MODULE ANSWERS IN RIZAL

Submitted by: NICART, DOMINIC D. BSN-2B

Activity 1.

Watch the parade of national teams during the SEA GAMES 2019 and describe your
feeling when you saw the Philippine National Team.

ANSWER:

It was very exciting and I was feeling a little pumped up while they were having the parade while
blasting with the sound of the song “Manila”. I couldn’t be more proud of being a Filipino when the
sports legends also came out bringing our National Flag. It was an amazing site to see.

Self-Check 1.0

I. Instruction: Write the letter of the best answer for each question.

1. What law requires the curricula of private and public schools, colleges and universities
courses to include the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal?
a. RA 7600 b. RA 1425 c. RA 2514 d. RA 7610
2. The president who approved Rizal Law is
a. Pres. Ramos b. Pres. Magsaysay c. Pres. Laurel d. Pres. Roxas
3. The American governor who first recognize the contribution of Rizal through a legislative
act is
a. Gov. Taft b. Gov. Roosevelt c. Gov. Coco d. Gov. McLilans

II. Instruction: Answer all the given questions.

1. Dr. Jose Rizal is declared a National Hero of the country, is there a legislative bases to
support this claim?
2. Do life and work of Rizal still relevant today?
3. Do you agree with the Church when they oppose the passing of the Rizal Law?

ANSWERS:

1.) None
2.) Yes
3.) No
 Self-Check 2.0

I. Instruction: Write the letter of the best answer for each question.

1. What was the occupation of Rizal’s Father?

a. Farmer b. Engineer c. Doctor d. Businessman
2. The eldest brother of Rizal is
a. Saturnina b. Paciano c. Soledad d. Josefa
3. The occupation of Paciano is
a. Farmer b. Priest c. Engineer d. Fisherman
4. Who was the grandfather of Rizal with Chinese blood?
a. Domingo Lam-co b. Domingo Mercado
b. Juan Mercado d. Lorenzo Alonzo
5. The full name of Dr. Jose Rizal
a. José Paciano Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
b. José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
c. José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alogan Realonda
d. José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realondon

II. Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. What is the meaning of the family name Rizal in Spanish?
2. What is the meaning of the family name Mercado in Spanish?
3. Why did he use the name Jose Rizal instead of his full name?
4. How did his family contribute to the awakening of sense of nationalism within him?

ANSWERS:

1.) It means “greenfields” in Spanish

2.) It means “market: in Spanish
3.) He used RIZAL to protect his identity , which was considered as illustrado during the
Spanish.
4.) It was his mother who opened his eyes and heart to the world around him with all it’s soul
and poetry, as well as its bigotry and injustice.
 Self-Check 2.1

III. Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. Describe the agrarian condition during the Spanish occupation.
2. How did the agrarian program during the Spanish occupation influence Rizal’s idea of
nationalism?
3. Compare the agrarian program during the Spanish occupation to that of today.

ANSWERS:

1.) The concept of encomienda (Royal Land Grants) was introduced. The system, however,
degenerated into abuse of power by the encomienderos. The tribute soon became land
rents to a few powerful landlords.
2.) He wasable to produce two political novels “Nole me tangere (1887) and El filibusterismo
(1891) which had a wide impact in the Philippines.
3.) During Spanish period it was abused of power by the encomienderos but looking as to
where we are right now, I think it lands are somehow equally distributed and there are also
laws that can support with that.

Self-Check 2.2

IV. Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. How the Cavite Mutiny created the Rizal we know today?
2. How did it influence Rizal’s idea of nationalism?
3. How did execution of the Gomburza at a very young age open his eyes to the corrupt
practices of the Colonizers?

ANSWERS:

1.) This is where he dedicated his work Elfilibusterismo to the GOMBURZA priests who was then
executed in Luneta in a form of “garrote”.
2.) It was such a tragic event and this is where Philipine Nationalism was born, the felt like they
were no longer a “one nation” and any sign of protest against the foreign presence that was
spain was a localized act of rebellion to which the rest of the country did not relate.
 Self-Check 3.0

Instruction: Answer the following questions.

I. What were the countries in Europe Rizal visited?

II. What was his original business in visiting Europe?
III. What were his academic achievements while in Europe?
IV. How did his visit in Europe opened his eyes to the corruption of the Spanish colonizers?
V. How did his visit to Europe contribute to the publication of his novel?

ANSWERS:

1.) Naples and Marseilles, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Heidelberg, Leipzig and Dresden, Prague,
Lintz, Rheinfall, Salzburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Switzerland, Geneva, Italy.
2.) Rizal decided to leave the country not just to complete his medical studies in Europe. Hidden
purposes for his voyage is to make a name for himself in the realm of journalism; to observe and
study European society and to prepare himself for the task of liberating the Filipinos from
Spanish Tyranny.
3.) Rizal lived in Europe for 10 years. He could converse in more than 10 different tongues. Excelled
at martial arts, fencing, sculpture, paintaing, teaching, anthropology and journalism among
other things. During his European sojourn, he also began to write novels.
4.) His eventual stay in Europe broadened his mind, seeing European countries as examples his own
country should try to emulate.

Self-Check 3.1

I. Instruction: Write your answer in the space provided.

1. PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT was the first Filipino nationalist movement.
2. LA SOLIDARIDAD was established to express the goal of the Propaganda Movement.
3. FEB. 15, 1889 was the date of last publication of La Solidaridad.
4. GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA was the person replaced by Del Pilar as the editor.
 II. Instruction: Answer the following questions
1. What were the objectives of the propaganda movement?
2. What was the issue raised against the accuracy of the name “Propaganda Movement?”
3. What were the objectives of the La Solidaridad?
4. Was the propaganda movement successful?

ANSWERS: (1)

1.) Representation in the Philippines in the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament

2.) Secularization of the clergy (i.e. usage of secular or diocesan priest rather from a religious order)
3.) Legalization of Spanish and Filipino equality
4.) Creation of a public school system independent of religious friars
5.) Abolition of polo y servicios (labor service) and the bandala (forced sale of local products to the
government)
6.) Guarantee of basic freedoms
7.) Equal opportunity for Filipinos and Spanish to enter government service

(2) because its essential task was to counteract the campaign of misinformation that certain
Spanish groups were disseminating in Spain and later in Rome. It was a campaign of information, as well
as a bid for sympathy.

(3)
1.) Representation in the Cortes
2.) Abolition of censure
3.) An expressed and definite prohibition of the existing practices of exiling residents by purely
administrative order, and without a writ of execution from the courts of justice

4.) That the Philippines be a province of Spain

5.) Representation Filipino priests instead of Spanish friars — Augustinians, Dominicans,
and Franciscans — in parishes and remote sitios
6.) Freedom of assembly and speech
7.) Equal rights before the law (for both Filipino and Spanish plaintiffs)

(4) NO.

Self-Check 3.2

Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. Why did Rizal choose the title Noli Me Tangere for his novel?
2. What was his inspiration in writing the novel?
3. How did the novel expose the corrupt practices of the Spanish colonizers?
ANSWERS:

1.) In the novel’s dedication, Rizal explains that there was once a type of cancer so terrible that the
sufferer could not bear to be touched and the disease was thus called Noli Me Tangere (Do not
touch me). He believed that his homeland was similarly afflicted.
2.) After he read Uncle Tom’s cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, he had an inspiration to write his
own novel with the same topic—to expose Spanish colonial abuse in print.
3.) Noli was originally written in Spanish so the likelihood that Spanish authorities would read it first
were very high; which is what Rizal wanted to happen. Copies of books were redirected to
churches, many were destroyed, many anti-Noli writers came into the picture.

Self-Check 4.0

I. Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. What is the significance of the Blood Oath ritual to the pre-colonial Filipinos?
2. What was forged in the Blood Oath ritual between Legazpi and Sikatuna?
3. What was the relevance of the painting El Pacto de Sangre to Rizal’s search for origin?

ANSWERS:

1. It was intended to seal a friendship or treaty, or to validate an agreement. The contracting

parties would cut their wrists and pour their blood into a cup filled with liquid, such as wine,
and drink the mixture.

 some are accustomed to take a little blood from the arms or other part of the body and give it to
drink to those who wish to become their friends and the others do likewise and in this way they
say peace and friendship are made perfectly and that it would not break

Self-Check 4.1

I. Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. Why did Rizal felt the need to rediscover his ancient roots?
2. Why did Rizal choose the work of Morga despite the abundance of literatures written about the
pre-conquest Filipino culture?
3. Innumerate at least 3 of the annotation of Rizal in Morga’s work.
4. Why do you think it is important to contextualize the observations of a foreigner in the point of
view of the observed?
ANSWERS:

1. He had to reflect on what had taken place during the past 3 centuries. He said he was born and
bred oblivious of our past, like most of his contemporaries; so, he felt that he had no voice or
authority to talk on what he did not know. He found it necessary “to invoke the testimony of an
“illustrious Spaniard” who ruled the destiny of the Philippines and was witness to the dwindling
of our former identity.

2. Rizal had always wanted to write a history of the Philippines but never found the time, so the
next best thing was to annotate Morga’s book, which he copied by hand. Prof. Ferdinand
Blumentritt was asked to write the prologue in Spanish, instead he wrote Rizal a long letter with
constructive criticism.Rizal had read works about the Philippines written by friars like Fr. Gaspar
de San Agustin and Fr. Chirino; these were about the conquest and evangelization of the
Philippines; Morga’s book was rare because it was written by a layperson

3. In his annotations, Rizal would refer to Chirino and Gaspar de San Agustin, as well as to Isabelo
los Reyes (“Limahong and Los Régulos de Manila”), Argensola (The Conquest of the Molucas)
and to Trinidad Pardo de Tavera. - in his annotation, Rizal quoted Fr. Colin who said it is
common knowledge that they drink a lot but no matter how inebriated they seem to be after a
gathering or a feast, they can always find their way home.

Self-Check 5.0

I. Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. What is the meaning of indolence?

2. How did Rizal counter the assumption that Filipinos are by nature indolent?
3. What was the cause of the unfortunate poor economic condition of the Filipinos according to
Rizal?
4. What was the reason agriculture was not progressive according to Rizal?
5. What is wrong with the doctrine of the church that the rich will not go to heaven? If any, justify
your answer.
6. What were the factors that contribute to the indolence of the Filipinos?
7. Do you think the teaching of the church plays an important rule in the progress or regress of the
country today?

ANSWERS:

1. Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness

2. Rizal acknowledges the prior work of [[Gregorio Del Pilar] and admits that indolence does exist
among the Filipinos, but it cannot be attributed to the troubles and backwardness of the
country; rather it is the effect of the backwardness and troubles experienced by the country.
3. & 4.)
 He therefore enumerates the causes of indolence and elaborates on the circumstances that
have led to it. The hot climate, he points out, is a reasonable predisposition for indolence.
Filipinos cannot be compared to Europeans, who live in cold countries and who must exert
much more effort at work. An hour's work under the Philippine sun, he says, is equivalent to a
day's work in temperate regions. . The frequent wars, insurrections, and invasions have brought
disorder to the communities. Chaos has been widespread, and destruction rampant. Many
Filipinos have also been sent abroad to fight wars for Spain or for expeditions. Thus, the
population has decreased in number. Due to forced labor, many men have been sent to
shipyards to construct vessels. Meanwhile, natives who have had enough of abuse have gone to
the mountains. As a result, the farms have been neglected. The so-called indolence of Filipinos
definitely has deeply rooted causes.
(5) the Church's wrong doctrine which holds that the rich will not go to heaven, thus engendering a
wrong attitude toward work. There has also been discrimination in education against natives. These are
some of the main reasons that Rizal cites as causing the deterioration of values among the Filipinos.

(6) The first factor is the limited training and education Filipino natives receive. Segregated from
Spaniards, Filipinos do not receive the same opportunities that are available to the foreigners. They are
taught to be inferior. The second factor is the lack of a national sentiment of unity among them. Because
Filipinos think they are inferior, they submit to the foreign culture and do everything to imitate it. The
solution, according to Rizal, would be education and liberty.

(7) YES

Self-Check 5.1

I. Instruction: Answer the following questions.

8. What was the two factions in the propaganda movement and what are their motives?
9. What motivated Rizal to abandon the idea of assimilating Philippines as a province of Spain?

(9) Rizal had private doubts about the objectives of the Propaganda Movement and he expressed them to
his Austrian confidante Ferdinand Blumentritt through private correspondence. Jose Rizal figured that,
regardless of what Filipino expatriates will peacefully do, the Spanish Crown and government will not
adopt the reforms necessary for the colony’s development. He further shared that he would not want to
involve himself in any secret and dangerous plot against the colonial government but if it continues to
oppress the Filipino people then he would have to side with violence.

Self-Check 5.2

I. Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. What inspired Rizal in choosing the title El Filubustirismo?

2. What was his inspiration in writing the novel?
3. How did the novel fuel the Filipino Revolutions towards independence?

ANSWERS:
 1. The theme and plot of El Filibusterismo was changed to convey the message that the present
system of government in the Philippines through corrupt officials, dominated by the friars can
lead to the downfall of Spain.
2. It was written in dedication to the three martyred priests, whose deaths left an indelible mark in
his mind. FILI aims at enlightening the society, at bringing the Filipinos closer to the truth.
3. By doing your best to never tire in doing good is one of the central themes of the book. El
Filibusterismo also shares the theme that “violence is not the answer”.

Self-Check 5.2

I. Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. What was the reason Rizal was banished to Dapitan?

2. What was his state of belief in the Roman Catholic Church?
3. What was his contribution in Dapitan?

ANSWERS:

1. Upon his return to Manila in 1892, he formed a civic movement called La Liga Filipina. The
league advocated these moderate social reforms through legal means, but was disbanded by the
governor. At that time, he had already been declared an enemy of the state by the Spanish
authorities because of the publication of his novel. Rizal was implicated in the activities of the
nascent rebellion and in July 1892, was deported to Dapitan in the province of Zamboanga, a
peninsula of Mindanao
2. Rizal had a scholarly debate with Father Pablo Pastells regarding religion. This exchange of
heated arguments revealed the anti-Christian Rizal – his bitterness on the abuses performed by
friars, doing such under the name of the sacred religion. Father Pastells tried his best to win
Rizal back to the faith but fortunately or unfortunately, in vain. These series of debate ended
inconclusively in which neither of them convinced the other of his judgments/arguments.
3. As a physician, Rizal provided free medicine to his patients, most of them were underprivileged
As an engineer, Rizal applied his knowledge through the waterworks system he constructed in
Dapitan.
As an educator, Rizal established a school in Dapitan which was attended by 16 young boys from
prominent families
As an agriculturist, Rizal devoted time in planting important crops and fruit-bearing trees in his
16-hectare land (later, reaching as large as 70 hectares).
As a businessman, the adventurous Rizal, with his partner, Ramon Carreon, tried his luck in the
fishing, hemp and copra industries.
As an inventor, little was known of Rizal. In 1887, during his medical practice in Calamba, he
invented a special type of lighter called sulpukan which he sent to Blumentritt as a gift.
As an artist, he had contributed his talent in the Sisters of Charity who were preparing for the
arrival of the image of the Holy Virgin.
 As a linguist, Rizal was interested in the languages used in Dapitan, thus, studied and made
comparisons of the Bisayan and Malayan languages existing in the region.
As a scientist, Rizal shared his interest with nature to his students. With his boys, they explored
the jungles and searched for specimens which he sent to museums in Europe, particularly in
Dressed Museum.
Rizal also partakes in civic works in Dapitan. Upon arriving in the province, he noticed its poor
condition. He drained the marshes of Dapitan to get rid of malaria-carrying mosquitoes. He also
provided lighting system – coconut oil lamps posted in dark streets – in the province out of what
he earned from being a physician.
Activity 1.

1. How did Rizal shape the Philippine History in the perspective of the world?
2. What are the intellectual and educational legacies of Rizal?
3. What are the moral legacies of Rizal?

ANSWERS:

1. In his novels and newspaper editorials, Rizal called a number of reforms of the Spanish colonial
system in the Philippines. He advocated freedom of speech and assembly, equal rights before
the law for Filipinos and Filipino priests in place of the often-corrupt Spanish church-men.
2. He is remembered today throughout the Philippines for his brilliance, courage, peaceful
resistance to tyranny, and compassion. Filipino school children study his final literary work, a
poem called “Mi Ultimo Adios” and his two famous novels.
3. Love of God, Purity and Idealism, Noble Conduct, Love of Fellowmen, Love of Parents, Charity,
Love of Country, Courage, Will-Power, Honesty, Devotion of Truth, Self-sacrifice, Fortitude,
Serenity, Self-control, Initiative, Tolerance, Prudence, Obedience, Courtesy and Politeness,
Thrift, Gratitude, Love for Justice, Living by example.