rizal
  • 1. In what age did Rizal enter the University of Santo Tomas?
A) nearly 18
B) nearly 16
C) nearly 17
  • 2. Why did Rizal initially enroll in the course on Philosophy and Letters?
A) His father liked it and he was still undecided about his career
B) He wanted to become a teacher
C) He was passionate about philosophy
  • 3. Who did Rizal write to for advice about his career path?
A) Father Pablo Ramon
B) Father Jose Burgos
C) Father Pedro Pelaez
  • 4. What motivated Rizal to eventually take up Medicine?
A) He wanted to cure his mother's growing blindness
B) He wanted to find a cure for cancer
C) He wanted to be a famous doctor
  • 5. Why was Father Pablo Ramon unable to respond to Rizal's request for advice?
A) He was traveling abroad
B) He was ill and unable to write
C) He was in Mindanao at the time
  • 6. While studying at the University of Santo Tomas, where else did Rizal study during 1877–78?
A) Colegio de San Juan de Letran
B) University of the Philippines
C) Ateneo de Municpal
  • 7. This zarzuela was staged by the Atenean on the occasion of annual celebration of the feast day of the Immaculate Concepcion.
A) Beside Pasig
B) Council of the gods
C) To the Filipino Youth
  • 8. What was the title Rizal aimed to earn through his vocational course at the Ateneo?
A) Licenciado en Letras
B) Engineer
C) Perito Agrimensor (expert surveyor)
  • 9. At what age did Rizal pass the final examination in surveying?
A) 16
B) 18
C) 17
  • 10. When was Rizal officially granted the title of expert surveyor?
A) November 26, 1881
B) November 27, 1881
C) November 25, 1881
  • 11. Why wasn't Rizal immediately granted the title of surveyor after passing the exam?
A) He was underage
B) He failed one of the final subjects
C) The Ateneo did not endorse him
  • 12. Who was the woman Rizal briefly courted in Calamba?
A) Miss L
B) Miss K
C) Miss I
  • 13. Where did Rizal board during his sophomore year at the University of Santo Tomas?
A) In the house of Dona Concha Leyva in Intramuros
B) In the residence of Segunda Katigbak
C) At his family's home in Calamba
  • 14. What was the pet name that Rizal used for Leonor Valenzuela?
A) Leonor
B) Miss L
C) Orang
  • 15. What unique way did Rizal use to send love notes to Leonor Valenzuela?
A) He wrote them on flowers
B) He wrote them in invisible ink
C) He sent them through a messenger
  • 16. How did Leonor Valenzuela read the love notes written in invisible ink?
A) By using a special lens
B) By soaking it in water
C) By heating the note over a candle or lamp
  • 17. Who was Rizal's greatest love?
A) Leonor Katigbak
B) Leonor Valenzuela
C) Leonor Rivera
  • 18. Where did Rizal live in 1879, at the start of his junior year at the university?
A) Casa Tomasina, Calle Santo Tomas, Intramuros
B) The home of Dona Concha Leyva
C) Ateneo de Manila Dormitory
  • 19. Who was Rizal's landlord-uncle in Intramuros?
A) Juan Katigbak
B) Antonio Rivera
C) Capitan Juan Valenzuela
  • 20. What was Leonor Rivera’s birthplace?
A) Camiling, Manila
B) Camiling, Laguna
C) Camiling, Tarlac
  • 21. What was the special name Leonor Rivera used to sign her letters to Rizal?
A) Taimis
B) Taimies
C) Taimes
  • 22. Where was Rizal when he encountered the Spanish officer's brutality?
A) Tondo
B) Manila
C) Calamba
  • 23. Did Rizal seek his parent's permission and blessings to go abroad?
A) No
B) Yes
  • 24. Filipinos were insulted as "Indio, chongo" in retaliation, the filipino students called Spanish as
A) Kastila, babaero
B) Kastila, bangus
C) Kastila, babalo
  • 25. In which letter did Rizal recount the incident of the officer's brutality?
A) Letter to his sister
B) Letter to Blumentritt
C) Letter to his mother
  • 26. Which of the following did not accompany Rizal on his pilgrimage to Pakil?
A) Trinidad
B) Concepcion
C) Maria
  • 27. Rizal experienced the brutality of a Spanish Lieutenant and Rizal reported the incident to General
A) Primo de Sevilla
B) Primo de Rivera
C) Primo de Rovero
  • 28. What was the name of the organization that held the literary contest?
A) Liceo Artistico-Literario
B) La Liga Filipina
C) Katipunan
  • 29. What literary achievement does the "TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH" represent?
A) First poem to be read in the Katipunan
B) First poem published in a national newspaper
C) First great poem in Spanish written by a Filipino
  • 30. Years later Rizal mentioned the Turumba in Chapter VI of his book
A) Noli Me Tangere
B) El Filibusterismo
C) To the Filipino Youth
  • 31. Who was Cervantes?
A) A French poet
B) A Greek philosopher
C) Spain’s glorified man-of-letters and author of Don Quixote
  • 32. Why did some members of the Spanish community protest Rizal's win?
A) Rizal was an Indio
B) Rizal plagiarized the work
C) They disliked the poem’s language
  • 33. A Spanish writer won second place in the literacy contest?
A) Marcelo H. del Pilar
B) Padre Faura
C) D. N. del Puzo
  • 34. What is the title of the zarzuela written by Rizal in 1880?
A) El Consejo de los Dioses
B) A Filipinas
C) Junto al Pasig
  • 35. What event was Junto al Pasig staged on December 8 1881??
A) Feast of Saint Ignatius
B) Feast of the Immaculate Conception
C) Rizal’s birthday
  • 36. What was the main message of the poem A Filipinas?
A) Glorify Spain
B) Protest colonization
C) Inspire artists to glorify the Philippines
  • 37. What is the title of the poem written in 1879 and declaimed in Ateneo?
A) El Amor Patrio
B) Abd-Azis y Mahoma
C) Mi Retiro
  • 38. Who declaimed Abd-Azis y Mahoma in 1879?
A) Manuel Fernandez
B) Pablo Ramon
C) Manuel Katigbak
  • 39. Who was the recipient of Rizal’s poem Al M.R.P. Pablo Ramon?
A) A Spanish poet
B) His professor in UST
C) The rector of Ateneo
  • 40. Who accompanied Rizal on his pilgrimage to Pakil?
A) His classmates and mentors
B) His fellow artists
C) His sisters and their female friends
  • 41. Where did Rizal and his companions stay in Pakil?
A) Church
B) School dormitory
C) Home of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Regalado
  • 42. What miraculous figure is honored during the turumba?
A) Santo Niño
B) Birhen de Guadalupe
C) Birhen Maria de los Dolores
  • 43. Who was the girl that Rizal was infatuated with during his visit to Pakil?
A) Leonor Rivera
B) Maria Clara
C) Ybardolaza
  • 44. What secret student society did Rizal establish at the University of Santo Tomas
A) Companerismo
B) Maharlika
C) Katipunan
  • 45. What was the name of the members of Rizal’s secret society?
A) Kapatiran
B) Anak ng Bayan
C) Companions of Jehu
  • 46. Who served as the secretary of Companerismo?
A) Antonio Luna
B) Emilio Jacinto
C) Galicano Apacible
  • 47. In what area of Manila did one of the intense fights take place?
A) Laguna
B) Escolta
C) Intramuros
  • 48. What type of professors did Rizal have at UST?
A) Dominican
B) Jesuit
  • 49. Which chapter in El Filibusterismo critiques the UST physics class?
A) Chapter XIII
B) Chapter XI
C) Chapter XII
  • 50. What is the title of Chapter XIII in El Filibusterismo?
A) Class in Physics
B) Class in Math
C) Class in Science
  • 51. Where did Rizal plan to continue his studies?
A) USA
B) Europe
C) Spain
  • 52. What is the green school did Jose Rizal first take his entrance exams?
A) College of San Juan de Letran
B) Ateneo Municipal
C) University of Santo Tomas
  • 53. Who accompanied Rizal to Manila when he took his entrance exams?
A) His brother Paciano
B) His mother
C) His father
  • 54. Who helped Rizal gain admission to Ateneo?
A) Manuel Xerez Burgos
B) Father Burgos
C) Father Magin Ferrando
  • 55. Which religious order administered the Ateneo when Rizal studied there?
A) Jesuits
B) Dominicans
  • 56. The internos (boarders) belonged to which group?
A) Carthaginian Empire
B) Greek Empire
C) Roman Empire
  • 57. The externos (non-boarders) belonged to which group?
A) Roman Empire
B) Persian Empire
C) Carthaginian Empire
  • 58. What type of trousers did Ateneo students wear?
A) Wool trousers
B) Hemp-fabric trousers
C) Silk trousers
  • 59. What was the material of the Ateneo student coat?
A) Rayadillo
B) Denim
C) Barong
  • 60. Rizal’s first professor at Ateneo was:
A) Fr. Manuel Xerez Burgos
B) Fr. Magin Ferrando
C) Fr. Jose Bech
  • 61. What group was Rizal assigned to when he started at Ateneo?
A) Carthaginian Empire
B) Greek Empire
C) Roman Empire
  • 62. What prize did Rizal win after becoming emperor?
A) A gold medal
B) A religious picture
C) A scholarship
  • 63. Where did Rizal take private Spanish lessons?
A) University of Santo Tomas
B) Colegio de Manila
C) Santa Isabel College
  • 64. How much did Rizal pay for his private Spanish lessons?
A) Five pesos
B) Three pesos
C) Two pesos
  • 65. Where did Rizal live when he returned to Manila for his second year?
A) Caraballo Street
B) No. 6 Magallanes Street
C) Escolta Street
  • 66. Who was Rizal's landlady at Magallanes Street?
A) Dona Pepay
B) Dona Titay
C) Dona Marya
  • 67. What type of novels first attracted Rizal’s interest?
A) Comedy
B) Action
C) Romance
  • 68. What was Rizal’s first favorite novel?
A) The Count of Monte Cristo
B) Universal History
C) Travels in the Philippines
  • 69. Who was the author of The Count of Monte Cristo?
A) Dr. Feodor Jagor
B) Alexander Dumas
C) Cesar Cantu
  • 70. What historical work did Rizal persuade his father to buy?
A) Travels in the Philippines
B) The Count of Monte Cristo
C) Universal History
  • 71. Who wrote Universal History?
A) Dr. Feodor Jagor
B) Cesar Cantu
C) Alexander Dumas
  • 72. Which book impressed Rizal with predictions about the Philippines’ future?
A) The Count of Monte Cristo
B) Universal History
C) Travels in the Philippines
  • 73. Which subject did Rizal win a medal for during his third year?
A) History
B) Latin
C) Spanish
  • 74. Who was one of Rizal’s favorite professors during his fourth year?
A) Fr. Jose Bech
B) Fr. Burgos
C) Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
  • 75. How many medals did Rizal win at the end of his fourth year?
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Five
  • 76. What title did Rizal earn after his graduation?
A) Doctor of Philosophy
B) Master of Arts
C) Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors
  • 77. How old was Rizal when he graduated from Ateneo?
A) 18
B) 16
C) 17
  • 78. Which religious society was Rizal an active member of in Ateneo?
A) Sacred Heart Society
B) Marian Congregation
C) Brotherhood of the Holy Cross
  • 79. Who was famous Spanish painter of Rizal in Ateneo?
A) Agustin Saez
B) Tio Manuel
C) Romualdo de Jesus
  • 80. Who was Rizal’s teacher in sculpture in Ateneo?
A) Agustin Saez
B) Tio Manuel
C) Romualdo de Jesus
  • 81. What did Rizal carve with his pocket knife during his time in the Ateneo?
A) the Virgin Mary
B) A bust of Father Sanchez
C) Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • 82. What type of wood did Rizal use for carving the Virgin Mary image?
A) Batikuling
B) Bamboo
C) Narra
  • 83. What image did Father Lleonart request Rizal to carve for him?
A) Saint Joseph
B) The Sacred Heart of Jesus
C) The Virgin of Lourdes
  • 84. Who was one of Rizal’s contemporaries in Ateneo who shared an anecdote about him?
A) Paciano
B) Felix M. Roxas
C) Manzano
  • 85. Who was the boy that Rizal helped retrieve his kite?
A) Father Sanchez
B) Julio Meliza
C) Paciano
  • 86. Who inspired Rizal to make full use of his poetic talents and helped improve his poetry?
A) Father Burgos
B) Father Sanchez
C) Father Bech
  • 87. What was the title of Rizal’s first poem, which he probably wrote around 1874 and dedicate it to his mother?
A) My First Inspiration
B) In Memory of My Town
C) To the Child Jesus
  • 88. What poem did Rizal write about the role of religion in education?
A) The Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education
B) To the Child Jesus
C) In Memory of My Town
  • 89. Which poem did Rizal write in 1875 when he was 14 years old, expressing his devotion to the Child Jesus?
A) To the Virgin Mary
B) To the Child Jesus
C) My First Inspiration
  • 90. What was the title of the religious drama Rizal wrote during the summer vacation of 1876?
A) St. Eustace, the Martyr
B) To the Virgin Mary
C) In Memory of My Town
  • 91. When did Rizal complete the religious drama "St. Eustace, the Martyr"?
A) June 3, 1876
B) June 4, 1876
C) June 2, 1876
  • 92. Who was the first girl Rizal fell in love with?
A) Segunda Katigbak
B) Leonor Rivera
C) Josephine Bracken
  • 93. What was the main obstacle to Rizal and Segunda's romance?
A) Segunda was already engaged to Manuel Luz
B) Rizal's lack of confidence
C) egunda's parents did not approve of Rizal
  • 94. Where was Segunda Katigbak from?
A) Lipa, Batangas
B) Manila
C) Calamba, Laguna
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