Graded Recitation for LIWORIZ

2nd Sem 2019-2020

1. The original author of the Rizal Law

ANSWER: CLARO M. RECTO

2. A former president who co-authored the Rizal Bill

ANSWER: JOSE P. LAUREL

3. The Catholic Church strongly opposed the issuance of the Rizal Bill. What are the bases of their
opposition?
ANSWER: BECAUSE IT IS ANTI- CHURCH

4. The President of the Philippines when the Rizal Law was passed.
ANSWER: RAMON MAGSAYSAY

5. The paramount concern of the people and the government in the mid-1940s?
ANSWER: THE REHABILITATION AND THE REBUILDING AFTER THE WAR

6. Explain the relevance of studying Jose Rizal’s life, works and writings in the 21 st century.
ANSWER: TO REDEDICATE THE LIVES OF YOUTH TO THE IDEALS OF FREEDOM AND
NATIONALISM, FOR WHICH OUR HEROES LIVED AND DIED 2. TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR
NATIONAL HERO FOR DEVOTING HIS LIFE AND WORKS IN SHAPING THE FILIPINO CHARACTER
3. TO GAIN AN INSPIRING SOURCE OF PATRIOTISM THROUGH THE STUDY OF RIZAL'S LIFE,
WORKS, AND WRITINGS.

7. Explain why all nations have heroes.

ANSWER: TO BE THE NATION’S ROLE MODEL

8. Give at least 3 important factors in assessing a person’s heroism?

ANSWER: SACRIFICE, MORAL ACT, INTENTION, INFLUENCE

9. In the study of the life of heroes, why is it important to keep in mind that a hero was a human
being?
ANSWER: BECAUSE THEY ALSO MAKE MISTAKES AND HAVE FLAWS. JUST LIKE RIZAL, HE ALSO
SUFFERED HEARTBREAKS, HOMESICKNESS, DISCRIMINATION AND SADNESS.

10. Who is Jose Rizal and why is he well-known among Filipinos?

ANSWER: RIZAL WAS OUR NATIONAL HERO, HE IS KNOW BECAUSE OF HIS DIFFERENT WAY OF
FIGHTING FOR WHAT THE FILIPINO DESERVED AND THAT IS FREEDOM
11. Senator Recto recognized the need to instill heroism among the youth at the time the country
was experiencing social turmoil in the form of?
ANSWER: COMMUNIST INSURGENCY / HUKBALAHAP INSURGENCY

12. Give at least 2 economic reasons why the Rizal Law was passed?
ANSWER: THE NEED TO QUELL THE INSURGENCY IN THE PHILIPPINES
- SO THAT THE YOUTH WILL FOLLOW HIS FOOTSTEPS AND WORKS

13. What was the major cause of communist insurgency in Central Luzon in the 1950s?
ANSWER: THE SUDDEN AND EXTREME GAP BETWEEN THE LANDLORD AND TENANTS

14. Rizal was born during the 19 th Century. Why is this century called as the “Age of
Enlightenment”?
ANSWER: IT WAS ALSO THE CENTURY OR THE TIME WHEREIN THE PHILOSOPHERS
BLOSSOMED AND INSPIRED MANY NATIONS TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND TO
OVERTHROW THE ABUSIVE MONARCHY.

15. When Napoleon installed his brother Joseph as King of Spain, what was the initial reaction of the
Spaniards?
ANSWER: - THEY OPPOSED TO IT AND MAINTAINED THEIR SUPPORT TO EX-KING FERNANDO
VII AND THE DISPOSED BORBONS

16. What was the effect of the abolition of the constitution of 1812?
ANSWER: PRIVILEGE TO HAVE A COLONIAL REPRESENTATIVES

17. How did Spain managed to control the Philippines despite that they were demographically
inferior?
ANSWER: SPANIARDS CONTROLLED THE MILITARY AND ARMY FORCES.

18. Governor General Claveria ordered Filipinos to change their surnames to what purpose?
ANSWER: FOR THE TAXATION PURPOSES

19. What event brought sorrow to young Rizal for the very first time?
ANSWER: THE DEATH OF CONCEPCION

20. Rizal’s ancestor Domingo Lam-Co was an immigrant from what province?
ANSWER: AMOY, CHINA

21. When Teodora Alonso was arrested for allegedly poisoning Teodora Formoso de Alberto, what
was the painful thing he remembered?
ANSWER: THE PAINFUL THING HE REMEMBERED IS THAT HIS WIFE TEODORA LEFT THEIR
HOME AND CHILDREN FOR THE OTHER MAN.
22. In this poem, love for Tagalog, the native language, was emphasized by Jose Rizal
ANSWER: SA AKING MGA KABATA/ TO MY FELLOW YOUTH

23. The Story of Moth has a connection to Rizal’s life as he pursued his studies abroad without the
consent of her mother, Dona Teodora Alonzo. What is the moral his mother wanted to
inculcate? Did Rizal interpret it the same way?
ANSWER: THE VALUE OF OBEDIENCE TO ONE’S PARENTS

24. Jose Rizal did not take his entrance examination in Ateneo but in another school where his
parents wish him to study at first. What was the name of this school?
ANSWER: COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN

25. Being taught about discipline in the Ateneo, which of the following was the best part of their
training as students when it comes to religious instruction?
ANSWER: MASS IN THE MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING OF DAILY CLASS AND CLASSES IN
EVERY SUBJECT WERE OPENED AND CLOSED WITH PRAYERS.

26. The Ateneo de Municipal de Manila is one of the schools where Jose Rizal enrolled and finished
his land surveying where he used it in his exile in Dapitan. What is the similarity of the
educational system of Ateneo de Municipal de Manila in the present educational system?
ANSWER: HIGH SCHOOL

27. Give at least 3 works of Rizal during his stay in UST.

ANSWER: A LA JUVENTUD FILIPINA, EL CONSEJO DE LOS DIOSES, A FILIPINAS

28. Rizal was a freshman medical student at the University of Santo Tomas when he took a special
course on Surveying in one of the schools in Manila. In what school did Rizal take up this special
course?
ANSWER: ATENEO DE MUNCIPAL DE MANILA

29. To the Filipino Youth (A La Juventud Filipina) is considered to be one of the best poems written
by Jose Rizal that won in the Liceo Artistico-Literarcio. What does the poem want to tell the
Filipino youth?
ANSWER: THAT THE FILIPINOS WERE THE HOPE OF THE NATION

30. To disprove the discrimination experienced by Rizal in UST, he was given the rare privilege of
taking up the Preparatory Course for Medicine and the 1 st year of medicine in the same year.
Why is this considered a rare case?
ANSWER: IT IS CONSIDERED A RARE CASE BECAUSE IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO HAPPEN WHEN IT
WAS SIGNATURED BY THE RECTOR OF THE SCHOOL, AND ONLY FEW ARE GIVEN A CHANCE TO
HAVE THIS KIND OF PRIVILEGE.
31. Rizal allegedly experienced racism in the University of Santo Tomas when he was a student
before that made him to change his mind and shift to another course. Give a historical example
of racism.
ANSWER: DURING SPANISH ERA, ONLY THE ELITE STATUS HAS A RIGHT TO ACCESS THE
PROPER EDUCATION WHILE THE PEASANTS NEEDS TO WORK A SPECIFIC JOBS LIKE FARMING.

32. What could be the best reason why Rizal decided to continue his studies abroad?
ANSWER: HE WANTED TO CONTINUE HIS STUDY ABROAD BECAUSE, HE WANTED TO CHANGE
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH ACCORDANCE TO HOW IT IS BEING DONE
OUTSIDE IN THEIR COLONY.

33. One of Rizal’s travel countries was Germany where he met expert ophthalmologists such as Dr.
Otto Becker, Dr. Javier Galezowski and Dr. Schwiegger. What factor pushed Rizal to pursue his
profession as an ophthalmologist?
ANSWER: BECAUSE OF HIS MOTHIS WHO HAVE DEVELOPED A CATARACT

34. The novel which meant “Touch Me Not”; Rizal’s first romantic novel – a work of the heart
ANSWER: NOLI ME TANGERE

35. Based on the criteria being set by the National Heroes Commission, what are the 4 criteria to
follow in considering one a hero?
ANSWER: HAVE A CONCEPT OF NATION AND ASPIRE AND STRUGGLE FOR NATION’S
FREEDOM, DEFINE AND CONTRIBUTE TO A NATION’S FREEDOM, ORDER, QUALITY OF LIFE AND
DESTINY, ARE PART OF THE PEOPLE’S EXPRESSION, AND THINKS OF THE FUTURE
GENERATIONS.

36. The teaching of Rizal Course to students are compulsory in what educational level?
ANSWER: TERTIARY LEVEL

37. One of the terror teachers of Jose Rizal when he was young was Maestro Justiniano Aquino-Cruz
from Binan, Laguna. The Maestro way of teaching was punished students when they committed
mistakes or without his approval. What is the major effect of this teaching style to Rizal?
ANSWER: ACCORDING TO RIZAL, A STUDENT WILL THRIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS
WELCOME TO ALL FOR LEARNING INSTEAD OF BEING IN A PLACE OF TERROR TO MAKE A
MISTAKE.

38. What are the works of Rizal during his stay in Ateneo?
ANSWER: MI PRIMERA INSPIRACION, FELICITACION, EL EMBARQUE, Y ES ESPANOL: ELCANO,
EL PRIMERO EN DAR LA VUELTA AL MUNDO, EL COMBATE: URBIZTONDO, TERROR DE JOLO
39. When Jose Rizal was still a student in University of Santo Tomas (UST), he won two prizes from
two competition of writing poems and essays. What did Rizal shown when he won from this
competition?
ANSWER: THAT FILIPINOS ARE NOT INFERIOR TO AND CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

40. One of the symptoms of the social cancer as shown in the Noli were the friars are the chief
moral, political and civil authority; feared by government officials and by townsfolk
ANSWER: THE FRIARS CONTROLLED ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF THE FILIPINOS. RIZAL ALSO
EXPOSED THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF THE FRIARS THAT THEY WERE THE ONES WHO
PRACTICALLY RAN THE GOVERNMENT. HE ALSO SHOWED THE POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN
THE SPANISH CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND SPANISH CLERGIES.

41. One of the symptoms of the social cancer which showed that the teacher has no prestige, while
the students learn only by rote memorization
ANSWER: DURING THIS TIME, THE SCHOOL WERE OWNED BY DIFFERENT FRIARS, THERE ARE
NO SPECIFIED RULES AND REGULATIONS FOLLOWED FOR ALL. THE FRIARS ALSO THINKS THAT
THE FILIPINO DOESN’T HAVE SKILLS OR IT DOESN’T MUCH THE SKILLS OF THE SPANIARDS
WHO ARE STUDYING THAT TIME, THAT THE FILIPINOS WILL ONLY LEARN WHEN THEY HAVE
IMPLEMENTED A VERY STRICT RULES, IN THAT WAY THE FILIPINO STUDENT WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO STUDY THE TRUE MEANING BUT INSTEAD THEY WILL MEMORIZE EVERYTHING GIVEN TO
THEM, BECAUSE IT IS EASIER TO MEMORIZE THAN TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING BEHIND
THOSE DEEP WORDS ITHOUT EXPLANING IT.

42. One of the symptoms of the social cancer which showed the backwardness of the Philippines in
San Diego’s townsfolk and the discrimination of the lower classes by the upper classes as shown
in the “bapor Tabo”
ANSWER: THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, THE PAST PHILIPPINE COLONIAL SOCIETY IS REFLECTS
THE STARK RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE NON-WHITES. ( the power structure of the
Philippine society was said to resemble the two decks of the Bapor Tabo. There is only one criterion that determines
who travels comfortably in the upper deck and who toils in the discomfort of the lower deck. Spaniards occupy the
upper deck whereas the Filipinos and Chinese merchants are in the lower deck.)

43. According to his birth certificate, what was the registered complete name of Jose Rizal?
ANSWER: JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO Y ALONZO

44. In this poem written by Rizal in Europe, he imaginatively asked the flowers to go to the
Philippines and convey his love for his country and loved ones. What is the title of his poem?
ABSWER: THE FLOWERS OF HEIDELBERG

45. In the novel Noli Me Tangere, Ibarra was arrested because of the fake revolt concocted by the
friars. Who was the character in the novel who aided Ibarra to escape?
ANSWER: ELIAS
46. He was a famous Spanish orator, statesman, and a friend of Filipinos in Madrid. At one time Rizal
hid in his house when sought by the authorities during the student protest at the Universidad
Central de Madrid. Who was this famous Spanish orator?
ANSWER: DON PABLO ORTIGA

47. From what biblical gospel was Noli Me Tangere taken?

ANSWER: JOHN 20:17

48. The setting of the novel Noli Me Tangere.

ANSWER: MANILA, PHILIPPINES

49. Who was the first person to whom Rizal gave the first copy of his novel Noli Me Tangere?
ANSWER: MAXIMO VIOLA

50. Republic Act No. 1425 promotes Rizal as a role model of nationalists in the country. Describe 1
historical event in the Philippines that shows nationalism.
ANSWER: PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION OF 1986