursue in his second year at UST?

Answer 17

Medicine

Question 18

Whose house did Rizal stay at in his second year at UST?

Answer 18

Antonio Rivera
(Francisco Mercado's cousin and Leonor Rivera's father)

Question 19

He met this woman while staying at the boarding house of Doña Concha at UST.

Answer 19

Leonor “Orang” Valenzuela

Question 20

Rizal’s second cousin and the love of his life for 11 years

Answer 20

Leonor Rivera

Question 21

LR’s pen name for Rizal in her letters

Answer 21

Taimis

Question 22

What Republic Act is the Rizal Law?

Answer 22

RA 1425