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