1.

*Also known as "Cradle of a Genius"; It was hacienda town which belonged to the
Dominican Order, which also owned all the lands around it.
Ans. CALAMBA

2. *It lies a few kilometers south of Calamba, Laguna

- MOUNT MAKILING
3. *It is located in the middle of Laguna de Bay and where many sailboats are observed to
be gliding.
- TALIM ISLAND

4. *Rizal wrote this poem in 1876, when he was 15 years old and a student of Ateneo,
where he remembered his beloved town.
- IN MEMORY OF MY TOWN
5. *Rizal's brothers and sisters jokingly called him?
- UTE

6. *Who is Rizal closest to with his siblings?

-PACIANO

7. *At what age was Rizal able to read haltingly the Spanish family Bible? At what age did Rizal get
spanked by his mother for disobeying her order to wear a sinamay camisa because it was coarse
and was scratchy to the skin.
- 5 years old

8. *When did Concha/Concepcion die and at what age?

- 3 years old

9. *Calamba's scholarly town priest whom Rizal esteemed and respected during his boyhood.
- DON LEONCIO LOPEZ

10. *Where did Saturnina study in Santa Ana , Manila? This is where Jose and his father visited her.
- LA CONCORDIA COLLEGE IN STA. ANA

11. *Rizal respected and esteemed Father Lopez, whom he depicted in El Filibusterismo as?
- FATHER FLORENTINO

12. *What story told by Doña Teodora made the profoundest impression on Jose Rizal?
- THE STORY OF THE MONTH

13. *Rizal's three maternal uncles

* Jose de Quintos Alonzo
*Manuel de Quintos Alonzo
*Gregorio de Quintos Alonzo

14. *Educated in Calcutta, India and was the youngest brother of Doña Teodora. He encouraged his
nephew to paint, sketch, and sculpture
- Tio Jose Alberto

15. *Rizal's big, black dog

- Usman

16. *How much did the Gobernadorcillo of Paete pay young Jose Rizal for the manuscript of his
Tagalog drama when he was 8 years old?
- 2 pesos
17. *What are the favorable influences that Rizal had?
- Hereditary Influences, Environment influences, Aid of Divine Providence

18. *In what chapters of El Filibusterismo did Rizal reveal his wide knowledge of magic?
- Chapter XVII and XVIII

19. *The first known poem that Rizal wrote which he wrote in an appeal to our people to love our
national language. He was 8 years old then.
Ans. To My Fellow Children

20. *A big, strong, and husky man. He looked after the physical training of his sickly and weak
nephew. He encourage young Rizal to learn swimming, fencing, wrestling, and other sports.
Ans. Teo Manuel

21. *A lover of books; He instilled into the mind of his precocious nephew (Jose) a great love for
books
Ans. Teo Gregorio

22. *What rare Spanish book did Teodora use to teach Jose to read?
- The young moth and the old one

23. *At what age of Jose Rizal did Doña Teodora proudly show Father Lopez a poem written by her
son in the Ateneo?

24. *Jose's first teacher

- Doña Teodora Alonzo

25. *When did Jose and his father leave Calamba to go on a pilgrimage to Antipolo in order to fulfill
his mother's vow which was made when Jose was born?
- June 6, 1868

26. *Rizal, because he was so seriously devout, was laughingly called what by Hermanos and
Hermanas Terceras?
- Manong Jose

27. *At what age did Rizal begin to take part in the family prayers? At what age did Jose learn the
alphabet and the prayers from his mother? The age where he had his first memory
- At the age of three
28. *Who did Rizal love the most with his sisters?
- Concha

29. *The people in Calamba knew Rizal as?

- Pepe

30. *By nightfall, Rizal's mother gathered all the children at the house to pray what prayer?
- the Angelus
31. .*It is located beyond the Laguna de Bay which is also the famous mountain shrine of the
miraculous Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage.
- Antipolo
32. *It is a coffee-producing province that lies beyond Mt. Makiling
- Batangas

33. *The town of Calamba is situated on a verdant plain by the rippling what? "A lake of
poems and songs"; Found at the east of Calamba
- Laguna de Bay