Samonteza, Mary Joy C.

BSIT 2A

Assessment Task 8
A. True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is true and write FALSE if the statement is false.
(10 Points)
1. FALSE Rizal called his country in one of his poems “Fair Hope of My Fatherland”.
2. FALSE Rizal wrote “My Fellow Children” at the age of 10.
3. FALSE “Whoever knows not how to love his native tongue is worse than any beast or evil
smelling fish” was taken from the poem “El Amor Patrio” (Love of Country).
4. FALSE Rizal’s poem “Mi Primera Inspiracion” was dedicated to Leonor Rivera.
5. TRUE Rizal’s poem that he dedicated to his mother was written in 1874.
6. TRUE Rizal believed that freedom can be attained through a revolution.
7. FALSE Rizal wrote the poem “Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo while he was a student in UST.
8. FALSE Rizal wrote the poem “Amor Patrio” using the pen name Dimasalang.
9. TRUE Rizal’s wrote a poem in appreciation of his hometown Calamba at age 15.
10. TRUE Rizal’s poem “To the Philippine Youth” won a prize from a literary contest.

B. Matching Type
Chronologically arranged the following events by writing the letters opposite the number.
(10 Points)
1. H A. Rizal wrote the “The Council of the Gods”
2. E B. Luna won the first prize of the contest National Exposition of fine Arts.
3. A C. Dr. Miguel Morayta was excommunicated
4. B D. Rizal gave a speech a speech in honor of Luna and Hidalgo.
5. D E. Rizal learned the story of the moth.
6. C F. Rizal went to Paris.
7. F G. Celebration of the Fifth centennial of Heidelberg University.
8. G H. Noli Me Tangere was published.
9. J I. Rizal specialized in Ophthalmology.
10. I J. Rizal completed his studies in Madrid.
Write a short reflection on the “Story of the Moth” in the Life of Dr. Jose Rizal. Limit your answer
to not more than ten (10) sentences. (10 Points)

The moral message of Jose Rizal's "The Story of the Moth" is that it is everyone's right to
love and fight for their nation. Jose Rizal's life demonstrated that having a desire to behave in a
way that supports one's values can have a larger impact on the world. Jose Rizal believed in
soldiers' bravery in displaying their love for their country with the greatest expression of love by
fighting for their country and loved ones until death. The Moth is a narrative of a mother and her
younger child, whom she teaches about life's laws. She reminds him that in order to succeed in
life, one must take risks and be prepared for the worst possible outcomes.

The story that Teodora Alonzo, Jose Rizal’s mother, told him that is about the moth and
the flame affected Rizal’s perspective towards the social and the political society. That also made
his ideas opposing towards it. The story was about the old moth that warned the young moth not
to get close to the lamp for it can burn him. But the instance is that the young moth got too attracted
to the burning light of the lamp that he came too close the lamp. It burned his wings and eventually
died. At that moment also, Rizal was looking at the moths around the lamp. The same fate
happened to the moth that went too close the lamp. It burned its wings but did not die because of
the flame. But instead fell to the coconut oil, drowned and died. This story made Rizal mostly of
his personality that led to his actions towards the Spaniards. He opposed the Spanish government
that lead him the same fate as the young moth that did not listen to his mother. But Rizal did prove
that even if you disobey your elder and might die in the end, you can still prove something that
you intend to be known as your legacy. That everything that you have sacrificed for, even your
life, will still be worth it because it changed the system of the society, it opened many eyes that
was blinded by the Spanish government, and made Filipinos fight for their country.