GEC 9 – LIFE, WORKS & WRITINGS OF DR.

JOSE RIZAL
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
SET A
NAME: __________________________________________________________ COURSE: _____________

I. IDENTIFICATION: Identify what is being asked/described. Write your answers on the

space provided below.

___________________________1. Independent minded, strong in body and valiant in

spirit.
___________________________2. Rizal described her as a “woman of more than
ordinary culture”.
___________________________3. Rizal’s first name was in honor of …
___________________________4. Dr. Rizal studied ophthalmology under a famous
professor named…
___________________________5. Irish woman born in Hong Kong.
___________________________6. The year when Rizal finished his second doctorate of
ophthalmology.
___________________________7. Where Rizal enrolled and studied medicine.
___________________________8. The month and year when Rizal received his medical
degree at the age of 23.
___________________________9. Three days after his birth, Rizal was baptized in the
Catholic Church by…
___________________________10. Francisco Mercado’s wife, Bernarda Monicha was a…
___________________________11. She had the most striking personality in the family
circle.
___________________________12. The age Francisco Mercado when Rizal was born.
___________________________13. English translation of El Filibusterismo.
___________________________14. Rizal’s great-great grandfather.
___________________________15. Married to ManuEL Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.
___________________________16. Francisco and Teodora were blessed with this
number of children.
___________________________17. Complete name of Dr. Jose Rizal.
___________________________18. Dr. Jose Rizal was born in a small town in the
province of Laguna on…
___________________________19. Dr. Rizal poetically called our country…
___________________________20. When was Rizal executed at Bagumbayan.
II. REFLECTIVE ESSAY: 10PTS

RATIONALE:
In the wake of the controversy over a bill seeking to integrate a course on the life
of Andres Bonifacio in the college curriculum, a reassessment of the Rizal Law and its
effect on our educational system is called for. The Rizal Law has come a long way. After
Republic Act. No. 1425 – Rizal Law, aimed at including a study of the life and works of Dr.
Jose Rizal in the curricula of public and private schools was approved by President Ramon
Magsaysay on June 12, 1956, TEACHING Rizal has been mandatory in our school system.
Way back in secondary schools we only get the basic information about him. We
get to read his novels and poems and learn of the places he visited and even the women
who became part of his life. But we have ended up not knowing what he really stood for.
We even wear shirts bearing his image but we do not go deeper in understanding him.

QUESTION: Reflect on your secondary education, how effective is the Rizal Curriculum in
engendering patriotism among secondary and college students. Answer this in not less
than 10 sentences.

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III. Fill-up the flow chart depicting the Genealogy of Jose Rizal’s Family. Arrange the names below in
chronological order.

FRANCISCO RIZAL MERCADO DOMINGO LAMCO INES DE LA ROSA

BRIGIDA QUINTOS LORENZO ALBERTO ALONSO CIRILA ALEJANDRA

JUAN MERCADO FRANCISCO MERCADO TEODORA ALONSO NARCISA RIZAL

SATURNINA RIZAL OLYMPIA RIZAL PACIANO RIZAL TRINIDAD RIZAL LUCIA RIZAL

JOSE RIZAL MARIA RIZAL SOLEDAD RIZAL JOSEFA RIZAL CONCEPCION RIZAL

Rizal’s Family: FATHER SIDE RIZAL’S FAMILY: MOTHER SIDE

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PREPARED BY:
LUIS FELIX L. HERNANDEZ M.A.Ed.
INSTRUCTOR