Benedicto, Shiloh P.

BSE-English 3rd yr.

PETA

1. What does the title “Noli Me Tangere” mean?

ANSWER: Touch me not
2. What is the main message of Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere?
ANSWER: Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere tells us that we should reflect on our actions and
beliefs for our country. The theme of the novel is to promote nationalism and to accept
change in ourselves is still applies to us today.
3. What country Juan Crisostomo Ibarra came back after 7 years of absence?
ANSWER: Philippines
4. Who is Maria Clara’s real father?
ANSWER: Don Rafael Ibarra
5. Why was Juan Crisostomo Ibarra father imprisoned?
ANSWER: Ibarra is cultured and well-respected, though the friars in his hometown of San
Diego are suspicious of him. This is because his father Don Rafael was recently imprisoned
and labeled a subversive and heretic, a sentence that eventually led to his death in jail.
Ibarra learns of this on his first night back in the Philippines.
6. Why was Juan Crisostomo Ibarra surprised to find out that his father died in jail?
ANSWER: Ibarra is cultured and well-respected, though the friars in his hometown of San
Diego are suspicious of him. This is because his father Don Rafael was recently imprisoned
and labeled a subversive and heretic, a sentence that eventually led to his death in jail.
Ibarra learns of this on his first night back in the Philippines.
7. Why father Damaso arrange for Don Rafael’s corpse to be dug up and transferred from the
Catholic cemetery to the Chinese cemetery?
ANSWER: Still not content with what he had done, Father Dámaso arranged for Don Rafael’s
corpse to be dug up and transferred from the Catholic cemetery to the Chinese cemetery,
because he thought it inappropriate to allow a heretic such as Don Rafael a Catholic burial
ground.
8. What kind of building does Juan Crisostomo Ibarra decided to create to honor his father?
ANSWER: He heard tales of how helpful and kind his father had been and decided to honor
the memory of his father by doing as his father did.
9. Who is a mysterious man who had warned Ibarra earlier of a plot to assassinate him?
ANSWER: Elías — a mysterious man who had warned Ibarra earlier of a plot to assassinate
him — not saved him. Instead, the hired killer met an unfortunate incident and died.
10. What are the names of Sisa’s sons?
ANSWER: Sisa eventually settled and married in San Diego. Abused by her husband, she
bore him two sons, Basilio and Crispin.