UNIT 3

Question 1

Who was the first teacher of Rizal?

Answer 1

His mother

Question 2

In what age he was taught the alphabet, prayers, and good manners and right conduct. It was at this age when Teodora told him the story of the young moth

Answer 2

3 yo

Question 3

Rizal first attended an __________ school in ____________ from __________ under Maestro ________________

Answer 3

all-boys private, Biñan, Laguna, 1870 to 1871, Justiniano Aquino Cruz.

Question 4

The Maestro’s nipa hut
served as the school where Rizal mastered ________________________________

Answer 4

Latin and learned Spanish

Question 5

Rizal’s great interest in the art made him a frequent visitor of the painter __________
whose house was just near the school. The old painter gave Rizal free lessons in drawing and painting, and was impressed with the artistry of the young Pepe.

Answer 5

Juancho

Question 6

On ______________, four months after the
execution of Gomburza, accompanied by Paciano, Jose went to Manila and
took an entrance examination at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

Answer 6

June 10, 1872

Question 7

The college registrar, refused to admit
Rizal for being overly late for the registration, and being sickly and too short
for his age.

Answer 7

Father Magin Ferrando

Question 8

Through the intercession of ____________, Jose Burgos’ nephew, he was admitted at the Ateneo.

Answer 8

Manuel Xerez Burgos

Question 9

It was in ________________where the young Pepe first make used of the surname Rizal

Answer 9

Ateneo Municipal

Question 10

Rizal means; from Spanish word ricial, meaning _________________

Answer 10

meaning green field or pasture

Question 11

“Rizal” was uniquely chosen by _______________to avoid suspicions from the
Spanish authorities of their relationship with the martyr, Burgos.

Answer 11

Don Francisco

Question 12

On _______________, the 15-year old Rizal received his Bachelor of Arts diploma (equivalent to present-day high school diploma), and was among the nine sobresaliente or outstanding students of their class.

Answer 12

March 23, 1877

Question 13

and was among the nine______________ students of their class.

Answer 13

sobresaliente or outstanding

Question 14

On ________________, Jose Rizal completed his medical course and was awarded the degree of Licentiate in Medicine by the Universidad Central de Madrid.

Answer 14

June 21, 1884

Question 14

In ____________, Rizal matriculated in the University of Santo Tomas and took ___________________primarily because his father liked it, and he was still undecided on what career path to take. Rizal also took a surveying course in Ateneo.

Answer 14

April 1877, Philosophy and Letters (1877-88)

Question 14

He also took lessons in _______ and _________, and studied _________, _________ and _________

Answer 14

painting and sculpture, French, German and English languages

Question 14

Without prior consent from his parents and with the financial support from __________, Rizal traveled alone to ___________ on _____________ via the steamer, Salvadora, sailing to Singapore.

Answer 14

Paciano, Madrid, Spain, May 3, 1882

Question 15

What made Rizal decide to leave UST and pursue his Medical course in Spain?

Answer 15

In UST, Rizal saw and experienced the rampant discrimination of Spaniards to Filipinos. One of which was from a Dominican priest who swore that he will never ever pass Rizal in any subject under him (although records show that
Rizal did not receive any failing grades).

Question 15

On ________________, he enrolled in two
courses_____________________ at the Universidad Central
de Madrid.

Answer 15

November 3, Medicine, and Philosophy and Letters

Question 16

he acquired the degree of Doctor of Medicine and received his degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters on ______________ as sobresaliente.

Answer 16

June 19, 1885

Question 17

As Jose grew older, his parents employed private tutors to give him
lessons at home. The first was _____________ and the second, ________________

Answer 17

Maestro Celestino, Maestro Padua

Question 18

Later, an old man named ___________, a former classmate of Rizal’s father, became the boy’s tutor. This old teacher lived at the Rizal
home and instructed Jose in___________

Answer 18

Leon Monroy, Spanish and Latin

Question 19

After a Monroy’s death, the hero’s parents decided to send their gifted son to a private school in what school?

Answer 19

Biñan

Answer 25

September 1890