HIS 007 Life and Works of Rizal

1. At what age Jose started to draw objects?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 8
2. What was the first poem of Jose Rizal?
a. Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo
b. To My Fellow Children
c. In Memory of My Town
d. None of the above
3. Who was the first teacher of Pepe?
a. Maestro Celestino
b. Dona Teodora
c. Maestro Padua
d. Maestro Cruz
4. .Where is the first journey of Rizal?
a. Manila
b. Ilog Pasig
c. Luneta
d. Antipolo
5. Who encouraged Rizal to develop his frail body?
a. Jose Alberto
b. Manuel
c. Gregorio
d. Paciano
6. Which proves that Filipinos already venerated Jose Rizal’s national hero before the Americans recognized him
as such?
a. The Dec. 15, 1968 manifesto of Jose Rizal convincing the Filipinos to stop rebellion
b. The testimonies of Pio Valenzuela about his conversation with Jose Rizal in Dapitan
c. The Dec. 20, 1898 proclamation issued by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
d. The second verse of the Mi Ultimo Adios which praises the revolutionaries
7. What could be inferred from the letter of Jose Rizal to Ferdinand Blumentritt on January 26, 1887 which states:
“A peaceful struggle shall always be a dream, for Spain will never learn the lesson of her South American
colonies”?
a. Jose Rizal’s ambivalence towards revolution
b. Jose Rizal’s ideas about the reforms needed by the Philippines
c. Jose Rizal’s anti-revolutionary stance
d. Jose Rizal’s idea that revolution against Spain is eneviatble
8. What is Jose Rizal’s most significant legacy to the Filipinos at present tie?
a. His literary works
b. His idea of non-violent revolution
c. His achievements
d. His ideas on patriotism and nationalism
9. According to the National heroes Committee, who is given an implied recognition as the Philippine National
Hero aside from dr. Jose Rizal?
a. Apolinario Mabini
b. Benigni “Ninoy” Aquino
c. Emilio Aguinaldo
d. Andres Bonifacio
10. Who is the first private tutor of Jose?
 a. Maestro Lucas
b. Maestro Cruz
c. Leon Monroy
d. Maestro Celestino
11. What is the event that disheartened Rizal during his early education?
a. The death of his sister Concha
b. The imprisonment of his mother
c. The death of Leon Monroy
d. None of the above

12. Who was the college registrar who refused to admit Rizal in Ateneo?
a. Father Manuel Burgos
b. Father Xeres Burgos
c. Father Jose Bech
d. Father Magin Fernando
13. Who was the first professor of Jose in Ateneo?
a. Father Xeres Burgos
b. Father Jose Bech
c. Father Magin Fernando
d. None of the above
14. What was the reason why the college registrar refused to admit Rizal in Ateneo?
a. Jose was already late for registration
b. Jose was so frail and sickly
c. Jose was too small for his age
d. All of the above
15. Why Jose did not used their family name Mercado when he enrolled at Ateneo?
a. Because he didn’t want their surname Rizal.
b. Because the surname Mercado had been under the suspicion of the American.
c .Because the surname Mercado had been under the suspicion of the Spanish.
d. For distinction, because there were many Filipinos used the surname Rizal.
16. Why Rizal was impressed in the book “Travels in the Philippines by Dr. Jagor?
a. Because it contained the careful observation and analysis about the the imperfections of the Spanish
colonization in the Philippines.
b. His prophecy that Spain would yield the Philippines to Japanese colonizers in the near future.
c. Because the author of the book is German.
d. Both a & b.
17. Who was the first romance of Rizal?
a. Leonor Rivera
b. Segunda Katigbak
c. Josephine Bracken
d. Consuelo
18. . What was the reason why Rizal takes up medicine in UST?
a. He want to cure his mother’s growing blindness.
b. His father like the course.
c. His mother like the course.
d. He was not yet certain on what career to pursue.
19. Why was Rizal not granted the title for surveyors?
a. Because he was an Indio.
b. Because he was below age.
c. Because he has big head
d.Because he was a writer
20. . Why the poem “A La Juventud Filipino” became classic in Philippine Literature?
a. It expressed the nationalistic concept of the Spaniards.
 b. It was the great poem in Spanish written by a Spaniards.
c. It expressed for the first time the nationalistic concept that the Filipinos were the “Fair and Hope of
the Fatherland”.
d. Both a & b.
21. What is the reason why Rizal decided to continue his studies in abroad?
a. The biased and hostile Dominican professors were against him.
b. He was disgusted with the antiquated method of instruction in the university.
c. He wants to cure his mother illness.
d. All of the above.
22. Which among the following was Rizal’s godfather?
a. Father Pedro Casanas
b. Father Rufino Collantes
c. Dr. Rafael Palma
23. Which among the following was not Rizal’s brother or sister?
a. Paciano
b. Olimpia
c. Ciriaco
24. Which among the following isn’t part of Rizal’s races?
a. Negrito
b. Indian
c. Malay
25. The real surname of the Rizal family was Mercado, which was adopted first by whom?
a. Domingo Lamco
b. Leon Ma. Guerrero
c. Francisco Mercado
26. Which among the stories told by Rizal’s mother left a deep impression on Rizal’s mind about “death of a
martyr”?
a. Story of the Moth
b. Children’s Friend
c. Ill-fated Moth
27. The death of the three priest martyrs awakened Rizal’s spirit of patriotism. Which among the following isn’t
part of the three martyrs?
a. Gomez
b. Borromeo
c. Zamora
28. When Rizal was eleven he was sent to what school to study which was under the supervision of the Jesuits?
a. San Juan de Letran
b. Ateneo Municipal
c. La Concordia College
29. Who among the professors in Ateneo did Rizal consider to be the best and also helped Rizal to study harder and
improve his poetry?
a. Father Sanchez
b. Father Burgos
c. Father Lleonart
30. Rizal went to University of Santo Tomas to seek higher education. Which among the following wasn’t Rizal’s
course on that institution?
a. Philosophy and Letters
b. Medicine
c. Literature
31. What course did Father Pablo Ramon, Ateneo’s Rector, advice Rizal to take?
a. Medicine
b. Philosophy and Letters
c. Arts
32. Rizal Completed his medicine course in what university in Spain?
a. University Central de Madrid
b. University Central de Barcelona
c. Universidad de Barcelona
33. Rizal joined freemasonry as aid against the friars in the Philippines. In which Masonic lodge did Rizal first join?
a. Acacia
b. Solidaridad
c. Publicidad
34. After completing his studies in Madrid, Rizal went to Paris and Germany to specialize what field in medicine?
a. Ophthalmology
b. Obstetrics
c. Pathology
35. When Rizal was in Paris, he worked as an assistant to a famous French doctor named?
a. Dr. Louis De Weckert
b. Dr. Adoplh Meyer
c. Dr. Feodor Jagor
36. After acquiring enough experience in his specialization in Paris, Rizal left for what German city famous for its old
university and romantic surroundings?
a. Berlin
b. Heidelberg
c. Wilhelmsfeld
37. What interests did Ferdinand Blumentritt , Director of the Ateneo of Leitmeritz, have which ultimately became
the reason for his acquaintancewith Rizal?
a. Studying Philippine History
b. studying Philippine Language
c. studying Philippine Geography
38. While Rizal was in Germany he translated several famous books into tagalog, one of which was Schiller’s
William Tell and another was Fairy Tales by a famous writer named?
a. Hans Christian Andersen
b. Aesop
c. Harriet Beecher Stowe
39. When Rizal was in Berlin he came in contact with great scientists, one of which was Dr. Feodor Jagor who wrote
a famous book, which foretold the downfall of Spanish rule in the Philippines and the coming of America to
Philippine shores, entitled what?
a. The Paradise of the East
b. b. Travels in the Philippines
c. c. Pearl of the Orient Sea
40. Rizal wanted to master French so he took private lessons from a professor named?
a. FabianBourzat
b. b. Isabelle Delobele
c. c. Lucile Cerdole
41. Who became the savior of Noli Me Tangere?
a. Maximo Viola
b. b. Eduardo de Lete
c. c. Valentin Ventura
42. Upon arriving in his hometown from abroad, Rizal was called with a certain name for he was a doctor who came
from Germany, what was his name?
a. The German Doctor
b. b. Doctor Uliman
c. c. Kind German
43. Governor-GeneralTerrero knew that Rizal’s life was in danger due to the fact that the Spanish friars were too
powerful and so he assigned a young Spanish lieutenant as a bodyguard to Rizal as a security measure. Who
was this Spanish lieutenant?
 a. Jose Rodriguez
b. b.Jose Taviel de Andrade
c. c. Gregorio Echavarria
44. Who was the theologian from the Manila Cathedral who became a gallant defender of Noli?
a. Father Vicente Garcia
b. b. Father Federico Fauna
c. . Father Jose Beck
45. While on voyage across the Pacific, Rizal befriended a Japanese journalist who was a champion for human rights
and was also forced by the Japanese government to leave Japan. Later, on the life of this person, he wrote two
political novels; Nankai-no-Daiharan which resembles Rizal’s Noli and O-unabara which was similar to Rizal’s El
Filibusterismo. What was his name?
a. Usui
b. b. Kagumi
c. Tetcho
46. What country did Rizal describe as “the land par excellence of freedom but only for the whites”?
a. America
b. b. United Kingdom
c. c. Japan
47. Rizal’s greatest achievement while in London was his annotation of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas written by
whom?
a. Morga
b. b. Morayta
c. c. Beckett
48. While Rizal was in London, he became the honorary president of a patriotic society which would cooperate in
the crusade for reforms. What was the name of this patriotic society?
a. Asociacion de Indio
b. b. Asociacion de Felipinas
c. Asociacion La Solidaridad
49. While on his 2nd sojourn in Paris, Rizal formed a club which was purely social and temporary in nature to bring
together the young Filipinos during the Universal Exposition. What was the name of this club?
a. Kidlat
b. b. Indios en Paris
c. Indios Bravos
50. After forming the ephemeral club mentioned in number 28, Rizal also formed another society which pledged its
members to excel in intellectual and physical prowess in order to win the admiration of foreigners. What was
the name of this society?
a. Kidlat
b. b. Indios en Paris
c. c. Indios Bravos