National University

Manila

LIFE AND WORKS OF JOSE RIZAL

SY 2019-2020 Third Term

Name _June Maylyn D. Marzo____________________________________Section

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GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
I. Put all your answers in this questionnaire. Avoid erasures or unnecessary markings.
II. This test is worth a total of 50 points.

I. TRUE OR FALSE
Directions: Read the statements carefully. If the statement is correct,
write LETTER A; if the statement is wrong, write LETTER B.
__B________1. Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1862.
__B______2. In February 17, 1872, the GOMBURZA was executed for fighting for
globalization.
__B________3. The Manila-Acapulco trade is also known as the Galleon Trade.
__A________4. Jose Rizal parents are Teodora Alonso and Francisco Balagtas.
__A________5. Jose Rizal has 11 siblings in which one of them Concepcion died at an
early age of 5 years old.
__A________6. The surname of Jose “Mercado” was used by his ancestors Domingo
Lamco which denotes “Rice Field”.
__B________7. Jose Rizal’s first formal teacher is his mother.
__B________8. Jose Rizal studied elementary in Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
__A________9. Jose Rizal sculptures include Mother’s Revenge, Batikuling, the
Triumph of Life over Death and the Triumph of Science over Life.
__A________10. Jose Rizal was born and lived in Calamba, Laguna which was
controlled by the Dominicans.
__A________11. All the works of Jose Rizal when he was in Ateneo were in Spanish in
nature.
__A________12. Ateneo de Manila curriculum emphasized on rigid discipline, moral
character and spiritual formation.
__B________13. Paciano is the only brother of Jose Rizal.
___A_______14. Jose Rizal is an example of an ilustrado, a privileged group of young
educated Filipinos who advocated for social change.
___B_______15. Rizal favored reforms in the Philippine society to be done only by the
Spaniards, but not by the Filipinos.
___B_______16. The Recto Law mandates all students to acknowledge Rizal as the
only National Hero.
___A_______17. During the Spanish period in the Philippines, the friars exercised
extensive legal and moral influence in the society.
___A_______18. Rizal believed that Filipinos had developed culture even before the
coming of the Spaniards.
___A_______19. The Rizal Law is also known as the Recto Law.
___A_______20. Rizal stayed at the house of his mother Teodora Alonso when he was
still studying in Binan, Laguna.
 II. Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of your
answer on the answer sheet.

__B_____21. The birthplace of Dr. Jose Rizal.

a. Binan c. Kawit
b. Calamba d. Manila
__A_____22. The name of Rizal’s sibling who died at the age of 3.
a. Concepcion c. Olimpia

b. Maria d. Saturnina
__A_____23. Rizal’s ancestry on his father’s side.
a. Chinese c. Japanese
b. German d. Spanish
__D_____24. The president who signed R.A. 1425, popularly known as the Rizal Law.
a . Carlos Garcia c. Manuel Roxas
b. Manuel Quezon d. Ramon Magsaysay
__A_____25. During his childhood, Rizal was greatly influenced by these two
landmarks in Laguna.
a. Mount Makiling & Laguna de Bay c. Mount Makiling & Taal Volcano
b. Mount Makiling & Pagsanjan Falls d. Taal Volcano & Laguna de Bay
__C_____26. It is the poem Rizal wrote when he was 8 years old about the love for
country and our own native language.
a. Ako ay Pilipino c. Sa Aking mga Kabata
b. Mi Ultimo Adios d. Pagibig sa Tinubuang Lupa
__B_____27. Jose Rizal finished this degree when he was in Ateneo.
a. Arts and Letters c. Engineering
b. Education d. Law
__B_____28. An important political thought that had influenced Rizal’s nationalistic and
political philosophy.
a. Communism c. Marxism
b. Liberalism d. Socialism
__D_____29. The nephew of Jose Burgos who helped Jose Rizal enrolled in Ateneo.
a. Francisco Zaldua c. Jose Burgos
b. Jacinto Zamora d. Manuel Burgos
__B_____30. Rizal’s medical specialization was ___.
a. Pediatrics c. Optometry
b. Ophthalmology d. Surgery
___C____31. Rizal was a polyglot who spoke ___ languages.
a. 20 c. 22
b. 21 d. 23
__A_____32. These are Jose Rizal’s favorite novels.
a. Count of Monte Cristo and Imitation of Christ
b. Count of Monte Cristo and The Travels of the Philippines
c. Ibong Adarna and Florante at Laura
d. Florante at Laura and Mariang Makiling
__A_____33. Jose Rizal’s birthday.
a. June 19, 1861 c. December 30, 1861
b. June 19, 1896 d. December 30, 1898
__D_____34. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. While he was in Ateneo, he joined a fraternity which devotes to Virgin Mary.
b. While he was in Ateneo, he joined a group called Carthaginians.
c. While he was in Ateneo, he live in Casa Tomasina.
d. While he was in Ateneo, he wrote a poem entitle Through Education, the
Mother Country Receives Light.
__C_____35. Who does not belong to the group?
a. Paciano c. Marcela
b. Lucia d. Trinidad
__C_____36. Which statement on Rizal's "Childhood" is FALSE?:
a. He has a dog named Uzman.
b. He has a library with thousands of books.
c. He has a nanny which tells him stories about aswangs.
d. He wrote Mi Ultimo Adios.
__B_____37. This is the reason Jose Rizal enrolled in Ateneo instead in Letran for his
high school education.
a. He does not want the quality of education in Letran.
b. His father chose not the latter because their lands were controlled by the
Dominicans.
c. Jose Rizal did not believe in the philosophy of education used in Letran.
d. Late enrollees are not accepted in Letran.
__C_____38. Who among the following relatives of Rizal developed in him the love for
sports?
a. Jose Alberto c. Manuel Alberto
b. Gregorio Alberto d. Paciano Rizal
__D_____39. Jose Rizal’s first writing which gives emphasis to the love of language.
a. Sa aking mga Kabata c. The Council of the Gods
b. Sa aking mga Kababata d. To the Filipino Youth
___A_____40. These are the three most important writings of Jose Rizal.
a. Letters to the Young Women of Malolos, the Dapitan Girl and Mi Ultimo Adios
b. Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo and To the Filipino Youth
c. Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo and Annotation of Dr. Antonio Morga –
Sucesos De Las Islas Filipinas
d. Sa aking mga Kabata, Sa aking mga Kababata and The Philippines: A
Century
Hence
___B_____41. How old was Rizal when he died?
a. 34 c. 36
b. 35 d. 37
___B_____42. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Rizal is the only national hero of the Philippines.
b. Rizal is the Father of Philippine Nationalism.
c. Rizal was the father of Mao Zedong.
d. Rizal was a womanizer.
___C_____43. Rizal’s writing in University of Santo Tomas that won a silver quill in a
contest Liceo Aritistico Literario de Manila which tells us that the youth is the only hope
of the motherland.
a. Council of the Gods c. Sa Aking mga Kabata
b. Mi Ultimo Adios d. To the Filipino
Youth
__D______44. The execution of the GOMBURZA priests awakened the value of _____
to the Filipinos.
a. Loyalty c. Nationalism
b. Honesty d. Patriotism
___A_____45. She was also known as Taimis, she is the true love of Rizal, his
inspiration for Maria Clara.
a. Leonor Rivera c. Nelly Boustead
b. Leonor Valenzuela d. Suzanne Jacoby
__D______46. All depicts Jose Rizal’s life when he was still a child EXCEPT.
a. He has a dog named Uzman. c. He is called as Ute, Pepe or Pepito.
b. He has a library and lived in Bahay na Bato d. He lived in Manila
__D______47. He is Jose Rizal teacher in sculpture.
a. Apolinario Mabini c. Manuel Burgos
b. Justiniano Aquino Cruz d. Teodoro Romualdo de Jesus
___C_____48. They are Jose Rizal’s favourite teachers in Ateneo Municipal.
a. Francisco Paula de Sanchez and Mariano Gomez
 b. Jacinto Zamora and Jose Bech
c. Jose Bech and Francisco Paula de Sanchez
d. Justiniano Aquino Cruz and Pilosopo Tasio
_____C___49. All happened in the Philippines in the 19 th century EXCEPT.
a. Opening of Suez Canal c. Secularization Movement
b. Industrialization d. Renaissance Period
___D_____50. All were high lights of historical revolts in the Philippines EXCEPT.
a. Diego Silang c. Hermano Pule
b. Francisco Dagohoy d. Jose Rizal