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Assessments Task 5

A. True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is true and write FALSE if the statement
is false. (10 Points)
1. TRUE Rizal made his first home coming on the year 1887.
2. TRUE Rizal arrive in the country after his birthday on the same year.
3. TRUE Blumentritt was in favor of Rizal’s return to the country after his trip to Europe.
4. FALSE Rizal visited Leonor Rivera during his stay in the country.
5. FALSE Rizal was invited to Malacanang after several months of stay in the country.
6. TRUE Gen. Terero was the governor-general in the Philippines during Rizal’s
Homecoming
7. FALSE Collegeo de San Jose petition the Novel of Rizal as being heretic.
8. FALSE The price of Noli MeTangere rose up to 500 pesos.
9. TRUE Noli Me Tangere became a subject of debate in the Royal Audiencia of Spain.
10. TRUE Father Sanches was the favorite teacher of Rizal in Ateneo.
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B. IDENTIFICATION. (10 Points)

Note: Answer in a single word and start with a capital letter except when the answer is numeric.
If name of person, give only the surname. Carefully follow instructions. Computer software will
checked.

1. Sanchez The Spanish clergy who made the best defense of Noli me Tangere.
2. Moret The former minister of the Crown in favor of Noli me Tangere.
3. Andrade The body guard of Rizal assigned by the governor-general.
4. Olimpia Rizal’s sister who died while he was in the country.
5. German The country that accuses Rizal as an agent of Bismark and a spy.
6. Italy The town under the control of the Dominican Order.
7. Terrero The man hired by the government to investigate the friar estate as a result
of the novel aftermat.
8. 1882 The year when Rizal left the country for Europe the second time.
9. Three The number of months Rizal stayed in the country after coming home.
10. Dominican The richest religious order in Hongkong
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C. Matching Type . Chronologically arrange the following events by writing

the letters opposite the numbers. (10 Points)

1. 1. B A. Rizal went to United States

2. 2. C B. Rizal fell in love with a Japanese woman
3. 3. A C. Rizal met the secretary of Spanish Legation.
4. 4. G D. Rizal visited the house of Don Francisco Lecaros
5. 5. J E. Rizal left the country for the second time.
6. 6. H F. Rizal was given a bodyguard
7. 7. G G. Governor-General read the Noli Me Tangere
8. 8. I H. Rizal visited Malacanang
9. 9. D I. Rizal open a medical clinic.
10. 10. E J. Rizal arrived in the Philippines.
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D. Wriite a short essay on Rizal’s visit to Japan. Limit your answer on a single
page.
(10 Points)

JAPAN Among the happiest moments of Rizal in his life was his sojourn in the Land of the Cherry
Blossoms. He stayed in Japan for one month and a half from February 28 to April 13, 1888. He was
charmed by the natural beauty of Japan, the manners of the Japanese people and the picturesque of
shrines. He also fell in love with a Japanese girl, who loveliness infused joy and romance in his sorrowing
heart. Morning of Tuesday, February 28, 1888, Rizal arrived at Yokohama and stayed in the Grand Hotel.
The following day, he moved to Tokyo and took a room at the Tokyo Hotel where he stayed from March
2 to 7. He was impressed by the city of Tokyo. After his arrival in Tokyo, Rizal was visited by Juan Perez
caballero, secretary of Spanish Legation. The latter invited him to live at the Spanish Legation. Rizal
knew that this was the Spanish government’s way of monitoring Rizal but he accepted anyways. On
March 7, he moved out of Tokyo Hotel and lived at the Spanish Legation. He and Perez Caballero
became good friends and described him as a young, fine and an excellent writer. During his first day in
Tokyo, Rizal could talk the Japanese language. He had a hard time for shopping for he could not be
understood and children laughed at him. With his situation, Rizal decided to study the Japanese language.
He was able to speak within a few days. At Japan he studied the Japanese drama, arts, music, and judo.
He also visited museums, libraries, art galleries, and shrines. He visited Meguro, Nikko, Hakone,
Miyanoshita, and the charming villages of Japan. During one time, Rizal went to the park and heard the
Tokyo band playing a classical work of Strauss. He was impressed by the great performances of the
Western music. He thought to himself how admirable their renditions are and ondered how they have
assimilated the modern European music to the extent of playing the beautiful masterpieces of the
European composers so well. The band stopped playing and to his surprised they were speaking.