Topic 3: El fili

Question 1

___________ strongly reacted against the project advocated by: the students. For him, it would mean the death of national identity and the institutionalization tyranny.

Answer 1

Simoun

Question 2

____________, on the other hand, believed that through education, he would be able to alleviate the lives of his fellow Filipinos. He did not believe that revolution could be an effective means to achieve freedom. For him, education and science would save the country from its present situation.

Answer 2

Basilio

Question 3

______________ saw the youth as the future of the country because this generation would one day lead the nation. He believed that their actions today would shape the path of tomorrow. and the youth could challenge the government if they wanted reforms from the government.

Answer 3

Rizal

Question 4

When was Rizal’s First Homecoming?

Answer 4

1887-1888

Question 5

When was rizal’s second homecoming

Answer 5

June 26 1892

Question 6

Rizal arrived in Manila, accompanied by his sister _________

Answer 6

Lucia

Question 7

He was awaited by a crowd, watching or spying on him, before he was consecrated to history. Who were those people?”

Answer 7

The carabineers, headed by their commandant, a captain and lieutenant of the Guardia Civil Veterana, and a sergeant in civilian clothes were there.

Question 8

Why did Rizal return to the Philippines?

Answer 8

a: He thought of continuing the fight in the Philippines because he believed that the battle was in the Philippines; not in a foreign soil.
b. He needed to be present in order to address the problems at hand.

Question 9

Agonies in madrid

Answer 9

1. Rizal and Del pilar Rivalry
2. Duel with Antonio Luna (Nellie Bousted)
3. Challenge with Wenceslao Retana
4. Infidelity of Leonor Rivera
5. Problems with Kalamba Tenants

Question 10

On what date did Rizal go to Malacañang Palace to resume his series of interviews with the Governor General?

Answer 10

July 6, 1892 (Wednesday)

Question 11

What is “Pobres Frailles,” who authored them, and where were they printed?

Answer 11

“Pobres Frailles” (Poor Friars) are incriminatory leaflets allegedly found in Lucia’s pillowcases. They are attributed to Fr. Jacinto and were printed by the Imprenta de los Amigos del Pais in Manila.

Question 12

Rizal was placed under arrest and escorted to Fort Santiago by ______________________, nephew and aide of Governor General Despujol :

Answer 12

Ramon Despujol

Question 13

When did the Gaceta de Manila published the story of Rizal’s arrest? which produced indignant commotion among the Filipino people, particlarly the members of the newly organized Liga Filipina

Answer 13

July 7 1892

Question 14

What decree by Governor General Despujol was included in the July 7, 1892 issue of the Gaceta de Manila?

Answer 14

The decree deporting Rizal to “one of the islands in the South.”

Question 15

What significant event happened to Rizal shortly after midnight on July 14, 1892?

Answer 15

Rizal was brought under heavy guard to the steamer Cebu, which was sailing for Dapitan.

Question 16

At what time and date was Rizal brought to the steamer Cebu?

Answer 16

At 12:30 am on July 15, 1892.

Question 17

Where was Rizal taken on the steamer Cebu on July 14, 1892?

Answer 17

He was taken to Dapitan.

Question 18

Who was the captain of the steamer that departed with Rizal on July 15, 1892?

Answer 18

Captain Delgras.

Question 19

At what time did the steamer Cebu depart on July 15, 1892, and when did it arrive in Dapitan?

Answer 19

It departed at 1:00 AM and arrived in Dapitan on July 17 at 7:00 in the evening.

Question 20

Who was the Spanish commandant of Dapitan to whom Captain Delgras handed over Rizal?

Answer 20

Captain Ricardo Carnicero

Question 21

When did Rizal’s exile in Dapitan begin and end?

Answer 21

It began on July 17, 1892, and ended on July 31, 1896, lasting four years.

Question 22

Which islands did the steamer Cebu pass before reaching Dapitan?

Answer 22

Mindoro and Panay.

Question 23

Retana, in an article he wrote in ________, attacked the Propaganda Movement particularly the medium-La Solidaridad as well as the problems confronting the Mercados in Kalamba, Laguna.

Answer 23

-La epoca

Question 24

Later, Retana wrote a biography of Rizal entitled ‘_____________________’. In this book, Retana insists that the death of Dr. Jose Rizal was a death imposed by the colonia powers of Spain.

Answer 24

La Vida y Escritos del Dr. Jose Rizal

Question 25

According to ______________, why did Simoun fail in his revolutionary efforts in “El Filibusterismo”?

Answer 25

• Ambeth Ocampo
• Simoun failed not because Rizal was against the revolution, but because he reflected on the anger and bitterness in his heart following the agrarian dispute in Calamba and realized that one must start with good intentions to succeed.