Rizal Finals Flashcards
T or F
Rizal’s annotations of the Sucesos were anti-clerical, sociological, and historical.
True
T or F
It was Dr. Rheinhold Rost who facilitated
Rizal’s access to various historical materials
and documents found in the British Museum
True
T or F
Rizal’s preface to the new edition of Sucesos cautioned Spain to listen to the Filipinos for Spain to keep the Philippines under her control.
FALSE - It is Blumentritt’s Preface not Rizal’s Preface in the new edition of Sucesos written by Dr. Jose Rizal which cautioned Spain to listen to the Filipinos for Spain to keep the Philippines under her control.
T or F
The Philippines was civilized before the arrival of the Spaniards into the Archipelago.
True
T or F
Morga published the Sucesos in 1607 to provide readers information about the Philippines and the Filipinos.
FALSE - It was published in 1605.
Main Proposition in Rizal’s New Edition of the Sucesos -
- That the Filipinos were decimated, demoralized, exploited, and ruined by the Spaniards
- That the people of the Philippines have a culture of their own before coming of Spain
- That the Spaniards have to correct their erroneous conception of the Filipinos as children of limited intelligence
- That the present state of the Philippines was not necessarily superior to its past
- That the Spaniards have to correct their erroneous conception of the Filipinos as children of limited intelligence
Spanish Delusions About the Philippines -
- That the Filipinos were an inferior race
- That denial of equal rights can be compensated by strict dispensation of justice
- That the Filipinos were not ready for parliamentary representation and other reforms
- That the Filipino territory is not worth controlling
That the Filipino territory is not worth controlling
Reasons for Rizal’s Choice of London To Be His Second Home -
- To stufy and annotate Morga’s
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas - To familiarize himself with the parliamentary system of England
- To improve his knowledge of the
English language - To carry on his fight against Spanish
Tyranny safely
- To familiarize himself with the parliamentary system of England
The Annotated Edition of Morga’s Book by Dr. Rizal were of these categories
- Sociological
- Historical
- Heretical
- Anti-clerical
Heretical
Rizal’s purpose in Annotating Morga’s
Sucesos -
- To awaken the consciousness of the Filipinos to their glorious ways of the past
- To prove that the Filipinos were civilized even before the coming of the Spaniards
- To prove his awareness of historical trends and developments in the country
- To correct what has been distorted about the Philippines prior to the Spanish conquest
To prove his awareness of historical trends and developments in the country
T or F
Fr. Vicente stressed in his defense on the Noli that criticisms are made of the religious orders for their members to mend their ways
True
T or F
The pattern of suffering in the el Filibusterismo is depicted in the story of Cabesang Tales, Basilio and the school master.
FALSE
T or F
Although the Noli Me Tangere is a work of fiction, the novel can be considered a true story of the Philippines during the last two decades of the Spanish rule.
FALSE
T or F
In the Noli Me Tangere, Elias appeared to be the voice of the revolution who believed that reforms to obtain justice were not possible.
TRUE
T or F
In the El Filibusterismo, Isagani symbolizes the untested and unreliable idealism of a segment of the educated Filipino youths of the time.
TRUE
Noli Me Tangere is a romantic novel, a work of the
and a book of feeling, while El
Filibusterismo is a political novel, a work of the head and a book of
Heart; Thought
El Filibusterismo consists of ____chapters while Noli Me Tangere consists of ____chapters.
38
46
For Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, Rizal’s Novel was a patriotic one. It was a ______ and ______effort to make Spain realize the need to remedy the social ills plaguing Filipino society then.
Truthful and Heartfelt
To whom Rizal dedicated the El Filibusterismo?
To the memory if the GomBurZa
The purpose/s of Rizal upon writing the Noli me Tangere:
I. To picture the past and the realities in the Philippines
II. To reply to insults heaped on the Filipinos and their country
IlI. To unmask the hypocrisy that have impoverished and brutalized the
Filipino people
IV. To stir the patriotism of the Filipino people
All of the above
To Rizal’s the women of Sparta should serve as the model of Filipino mothers raising their children in the service of the State.
TRUE
T or F
It was Teodoro Sandiko who requested Rizal to write a congratulatory letter to the young women of Malolos for their success in opening a night school for women.
FALSE - it was Marcelo H. del Pilar
Rizal alluded to women as the fountainhead of values in all his writings.
TRUE
T or F
To Rizal’s the women of Sparta should serve as the model of Filipino mothers raising their children in the service of the State.
TRUE
T or F
It was Teodoro Sandiko who requested Rizal to write a congratulatory letter to the young women of Malolos for their success in opening a night school for women.
FALSE - it was Marcelo H. del Pilar
T or F
Rizal alluded to women as the fountainhead of values in all his writings.
TRUE
T or F
Father Felipe Garcia endorsed favorably the young women of Malolos to Governor-General Valeriano Wevler
FALSE - Father Felipe Garcia, objected resulting into the turning down of the petition by the Governor - General.
T or F
The Letter to the young women of malolos was written in Spanish
FALSE - it was written in Tagalog
Depopulation of the country
Neglect of families and Farmlands
Implementation of Spain’s military policies
Implementation of Spain’s military policies
Fostering of unity and exchange of ideas
Improved means of transportation
Ease of movement into the island
Improved means of transportation
Lost of hope in the future
Lost of confidence and faith in the past and the present
Disappearance of indigenous culture
Disappearance of indigenous culture
Seekina of civil liberties by the Filipinos
Failure of Spain to change its colonial policy
Seeking of Filipino national identity apart from Spain
Failure of Spain to change its colonial policy
The complete date of independence of the Philippines from the American Occupation
July 4, 1946
Rizal’s philosophy of life
In death there is rest
Rizal’s dulce extranjera, friend, wife and source of delight
Joshephine Bracken
The first title used by Mariano Ponce for the last poem of Rizal
Mi Ultimo Pensamiento
According to Coates (1968), Rizal’s poem is remarkable for it achieves separate purposes:
I. It is a poem of farewell
lI. it is an appeal to the Filipinos, not to forget him.
III. is Rizal’s last will and testament
IV. It is Rizal’s autobiography
All of the above
The poem was Rizal’s farewell to his native land, which he described as:
I. Dear Fatherland
lI. Clime of the Sun Caressed
III. Pearl of the Orient Seas
IV. Beloved Filipinas
V. My Fatherland
All of the above
