RIZAL AND HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS IN CALAMBA Flashcards
______________ is an enchanted town
Calamba
Calamba is situated, as if enclosed in a valley, between _______________ & _____________
Laguna de Bay & Mt. Makiling
T OR F: Calamba at the time of Rizal’s birth was an agricultural town and was virtually owned by Dominican Friars
TRUE
Calamba became a prosperous town due to its specialization in the production of ________
sugar
T OR F: The picturesque beauty of the town provided the young Rizal the inspiration and springboard to hone his poetic and artistic sensibilities.
TRUE
T OR F: The misfortunes suffered by the tenants from the hands of the Guardia Civil and the Dominican friars, had ingrained in his young mind hatred of oppression and exploitation of the strong by the weak
FALSE; exploitation of the weak by the strong
He Encouraged Rizal to indulge in horse riding, fencing and other sports.
Tio Manuel
He is a book lover, intensified Rizal his voracious reading of good books.
Tio Gregorio
He is A traveler, he had travelled in Europe that inspired Rizal to develop his artistic ability.
Tio Jose Alberto
Greater than heredity and environment in the fate of man is the aid of ________________ (2 words).
Divine Providence
T OR F: God had endowed him with the versatile gifts of a genius, the vibrant of a nationalist, and the heart to sacrifice for a noble cause.
TRUE
What is the full name of Jose Rizal?
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda
Rizal was born on what date:
June 19, 1861
Three days after his birth, Rizal was baptized by _________________ - at the Calamba Catholic Church, with…
Fr. Rufino Collantes
Godfather of Jose Rizal
Fr. Pedro Casañas
T OR F: Rizal was the eighth child in the family of 12 children of Don Francisco and DoñaTeodora.
FALSE; 7th child in thee family of 11
The children of the Rizal family in their birth order were as follows: (SPNOLMaJCJTS)
Saturnina (1850)
Paciano (1851)
Narcisa(1852)
Olimpia (1855)
Lucia (1857)
Maria(1859)
Jose(1861)
Concepcion (1862)
Josefa (1865)
Trinidad(1868) and
Soledad (1870)
Great grandfather of Rizal (Father’s side)
Domingo Lamco
Great grandmother of Rizal (Father’s side)
Ines dela Rosa
In 1849, Domingo Lamco assumed the surname ________________ in keeping the gubernatorial decree of Narciso Claveriaon 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
Mercado
Rizal’s grandfather from his father side
Juan Mercado
Rizal’s grandmother from his father side
Cirila Alejandro
T OR F: Juan and Cirila had 13 children, on of whom was Rizal’s father
FALSE; 14 children
Rizal’s father
Don Francisco
Rizal’s great grandfather on his mother’s side
Manuel de Quintos
Rizal’s great grandmother on his mother’s side (wife of Manuel de Quintos)
Regina Ursua
Rizal’s grandmother (daughter of Regina Ursua & Manuel de Quintos)
Brigida
Rizal’s grandfather
Lorenzo Alberto Alonso
Rizal’s mother
Teodora
T OR F: Rizal was reared in a typical middle class family in the 19th century Philippines
TRUE
T OR F: Rizal lived an uncomfortable life, considering that his family belonged to the principalia
FALSE; He lived a life of comfort and affluence, considering that his family belonged to the principalia
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.
The family’s thriving business in _________________ and its ability to send their children for education in Manila further indicate their socio-economic status in Calamba.
rice & sugar
T OR F: Don Francisco Mercado, was an educated man.
His father took courses in Latin and Philosophy in Colegio de Santa Rosa
FALSE; Colegio de San Jose in Manila
T OR F: Rizal described him a model father owing to his honesty, frugality, and industry.
TRUE
T OR F: Rizal inherited a profound feeling of dignity, self-respect, serenity and poise and seriousness from his mother
FALSE; from his Father
Doña Teodora was an educated woman.
She completed her education at the _______________, a prestigious college for girls in Manila then.
Colegio de Santa Rosa
T OR F: Rizal described her as a disciplinarian, a woman of average education, a woman of culture and religion, a sacrificing and industrious housewife.
FALSE; woman of more than average education
T OR F: From his mother, Rizal learned the values of warmth and virtue. He also inherited a practical temperament, stoicism, self-sacrifice, temperament of a dreamer and fondness for poetry.
TRUE
T OR F: Owing to happy and comfortable life Rizal had, he had BAD memories of his childhood days in Calamba.
FALSE; good memories
Even the times when his ___________ narrated to him legends and fairytales at the azotea, after the Angelus, was something Rizal treasured.
personal servant
At what age did Rizal learn how to read the Bible and pray?
3 years old
The parish priest of Calamba, 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.
Fr. Leoncio Lopez
Rizal experienced his first sorrow when
This was when his younger sister Concepcion, whom he fondly called Concha, died.
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
Laguna de bay
One of the stories Rizal never forgot, narrated to him by his mother was the fable entitled “____________________________”
The Moth and the Flame
T OR F: For Rizal the moth died a victim of its illusion in search for the light.
TRUE
T OR F: The story of the Mothe and the Flame can be considered as Rizal’s biography. Just like the moth that died a victim of its illusion, Rizal died a martyr in search of the lights of truth, freedom and justice.
TRUE
Rizal was able to master the alphabet when he was ________ years old.
Three
T OR F: According to Romero (1978), the panoramic beauty of Calamba, and Rizal’s admiration of his mother led him to hone his skills in art forms.
TRUE
Rizal was able to write his first poem, when he was eight years old. This poem was entitled _______________ or _________________ (Laubach, 1936). He associated love for the native language bestowed by God with the desire for freedom,
Sa Aking Kabata or To My Fellow Children
An incident, which opened his eyes to the injustice of the regime, was the _______________________________________ due to alleged complicity in the attempted murder of his uncle’s unfaithful wife.
arrest and incarceration of his mother in 1871
Name of the uncle of Rizal whose wife accused Rizal’s mother of attempted murder
Jose Alberto
Doña Teodora was arrested and made to walk a distance of _____ km from Calamba to ______________, the capital of Laguna.
50 km; Santa Cruz
Dona Teodora was jailed for almost ___________ years
2 and a half
Dona Teodora was freed later by _________________________ as a result of the request of the young Soledad, whose graceful dancing charmed the governor-general and his guests
Gov. General Rafael de Izquierdo
T OR F: The injustice suffered by her mother created in him hatred of the Spanish Regime. Moreover, Rizal lost confidence in friendship and developed mistrust of his fellowmen.
TRUE
An incident that greatly influenced Rizal’s goal and life work was the martyrdom of ___________
GOMBURZA
T OR F: The influence of the execution of GOMBURZA in his dedication of the Noli me Tangere to the memory of Gomburza.
FALSE; El Filibusterismo NOT Noli me Tangere
Who was Rizal’s first teacher?
his mother
Rizal’s 1st private tutor
Maestro Celestino
Rizal’s 2nd private tutor
Maestro Lucas Padua
Rizal’s 3rd tutor and a former classmate of his father. It was from him where Rizal’s skill in reading, writing, and the rudiments of Latin were honed.
Leon Monroy
Rizal, just like other children from the principalia class, was trained to become a middle-class intellectual or _________
ilustrado
T OR F: His trainings as an ilustrado could explain why Rizal have real social consciousness. As he grew up detached from the people, he understood their needs and aspirations at the very start.
FALSE; His trainings as an ilustrado could explain why Rizal did not have any real social consciousness. As he grew up detached from the people, he did not understand their needs and aspirations at the very start.
