Fill in the blanks.

1. Rizal was a frail, sickly, and ___________ child.

2. In 1876, when Rizal was 15 years old and was a student in Ateneo de Manila University,
he wrote a poem about Calamba Town entitled: _________________.
3. Rizal's first sorrow was ________________.
4. At the age of _____, he began to take part in the family prayers. Furthermore, at the age
of ______, he was able to read haltingly the Spanish family Bible.
5. Rizal was a Church devotee and was called as ____________ by the Hermanos and
Hermanas Terceras.
6. In June __________, Rizal and his father left Calamba to go on a pilgrimage to Antipolo,
in order to fulfill his mother’s vow. Her mother couldn’t accompany them because she
had given birth to __________.
7. After arresting Dona Teodora, the Spanish lieutenant forced her to walk from Calamba to
Santa Cruz with a distance of ____ kilometers.
8. Rizal’s first drama was staged in a Calamba festival. A gobernadorcillo from Paete, a
town in Laguna, witnessed the comedy and liked it so much that he purchased the
manuscript for ______ pesos and brought it to his hometown.
9. From Rizal’s ___________ ancestors, he inherited his love for freedom, his innate desire
to travel, and his indomitable courage. From his ____________ ancestors, he got his
elegance of bearing, sensitivity to insult, and gallantry to ladies.
10. When they arrived at Binan, Paciano brought Rizal to the school of
__________________________ (former teacher of Paciano).

Identification.

1. What month and year did Rizal leave Calamba for Binan and was accompanied by his
brother Paciano?
2. Who was Rizal’s opponent during his first school brawl?
3. When was the execution of Gom-Bur-Za?
4. What year did Rizal dedicate his novel, Noli Mi Tangere to Gom-Bur-Za?
5. What was the name of the town priest that Rizal used to visit to listen to his opinions on
current and sound philosophy of life?
6. At the age of 8, Rizal wrote his first dramatic work. What was its genre?
7. What chapters in his novel, El Filibusterismo did Rizal reveal his wide knowledge of
magic?
8. At what age did Rizal start to practice sketching and clay/wax molding?
9. Who was Rizal’s first private tutor after his mother?
10. What was the name of Rizal’s private tutor who lived in their house and died five months
later?