The Life and Works of Rizal Flashcards
This law was approved during the presidency of former President Ramon Magsaysay on June 12, 1956
R.A. 1425
The Batangueño parish priest who baptized Rizal
Father Rufino Collantes
He is Rizal’s godfather, native of Calamba and close friend of the Rizal family
Father Pedro Casanas
Rizal affectionately called him “a model of fathers”
Don Francisco Mercado
Donya Teodora’s family descended from ________________, the last native king of Tondo
Lakan-Dula
The real surname of the Rizal family was _____________, which was adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lamco (the paternal great-great grandfather of Jose Rizal), who was a full blooded Chinese)
Mercado
Rizal family belonged to the ____________________, a town aristocracy in Spanish Philippines
principalia
It is a poem about Rizal’s beloved town written by Rizal in 1876 when he was 15 years old and was student in the Ateneo de Manila
Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town)
This event brought Rizal his first sorrow
The death of little Concha
It was Rizal’s first poem in native language at the age of eight
Sa Aking Mga Kabata (To My Fellow Children)
During the twilight hours of summer time Rizal, accompanied by his pet dog, _________, used to meditate at the shore of Laguna de Bay on the sad condition of his oppressed people
Usman
From his ________, Rizal inherited a profound sense of self-respect, the love for work, and the habit of independent thinking
father
From his __________, Rizal inherited his religious nature, the spirit of self-sacrifice, and the passion for arts and literature
mother
Without the aid of ________________________, Rizal cannot attain greatness in the annals of the nation
Divine Providence
The first teacher of Rizal who was a remarkable woman of good character and fine culture
his mother
He was a former classmate of Rizal’s father became Rizal’s tutor that instructed Jose in Spanish and Latin
Leon Monroy
He was Rizal’s teacher in a private school in Biñan
Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
An old painter who was the father-in-law of the school teacher; freely gave Rizal lessons in drawing and painting
Juancho
A Frenchman friend of Rizal’s father who took care of him on board. They road on a steamer called Talim
Arturo Camps
Rizal regarded him as the “most noble” of Filipinos
Paciano
They were the leaders of the secular movement to Filipinize the Philippine parishes and their supporters (Jose Ma. Bass, Attorneys Joaquin Pardo de Tevera and Antonio Ma. Regidor, etc.), were executed at sunrise of February 17, 1872, by order of Governor General Izquierdo
Fathers Mariano Gomez
Jose Burgos
Jacinto Zamora
It inspired Rizal to fight the evils of Spanish tyranny and redeem his oppressed people
The martyrdom of GomBurza in 1872
He was the first of his family to adopt the surname “Rizal”. He registered under this name at Ateneo because their family name “Mercado” had come under the suspicion of the Spanish authorities
Jose
Rizal was first boarded in a house outside Intramuros, on _______________________________. This was owned by a spinster named Titay who owed the Rizal family the amount of 300 pesos
Caraballo Street
____________ was more advanced that the other colleges in that period. It trained the character of the student by rigid discipline and religious instructions
Ateneo
The reason for creating the empire of education system of Ateneo
To motivate and stimulate students
The Ateneo students in Rizal’s time wore a uniform which consisted of “hemp- fabric trousers” and “striped cotton coat”. The coat material was called ______________.
rayadillo
It was Rizal’s first prize for being the brightest pupil in the whole class. At the end of the month, he became the emperor
A Religious picture
It was the first favorite novel of Rizal which made a deep impression on him
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
Rizal persuaded his father to buy him ___________________________________, a set of historical work that was a great aid in his studies
Universal History by Cesar Cantu
He was a German scientist-traveler who visited the Philippines in 1859-1860 and wrote Travels in the Philippines
Dr. Feodor Jagor
Rizal studied painting under this famous Spanish painter
Agustin Saez
Rizal studied sculpture under this noted Filipino sculptor
Romualdo De Jesus
Rizal’s studies continued to fare well. As a matter-of-fact, he excelled in all subjects. The most brilliant Atenean of his time, he was known as….
“The Pride of the Jesuits”
The Commencement Day. Rizal, who was 16 years old, received from his Alma Mater Ateneo Municipal, the degree of Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors
March 23, 1877
Rizal carved an image of the _________________ on a piece of batikuling (Philippine hardwood) with his pocket-knife
Virgin Mary
It was Doña Teodora who was first discovered the poetic genius of her son, and it was also she who first encouraged him to write poems. However it was __________________ who inspired Rizal to make full use of his God-given gift in poetry
Father Sanchez
It was the first poem Rizal probably wrote during his days in Ateneo which was dedicated to his mother on her birthday; Rizal wrote it before he was 14 years old on 1874
Mi Primera Inspiracion (My First Inspiration)
It is a tender poem in honor of Calamba, the hero’s natal town
Un Recuerdo a Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town)
In this poem, Rizal showed the importance of religion in education
Alianza Intima Entre la Religion y la Buena Educacion (Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education)
In April 1877, Rizal who was then nearly 16 years old, matriculated in the University of Santo Tomas, taking the course on ___________________________________ because (1) his father liked it (2) he was “still uncertain as to what career to pursue”
Philosophy and Letters
It was during the following term (1878-1879) that Rizal received the Ateneo Rector’s advice to study medicine. What was one of the reasons why he chose medicine for a career?
To be able to cure his mother’s growing blindness
It is an inspiring poem of flawless form. Rizal beseeched the Filipino youth to rise from lethargy, to let genius fly swifter than the wind and descend with art and science to break the chains that have long bound the spirit of the people
A La Juventud Filipina (To the Filipino Youth)
Why did Rizal, with the approval of his older brother Paciano, conceived the mission to observe keenly the life and culture, languages and customs, industries and commerce, and government and laws of the European nation?
To prepare himself in the mighty task of liberating his oppressed people from Spanish tyranny
It is a canal built by Ferdinand de Lesseps (French diplomat-engineer) which was inaugurated on November 17, 1869
Suez Canal
It is a nationalistic essay, it was Rizal’s first article written on Spain’s soil
Amor Patrio (Love of Country)
Rizal sent his article to his friend in Manila, Basilio Teodoro Moran, a publisher of _____________________, the first Manila bilingual newspaper (Spanish and Tagalog)
Diariong Tagalog
____________________ can never be effaced, once has entered the heart, because it carries in itself the divine stamp that makes it eternal and imperishable
“Love of country”
During the summer twilights, ________________________ is where Rizal sipped Coffee and fraternized with the students from Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, etc.
Antigua Café de Levante
It is a society of Spaniards and Filipinos which Rizal joined shortly after his arrival in Madrid in 1882
Circulo Hispano-Filipino (Hispano-Philippine Circle)
Rizal’s wrote this upon the request of the members of the society which he personally declaimed during the New Year’s Eve reception of the Filipinos held in the evening of December 31, 1882. In this sad poem, Rizal poured out the cry of his agonizing heart
Me Piden Versos (They Ask Me For Verses)
The two books that aroused Rizal’s sympathy for the oppressed and unfortunate people
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Beecher Stowe
The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue
Rizal was impressed by the way the __________________ openly and freely criticized the government policies and lambasted the friars, which could not be done in Philippines
Spanish Mason
In March 1883, Rizal joined the Masonic lodge called _________ in Madrid
Acacia
Rizal’s masonic name
Dimasalang
Rizal’s reason for becoming a mason
Secure the Freemasonry’s aid in his fight against the friars in the Philippines
In _______________, Rizal completed his medical course in Spain. He was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine by the Universidad Central de Madrid
June 21, 1884
On June 19, 1885, on his 24th birthday, Rizal was awarded the degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters by the Universidad Central de Madrid with the rating of _________________________
“Excellent” (Sobresaliente)
Rizal went to Paris and Germany in order to specialize in _____________________
ophthalmology
Rizal stopped at Barcelona to visit his friend, __________________, a medical student and a member of a rich family of San Miguel, Bulacan
Maximo Viola
This book by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s inspired Dr. Rizal to prepare a novel that would depict the miseries of his people under the lash of Spanish tyrants
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Maximo Viola, Rizal’s friend from Bulacan, arrived in Berlin at the height of Rizal despondency and loaned him the needed funds to publish the novel. He is also known as the __________________
“Savior of Noli”
The Latin equivalent of the title, Noli Me Tangere
“Touch Me Not”
Rizal dedicated his Noli Me Tangere to the Philippines-“To My Motherland.” How many chapters does Noli Me Tangere have?
63 chapters and an epilogue
He is a Filipino patriot and lawyer who had been exiled due to his complicity in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872. He avidly read the Noli and was very much impressed by its author
Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor
She was the novel equivalent of Leonor Rivera, although in real life she became unfaithful and married an Englishman
Maria Clara
They represented Rizal himself in his novel
Ibarra and Elias
He is the philosopher who represented Rizal’s elder brother Paciano
Tasio
He is typical of a domineering friar during the days of Rizal, who was arrogant, immoral, and anti-Filipino
Padre Damaso
___________ was known as the “Queen of Danube” because of its beautiful buildings, religious images, haunting waltzes and majestic charm
Vienna
In Calamba, Rizal established a medical clinic. Who was his first patient?
his mother
The nickname given to Rizal by his patients because he came from Germany
“Doctor Uliman”
Hounded by powerful enemies, Rizal was forced to leave his country for a second time in February 1888. He was then a full-grown man of 27 years of age, a practicing physician, and a recognized ______________________
man-of-letters
It is a patriotic society which cooperate in the crusade for reforms. It was inaugurated/established on December 31, 1888
Asociacion La Solidaridad (Solidaridad Association)
He founded the patriotic newspaper called La Solidaridad in Barcelona
Graciano Lopez Jaena
___________________ is a fortnightly periodical which served as the organ of the Propaganda Movement
La Solidadridad
It is a pamphlet wrote by Rizal which published in Barcelona under his nom-de-plume Dimas-Alang in order to defense his novel
La Vision del Fray Rodriguez (The Vision of Fray Rodriguez)
It is a famous letter written by Rizal on February 22, 1889 in Tagalog. This letter was to praise the young ladies of Malolos for their courage to establish a school where they could leam Spanish, despite the opposition of Fr. Felipe Garcia, a Spanish parish priest of Malolos
Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
Rizal dedicated his new edition of __________ to the Filipino people so that they would know of their glorious past
Morga
It is an article written by Rizal which he expressed his views on the Spanish colonization in the Philippines and predicted with amazing accuracy the tragic end of Spain’s sovereignty in Asia
The Philippines Within a Century
It is also a prestigious work of historical scholarship. It is an able defense of the alleged indolence of the Filipinos
The Indolence of the Filipinos
June 11, 1890, Rizal wrote a letter to M.H. Del Pilar about this presentiments. In this letter he said the his true name, which is _____________________________
Laong Laan (Ever Ready)
On _____________, the eve of his departure from Biarritz to Paris, he finished the manuscript of El Filibusterismo
March 29, 1891
He learned of Rizal’s predicament and immediately sent him the necessary funds to resume the printing of El Fili
Valentin Ventura
Rizal dedicated the _________________ to the martyrdom of Fathers Gomez, Burgos, Zamora
El Filibusterismo
This is where the original manuscript of El Fili in Rizal’s own handwriting is now preserved in…
The Filipina Division of the Bureau of Public Libraries, Manila
He advised Rizal in a letter to write another novel which would give definite solution to the country’s problem
Lopez Jaena
He told Rizal in a letter that El Fili is a true twin of Noli
Mariano Ponce
The charge that arrested and forced Rizal’s mother to walk from Calamba to Santa Cruz in 1890
she was not using her surname “Realonda”
A distinguished Filipino ophthalmologist that said “Rizal has all the qualities that would make an ideal ophthalmic surgeon - and analytic intellect, lightness of touch and artistry of a painter, courage and imperturbability a broad and deep knowledge of medicine and ophthalmology, and last but not least, he had been properly and adequately trained by master ophthalmic surgeons”
Dr. Geminiano de Ocampo
Where was Rizal shot with a firing squad composed of eight native (Filipino) soldiers?
Bagumbayan field
Where was Rizal buried without a coffin?
Paco Cemetery
Aside from his known works such as Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, Mi Ultimo Adios, and many more, he also wrote El ___________________________ in 1879 and ______________________ which was staged by the Academy of Spanish Literature members in 1880
Consejo de los Dioses (The Council of the Gods)
Junto Al Pasig (Beside the Pasig)
It is Rizal’s unfinished literary work. It is said to be his third novel. However, only one chapter with 10 pages with the title were drafted. The chapter was written in Tagalog
“Makamisa”
The Philippine national hero also wrote an extensive discourse about witchcraft while he was in Dapitan entitled _________________________
“Treatment and Cure of the Bewitched”
Jose Rizal mastered ____ languages: Spanish, French, Latin, Greek, German, Portuguese, Italian, English, Dutch, and Japanese, Arabic, Swedish, Russian, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew and Sanskrit
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Three animals which he collected when he was in exile in Dapitan were later named after him- ____________, a type of small beetle; ____________, a species of dragonfly; and ____________, a species of toad
Abogonia rizalie
Drago rizalie
Racoforus rizalie
Jose Rizal posed for some of Juan Luna’s paintings such as The Blood Compact and Death of Cleopatra. The latter won the silver medal in the 1881 National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid. Several years later, the painter and his friends reenacted the photo with Dr. Rizal posing as an _________________
Egyptian scribe
