RIZAL FINAL EXAM ANSWERS

1. Activities Rizal focused on while in exile. D. all of the above

2. His day-to-day dealings with the minority group in Dapitan changed his
mentality towards the “razas primitivas”. In fact, the cultural minorities gained
Rizal’s respect and considered the group as also an important contributor in
creating national consciousness. TRUE
3. Rizal willingly supported the revolutionary movement of Bonifacio despite some
reservations. FALSE
4. Anderson argues that the Fili was an attack on the Spanish colonial Regime for
executing the three priests – Gomez, Burgos, Zamora – even without evidence of
their involvement in the Cavite Revolt. FALSE
5. His popularity feared the Spaniards, and as such, payed careful attention to his
every moves – all houses where he had been were searched and the Filipinos
seen in his company were suspected. TRUE
6. In El Filibusterismo, Rizal warned the Spanish government that their corrupt and
self-seeking colonial government will only lead to disaster such as what
happened to Kabesang Tales and Basilio. TRUE
7. Rizal's ideologies and philosophies includes the following except: B. FASTING
IS A SACRIFICE
8. Rizal argues that the most flourishing countries in the world owe their wealth
and advancement to foreign commerce are international trade. FALSE
9. It was said that he was exiled in a far island so communicating with family,
friends and comrades in the revolution would be difficult. TRUE
10. For Rizal, indolence can be ultimately traced to the abuse and discrimination
being experienced by Filipinos under Spaniards which leads to the deterioration
of Filipino values. TRUE
11. Rizal was soliciting for a revolution that will demand for immediate
independence. FALSE
12. Rizal also condemned Filipinos who out of greed, selfishness, complacency and
cowardice permit the Spanish abuses. TRUE
13. The subversion charge against Rizal was due to his two novels - the Noli and El
Fili. FALSE
14. Even living in Dapitan, Rizal never became interested in studying the lifestyle,
values and beliefs of the minorities. FALSE
15. All are reasons why Rizal was chosen as the national hero except: B. Rizal was
the only one among the choices to achieve higher education.
16. The position that Rizal holds is to recognize his contribution to the significant
social transformations that took place in the Philippines TRUE
17. Rizal was the central figure of the revolutionary government. TRUE
18. Rizal’s death was considered in Philippine history as an emotional episode
because it did not only produced a martyr but it also paved the way for reforms
in society and transformation in the Filipinos’ lives. TRUE
19. Rizal was not soliciting for a revolution to demand for immediate independence.
Instead, the task for Filipinos is to prepare themselves for eventual independence
once proven to be worthy and ready. TRUE
20. Graciano Lopez Jaena and Jose Rizal’s withdrawal from the La Solidaridad was
caused by the their personal cause and ambitions. FALSE
21. All are grounds for Rizal’s arrest except: B. Fighting the land owners
22. Rizal also aimed at the inclusion of religion in the culture of the Filipinos.FALSE
23. Rizal was charged and put to death for what others, his enemies, believed and
said as “subversion” . TRUE
24. Rizal’s death was considered in Philippine history as an emotional episode
because it did not only produced a martyr but it also paved the way for reforms
in society and transformation in the Filipinos’ lives. TRUE
25. According to Rizal, all are means to achieve freedom except: A. Joining
revolutionary organizations
26. Rizal’s death was considered in Philippine history as an emotional episode
because it did not only produced a martyr but it also paved the way for reforms
in society and transformation in the Filipinos’ lives. TRUE
27. As what the Spaniards expected, Rizal’s life in Dapitan was miserable and
unproductive. FALSE
28. Upon his arrival in Manila, Rizal established a new organization,
the Hispano Circulo Filipino, a secret society that embodies the ideals Rizal
presented in El Filibusterismo. FALSE
29. Rizal was presented with two kinds of evidence which he was able to confront
and refute. These included both documentary evidence and testimonial. FALSE
30. Rizal condemned gambling among his fellow young men from the Philippines
because he felt it showed the Spaniards that his compatriots did not possess
moral integrity, seriousness and intellectual ability. TRUE
31. All personalities gave their testimonial evidence against Rizal except: A. Marcelo
H. Del Pilar
32. Rizal also brought to attention the problems of farms far from the towns as they
are prone to banditry and thievery. TRUE
33. All are documentary evidence presented against Rizal except: B. Article in La
Solidaridad
34. Rizal did not do anything to defend himself during the trial. FALSE
35. According to Rizal, the principal and most terrible cause of the indolence of the
Filipino is the suppression of the teaching of the Spanish language. FALSE
36. Rizal shattered the myth of the indolence of the Filipino brand because he
believed that the Filipino is a worthy race. TRUE
37. Rizal never accepted the term indio because of all the negative connotations
related to it. FALSE
38. Rizal’s aspiration for what is ideal ceased when his family faced oppression from
the Spaniards.  FALSE
39. Rizal outspokenly objected  the revolt because of various reasons except: A. He
has personal issues with Bonifacio
40. All are reasons why Rizal was considered as the First Filipino except: A. Because
Rizal was from an affluent family.
41. His day-to-day dealings with the minority group in Dapitan changed his
mentality towards the “razas primitivas”. In fact, the cultural minorities gained
Rizal’s respect and considered the group as also an important contributor in
creating national consciousness. TRUE
42. Rizal’s constant effort to improve himself showed how much he valued time. He
invested much time and persistence in his own education, taking up sculpture,
painting, aside from the usual academics. And this is a self-serving effort. FALSE
43. Rizal fought against the excesses of friar-led Spanish colonial rule all his life.
TRUE
44. Anderson argues that one obvious absence in the Fili is any direct reference to
political institutions, classes and ideologies which Anderson explains as due to
Rizal’s lack of knowledge of political thought and political theories and his being
fundamentally a moralist. TRUE
45. All are aims of La Solidaridad except: D. Improving agrarian reform policies.
46. Thinking that it was futile to resist,  during his last minute,
Rizal obediently  listened to his captors. FALSE
47. The shot at the back allowed him to turn his body sideways after he was shot
and fell on the ground with his face upward. TRUE
48. The desire of other Filipino nationalists to establish a new organization to go
against the Spanish rule resulted to the success of the revolution initiated by La
Solidaridad. FALSE
49. Rizal’s life in Dapitan was more than him living in exile and historians
considered it as a very fruitful episode of the hero’s life. TRUE
50. One of Rizal’s foremost dream was that the Philippines be known as a nation of
writers and intellects. TRUE