RPHMidterm1 Flashcards
What document did Fr. Manuel Garcia discover in 1935 that sparked controversy regarding Rizal’s final moments?
A) Noli Me Tangere
B) Rizal’s Retraction Letter
C) El Filibusterismo
D) Cuerpo de Vigilancia Report
Rizal’s Retraction Letter
What is the main argument of the Balaguer Testimony regarding Rizal’s last hours?
A) Rizal stayed firm in his anti-clerical beliefs.
B) Rizal refused to speak to any religious figures.
C) Rizal confessed, attended mass, and retracted his views.
D) Rizal denied all accusations against him.
Rizal confessed, attended mass, and retracted his views.
Which of the following dates is traditionally associated with the “Cry of Balintawak”?
A) August 23, 1896
B) August 26, 1896
C) September 6, 1896
D) August 29, 1896
August 26, 1896
Who was the chronicler that documented the first mass in the Philippines?
A) Gregorio Zaide
B) Antonio Pigafetta
C) Teodoro Agoncillo
D) Francisco Albo
Antonio Pigafetta
Which place is most widely accepted as the site of the first mass in the Philippines according to the National Historical Institute?
A) Masao, Butuan
B) Bolinao, Pangasinan
C) Limasawa, Southern Leyte
D) Homonhon, Samar
Limasawa, Southern Leyte
The Cavite Mutiny of 1872 was a precursor to which major historical event?
A) Cry of Pugad Lawin
B) Philippine Revolution of 1896
C) American Occupation of the Philippines
D) Rizal’s Execution
Philippine Revolution of 1896
What is the “Retraction of Rizal”?
A) A letter Rizal wrote against the Spanish
B) A document where Rizal retracted his views against the Catholic Church and the friars
C) A fictional account of Rizal’s death
D) A letter Rizal wrote to his family
A document where Rizal retracted his views against the Catholic Church and the friars
What year was the alleged retraction letter of Rizal discovered?
A) 1896
B) 1935
C) 1901
D) 1918
1935
Which primary source claims that Rizal retracted before his execution?
A) The Cuerpo de Vigilancia
B) The Balaguer Testimony
C) The Diario de Manila
D) The testimony of Federico Moreno
The Balaguer Testimony
Where was Rizal’s alleged retraction letter first published?
A) La Solidaridad
B) La Voz Española and Diario de Manila
C) The Philippine Star
D) El Imparcial
La Voz Española and Diario de Manila
Who testified that Rizal prayed the rosary and confessed multiple times before his execution?
A) Pio Valenzuela
B) Emilio Jacinto
C) Fr. Vicente Balaguer
D) Lt. Olegario Diaz
Fr. Vicente Balaguer
What event is referred to as the “Cry of Balintawak” or “Cry of Pugadlawin”?
A) The beginning of the Philippine Revolution
B) The execution of Rizal
C) The founding of the Katipunan
D) The signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato
The beginning of the Philippine Revolution
Which historian claimed that the Cry of Balintawak occurred on August 26, 1896?
A) Gregorio Zaide
B) Teodoro Agoncillo
C) Pio Valenzuela
D) Milagros Guerrero
Gregorio Zaide
What did the tearing of the “cedulas” symbolize during the Cry of Balintawak?
A) Rebellion against the Spanish rule
B) Support for the Spanish
C) Formation of a new government
D) An oath of loyalty to the Katipunan
Rebellion against the Spanish rule
Which location did Pio Valenzuela claim as the site of the Cry of Pugad Lawin?
A) Bahay Toro
B) Pugad Lawin
C) Balintawak
D) Kangkong
Pugad Lawin
What was Andres Bonifacio’s role in the event known as the Cry of Balintawak?
A) He led the revolutionaries in tearing their cedulas
B) He signed a peace agreement with the Spanish
C) He declared the end of the Katipunan
D) He fled to avoid arrest
He led the revolutionaries in tearing their cedulas
According to Antonio Pigafetta, where was the first Catholic mass in the Philippines held?
A) Masao, Butuan
B) Limasawa, Leyte
C) Homonhon, Samar
D) Cebu
Limasawa, Leyte