Rizal Finals Flashcards

1
Q

T or F

Rizal’s annotations of the Sucesos were anti-clerical, sociological, and historical.

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True

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2
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T or F

It was Dr. Rheinhold Rost who facilitated
Rizal’s access to various historical materials
and documents found in the British Museum

A

True

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3
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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.

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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.

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4
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T or F

The Philippines was civilized before the arrival of the Spaniards into the Archipelago.

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True

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5
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T or F

Morga published the Sucesos in 1607 to provide readers information about the Philippines and the Filipinos.

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FALSE - It was published in 1605.

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6
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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
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  • That the Spaniards have to correct their erroneous conception of the Filipinos as children of limited intelligence
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7
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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
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That the Filipino territory is not worth controlling

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8
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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
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  • To familiarize himself with the parliamentary system of England
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9
Q

The Annotated Edition of Morga’s Book by Dr. Rizal were of these categories

  • Sociological
  • Historical
  • Heretical
  • Anti-clerical
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Heretical

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10
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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
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To prove his awareness of historical trends and developments in the country

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11
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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

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True

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12
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T or F

The pattern of suffering in the el Filibusterismo is depicted in the story of Cabesang Tales, Basilio and the school master.

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FALSE

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13
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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.

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FALSE

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14
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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.

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TRUE

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15
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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.

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TRUE

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16
Q

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

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Heart; Thought

17
Q

El Filibusterismo consists of ____chapters while Noli Me Tangere consists of ____chapters.

A

38

46

18
Q

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.

A

Truthful and Heartfelt

19
Q

To whom Rizal dedicated the El Filibusterismo?

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To the memory if the GomBurZa

20
Q

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

A

All of the above

21
Q

To Rizal’s the women of Sparta should serve as the model of Filipino mothers raising their children in the service of the State.

A

TRUE

22
Q

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.

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FALSE - it was Marcelo H. del Pilar

23
Q

Rizal alluded to women as the fountainhead of values in all his writings.

A

TRUE

24
Q

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.

A

TRUE

25
Q

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.

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FALSE - it was Marcelo H. del Pilar

26
Q

T or F

Rizal alluded to women as the fountainhead of values in all his writings.

A

TRUE

27
Q

T or F

Father Felipe Garcia endorsed favorably the young women of Malolos to Governor-General Valeriano Wevler

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FALSE - Father Felipe Garcia, objected resulting into the turning down of the petition by the Governor - General.

28
Q

T or F

The Letter to the young women of malolos was written in Spanish

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FALSE - it was written in Tagalog

29
Q

Depopulation of the country

Neglect of families and Farmlands

Implementation of Spain’s military policies

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Implementation of Spain’s military policies

30
Q

Fostering of unity and exchange of ideas

Improved means of transportation

Ease of movement into the island

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Improved means of transportation

31
Q

Lost of hope in the future

Lost of confidence and faith in the past and the present

Disappearance of indigenous culture

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Disappearance of indigenous culture

32
Q

Seekina of civil liberties by the Filipinos

Failure of Spain to change its colonial policy

Seeking of Filipino national identity apart from Spain

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Failure of Spain to change its colonial policy

33
Q

The complete date of independence of the Philippines from the American Occupation

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July 4, 1946

34
Q

Rizal’s philosophy of life

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In death there is rest

35
Q

Rizal’s dulce extranjera, friend, wife and source of delight

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Joshephine Bracken

36
Q

The first title used by Mariano Ponce for the last poem of Rizal

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Mi Ultimo Pensamiento

37
Q

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

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All of the above

38
Q

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

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All of the above