PRE-TEST

NONESCOST
LIFE, WORKS, AND WRITINGS OF DR. JOSE RIZAL

Name:__________________________________________________________________Date:____________Score:___________

I. Direction: Read the read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Refrain from making erasure/s

1.) The Philippine National hero’s full name.

a. Dr. Jose Rizal b. Pepe c. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Alonzo y Realonda d. Jose Rizal Protacio Mercado
2.) Our national hero’s name according to his family and friends.
a. Pepe b. Rizal c. Joe d. Jose
3.) Our national hero’s name for his family’s friar-friends.
a. Pepe Rizal b. Joe c. Lolo Jose d. John
4.) Our national hero’s name as a medical practitioner.
a. Dr. Jose Rizal b. Pepe c. Lolo Jose d. Joe
5.) Our national hero’s name in the academe.
a. Joe b. Rizal c. Lolo Jose d. Pepe
6.) Our national hero’s name for his live-in partner, Josephine Bracken.
a. Lolo Jose b. Rizal c. Joe d. Mercado
7.) Our national hero’s name for his grandchildren.
a. Joe b.Lolo Jose c. Rizal d. Pepe
8.) He issued a decree on Nov. 11, 1849 to change the Indio’s family names.
a. Gov. Gen. NarcisoClaveria b. Jose Rizal c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi d.Carlos Maria de la Torre
9.) The reason why there was a decree to change the Indio’s family names.
a. The Spaniards didn’t know their surnames. b. For easy listing and easy to recall.
c. Their surnames meant bad things. d. Their surnames were cool.
10.) The date when Governor General Narciso Claveria issued a decree to the Indio’s family names.
a.November 11, 1995 b.November 11, 1849 c.June 21, 1869 d.December 30, 1891
11.) He was the great, great grandfather of Jose Rizal who was a Chinese merchant and later adopted the surname Mercado.
a. Yuan Chu b. Henry Sea c. Domingo Lam-co d. Lam-ang
12.) Give the meaning of the Spanish term racial.
a. colorful rainbow b. river flowing c.spring falls d.green fields
13.) Rizal’s friend whom he revealed that he used the name Mercado Rizal only on official documents like passport.
a. Paciano b. Jose Maria Basa c. Ferdinand Blumentritt d. Ferdinand de Lesseps
14.) The reason behind using Rizal as Jose’s surname instead of Mercado.
a. He didn’t like his surname Mercado. b. Rizal sounded better than Mercado.
c. There’re a lot of them who used the surname Mercado. d. For him not to be associated with his brother, Paciano;
to avoid trouble.
15.) The date when Rizal went up to Manila to begin his studies in Ateneo Municipal.
a. December 19,1995 b. January 15,1645 c. August 13, 1935 d. June 11,1872
16.) The school that Rizal attended to when he was eleven.
a. Sta. Anna School b. Ateneo Municipal c. St. Peter d. University of Sto. Tomas
17.) The age of Rizal when he attended Ateneo Municipal.
a. 9 yrs. Ld b. 10 yrs. Old c. 11 yrs. Old d. 12 yrs. old
18.) The one who advised Jose to use Jose Rizal as his name at school.
a. Paciano b. Manuel c. Roxas d. Saturnina
19.) The reason why Paciano advised Jose to use the surname Rizal instead of Mercado.
a. He wanted everybody to know that Jose was a farmer’s son.
b. Just no reason.
c. He just wanted to.
d. He feared Jose would run into trouble if it was known too openly that they were brothers
20.) He reiterated the precautions the brothers purportedly undertook to avoid trouble in Jose’s studies.
a. Leon Ma. Guerero b. Antonio Lopez c. Magin Ferrando d. Jose Bech
21.) The school year when Paciano’s surname Rizal was misspelled as “s” rather than “z.”
a. S.Y. 1863-1864 b. S.Y. 1995-1996 c. S.Y. 1455- 1456 d. S.Y. 1899-1990
22.) The school where Paciano’s surname, Rizal, misspelled as “s” rather than “z.”
a. Sta. Potenciana b. University of Sto. Tomas c. Latin School of Josede Villafranca d. College of Manila
23.) The university that has records that shows Paciano’s surname, Rizal, was misspelled as “s” rather than “z.”
a. University of Sto. Tomas b. Philippine Normal University c. Nueva Caceres d. UP Manila
24.) He resembled Fr. Florentino in the El Filibusterismo.
a. Fr. Jose Burgos b. Fr. Jacinto Zamora c. Fr. Mariano Gomez d. Fr. Leoncio Lopez
25.) He was a musician, a poet, a liberalist who avoided politics.
a. Francisco Baltazar b. Deodato Arellano c. Fr. Leoncio Lopez d. Roman Basa
II. Direction: Choose you answer in the box.
*Soledad *Neneng *4 yrs. Old *Trinidad *Concha
*Lucia *Morong, Rizal *Trining *Josefa *Sisang *Josefa& Trinidad
*Ypia *Choleng *Concepcion *Pantaleon Quintero *Nor Paciano
*Narcisa *Calamba, Laguna *Calamba, Laguna *Jose *Antonio Lopez
*Filibustero*Paciano *Silvestre Ubaldo *Manuel T. Hidalgo *Maria *Mariano Herbosa
*Josephine Bracken *Saturnina *Biang *Binan, Laguna * Panggoy
*teacher *Daniel Faustino Cruz *telegraph operator *Dapitan * Olimpia

26.) She was the eldest among Jose’s siblings.

27.) The nickname of Saturnina.
28.) He married Saturnina.
29.) He was the only brother of Jose.
30.) The nickname of Paciano.
31.) She was the 3rd sibling of Jose.
32.) The nickname of Narcisa.
33.) He married Narcisa.
34.) The place of Antonio Lopez.
35.) The profession of Antonio Lopez.
36.) She was the 4th sibling of Jose.
37.) The nickname of Olimpia.
38.) He was married to Olimpia.
39.) The profession of Silvestre Ubaldo.
40.) She was the 5th sibling of Jose.
41.) He was married to Lucia.
42.) The place of Mariano Herbosa.
43.) The 6th sibling of Jose.
44.) The nickname of Maria.
45.) He was married to Maria.
46.) The place of Daniel Faustino Cruz.
47.) The 7th sibling of the Rizal family.
48.) Jose’s common-law wife.
49.) Jose banished as a ___________.
50.) The place where Jose banished as a Filibustero.
51.) The 8th sibling of Jose.
52.) The nickname of Concepcion.
53.) The age of Concepcion when she died.
54.) The 9th sibling of Jose.
55.) The nickname of Josefa.
56.) The 10th sibling Jose.
57.) The nickname of Trinidad.
58.) Both sisters of Jose who died a spinster.
59.) The youngest of Jose’s siblings.
60.) The nickname of Soledad.

III. Enumeration:

1-4 They Blocked the passage of Rizal Bill

5-8 Salient points of Rizal aw
9-10 These novels were considered damaging to the clerics
11-13 Types of encomienda
14-18 Religious order in the Philippines
19-20 Two kinds of provinces in the Philippines during Spanish Era

“We shall pass through this life but once; any good therefore that we can do or any kindness that we can show to any of our
fellow creatures let us do it now, let us not defer or neglect it for we shall never pass this way again”

PREPARED BY:

ROGER C. MAGNO,MAED IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

INSTRUCTOR
61.) He was married to Soledad.
62.) The place of Pantaleon Quintero.

63.) The traditional responsibilities of elder brothers or sister s in the family.

a. chase their younger siblings. b. order their younger siblings.
c. hurt their younger siblings. d. take care of their younger siblings.
64.) They are respected as decision makers in the family.
a. priests b. grandparents c. aunts & uncles d. parents
65.) He has the ultimate authority in the family.
a. Father b. Mother c. Son d. Daughter
66.) She serves as the supporting role to the family.
a. Mother b. Sister c. Brother d. Father
67.) In the Rizal family, they are the best of friends, and would connive to undertake a mission concealed from their parents.
a. Sisang&Pangoy b. Soledad & Concha c. Paciano& Jose d. Manuel &Teodora
68.) She gave Jose a diamond ring that could be pawned when he would get short of his allowance or when the money would
be delayed.
a. Saturnina b. Narcisa c. Teodora d. Paciano
69.) He took charge of Jose’s allowance while Jose studied abroad.
a. Manuel b. Paciano c. Saturnina d. Teodora
70.) He entrusted Paciano the command of revolutionary troops operating against the Spaniards in Laguna.
a. Andres Bonifacio b. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo c. Gen. Gregorio del Pilar d. Emilio Jacinto
71.) The year when Paciano was entrusted the command of revolutionary troops operating against the Spaniards in Laguna.
a. 1898 b. 1995 c. 2000 d. 1856
72.) Paciano later retired as a ______.
a. farmer b. psychologist c. teacher d. landlord
73.) The name of Paciano’s daughter.
a. Segunda Katigbak b. Melchora Aquino c. Emiliana Severino- Decena d. Gregoria de Jesus
74.) The place where Manuel Hidalgo, husband of Saturnina, was deported during Jose’s imprisonment.
a. Hundred Islands b. Tagbilaran, Bohol c. Chocolate Hills d. Mayon Volcano
75.) The place where Antonio Lopez, husband of Narcisa banished during Jose’s imprisonment.
a. Mindoro b. Quiapo Church c. Manila Zoo d. Manila Ocean Park
76.) He was denied a Christian burial during José’s imprisonment.
a. Fr. Jose Burgos b. Fr. Mariano Gomez c. Fr. Jacinto Zamora d. Mariano Herbosa
77.) The first family to build a strong house in Calamba whose replica has been standing for generations.
a. Aquino Family b. del Pilar Family c. Rizal Family d. Ferrando Family
78.) Jose’s age when he could already recite the alphabet.
a. 2 yrs. Old b. 3 yrs. Old c. 4 yrs. Old d. 5 yrs. old
79.) Jose’s age when he could already compose sentences in Tagalog and Spanish.
a. 2 yrs. Old b. 3 yrs. Old c. 4 yrs. Old d. 5 yrs. old
80.) Jose’s age when he first composed his Tagalog verses.
a. 2 yrs. Old b. 3 yrs. Old c. 4 yrs. Old d. 9 ys. old
81.) Jose’s first written Tagalog verse.
a. Ang Huling Paalam b. Sa Aking Mga Kababata c. Sa Kabataang Pilipino d. Ang Kwento ni Pagong a Matsing
82.) Jose’s age when he wrote Mi Primera Insperacion.
a. 7 yrs. Old b. 8 yrs. Old c. 9 yrs. Old d. 14 yrs. old
83.) The visible sea from where the Rizal’s house stood.
a. Boracay b. Laguna de Bay c. Philippine Sea d. South China Sea
84.) Narcisa’s descriptions of Jose.
a. Quiet, loner, creative, & lover of arts. b. Mean, unkind, & impatient.
c. Greedy, cruel & wicked. d. Selfish, bossy & caustic.
85.) He believed in the superior qualities of Rizal.
a. Dominican Fr. Fidel Villaroel b. Magin Ferrando c. Antonio Vicencio del Rosario
d. Joaquin Pardo De Tavera
86.) An aphorism lived by Jose Rizal.
a. Time is gold. b. Life is a one tie offer. c. My life is my message.
d. A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as for the body.
87.) Ate up the biggest part of Jose’s budget.
a. clothes b. books c. food d. transportation
88.) He was a writer of fairytales laden with moral values.
a. Voltaire b. Amy Tan c. Hans Christian Andersen d. Jean Jacques Rousseau
89.) He theorized that the nature of man is largely determined by his environment.
a. Jhon Locke b. Tom Sawyer c. Honore de Balzac d. Stephanie Meyer
90.) Honore de Balzac was a ______ ________.
a. Chinese writer b. Japanese writer c. French Novelist d. Monk
91.) He viewed that the value of religion is not for salvation but for social and political cohesion of the 18h century.
a. Tom Sawyer b. John Locke c. Napoleon Bonaparte d. Benny Finn
92.) Napoleon Bonaparte was a _______/_____.
a. Chinese writer b. French writer c. Deist/ Atheist d. Monk
93.) Daniel Defoe was an __________________.
a. German artist b. Chinese worker c. English novelist & a pamphleteer d. Japanese politician
94.) He was imprisoned and pilloried for his satirical works.
a. Kyung-Sook Shin b. Haruki Murukami c. Daniel Defoe d. Tom Sawyer
95.) Daniel Defoe authorized _________________.
a. Jang Geunseuk b. Jimmy Lin c. Robinson Crusoe d. Park Shin Hye
96.) He satirized social and political institution in France and dealt with the nature of State and the Science of Law in the 18th
century.
a. Vincent Van Gogh b. Albert Einstein c. Louis Montesquieu d. Alexander Graham Bell
97.) He authored popular historical novels.
a. Aristotle b. Pablo Picasso c. Pierre Jean de Beranger d. Winston Churchill
98.) He authored Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.
a. Alexander Mcqueen b. Alexander the Great c. Alexander Dumas Pere d. Alexander Graham Bell
99.) Novels authored by Alexander Dumas Pere.
a. Huckle Berry Finn b. Three Musketeers c. The Count of the Monte Cristo d. both b & c
100.) He was a poet, playwright, historian and critic.
a. Alexander Dumas Pere b. Aristotle c. Johann ChristophFreidrich Von Schiller d. Micheal Angelo
101.) He showed mature treatment of themes of freedom, idealism and heroic achievements.
a. Julian Felipe b. Ludwig Van Beethoven c. Johann Christoph Freidrich Von Schiller d. Gen. Gregrio del Pilar
102.) Harriet Elizabeth Stowe was an ________ ______.
103.) She wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
a. Stephanie Meyer b. Harriet Elizabeth Stowe c. Estrella de Alfon d. Liwayway Arceo
104.) It is an anti-slavery written by Harriet Elizabeth Stowe which created great political impact.
a. P.S. I Love You b. The Literary c. Uncle Tom’s Cabin d. The Dawn
105.) He defended Alfred Dreyfus in his pamphlet.
a. Pedro Arellano b. Juan Arceo c. Emile Zola d. Edison L. Tiempo
106.) He is a French, Jewish soldier who was imprisoned in 1894 for alleged espionage.
a. Walt Whitman b. Alfred Dreyfus c. Kei Takeshima d. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
107.) The year when Alfred Dreyfus was finally cleared.
a. 1906 b. 1885 c. 1996 d. 1906
108.) He ridiculed eccentricities and the subtle but deeper forms of obsessions.
a. T.C. Eliot b. Jean Baptiste Moliere c. Ezra Pound d. Edward Taylor
109.) He had written epics and satirical poetry. He enriched poetry and opened the way for many modern stylistic changes.
a. Fernando Amorsolo b. Jose Guevarra c. Victor Marie Hugo d. Miguel Morayta
110.) He revealed the difficulties of his generations through his delicate and witty poems, plays and novels.
a. Ma. Regidor b. Emilio Jacinto c. MaginFerrando d. Alfred de Musset
111.) The date when Jose Rizal was born.

a. June 19,1861
b. December 30, 1891
c. January 18, 1986
d. February 21,1949

112.) The place where Jose Rizal was born.

a. Hundred Islands
b. Calamba, Laguna
c. Bohol
d. Mindanao

113.) Jose Rizal died by ________.

a. Musketry
b. Suicide
c. Accident
d. Diseases

114.) The place where Jose died.

a. Calamba
b. Bagumbayan
c. Mindanao
d. Visayas

115.)The present name of Bagumbayan.

a. Luneta
b. Dapitan
c. SM
d. Intramuros

116.) The age of Jose when he died.

a. 35 yrs. old
b. 25 yrs. old
c. 15 yrs. old
d. 45 yrs. old

117.) He was famous Greek philosopher who warned us- nosceteipsum, for an unexamined life is not
worth living.
a. Martin Van Dam
b. Alexander the Great
c. Plato
d. Aristotle

118.) The meaning of nosceteipsum.

a. Anything happens by choice.
b. Time is gold.
c. Know thyself.
d.Love is like a river that flows forever.

119.) One of the major part of the Rizal course.

a. The Life of Dr. Jose Rizal.
b. My life and verses.
c. The descriptions Of Rizal.
d. Teodora, Rizal’s mother.

120.) Rizal can be traced from the Spanish term meaning “a field where wheat stalks are cut still green,
to sprout again.
a. facial
b. ricial
c. rizial
d. racial
121.) The Spanish term ricial may be interpreted as _______.
a. reducing
b. planting
c. Pruning
d. distracting

122.) In order, give the eleven siblings of the Rizal family.

123.) He was the father of Jose Rizal.

a. Franciso Mercado
b. Fidel Mercado
c. Ferdinand Mercado
d. father Mercado

124.) She was the mother of Jose Rizal.

a. Teodora Mercado
b. Sisa
c. Maria Clara
d. SegundaKatigbak

125.) The Rizals belonged to what class of family.

a. indios
b. low class
c. middle class
d. high class

126.) Paciano was ___ years older than Jose.

a. 10
b. 15
c. 20
d. 2

127.) With the help of him, Jose improved physically and started to appreciate gymnastics and manly
sports.
a. Uncle Manuel
b. Juancho
c. Jose Guevarra
d. Franciso

128.) The reason why Rizal had penchant for stories of giants and great men.
a. he idolized them
b. he was small and sickly
c. he was always bullied
d. he loved them

129.) Give reasons why close family ties can be seen among the Rizals
a. they always fight
b. they helped each other
c. guys always teased the girls
d. they order each other

130.) The Rizals keep contact to Jose through _______.

a. friends
b. letters
c. e-mail
d. facebook

131.) The place where Jose’s remains were dumped.

a. Chinese cemetery
b. American cemetery
c. Pacific Ocean
d. China Sea
132.) The following are the values Jose had heard and observed from his parents except.
a. discipline
b. time
c. greed
d. honesty

133.) The place where Rizal had spent his last days.
a. Calamba
b. Spain
c. Fort Santiago
d. Africa

134.) Things that the Spaniards had done to Paciano during the eve of Rizals execution.
a. feed to death
b. massage to death
c. shampooed to death
d. tortured to death

135.) The title of Jose’s last poem.

a. Mi Ultimo Adios
b. Please Take Care of My Mother
c. AngNoche Buena Ko
d. KapagAko ay Mawala

136.) The thing which contained Jose’s last poem.

a. alcohol burner
b. clothes
c. shoes
d. mattress

137.) The following are the reasons that can surmise that the family Rizal lived in comfort except.
a. the first family to build strong house
b. enormous library
c. having personal tutors
d. can’t eat three times a day

138.) Hired to teach Jose lessons he had to learn yet in school.

a. tutors
b. yaya
c. maid
d. playmates

139.)The following the things that contributed Rizal’s development physically, psychologically, socially
and spiritually except.
a. his environment
b. his mother being a disciplinarian
c. the martyrdom of GOMBURZA
d. classmates bullying him

140.)Thing conducive to Rizal’s development of intellectual and artistic inclination.

a. serene, pleasant atmosphere, & rustic beauty of their place
b. classmates bullying him
c. uncle Manuel teaching him martial arts
d. unpleasant views

141.) Reason why Teodora had a hard time giving birth to Jose.
a. Jose’s head was big and unproportion to his body.
b. He’s super small.
c. He’s got long hands.
d. He’s got long legs.

142.)Description of children who are intellectually advanced and the mental development does not
follow the usual pattern of growth.
 a. gifted
b. precocious
c. both a & b
d. none of the above

143.) They have remained unsettled on the issues of Jose being a precocity as a child.
a. Rizalistas
b. Rizaslias
c. Razialas
d. Raizalistas

144.) Describe the family library of the Rizal family.

145.) The following describe Jose as a bibliophile except.

a. He had collection of books.
b. He loved to read books.
c. He admired books.
d. He threw away books.

146.) Explain “a lived life is more significant than a life lived.”

147.) An act to include of all Curricula of all public and private schools, colleges and university courses on
the Life, Works, and Writings of Dr. Jose Rizal.
a. R.A. 1425
b. R.A. 1245
c. R.A. 1524
d. R.A. 1542
148.) Distinguish precocity from mediocrity.

149.)The following are the things/brand named after Rizals name.

a. match
b. trade names of galvanized iron
c. brand name of kerosene
d. none of the above

150. Relate Domingo Lamco-Mercado and Francisco Mercado-Rizal’s surname to their livelihood.