BICOL UNIVERSITY POLANGUI CAMPUS

Polangui, Albay
MID-TERM EXAMINATION
(THE LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL)

Name: Course/Year: Date:

Direction: Answer the following questions comprehensively.

Rubrics of Grading:

Focus and Details 40%

Cohesion/Consistency 30%
Originality of Thoughts 20%
Relevant Values 10%

Part I:

A. Was Jose Rizal very much against the very idea of revolution? Why or why not?
B. Do you agree that Jose Rizal is being dubbed as an “ambivalent” hero?
C. Is the idea of Rizal still significant today? If yes, what ideas and how you will
apply it today. If none, why?
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D. How the changes in Europe in the 19 century affected the Asian colony?
(Philippines as a colony of Spain)
E. How the idea of “Secularization” in the Catholic Church affected/contributed in
the quest for total independence from Spain?

Part II:
A. Write an open letter to Rizal asking him to continue playing his past historic role
of inspiring people and an advice to face well the challenges of our own period
(Present) to attain collective and individual upliftment and empowerment.