PRELIM EXAM (1ST SEM 2020-21) RIZAL OCT.

22, 2020
I.MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose and encircle the Best Answer) 1 point each
(Answer through Quiz Form)
1 What was Rizal’s first poem in the native language which was written
when he was eight years old?
A. Adios Patria Adorada
B. A La Juventud Filipina (To the Filipino Youth).
C. Sa Aking Mga Kababata (To My Fellow Children).
D. None of the above

2 Who was Rizal’s first experienced of romance when he was sixteen years
old?
A. Leonor Rivera
B. Segunda Katigbak
C. Leonor Valenzuela
D. None of the above

3 Who opposed Rizal’s further study in the university because of what

happened to GomBurZa?
A. Don Francisco
B. Paciano
C. Doña Teodora
D. All of the above.

4 Who was one of Rizal’s private tutor hired by his parents?

A. Leon Monroy
B. Maestro Lucas Padua
C. Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz.
D. None of the above

5 Who was the former classmate of Rizal’s father? He instructed Jose in

Spanish and Latin.
A. Leon Monroy
B. Julian Felipe
C. Rafael Palma
D. None of the above

6 Where was the early education of Rizal?

A. Calamba and Manila
B. Barcelona and Madrid
C. Calamba and Biñan
D. None of the above
7 Who was Rizal’s favorite teacher while he was still a student at the
Ateneo?
A. Father Lleonart
B. Father Sanchez
C. Father Ferrando
D. None of the above NOTA

8. Who was Rizal’s first teacher?

A. His father
B His brother
C. His mother
D. All of the above. AOTA

9 What did Rizal learn at the age of three?

A. Arithmetic & language
B. Writing and Poetry
C. Alphabet and the prayers
D. None of the above NOTA

10 Which among the various topics Rizal wrote for his poems in 1876?
A.religion
B.education
C.war
D.All of the above

11 Which among the statement below is not true?

A.San Juan de Letran is run by the Jesuit priests.
B.Ateneo is run by the Jesuit priests.
C.University of Santo Tomas is run by the Dominican priests.
D.All of the above

12 Which in particular among listed below was not granted human rights by
Spanish government to its people in the time Rizal decided to complete
his studies in Spain?
A.Freedom of the press
B.Freedom of assembly
C.Freedom of religion
D.Freedom of speech

True or False (1 pts. Each)

13. Jose was the only one to adapt the surname Rizal in the family.
14. Father Pedro Casanas baptized him, and his godfather was Father
Rufino Collantes, a Batangueño.

15 . The Rizal family belonged to the ilustrados, a town aristocracy in

Spanish Philippines

16 .They Rizal family) owned a private library (the largest in Calamba)

which consisted of more than 1,000 volumes.

17.Trinidad died at the age of three (3) because of sickness; her death was
the first sorrow in Rizal’s life

18.The Rizal’s family were religious people.

19 Paciano was the only brother of Rizal and was a second father to
him.

20. Rizal was a product of the mixture of the races.

21. The ilustrados constituted the Filipino educated class during the Spanish
colonial times.
22.Rizal was awarded his Doctor’s diploma, even though he did not present
his thesis nor paid the corresponding fees.

23. Angered by the bigotry of the Catholic bishops, the university students
rose in violent demonstrations.

24.Rizal did not become a Master Mason in Lodge Solidaridad on November

15, 1890.

25.He was able to build a fair- sized private library. His collection of books
included: The Bible and Hebrew Grammar.

TEST 2 – IDENTIFICATION (2 pts. each)

1. What is the name of the secret society of Filipino students in the
University of Santo Tomas which Rizal founded

2. Who was the cousin of Jose Rizal who served as the secretary of the
secret society of Filipino students in the University of Santo Tomas?
3. Who was the famous Spanish painter from whom Rizal got his studies
in painting?

4. What was the title of the first poem Rizal probably wrote during his
days in Ateneo was which he dedicated to his mother on her birthday?
Your answer must be in English.

5. What degree did Rizal receive with highest honors from his Alma
Mater, Ateneo Municipal on March 23, 1877 when he was 16 years old

6.What course did Rizal matriculate in the University of Sto. Tomas in

April 1877 when he was then nearly 16 years old?

7 What is the name of the club in Heidelberg wherein Rizal was made
a
member by some German law students because he was a good
player
of the game played in the club.

Read carefully the instructions. Be precise.

8 In Berlin, Rizal was not a mere student or a curious tourist. He lived in

this famous capital of unified Germany for five reasons. One reason
was to publish a book. What is the name of the book?

9 What is the name of the book Rizal translated from German into
Tagalog so that Filipinos might know the story of that champion of
Swiss independence.

10 What did Rizal admit that he had no natural aptitude for?

11.What did Rizal notice in Heidelberg being practiced by the German

Catholics and Protestants?
 12. Where was Noli Me Tangere published in 1887?
13.What is the meaning of the Latin phrase Noli Me Tangere is a Latin
phrase which means

14.Who agreed to finance the printing cost of Noli? Write

his first name & surname

15.Which book written by Harriet Stowe portrays brutalities of American

slave-owners and the pathetic conditions of the unfortunate Negro
slaves?

TEST 3 - ESSAY-TYPE (4 QUESTIONS 3 PTS EACH)

1.Give the three influences in our hero’s boyhood? Explain each
influence in not less than two sentences.

2.WHAT WAS THE LESSON OF THE MOTH? Explain in three or more

sentences

3.Explain the Unhappy Days at the UST

4.Rizal's Secret Mission

PREPARED BY: LJ PANGANIBAN

Dr. Rosalia B. Pre.LPT, PhD