Module 4 Flashcards
What is Rizal’s farewell message before his execution?
a poem
How did Rizal give his farewell message to his sister Trinidad?
He put it inside a small cooking stove and gave it to his sister Trinidad.
“_____________”, Rizal said in English to prevent any suspicion from the authority.
There is something inside it
The masterpiece or farewell message of Rizal is known as?
“Mi Ultimo Adios” or “Last Farewell”
After his death, Trinidad went to _____________ and turned over the last message to him.
Andres Bonifacio
In what language did Andres Bonifacio translate the last poem of Rizal and why?
In tagalog, so every Filipino can understand it
From the original 14 stanzas of Rizals, Bonifacio transformed the poem into his own work of art by adding stanzas and by using words close to the Filipino’s heart. Moreover, the message of sacrifice for the sake of the nation has been highlighted. The translation is now entitled?
“Ang Huling Pahimakas ni Dr. Jose Rizal.”
In Bonifacio’s translation, what was highlighted in the last message of Rizal?
the message of sacrifice for the sake of the nation
It is a repository of the nation’s collective memory.
Philippine History
What is the reason History is translated in Filipino as Kasaysayan?
Its root word is Saysay (essence). The narrative of the past must be seen as vital to their existence.
Rizal Day is not just a non-working public holiday to serve as an opportunity to stroll around malls, swim in beaches and watch movies on Netflix. It is an opportunity for everyone to fulfil what Gemino Abad referred to as the crucial infinitives in life “_________________”
to read, to think, to write
He referred to the crucial infinitives in life “to read, to think, to write.”
Gemino Abad
