REVIEWER IN RIZAL COURSE

Subject: Rizal’s Life, Works and Writings

Name: ___________________________ Course & Sec:________________ Date:_____________________

I. Multiple Choice: Select the option that best answers the question or completes the statement and write its
corresponding letter on the blank before the number. Erasures are not allowed.
A. Knowledge and Understanding
1. Jose Rizal’s official name as stated in his birth certificate is:
a. Jose Rizal Mercado Y Alonzo b. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonzo
c. Jose Mercado Rizal Y alonzo d. Jose Protacio Mercado Y Rizal
2. Rizal came from a mixture of races. His great grandfather from his father’s side was a Chinese merchant named: :
a. Domingo Lamco b. Narciso Lamco c. Cirila Alejandrino d. Juan Mercado
3. Calamba at the time of Rizal was basically a/ an :
a. industrial city b. tourist destination
c. agricultural town d. desolated town
4. Which of the following characteristics of Calamba provided Rizal with the inspiration to hone his poetic and artistic
sensibilities?
a. fertile soil b. favorable climate c. panoramic landscape d. sugar plantations
5. Jose was born on : a. June 16, 1881 b. June 19, 1861 c. June 16, 1862 d. June 19, 1862
6. Based on the accounts of Rizal himself, his mother nearly died during his delivery owing to his:
a. very big head b. horizontal position c. umbilical cord d. big chest
6. Who sponsored RA 1425 otherwise known as the Rizal Law?
a. Claro M. Recto b. Jose P. Laurel c. Manuel L. Quezon d.Sergio Osmena
7. The religious order which practically owned the town of Calamba in the 19 th Century were the:
a. Franciscans b. Augustinians c. Jesuits d. Dominicans
8. To whom did Rizal dedicate his great novel El Filibusterismo?
a. Paciano Rizal b. Josephine Bracken c. GomBurZa d. 13 Martyrs of Cavite
9. Rizal’s first taste of injustice was the:
a. Hanging of the three Filipino Priests b. Calambenos being maltreated by the Spaniards
c. Arrest and Imprisonment of his mother d. whipping or flagging he experienced from his teacher in Binan
10. Rizal inherited his fondness for poetry from his:
a. father b. mother c. grandfather d. great grandfather
11. Rizal’s third tutor who honed his skills in reading, writing and the rudiments of Latin was
: a. Justiniano A. Cruz b. Maestro Celestino c. Leon Monroy d. Father Lopez
12. Rizal was the _______ among the 11 children of Don Francisco and Dona Teodora:
a. sixth b. eighth c. tenth d. seventh
13. Rizal’s favorite professor in Ateneo was :
a. Jose Bech b. Justiniano Aquino Cruza
c. Vicente Balaguer d. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
14. While pursuing elementary schooling, Rizal also took painting lessons under his teacher’s father in law.
His name was:
a. Pedro b. Juancho c. Leoncio d. Justiniano
15.The son of his teacher in Binan whom Rizal challenged to a fight was:
a. Pedro b. Juancho c. Leoncio d. Justiniano
16. Which of the following proves that Rizal belonged to a ruling elite class in their town?
a. praying of the Angelus by the family at 6 pm
b. having servants to take care of the personal needs of the children
c. living by the lake shore
d. all of the above
17. Rizal’s first sorrow was the:
a. death of his sister Concepcion b. his being very sickly c. when he was sent to Binan to study
d. when his mother was arrested and imprisoned
18. Who told Rizal legends and fairy tales which aroused in him an enduring interest in legends and folklores?
a. his mother b. his yaya or personal servant c. his brother Paciano d. his sister Saturnina
19. Rizal’s first poem which won him a prize was about :
a. happy childhood memories in Calamba b. the beautiful women of Malolos
c. love for one’s native tongue or language d. the Child Jesus
20. Rizal’s first love interest was:
a. Nelly Bousted b. Leonor Rivera c . Segunda Katigbak d. Leonor Valenzuela

II. TRUE OR FALSE : Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and write FALSE if incorrect.
Erasures are not allowed.
_____1. Rizal was weak and sickly as a young child.
_____2. Rizal was not able to maintain his being at the top of the class when he finished his studies in Ateneo.
_____3. Rizal was often bullied in Binan because he just allowed other children to tease him.
_____4. Rizal’s father did not want to send Rizal to Colegio de San Jose because of the unhappy experience his brother
Paciano had in the said school.
_____5. Rizal appreciated Binan more than Calamba due to its high economic status.
_____6. Rizal’s father wanted Rizal to study at San Juan de Letran but Rizal opted to study in Ateneo de Municipal.
_____7. What happened to the moth can be likened to what happened to Rizal when he died in search of freedom and light
for his country.
_____8. Rizal at first was refused entry into Ateneo because he was a late registrant and he was undersized for his age.
_____9. Instead of accepting his physical weakness, Rizal turned to gymnastics training to make him physically fit.
_____10. Rizal’s first poem as a student entitled My First Inspiration was dedicated to Segunda Katigbak .

III. LOGICAL CLASSIFICATION :

A. Filipino Traits :Determine whether the following Filipino traits and values should be:
RE= Retained; M=retained but modified; D= discarded. Write the letters on the blank before the number.

_____1. Respect for elders _____6. Propensity for gambling

_____2. Hospitality _____7. Loyalty to a benefactor/ Utang na Loob
_____3. extravagant celebration of fiestas _____8. Spirituality and religiosity
_____4. Kanya-kanya syndrome _____9. Bahala na attitude
_____5. Family- centeredness _____10. Amor-propio/ Pride

IV. Identification: To what does each of the following refer?

___________ 1. The son of the village teacher who became Rizal’s first enemy in school

___________ 2. Barbarous method of learning which Rizal detested in his elementary schooling at the village school

___________ 3. The steamship, which ferried Rizal from Biñan to his hometown on December 17, 1870

___________ 4. The usual duel among young boys in the village school
to prove their physical strength

___________ 5. What Rizal felt from being away from his family for the first time?

___________ 6. Privileged class in Calamba where Rizal’s family belonged

___________ 7. Rizal’s godfather when he was baptized as a Catholic

___________ 8. Rizal’s mother, who was his first teacher

___________ 9. A poem where Rizal expressed the importance of loving one’s native tongue

___________ 10. Rizal’s first private tutor in Calamba

___________ 11. The surname used by the young Jose when he enrolled at Ateneo

___________ 12. The course Rizal completed at Ateneo

___________ 13. Title conferred to the best student in the competing academic teams in Rizal’s class

___________ 14. Jesuit teacher who honed Rizal’s talent in poetry

___________ 15. Rizal’s mentor in gymnastics and fencing

_____________16. Rizal’s poem which he dedicated to his mother

______________17. School where Rizal took special lessons to develop his Spanish proficiency

______________18. The boy who challenged Rizal into a fight where Rizal was defeated

______________19. Rizal predicted that in a few months she will be released from prison

__________20. The literal meaning of Rizal.

V. Enumeration

1-3 Goals of the teaching of Rizal Course

4- 6 Characteristics of a Typical Middle Class Family During Rizal’s Time

7- 9 Some of Rizal’s childhood memories

10-12 Ordinary Activities of Rizal in Binan

13- 15 Rizal’s Literary Works

ENUMERATION :

Enumerate Rizal’s siblings according to their position.

Prepared by:

PORTIA ROXAS-SORIANO