Rizal's Formative Years

Question 1

Who was the registrar who refused Jose to be admitted in Ateneo?

Answer 1

Fr. Magin Ferrando

Question 2

Who accompanied Rizal to matriculate at Ateneo de Municipal Manila?

Answer 2

Paciano

Question 3

Escuela Pia means

Answer 3

School for poor boys

Question 4

Who interceded Ferrando’s refusal?

Answer 4

Manuel Xerez-Burgos

Question 5

Who was Rizal’s first professor in Ateneo?

Answer 5

Jose Bech

Question 6

Who was Rizal’s favorite teacher in Ateneo?

Answer 6

Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez

Question 7

Rizal considered Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez as

Answer 7

Best Professor in Ateneo

Question 8

Students were divided into 2 empires and these were:

Answer 8

Roman (internos/boarders) and Carthaginian (externos/non-boarders)

Question 9

Jose became the _ after 1 month and was considered the highest rank.

Answer 9

Emperor of Carthaginian

Question 10

Who was the owner of the place where Rizal boarded?

Answer 10

Titay

Question 11

Titay owed Rizal’s family _ pesos and as a payment, she let Rizal board at her place.

Answer 11

300

Question 12

Where was Titay’s place located?

Answer 12

Caraballo Street

Question 13

What were the two reasons why Rizal was refused admission to Ateneo?

Answer 13

1. Late for registration
2. Appeared sickly and undersized for his age.

Question 14

Ateneo was located in

Answer 14

Intramuros (walled city)

Question 15

He was remembered as an ____, ___, and a ___.

Answer 15

Original thinker, creative scholar, and a natural leader.

Question 16

Manuel Xerez-Burgos was the nephew of ___.

Answer 16

Fr. Burgos (a teacher and a friend of Paciano)

Question 17

When did Rizal enroll in Ateneo?

Answer 17

June 10, 1872

Question 18

Ateneo was ruled by

Answer 18

Jesuits

Question 19

How did Rizal become the Emperor of Carthaginian?

Answer 19

He rose because of intellect (questioning) versus the Romans

Question 20

How much were his private Spanish lessons per session?

Answer 20

3 pesos

Question 21

Where did he take his private lessons to improve his Spanish?

Answer 21

Santa Isabel College

Question 22

Why was his mother imprisoned during his education in Ateneo?

Answer 22

Her sister-in-law blamed her for poisoning.

Question 23

What time of the day did Rizal take his private Spanish lessons at Santa Isabel College?

Answer 23

During noon recesses

Question 24

What language did he take at Santa Isabel College?

Answer 24

Spanish

Question 25

The first foreign book Jose Rizal read.

Answer 25

Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

Question 26

This book criticized the Spanish regime in the Philippines and intrigued Jose and inspired him to educate his countrymen.

Answer 26

Travels in the Philippines by Dr. Feodor Jagor

Question 27

He was given the Religious Picture Award because he was known as

Answer 27

Pride of the Jesuits

Question 28

Teodora Alonso walked __ kilometers as one of the punishments when she was blamed for poisoning.

Answer 28

50

Question 29

University of Santo Tomas was ruled by

Answer 29

Dominicans

Question 30

The oldest university in the Philippines and Asia

Answer 30

UST

Question 31

He enrolled as a ___ and ___ student in UST and did not shine and failed to obtain high academic records.

Answer 31

Philosophy and Medical

Question 32

Translate me: In Memory of my Village

Answer 32

Unrecuerdo A Mi Pueblo

Question 33

Translate me: To the Philippine Youth

Answer 33

A La Juventud Filipina

Question 34

Translate me: To the Virgin Mary

Answer 34

A la Virgen Maria

Question 35

Translate me: My first inspiration

Answer 35

Mi Primera Inspiracion

Question 36

Translate me: The Intimate Alliance between Religion and Education

Answer 36

Alianza Intima la religion y la educacion

Question 37

Translate me: Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light

Answer 37

Por La Educacion Recibe Lustre la Patria

Question 38

Translate me: Council of the Gods

Answer 38

El Consejo de los Dioses

Question 39

Translate me: My Last Farewell

Answer 39

Mi Ultimo Adios

Question 40

Translate me: The Philippines a Century Hence

Answer 40

Filipinas dentro de cien anos

Question 41

The most important essay of Rizal

Answer 41

Indolence of the Filipinos

Question 42

It is the first great Spanish poem written by a Filipino.

Answer 42

To the Philippine Youth

Question 43

What was the “To the Philippine Youth” prize when it won in 1879?

Answer 43

Silver pen

Question 44

1st sad poem Jose wrote.

Answer 44

To the Virgin Mary

Question 45

In this poem, Jose expressed the importance of religion in education; to him, education without God is not true education.

Answer 45

The Intimate Alliance between Religion and Education

Question 46

Jose recalled the joyous days of his childhood in Calamba.

Answer 46

In Memory of My Village

Question 47

It is an ode and consists of 8 verses only and is classified as octava real.

Answer 47

To the Child Jesus

Question 48

This poem suggests that education is an integral part of national character.

Answer 48

Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light

Question 49

It is an allegory that was awarded 1st place in the competition however, the decision was reversed - the prize was a gold ring.

Answer 49

Council of the Gods

Question 50

My first inspiration was a poem dedicated to his ___.

Answer 50

Mother

Question 51

It is an essay in which he attempted to predict the country’s future.

Answer 51

The Philippines a Century Hence

Question 52

It is an untitled elegy but was later entitled by his friend and fellow reformist.

Answer 52

My Last Farewell (Mi Ultimo Adios)

Question 53

Who entitled Rizal’s untitled elegy?

Answer 53

Mariano Ponce