Jose Rizal

Rizal Course Reviewer

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This test consists of 4 pages.

PART I - Items 1-25: MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the correct answer. Write the answer corresponding to the item number on your sheet of paper. Write the letter or text of the correct answer or both.

_____ 1. In June 1869, Rizal was enrolled in a school in Binan, Laguna. Who was his first teacher in school?:

A. Maestro Lucas Padua

B. Maestro Justiniano Aquino-Cruz

C. Maestro Jose Bech

D. Maestro Leon Monroy

_____ 2. Immediately below are 4 statements about the Philippines during Rizal's time. Which statement is false?:

A. The system of government was called frailocracy.

B. The Philippines was represented in the Spanish Cortes.

C. The big plantations were owned by religious organizations.

D. The justice system served the interests of the Spanish colonial government.

_____ 3. The character "Crisostomo Ibarra" is to Noli Me Tangere as the character "_____" is to El Filibusterismo.

A. Elias

B. Maria Clara

C. Isagani

D. Simoun

_____ 4. A year after Rizal's execution, a friend of Rizal declared: "Not only is Rizal the most prominent man of his own people but the greatest man the Malayan race has produced." Who was this friend of Rizal?:

A. Ferdinand Blumentritt

B. Adolf Meyer

C. Antonio Ma. Regidor

D. Fernando Ma. Guerero

_____ 5. In 1884, Rizal delivered a speech in honor of two Filipinos who won the first and second prizes in the National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid, Spain. These artists were:

A. Juan Luna and Manuel Hidalgo

B. Juan Luna and Felix Hidalgo

C. Antonio Luna and Manuel Hidalgo

D. Antonio Luna and Felix Hidalgo

_____ 6. Who was the governor-general who sent Rizal into exile in Dapitan?:

A. Ramon Blanco

B. Valeriano Weyler

C. Eulogio Despujol

D. Camilio de Polavieja

_____ 7. Which book inspired Rizal to write the "Noli Me Tangere?":

A. William Tell

B. The Wandering Jew