Prelims Flashcards
Give the six importance of studying Rizal
- The subject provides insights on how to deal with current problems
- It helps us understand better ourselves as Filipinos
- It teaches nationalism and patriotism
- It provides various essential life lessons
- It helps in developing logical and critical thinking
- Rizal can serve as a worthwhile model and inspiration to every Filipino
Rizal was involved in a love triangle with whom?
Antonio Luna
Who is Rizal’s common-law wife?
Josephine Bracken
Where was the first monument in honor of Jose Rizal built?
Daet, Camarines Norte
When was the first monument of Rizal completed?
December 30, 1898
Who was the author of the Rizal Bill in the lower house? How about in the upper house?
Lower: Jacobo Gonzales (House Bill 5561)
Upper: Claro M. Recto (House Bill 438)
Who sponsored the Rizal Bill?
Jose P. Laurel
What are the 8 steps in passing a bill?
- Bill is filed in the senate office of the secretary
- First reading (No., Title, Author)
- Committee hearings (revisions)
- Second reading (voting on second reading)
- Voting on second reading
- Voting on third reading
- Consolidation of the version from both houses
- Transmittal of the version to the Malacanang
When was the Rizal Law passed and who passed it?
June 12, 1986 (Flag Day); passed by Ramon Magsaysay
How many days before a law is passed?
30 days
What was the compromise proposed by Laurel to answer to the objections of the Catholic Church?
Only college students would have the option of reading unexpurgated versions of Rizal’s novels
Who designated a decree that December 30 should be a national day of mourning for Rizal?
Emilio Aguinaldo
During the national day of mourning, all national flags shall be hoisted at?
half-mast
Where did Filipinos first celebrate Rizal Day?
Club Filipino
When did Rizal acquire the official title of title of Philippine National Hero?
1901
Who was the American Civil Governor when Rizal received the title of Philippine National Hero?
William Howard Taft
What Philippine commission set December 30 as Rizal Day?
Act No. 345
What act was enacted granting the right to use public land upon the Luneta in the City?
Act No. 243
What are the provisions of Republic Act No. 229 and who approved it?
It prohibits cockfighting, horse racing, and jai-alai every 30th of December
President Elpidio Quirino
When was the Rizal National Centennial Commission created by Executive Order No. 52, issued by Pres. Ramon Magsaysay to undertake the construction of a National Cultural Shrine?
August 10, 1954
When the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission was abolished, it was replaced by what under what executive order?
Rizal Presidential Committee; Executive Order No. 14
What are the provisions of Executive Order No. 429?
Pres Garcia issued this, creating a decoration called Rizal Pro Patria Award
What are Rizal’s pen names?
Laong Laan, Dimasalang
What is the most prominent Rizal monument and what is the first?
Prominent: Rizal monument in Manila
First: Rizal monument in Daet
President Quezon declared through Commonwealth Act No. ___ the adoption of Tagalog as the basis of the national language of the Philippines
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State the Republic Act:
AN ACT TO INCLUDE IN THE CURRICULA OF ALL
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES COURSES ON THE LIFE, WORKS AND
WRITINGS OF JOSE RIZAL, PARTICULARLY HIS
NOVELS NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL
FILIBUSTERISMO, AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING
AND DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Republic Act No. 1425
What section is being stated under the Republic Act No. 1425?
In the collegiate courses, the original or unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo or their English translation shall be used as basic texts.
Section 1
What section is being stated under the Republic Act No. 1425?
It shall be obligatory on all schools, colleges and universities to keep in their libraries an adequate number of copies of the original and unexpurgated editions of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as of Rizal’s other works and biography
Section 2
What section is being stated under the Republic Act No. 1425?
The Board of National Edation shall cause the translation of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as other writings of Jose Rizal into English, Tagalog and the principal Philippine
dialects;
Section 3
What section is being stated under the Republic Act No. 1425?
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as amendment or repealing section nine hundred twenty-seven of the Administrative Code, prohibiting the discussion of religious doctrines by public school
teachers and other person engaged in any public school.
Section 5
What section is being stated under the Republic Act No. 1425?
The sum of three hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any fund not otherwise appropriated in the National Treasury to carry out the purposes of this Act
Section 5
What memorandum order fully implemented the republic act no. 1425, and who was the President at that time?
Memorandum Order No. 247; President Fidel Ramos
What is the CHED Memorandum Order in response to Memorandum Order 247?
CHED Memorandum No. 3 s. 1995
What are the provisions of Republic Act 229?
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT COCKFIGHTING, HORSE
RACING AND JAI-ALAI ON THE THIRTIETH DAY OF
DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR AND TO CREATE A
COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE PROPER
CELEBRATION OF RIZAL DAY IN EVERY
MUNICIPALITY AND CHARTERED CITY, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
According to Section 3 of the Republic Act 229, a person violating the provisions of the act will be punished by?
The person will be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred pesos or by imprisonment not exceeding six months
What are the provisions of Executive Order No. 14?
ABOLISHING THE JOSE RIZAL NATIONAL CENTENNIAL
COMMISSION AND CREATING A COMMITTEE TO CARRY OUT
THE REMAINING ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION
When was Jose Rizal executed?
December 30, 1896
True or false: According to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, there is no law, executive order or proclamation that has been enacted or issued proclaiming any Filipino historical figure as a national hero. Even Jose Rizal.
True
According to the 1993 Technical Committee, the National Hero shall be:
- Those who have a concept of nation and thereafter aspire and struggle for the nation’s freedom
- Those who define and contribute to a system or life of freedom and order for a nation
- Heroes are those who make the nation’s constitution and laws
- Heroes are those who contribute to the quality of life and destiny of a nation
Name some people who were recommended by the National Heroes Committee as national heroes.
Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio,
Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini, Marcelo del Pilar, Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat, Juan Luna,
Melchor Aquino and Gabriela Silang
Who filed a bill in February 2014 declaring that Jose Rizal is the sole Filipino national hero
Rene Relampagos
Who retrieved the original manuscripts of Rizal’s novel w/out paying any centavo?
Alejandro Roces
In this year, CHED Memo No. 3 was issued enforcing strict compliance to Memo Order No. 247
1995
At what age did Rizal die?
35 years, five months, eleven days
Who is Rizal’s true love?
Leonor Rivera
Who is Rizal’s first love?
Segunda Katigbak
What does inquilinos mean?
Tenants
What do they call share tenants in the 19th century?
Kasama
How many branches does the colonial government of spain have?
Two, executive and judicial
Who is the head of the executive branch?
Governor General
Which people comprise the judicial branch?
Royal Audencia, Residencia, Lower Courts, Governor-General
Who leads the provincial government?
Alcaldia (Alcalde Mayor)
Who lead pueblos or towns?
Gobernadorcillos
Who lead barrios?
Cabeza de Barangay
Who leads the municipal government or Corrigimiento?
Corregidor
Who leads the City Government or Ayuntamiento?
Cabildo
Who comprise the city council?
Alcalde
Regidores
Aguacil Mayor
Escribando
Who wrote the essay entitled, “Rizal in the Context of the 19th Century Philippines”
John Schumacher
What is John Schumacher’s collection of essays called?
The Making of a Nation: Essays on Nineteenth Century Filipino Naitonalism (1991)
True or false: The Guardia Civil achieved its goal of ridding the provinces of the bands of tulisanes
False, even worse they became an oppressive force using their position for personal profit
Who founded the Society of Jesus
Ignatuius of Loyola
What school did the Jesuits open in 1865?
Escuela Normal de Maestros
The Ayuntamiento tasked the Jesuits to take over the municipal primary school in 185, which they renamed into?
Ateneo Municipal
What did Rizal wrote in his Memorias?
the eyes of my intelligence opened a little, and my heart began to cherish nobler sentiments
Who proposed that Ateneo be closed because it nurses subversive ideas?
Juan de la Matta
True or False: For the nationalists, religion had come to signify a means to perpetuate the status quo, to maintain Spanish power in the Philippines
True
What are Spaniards born in the Philippines called?
Criollos
True or false: The ship trade going back and forth between Manila and Acapulco, Mexico was called Galleon Trade
True
True or false: The experiences of abuse, oppression, inequality and cries of freedom created this period’s (19th century) reformists, liberals, anticlerical and nationalists
True
True or False: The strict discipline used by Spanish friars for the locals learn fast was called Whip and Slash
False
What system granted Spaniards the right to collect tribute and labor from indigenous communities in exchange for protection and religious instruction. This system was often exploitative and contributed to the maltreatment and abuse of the indigenous population?
Encomienda System
What is the meaning of Rizal?
Evergreen field
This means compulsory labor on Filipino males aged 16 to 60 years old (labor of 40 days a year)
Polo y Servicio
What rare specimens did Rizal discover?
Apogonia rizali (small beetle) Rhacophorus rizali (rare frog), draco rizali (flying dragon)
Who arrested Rizal in Barcelona?
Eulogio Despujol
Who was Rizal’s bodyguard? How about his lawyer?
Jose Taviel de Andrade; Luis Taviel de Andrade
Who signed Jose Rizal’s death sentence?
Polavieja
When and where did Rizal die? What was his exact age that day?
December 30, 1896, 7:03 AM at Bagumbayan Field at the age of 35 years, five months, and eleven days
Enumerate the women in the life of Rizal
Segunda Katigbak
Jacinta Ibardo Laza
Leonor Valenzuela
Leonor Rivera
Consuelo Ortega y Perez
Seiko Usui
Gertrude Beckett
Suzanne Jacoby
Nellie Boustead
Josephine Bracken
Who was Rizal’s first love and how old was he at that time?
Segunda Katigbak; 16 years old
Who was Rizal’s tutor, which he described as a woman with fair and seductive eyes?
Jacinta Ibardo Laza
With whom did Rizal exchange love notes in invisible ink?
Leonor Valenzuela (Orang)
Who was Rizal’s cousin that studied at La Con Codia College with his sister?
Leonor Rivera (Taimis)
To whom did Rizal write a poem entitled A La Senorita?
“As a friend. Would you want more?”
Consuelo Ortega y Perez
Rizal met this girl inn Tokyo. He was captured by the lady’s legal air and charisma
Seiko Usui (O Sei San)
Which of Rizal’s lovers had a chiseled beauty? He also sculpted her and her sisters heads
Gertrude Beckett
This lover of Rizal is described as a love unrequited. She described Rizal as a naughty boy
Suzanne Jacoby
Women in Rizal’s life:
- failed proposal
- demanded him to convert to protestantism
- mother didn’t approve
Nellie Boustead
Women in Rizal’s life:
- fell in love at first sight
- went into premature labor after Rizal played a prank and frightened her
Josephine Bracken
How many languages does Rizal know?
22 languages
What are the occupations of Rizal?F
Poet, novelist, philosopher, historian, famer, and business man, sculptor, cartographer, bibliophile, sportsman
What are the 3 sports of Rizal?
Fencing, archery, chess
Where did Rizal’s name Jose come from?
From his mother who was a devotee of St. Joseph
