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Metro Manila College, Novaliches, Quezon City

College of CRIMINOLOGY
LIFE & WORKS OF RIZAL
Professor Arthur D. Antham

Name: _____________________________________________________ Date: _______________

Year & Sec.: _____________ Time: _______________
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Midterm Examination: 2 sem. 2020-2021
Instructions: Read the questions carefully before writing your answer.
Multiple Choices: Choose the best answer from the given choices. Encircle only the letter. Any erasure is
considered wrong.

1) Rizal was born of combinations from Malay, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish lineage. His Chinese ancestry
came from_____, the ancestor of Rizal's father, who was born in Chinchew, China. Lam Co was a Chinese
businessman who invested in the country Later, he married a half-breed Chinese Filipina named Ines de la
Rosa.
a) Domingo Lam Co
b) Domino Lam Co
c) Domigo Lam Co
d) Domago Lam Co
2) Filipinos especially from Calamba are proud of Rizal's house that stands as a shrine frequently visited by
tourists, both Filipinos and foreigners. The house where Rizal was born is a combination of Filipino-Spanish
colonial style. In 1949, Architect _____ volunteered his services for the rebuilding of the historical house.
a) Juano Nakpil
b) Juan Nakpil
c) Juanito Nakpil
d) Juan Nakpil III
3) The name Mercado which means _____ was the choice of Rizal's ancestors when the colonial government
implemented the "Claveria Decree" of 1849, which required all Filipinos to use Spanish surnames.
a) "Bazaar"
b) "Shop"
c) "Arcade"
d) "Market"
4) The parents of Rizal were from Binan, Laguna, a neighboring town of Calamba. They settled in Calamba to
lease and cultivate lands under the property of the _____ who practically owned the town. Through
cultivation of land and bountiful harvest, Rizal's father Francisco, became one of the town's wealthiest
men.
a) Governor General
b) Catholic Bishops
c) Dominican friars
d) Jesuits

5) The mother of Rizal, Dona Teodora Alonzo (1826-1911) was born on November 8, 1826, in Sta. Cruz,
Manila. She studied at the Collegio Sta Rosa and she showed a remarkable possession of exemplary
literary skills, at the same time a _____ herself
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a) capitalist
b) entrepreneur
c) businesswoman
d) manufacturer
6) Rizal's mother came from the clan of Lakan Dula, known as the last Malay King of Tondo. She was the
daughter of _____, who was once a former representative to the Spanish Cortes from the Philippines and
Brigada de Quintos. Dona Teodora was also traced to Eugenio Ursua whose ancestors come from Japanese blood.
a) Lorenzana Alberto Alonzo
b) Lorenzana Cruz Alonzo
c) Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo
d) Lorenzo Cruz Alonzo
7) Olympia (1855-1887) - the fourth child was married to Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator from
Manila. She died while Rizal was in Europe. The couple had_____ children.
a) five
b) four
c)three
d)two
8) Rizal's father, Don Francisco Mercado (1818-1898) was born in Binan, Laguna on May 11, 1818. A
well-educated man, Francisco studied in Manila, taking Philosophy and Latin in the_____. After his
parents' death, he moved to Calamba and became a successful tenant farmer of the Dominican-
owned hacienda.
a) College of San Jose
b) College of San Pablo
c) College of Santa Cruz
d) College of Santo Nino
9) The parents of Rizal were married on June 28, 1848. His father Don Francisco Mercado was 30 years
old and his mother, Teodora Alonzo was:
a)24
b)23
c) 22
d)21
10) Rizal described his mother: My mother is not a woman of ordinary culture, she knows literature and
speaks Spanish better than I do. She even corrected my poems and gave me wise advice when I
was studying rhetoric. She is a_____ and has read many books.
a) theoretician
b) geometrician
c) statisti cian
d) mathematician
11) Saturnina - (1850-1913) - the eldest child who was married to_____ from Tanawan, Batangas. He and
Jose Rizal had frequent correspondence while Rizal was in Europe.
a) Manuel T. Pandacan
b) Manuel T. Pangilinan
c) Manuel T. De Jesus
d) Manuel T. Hidalgo
12) Soledad (1879-1929) - the youngest child, she was married to_____. The couple had five children.
a) Pantaleon Quintero
b) Pantaleon Alvarez
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c) Pantaleon Quintos
d) Pantaleon Gunigundo
13) Paciano - (1851-1930) - the second child was the one who convinced Rizal to study in Europe, without
their parents' permission. He was considered as the confidant of Jose Rizal who constantly advised
him through letters while he was in Europe. Jose Rizal wrote him a letter on December 29, 1896, _____
before his execution in Bagumbayan dedicating his life to Paciano who sacrificed his life for his
education.
a) four days
b) three days
c) a day
d)two days
14) Josefa (1865-1945)- nicknamed as Panggoy, a spinster, she died at the age of____.
a)90
b) 80
c)70
d)60
15) As a young boy, Rizal had pleasant memories of Calamba, the relief-giving breeze, the fruit bearing trees,
flowers and birds of all sorts that nature allowed Rizal to enjoy, just like other little boys he played with
in Calamba, Laguna. The town's name was derived from the local name of a big native jar called:
a) Calambangun
b) Calambangin
c) Calambanga
d) Calambangan
16) Narcisa (1852-1939) - the third child who became a teacher and musician, Narcisa was married to
Antonio Lopez,_____ in Murong, Bataan.
a) a seminary tutor
b) a school teacher
c) a faculty coach
d) a university trainer
17) Trinidad (1868-1951) - the tenth child and also a spinster, she was the last to die in the family. She
was very vocal against_____. Rizal entrusted her the alcohol lamp where the untitled poem popularly
known today as "Mi Ultimo Adios" was hidden.
a) Josephine Bracken
b)Segunda Katigbak
c)Leonor Rivera
d)Leonor Valenzuela
18) Lucia (1857-1919) - the fifth child who was married to Mariano Herbosa, who died of_____ and was
denied of Christian burial by the Catholic Church due to his being a brother-in-law of Rizal.
a)Pneomonia
b)cardiac arrest
c) heart attack
d) cholera

19) In Memory of My Town- In this poem, Rizal expressed his appreciation and love for Calamba, his
hometown and birthplace. He wrote this poem in 1876, when he was_____, while studying at the
Ateneo Municipal. Rizal wrote the piece in Spanish which he titled "Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo". He
mentioned lagoons, flowers, forests, rivers and freshness of the air in Calamba.
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a) 14 years old
b) 15 years old
c) 16 years old
d)17 years old
20) As part of the Rizal family's devotion as Catholics, they often visit Antipolo for a pilgrimage to the
Virgin Mary. On _____, Don Francisco and the young Rizal went on a pilgrimage to fulfill the promise
of Dona Teodora when Rizal was born. Don Francisco and Jose Rizal departed on a barge and
disembarked in Antipolo. Father and son prayed at the shrine of the Virgin of Antipolo.
a) September 6, 1868
b) August 6, 1868
c) July 6, 1868
d) June 6, 1868
21) Maria (1859-1945) - the _____ who was married to Daniel Faustino Cruz of Binan, Laguna. The
couple had five children.
a) seventh child
b) sixth child
c) fifth child
d) fourth child
22) When Rizal turned____, he started reading the Spanish family Bible with difficulty. Rizal stated in his
diary Dona Teodora's patience in teaching him how to pray: After God, the mother is everything to
men. She taught me how to stammer the humble prayers that I addressed fervently to God and
now that I am a young man, ah, where is that simplicity, that innocence of my early days?
a)four
b) five
c)six
d)seven
23) Concepcion (1862-1865) - the eight child who died at the age of:
a)five
b)four
c) three
d)two
24) My First Inspiration - Dr. Leoncio Rizal, a _____ of the national hero, claimed that this piece was not
Rizal's composition, but by his nephew Antonio. Nonetheless, despite controversies on who wrote the
piece, this poem carries Rizal's lines and interest. In Spanish the poem is called "Mi Primera Inspiration"
a)niece
b) nephew
c)cousin
d)relative
25) Jose (1861-1896) - the _____ and one of the two sons of Francisco and Teodora. He became the
National Hero of the Philippines.
a) seventh child
b) sixth child
c) fifth child
d) fourth child
26) In January 1875, he was officially declared and installed as King of Spain from 1875 to 1885. With the era
of Bourbon Revolutionary Restoration in Spain, major changes were implemented by him:
a) King Alfonso IX
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b) King Alfonso X
c) King Alfonso XI
d) King Alfonso XII
27) The officials of the Spanish Republic's new administration helped post of positions appointed by_____.
Under his control, the government was converted into a virtual military dictatorship.
a) General Pavia
b) General Pavias
c) General Pavian
d) General Pavial
28) Spain in Rizal's time started a radical change under the reign of_____, from 1843 to 1868. There were
few intervals of domesti c peace in Spain. In her reign, she was incompetent in running the Spanish
government. She was accused of incapacity, scandalous private life and high-handed ill- officiousness
in government that resulted in the revolution of 1868. Rizal was seven years old then.
a) Queen Isabel IV
b) Queen Isabel III
c) Queen Isabel II
d) Queen Isabel I
29) Upon the proclamation of the Queen Regent in 1885, _____ tendered his resignation to give way to
the new Prime Minister.
a) Canovas del Castillo
b) Canovas del Rosario
c) Canovas dela Cuesta
d) Canovas del Pilar
30) There were frequent heated party struggles and rivalry, partisan control, political negation of laws and
frequent worthless debate that were detrimental to the economic development of Spain. One strong party,
the Sagasta headed by_____, a well-known Spanish constitutionalist was formed with main aim to
counter the Canovas, another party in the parliament.
b) Paredes Mateo Sagasta
b) Praxedes Mateo Sagasta
c) Paleves Mata Sagasta
d) Pelaes Mateo Sagasta
31) In response to the_____ on the opening of ports in the Philippines, to prevent the uncontrolled
entrance of radical books and literature in the country, the Catholic Church and Spanish government
created a permanent Board of Censorship in 1856.
a) Majestic Declaration
b) Imperial Verdict
c) Royal Decree
d) Regal Ruling
32) Under his administration, the country was generally peaceful and enjoyed minimal progress. School for
Girls and School for Botany and Agriculture were established. The Governor General was given
absolute powers in exercising authority. Due to additional funds, the military was expanded to
fourteen thousand five hundred troops.
a) Governor General Claveria
b) Governor General Isquierdo
c) Governor General Corpuz
d) Governor General Norzagaray
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33) In_____, King Alfonso XII died without an heir to the throne. He was replaced by Queen Regent Maria
Cristina. During the Queen Regent's term, the political status of the Spanish parliament was placed
under two parties, the Canovas and Sagastas.
a) 1884
b) 1885
c) 1886
d) 1887
34) The Philippine policies during Rizal's time were generally coming from Spain, implemented by
the_____ and the Catholic Church. Laws that were implemented in the country were generally for the
improvement of intellectual and collective ideals.
a) Governor General
b)Dominicans
c)Friars
d)Guardia Civil
35) The military dictatorship of Pavia was short; it ended towards the close of 1874. The top officials of the
army that took power in late 1874 supported General_____, with the strong party headed by Antonio
Canova Del Castillo.
a) Suarez Campos
b) Albert Campos
c) Martinez Campos
d) Joel Campos
36) A noted Spanish writer of that time gave short statement of what was wrong with the Spanish
people and why such tumultuous politics happened. He gave one description, "We (Spaniards) are an
_____." Due to political favors, this change in parliamentary leadership of Spain caused frequent
changes of governor generals in the Philippines.
a) undisciplined people
b) ungovernable people
c) wild people
d) anarchic people
37) In 1854, the Spanish government in the Philippines implemented the_____ (special radius permit)
whose primary aim was to ensure public safety from strangers. A Filipino traveling in another province
should carry an identification paper.
a) "cartas de radio"
b) "cantos de radios"
c) "Espesyal de radio permiso"
d) "caritas de radios permiso"
38) In 1857, Governor General_____, in answering the problems of banditry and theft, publicized
executions at the same time offering financial rewards for the surrender of bandits and thieves, dead
or alive.
a)Suarez
b)Martinez
c) Norzagaray
d)Campos
39) On September 1861,_____ the birth of Rizal, a Royal Decree was issued that threatened the Filipino clergy
who were already administering parishes in Manila at that time. They were asked to turnover their
respective parishes to the Spanish Recollect friars. Father Pedro Pelaez, born of Spanish and Filipino
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parents, held the position of Ecclesiastical Governor of the Philippines; he opposed the decree and
secured its revocation in 1862.
a) three months after
b) four months after
c) three months before
d) four months before
40) This education reform benefited Rizal in his formal schooling in Binan, Laguna and Ateneo Municipal.
This was considered in Rizal's time as the modern system of state-regulated education established in the
Philippines.
a) Education Reform of 1862
b) Education Reform of 1863
c) Education Reform of 1864
d) Education Reform of 1865
41) The Philippines under Spain took a rapid and radical changes in social, educational, economic and political
aspects due to the influx of liberal ideas coming from Europe brought by some liberal Spaniards. Liberal
Governor General also implemented the_____ in the country.
a) enlightening reorganizations
b) scholastic improvements
c) learning developments
d) educational reforms
42) Francisco Baltazar or popularly known as Balagtas, who died on February 20, 1862. He was the talented
student of the poet Jose Batute better known as "Joseng Sisiw." Balagtas became popular with his literary
masterpiece, "Florante at Laura," a symbolic piece written in Tagalog as a song of love, ordeals and
miseries of his native land, which was published in_____.
a) 1838
b) 1837
c) 1836
d) 1835
43) The Philippines had its share of great Filipino men, whom Rizal most certainly heard during his time. First,
was Father Pedro Pelaez who was born in_____. He was the son of Jose Pelaez, the Spanish Alcalde
Mayor of Laguna and Josefa Sebastian, a Filipina. He studied at the University of Santo Tomas,
a) 1812
b) 1813
c) 1814
d) 1815
44) Under this Spanish education Reform, Primary instruction was made compulsory for all children
between ages seven and twelve. Rizal on his part availed of the law when he was: nine years old.
a) eight years old
b) nine years old
c) ten years old
d) eleven years old
45) This Governor General resigned One year before the birth of Rizal, a circular was approved on August
10, asking the cooperation of friars who owned educational institutions in the country to teach the
Spanish language in their respective schools.
a)Suarez
b)Martinez
c)Campos
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d) Norzagaray
46) In February 1861,_____ before the birth of Rizal, the Board of Reform in the Philippines met and
discussed further promotion of the teaching of Spanish language in the country.
a)four months
b) five months
c) six months
d)seven months
47) In July of 1869, while Rizal was studying in Binan, Laguna, for the first time, a public rally was held in
Manila announced by Governor-General De la Torre. This won the favors of liberal-minded Filipino
intellectuals. The Governor General even ordered the bronze monument of Queen Isabel II melted down,
but the monument was saved by the:
a) city council of Manila
b) city council of Quezon
c) city council of Makati
d) city council of Pasay
48) When Rizal enrolled at Ateneo Municipal in 1872, it was already Governor General Rafael Izquierdo who
held the absolute power in the country, representing_____ of Spain. In this era, major portions of the
Filipino society had thoroughly assimilated western culture and had manifested their interest in arts
and sciences.
a) King Amador Savoy
b) King Amadeo Savoy
c) King Amadeo Savory
d) King Amador Savory
49) Two sailors put my things in the cabin and I went to see it I thought I was going alone, without a
companion, but a Frenchman named_____, my father's friend, was there to accompany me. as
stated in Rizal’s diary.
a) Donald Camps
b) John Camps
c) Arthur Camps
d) Smith Camps
50) On September 29, 1855, a Royal Decree approved the opening of the following ports in the country,
namely: Sual (Pangasinan), Iloilo and Zamboanga. Subsequently on July 30, 1868, another Royal Decree
paved the way for the opening of a trading port in:
a) Cebu
b)Ilo-Ilo
c)Zamboanga
d)Quezon

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