Bishop Han Theological Seminary

Life and Works of Rizal

Ptr. DL Moody A. Tutanes, Teacher
Prelim Exam SY 2022-2023

Name: _______________________________ Date: _______________________________

I. Multiple Choice. Read each items carefully and select the best answer to the following questions. Encircle the letter
of your choice below.

1. The birth date of Dr. Jose Rizal.

a. June 19, 1861 b. June 19, 1863 c. June 18, 1861 d. June 19, 1882

2. Jose Rizal was baptized ___________.

a. June 20, 1861 b. June 22, 1862 c. June 22, 1861 d. June 23, 1882

3. The eldest sister of the Dr. Jose Rizal nicknamed Neneng.

a. Saturnina b. Maria c. Regina d. Josefa

4. The older brother of Jose Rizal; second father of Rizal.

a. Paciano b. Protacio c. Mariano d. Rufino

5. Age __, Rizal wrote his first poem in the native language entitled “Sa Aking Mga Kabata” (To My Fellow
Children).
a. 9 b. 7 c. 6 d. 8

6. A town aristocracy in Spanish Philippines was one of the distinguished families in Calamba.
a. Plaza b. Carriage c. Mercado d. Principalia

7. At _____ years old, he was able to read the Spanish family bible.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8

8. _____ who died of cholera in 1889 and was denied Christian burial because he was a brother-in-law of Dr.
Rizal.
a. Lucia b. Olimpia c. Soledad d. Maria

9. Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora were implicated and executed.

a. February 18, 1872 b. February 17, 1872 c. January 17, 1872 d. January 18, 1872

10. Rizal dedicated his second novel El Filibusterismo to GOMBURZA.

a. 1891 b. 1892 c. 1893 d. 1894

II. Fill the blanks with the correct answer.

11. ________________ Who baptized Rizal.

12. _____________________________________ full name of Jose Rizal.

13. _______________ in Spanish means a field where wheat, cut while still green, sprouts again.

14. _____________________ The father of Dr. Jose Rizal.

15. _____________________ The mother of Dr. Jose Rizal.

16. _____________________ pet name: Sisa.

17. _____________________ pet name: Ypia.

 18. _____________________ nickname: Biang.

19. _____________________ pet name: Panggoy; died an old maid at the age of 80.

20. _____________________ Natal town of Rizal.

III. Essay 10 points each

1. How can Filipinos benefit from Dr. Jose Rizal’s ideals?

2. Choose an important events in the life of Rizal that greatly influenced him and write a short essay comparing
your life experiences to his life.