SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY

Lianga Campus
Lianga, Surigaodel Sur
FINAL EXAMINATION
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RIZAL: Life, Works and Writings
1- MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Write the letters only of the correct answer in CAPITAL.
A. ABOUT RIZAL’S LIFE
1. Which among the following was Rizal’s godfather?
a. Father Pedro Casanas b. Father Rufino Collantes c. Dr. Rafael Palma
2. Which among the following was not Rizal’s brother or sister?
a. Paciano b. Olimpia c. Ciriaco
3. Which among the following isn’t part of Rizal’s races?
a. Negrito b. Indian c. Malay
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. What course did Father Pablo Ramon, Ateneo’s Rector, advice Rizal to take?
a. Medicine b. Philosophy and Letters c. Arts
11. Rizal Completed his medicine course in what university in Spain?
a. University Central de Madrid b. University Central de Barcelona
c. Universidad de Barcelona
12. 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
13. After completing his studies in Madrid, Rizal went to Paris and Germany to specialize what field in medicine?
a. Ophthalmology b. Obstetrics c. Pathology
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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. Travels in the Philippines c. Pearl of the Orient Sea
19. Rizal wanted to master French so he took private lessons from a professor named?
a. FabianBourzat b. Isabelle Delobele c. Lucile Cerdole
20. Who became the savior of Noli Me Tangere?
a. Maximo Viola b. Eduardo de Lete c. Valentin Ventura
21. 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. Doctor Uliman c. Kind German
22. 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.Jose Taviel de Andrade c. Gregorio Echavarria
23. Who was the theologian from the Manila Cathedral who became a gallant defender of Noli?
a. Father Vicente Garcia b. Father Federico Fauna c. Father Jose Beck
24. 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. Kagumi c. Tetcho
25. What country did Rizal describe as “the land par excellence of freedom but only for the whites”?
a. America b. United Kingdom c. Japan
26. Rizal’s greatest achievement while in London was his annotation of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas written by whom?
a. Morga b. Morayta c. Beckett
27. 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. Asociacion de Felipinas c. Asociacion La Solidaridad
28. 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. Indios en Paris c. Indios Bravos
29. 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. Indios en Paris c. Indios Bravos
30. Who was Rizal’s bitter enemy of the pen who eventually became one of his great admirers and later on authored the
first book-length biography of the greatest Filipino hero?
a. Wenceslao Retana b. Fray Rodriguez c. Salvador Font
31. Who became the saviour of El Filibusterismo?
a. Maximo Viola b. Eduardo de Lete c. Valentin Ventura
32. One of the reasons why Rizal decided to return to Manila was the formation of a society named what?
a. La Liga Filipina b. La Solidaridad c. La Mano Roja
33. Jose Rizal conceived the establishment of Filipino colony in North Borneo (Sabah) to move the landless Filipino
families to that rich British-owned island which he considered to be as what?
a. New Filipinas b. New Calamba c. New Manila
34. Who was the Governor-General that plotted the “Spanish Trap” where a case was secretly filed against Rizal and his
followers “for anti-religious and anti-patriotic agitation” when Rizal was on his way to Manila?
a. Despujol b. Blanco c. Polavieja
35. One of the members of the society which Rizal founded upon his arrival in Manila ultimately became the “real father
of revolution” and leader of Katipunan. Who was he?
a. Andres Bonifacio b. Apolinario Mabini c. Emilio Aguinaldo
36. What is the name of the place where Rizal was deported because of the allegedly found incriminatory leaflets found
on Lucia’s pillow cases (Rizal’s sister) which were a satire against Dominican priests? The gubernatorial decree cited
that Rizal this place in is “one of the islands in the South”.
a. Dapitan b. Cebu c. Zamboanga
37. The novel El Filibusterismo was dedicated by Rizal to whom?
a. Gom-bur-za b. Filipinos c. Fellow reformists
38. According to Wenceslao Retana, what was Rizal’s only vice?
a. Hard liquor b. Lottery c. Smoking
39. The friars concocted an espionage plot on Rizal while on his deportation to filch certain letters and writings of Rizal
that will incriminate him in the Revolutionary movement by hiring a spy who assumed what name?
a. Pablo Mercado b. Protacio Rizal c. Simon Mercado Rizal
40. Who was the woman which Rizal considered to be his wife?
a. Leonor Rivera b. Josephine Bracken c. Nellie Bousted

B. ABOUT RIZAL’S WORKS AND WRITINGS

41. Who was the only Spanish priest who went in defense to Rizal’s Noli publicly?
a. Father Sanchez b. Father Vilaclara c. Father Obach
42. Which among the following pen-names did Rizal use in writing La Vision del Fray Rodriguez?
b. Makisig b. Laong Laan c. Dimas Alang
43. What was the title of Rizal’s first article in the patriotic newspaper La Solidaridad?
a. Letter to the Young Women of Malolos b. La Vision del Fray Rodriguez
c. Los Agricultores Filipinos
44. What was the name of the poem that Rizal submitted for the literary contest held by LiceoArtistico-Literario
where Rizal won in 1879?
a. A La Juventud Filipina b. Felicitacion c. El Heroismo de Colon
45. What was the title of the first poem which Rizal wrote when he was eight years old?
a. In Memory of My Town b. Sa Aking Mga Kababata c. Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo
46. What sculptural masterpiece did Rizal carve for one of his teachers in Ateneo, Father Lleonart?
a. Sacred Heart of Jesus b. The Virgin Mary c. The Holy Trinity
47. This novel was described to a romantic novel; it is a “work of the heart” and a “book of feeling”.
a. El Filibusterismo b. Noli Me Tangere c. Makamasa
 48. This novel was considered to be a political novel; a “work of the head” and a “book of the thought”.
a. El Filibusterismo b. Noli Me Tangere c. Makamisa
49.During his exile in Dapitan, Rizal discovered rare specimens which were named after him. Which among the
following isn’t part of his discovered species?
a. Apogonia rizali b. Raco rizali c. Rhacophorus rizali
50. What is Rizal’s literary masterpiece which was considered to be the “a priceless gem of Philippine Literature”
a. Mi Ultimo Adios b. Noli Me Tangere c. El Filibusterismo
11. True or False: write T if the statement is true and if the statement is false modify the underlined word which makes it
erroneous.
51. Rizal considers Noli Me Tangere as superior to El Filibusterismo
52. The name “Jose” was by his mother because she was a devotee of San Juan
53.Dr.Pio Viola was named emissary to Dapitan, in order to inform Rizal of the plan of the Katipunan to launch a
revolution for freedom’s sake.
54. Don Pedro and Don Miguel Camus along with other Filipino residents urged Rizal in Singapore to disembark in the
ship he was in and seek protection of the British law which might have saved Rizal’s life and prevented his death.
55. Rizal chose Lt. Luis Taviel de Andrade as his defense counsel for his trial.
56. Governor-General Camilo Polavieja signed and approved the decision of the court-martial and ordered Rizal to be
shot at 7:00 o’clock in the morning of December 30 at Laangbayan Field (Luneta).
57. Jose Rizal named Philippines as the “Pearl of the Orient Sea”
58. The Dominican friars helped Polavieja to replace Governor-General Blanco which ultimately sealed the death of
Rizal, for Polavieja was ruthless while Blanco believed Rizal was not a traitor.
59. Rizal hid his last poem in an alcohol lamp and left it to his sister Trinidad.
60. Before he was shot, Rizal requested that he be shot facing the firing squad and the request was accepted.
61. Rizal had a premonition that he will somehow die on December 30 when he was then at Madrid studying as a
medical student as proved by an entry on his diary on January 1, 1883.
62. Jose Rizal’s first teacher was his mother.
63. In 1880 the Artistic-Literary Lyceum opened held a literary contest to commemorate the fourth centennial of the
death of Homer where Rizal submitted the allegory El Consejo de los Dioses which won.
64. Rizal was not awarded his Doctor’s diploma because he did not present the thesis required for graduation nor
paid the corresponding fees.
65. Ferdinand Blumentritt is considered to be Jose Rizal’s bestfriend.
111. Essay: Answer briefly the following questions. 5 points each
1. Explain briefly why Dr. Jose Rizal objected vehemently to revolution or use of brute force to achieve freedom.
2. Explain how Dr. Jose Rizal proved that “the pen is mightier than the sword.”
3. How did Rizal use education as tool for reform and nationalism?
4. The Count of Monte Cristo was Rizal’s favourite novel. What characteristics do Edmond Dantes (lead character)
have which can also be seen in Dr. Jose Rizal and how did this help Rizal pursue his life time mission?
Bonus (10 pts.):
1. Write our national hero’s full and complete name. (2pts.)
2. Enumerate all the women that Rizal had relationship with. (3pts.)
3. Explain briefly what the following stanza means from Mi Ultimo Adios. (3pts.)
“My dreams, when life first opened to me,
My dreams, when the hopes of youth beat high,
Were to see thy lov’d face, O gem of the Orient sea,
From gloom and grief, from care and sorrow free;
No blush on thy brown, no tears in thine eye.”
4. What was the subject of Rizal’s defended thesis for Philosophy and Letters that the learned men of Spain were
surprised? (2 pts )

HENRIETTA A. SANCHEZ,MAED
Asst. Prof.2
Answer key:

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. A

11-14. A 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. A

21. B 22. B 23. A 24. C 25.A 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. A

31. C 32.A 33. B 34-39. A 40. B

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41. A 42. C 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. A

True or False:

51-52. T 53. Valenzuela 54-55. T 56. Bagumbayan 57-58. T 59. Alcohol cooking lamp

60-62. T 63. Cervantes 64-65. T