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1. SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY
Lianga Campus
Lianga, Surigaodel Sur
FINAL EXAMINATION
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RIZAL: Life, Works and Writings
1- MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Write the letters onlyof the correct answer inCAPITAL.
A. ABOUT RIZAL’S LIFE
1. Which amongthe followingwas Rizal’s godfather?
a. Father PedroCasanas b. Father Rufino Collantes c. Dr. Rafael Palma
2. Which amongthe followingwas not Rizal’s brother or sister?
a. Paciano b. Olimpia c. Ciriaco
3. Which amongthe followingisn’t part of Rizal’s races?
a. Negrito b. Indian c. Malay
4. The real surname of the Rizal familywas Mercado, which wasadoptedfirst bywhom?
a. DomingoLamco b. Leon Ma. Guerrero c. Francisco Mercado
5. Which amongthe stories told byRizal’s mother left a deepimpressionon Rizal’s mindabout “deathof a martyr”?
a. Storyof the Moth b. Children’s Friend c. Ill-fated Moth
6. The deathof the three priest martyrs awakenedRizal’s spirit ofpatriotism. Whichamong the followingisn’t part of
the three martyrs?
a. Gomez b. Borromeo c. Zamora
7. When Rizal waselevenhe was sent to what school to studywhich was under the supervision ofthe Jesuits?
a. San Juande Letran b. Ateneo Municipal c. La Concordia College
8. Who among the professors inAteneo did Rizal consider to be the best andalsohelped Rizal to study harder and
improve his poetry?
a. Father Sanchez b. Father Burgos c. Father Lleonart
9. Rizal went to Universityof Santo Tomasto seekhigher education. Which among the following wasn’t Rizal’s course on
that institution?
a. Philosophyand Letters b. Medicine c. Literature
10. What course didFather Pablo Ramon, Ateneo’s Rector, advice Rizal to take?
a. Medicine b. Philosophyand Letters c. Arts
11. Rizal Completedhismedicine course inwhat universityin Spain?
a. UniversityCentralde Madrid b. UniversityCentralde Barcelona
c. Universidadde Barcelona
12. Rizal joined freemasonryas aidagainst the friars in the Philippines. In whichMasonic lodge didRizalfirst join?
a. Acacia b. Solidaridad c. Publicidad
13. After completinghis studiesinMadrid, Rizal went to Parisand Germanyto specialize what fieldinmedicine?
a. Ophthalmology b. Obstetrics c. Pathology
14. When Rizal wasinParis, he workedas anassistant to a famous Frenchdoctor named?
a. Dr. Louis De Weckert b. Dr. AdoplhMeyer c. Dr. Feodor Jagor
15. After acquiring enoughexperience inhis specialization inParis, Rizal left for what Germancityfamous for its old
universityandromantic surroundings?
a. Berlin b. Heidelberg c. Wilhelmsfeld
16. What interests did FerdinandBlumentritt , Director of the Ateneoof Leitmeritz, have whichultimatelybecame the
reasonfor his acquaintancewithRizal?
a. StudyingPhilippine History b. studying Philippine Language
c. studyingPhilippine Geography
17. While Rizal wasinGermanyhe translatedseveral famous books into tagalog, one ofwhichwas Schiller’s William Tell
and another was FairyTales bya famous writer named?
a. Hans ChristianAndersen b. Aesop c. Harriet Beecher Stowe
18. When Rizal wasinBerlinhe came incontact with great scientists, one of which wasDr. Feodor Jagor whowrote a
famous book, whichforetold the downfall ofSpanish rule inthe Philippinesandthe coming of America to Philippine
shores, entitledwhat?
a. The Paradise of the East b. Travels in the Philippines c. Pearl of the Orient Sea
19. Rizal wantedto master Frenchsohe took private lessons from a professor named?
a. FabianBourzat b. Isabelle Delobele c. Lucile Cerdole
20. Who became the savior of Noli Me Tangere?
a. Maximo Viola b. Eduardode Lete c. Valentin Ventura
21. Upon arrivinginhis hometown fromabroad, Rizal was calledwitha certain name for he was a doctor whocame from
Germany, what was hisname?
a. The GermanDoctor b. Doctor Uliman c. Kind German
22. Governor-GeneralTerreroknewthat Rizal’s life was indanger due to the fact that the Spanishfriars were too
powerful andsohe assigned a young Spanishlieutenant as a bodyguardto Rizalas a securitymeasure. Who wasthis
Spanish lieutenant?
a. Jose Rodriguez b.Jose Tavielde Andrade c. Gregorio Echavarria
23. Who was the theologianfromthe Manila Cathedral whobecame a gallant defender of Noli?
a. Father Vicente Garcia b. Father Federico Fauna c. Father Jose Beck

2. 24. While on voyage across the Pacific, Rizal befriendeda Japanese journalist who wasa championfor humanrights and
was alsoforced bythe Japanese government to leave Japan. Later, onthe life of thisperson, he wrote twopolitical
novels; Nankai-no-Daiharan which resemblesRizal’s Noli and O-unabara which wassimilar to Rizal’s El Filibusterismo.
What was his name?
a. Usui b. Kagumi c. Tetcho
25. What countrydidRizaldescribe as “the landpar excellence of freedom but onlyfor the whites”?
a. America b. UnitedKingdom c. Japan
26. Rizal’s greatest achievement while inLondonwas his annotationof Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas written bywhom?
a. Morga b. Morayta c. Beckett
27. While Rizal wasinLondon, he became the honorarypresident ofa patriotic societywhich would cooperate inthe
crusade for reforms. What was the name of thispatriotic society?
a. Asociacionde Indio b. Asociacionde Felipinas c. AsociacionLa Solidaridad
28. While on his2nd sojourninParis, Rizal formeda clubwhich waspurelysocial andtemporaryin nature to bring
together the youngFilipinos duringthe Universal Exposition. What was the name ofthis club?
a. Kidlat b. Indios enParis c. Indios Bravos
29. After forming the ephemeral club mentionedin number 28, Rizalalso formedanother societywhich pledged its
members to excel inintellectual andphysical prowessinorder to winthe admiration offoreigners. What was the
name ofthis society?
a. Kidlat b. Indios enParis c. Indios Bravos
30. Who was Rizal’s bitter enemyof the penwhoeventuallybecame one of hisgreat admirers and later on authoredthe
first book-lengthbiographyof the greatest Filipino hero?
a. Wenceslao Retana b. FrayRodriguez c. Salvador Font
31. Who became the saviour of El Filibusterismo?
a. Maximo Viola b. Eduardode Letec. Valentin Ventura
32. One of the reasons whyRizal decidedto returnto Manilawas the formationof a societynamed what?
a. La Liga Filipina b. La Solidaridad c. La Mano Roja
33. Jose Rizal conceived the establishment of FilipinocolonyinNorthBorneo (Sabah)to move the landlessFilipino
families to that rich British-ownedislandwhichhe considered to be as what?
a. New Filipinas b. New Calamba c. New Manila
34. Who was the Governor-General that plottedthe “Spanish Trap” where a case was secretlyfiled against Rizal and his
followers “for anti-religious andanti-patriotic agitation” whenRizal wason his wayto Manila?
a. Despujol b. Blanco c. Polavieja
35. One of the members of the societywhichRizal founded upon his arrival inManila ultimatelybecame the “real father
of revolution” andleader of Katipunan. Whowas he?
a. Andres Bonifacio b. Apolinario Mabini c. EmilioAguinaldo
36. What is the name of the place where Rizal wasdeportedbecause of the allegedlyfound incriminatoryleaflets found
on Lucia’s pillowcases (Rizal’s sister)whichwere a satire against Dominican priests? The gubernatorialdecree cited
that Rizalthis place inis “one ofthe islands inthe South”.
a. Dapitan b. Cebu c. Zamboanga
37. The novel El Filibusterismowas dedicatedbyRizal to whom?
a. Gom-bur-za b. Filipinos c. Fellow reformists
38. According to Wenceslao Retana, what was Rizal’s onlyvice?
a. Hard liquor b. Lottery c. Smoking
39. The friars concoctedanespionage plot onRizal while on his deportationto filch certainletters and writings of Rizal
that will incriminate himinthe Revolutionarymovement byhiring a spywhoassumedwhat name?
a. PabloMercado b. Protacio Rizal c. SimonMercadoRizal
40. Who was the womanwhich Rizalconsideredto be his wife?
a. Leonor Rivera b. Josephine Bracken c. Nellie Bousted
B. ABOUT RIZAL’S WORKS AND WRITINGS
41. Who was the onlySpanishpriest whowent indefense to Rizal’s Noli publicly?
a. Father Sanchez b. Father Vilaclara c. Father Obach
42. Which among the following pen-names didRizaluse inwriting La Vision del FrayRodriguez?
b. Makisig b. Laong Laan c. Dimas Alang
43. What was the title of Rizal’s first article in the patriotic newspaper La Solidaridad?
a. Letter to the Young Women ofMalolos b. La Visiondel FrayRodriguez
c. Los AgricultoresFilipinos
44. What was the name of the poem that Rizal submittedfor the literarycontest heldbyLiceoArtistico-Literario
where Rizal wonin1879?
a. A La Juventud Filipina b. Felicitacion c. El Heroismo de Colon
45. What was the title of the first poem whichRizalwrote whenhe was eight years old?
a. In Memoryof MyTown b. Sa AkingMga Kababata c. RecuerdoA Mi Pueblo
46. What sculptural masterpiece did Rizal carve for one of his teachers inAteneo, Father Lleonart?
a. SacredHeart of Jesus b. The VirginMary c. The HolyTrinity
47. This novel was describedto a romantic novel;it is a “workof the heart” anda “book offeeling”.
a. El Filibusterismo b. Noli Me Tangere c. Makamasa

3. 48. This novel was consideredto be a political novel;a “work ofthe head” and a “bookof the thought”.
a. El Filibusterismo b. Noli Me Tangere c. Makamisa
49.During hisexile inDapitan, Rizal discoveredrare specimens whichwere namedafter him. Which among the
following isn’t part of hisdiscoveredspecies?
a. Apogonia rizali b. Raco rizali c. Rhacophorus rizali
50. What is Rizal’s literarymasterpiece whichwas considered to be the “a pricelessgemof Philippine Literature”
a. Mi UltimoAdios b. Noli Me Tangere c. El Filibusterismo
11. True or False: write T if the statement is true and if the statement is false modify the underlined word which makesit
erroneous.
51. Rizal considers Noli Me Tangere as superior to El Filibusterismo
52. The name “Jose” was byhis mother because she was a devotee of San Juan
53.Dr.Pio Viola was named emissaryto Dapitan, inorder to informRizal ofthe planof the Katipunanto launch a
revolution for freedom’s sake.
54. Don Pedro and DonMiguel Camus along withother Filipinoresidents urged Rizal in Singapore to disembark in the
shiphe was in and seek protection ofthe Britishlawwhich might have savedRizal’s life andpreventedhisdeath.
55. Rizal chose Lt. Luis Taviel de Andrade as his defense counsel for histrial.
56. Governor-GeneralCamilo Polavieja signed and approvedthe decisionof the court-martial and ordered Rizal to be
shot at 7:00 o’clock in the morning ofDecember 30 at Laangbayan Field (Luneta).
57. Jose Rizal named Philippinesas the “Pearl of the Orient Sea”
58. The Dominican friars helpedPolavieja to replace Governor-General Blancowhichultimatelysealedthe deathof
Rizal, for Polavieja was ruthlesswhile Blanco believedRizal was not a traitor.
59. Rizal hidhis last poem inan alcohol lamp andleft it to his sister Trinidad.
60. Before he was shot, Rizalrequestedthat he be shot facing the firing squadandthe request was accepted.
61. Rizal had a premonitionthat he will somehow die onDecember 30 whenhe was thenat Madridstudying as a
medical student as provedbyanentryon his diaryon January1, 1883.
62. Jose Rizal’s first teacher was his mother.
63. In 1880 the Artistic-LiteraryLyceumopenedhelda literarycontest to commemorate the fourthcentennialof the
deathof Homer where Rizal submitted the allegoryEl Consejo de los Dioses which won.
64. Rizal was not awardedhisDoctor’s diploma because he did not present the thesisrequiredfor graduationnor
paidthe corresponding fees.
65. FerdinandBlumentritt is consideredto be Jose Rizal’s bestfriend.
111. Essay:Answer brieflythe following questions. 5 points each
1. ExplainbrieflywhyDr. Jose Rizal objectedvehementlyto revolutionor use of brute force to achieve freedom.
2. Explainhow Dr. Jose Rizal provedthat “the penis mightier than the sword.”
3. How didRizal use education as tool for reform andnationalism?
4. The Count of Monte Cristo wasRizal’s favourite novel. What characteristics do EdmondDantes (leadcharacter)
have whichcanalsobe seenin Dr. Jose Rizal andhow didthishelpRizal pursue his life time mission?
Bonus (10 pts.):
1. Write our national hero’s full andcomplete name. (2pts.)
2. Enumerate all the womenthat Rizal had relationshipwith. (3pts.)
3. Explain brieflywhat the following stanza means fromMi UltimoAdios. (3pts.)
“My dreams, when life first opened to me,
My dreams, when the hopes of youth beat high,
Were to see thy lov’d face, O gem of the Orient sea,
From gloom and grief, from care and sorrow free;
No blush on thy brown, no tears in thine eye.”
4. What was the subject of Rizal’s defendedthesisfor PhilosophyandLetters that the learned menof Spainwere
surprised? (2 pts )
HENRIETTA A. SANCHEZ,MAED
Asst. Prof.2

4. Answer key:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. A
11-14. A 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. A
21. B 22. B 23. A 24. C 25.A 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. A
31. C 32.A 33. B 34-39. A 40. B
11.
41. A 42. C 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. A
True or False:
51-52. T 53. Valenzuela 54-55. T 56. Bagumbayan 57-58. T 59. Alcohol cooking lamp
60-62. T 63. Cervantes 64-65. T