(4RIZAL)

School of Arts and Sciences

LONG QUIZ

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Multiple choice

1. “Their regular daily food is rice…..together with boiled fish of which there is an abundance, and
pork venison. Likewise meat of wild or carabao. They prefer meat and fish, saltfish which begin to
decomposed and smell. “ Who wrote the text written above?
a. Jose Rizal c. Garnier Hermanos
b. Antonio Morga d. Antonio Regidor

2. In the novel El Filibusterismo, what were the actions of Simoun to fulfil his plan in exacting revenge on
Spanish officials?
a. He smuggled arms, recruited followers and established alliances.
b. He framed Basilio as the leader of the revolution to protect his image.
c. He plans to kill all the friars who maltreated him, his family and his beloved friends.
d. He exposed the corruption committed by political officials in San Diego.

3. Simoun’s character may be interpreted as someone who represents the Filipino revolutionaries that
supported the idea of a bloody revolution against the Spanish colonial government. Simoun’s death in
the story made some readers conclude that Rizal agreed with the idea of a revolution.
a. Both statements are true
b. Both statements are false
c. First statement is true, second statement is false
d. First statement is false, second statement is true

4. The Philosophe
a. Crisostomo Ibarra c. Simoun
b. Tacio d. Elias

5. The boat “Tabo” symbolically represents :

a. The Church c. Man in a state of nature
b. State and Society d. The Government

6. Both in the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterism, Ibarra who later became Simoun in the latter, has
always desired to established an educational institution. Which of the following is the reason behind
the said reflection.
a. Rizal was not educated therefore in the novel he wanted the characters to be educated.
b. Rizal has always seen education as a way to enlighten Filipinos and eventually push for reforms.
c. Education is the key to waging a revolution.
d. Both A and C

7. How did Don Custodio address the problem of classroom shortage in the El Fili?
a. Employ slave labor to construct more schoolhouses
b. During weekdays convert cockpits to schoolhouses
c. Deny Indios the benefit of education altogether
d. Pour more hardship into the Indio’s lot

8. The “Tabo” according to Rizal is evidence or testimony to :

 a. Spanish Indolence
b. Spanish Modernity
c. Spanish Pride
d. Triumph against Progress

9. Who paid for the publication of the El Filibusterismo.

a. Valentin Ventura c. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
b. Paciano Mercado d. Maximo Viola

10. What solution did Don Custodio put forward in deepening the Pasig River?
a. The employment of engineering technology
b. The building of a canal
c. The raising of ducks
d. The use of slave labor

11. To what factor in the natural environment does Rizal relate indolence and industry to?
a. History c. Culture
b. Religion d. Climate

12. Don Custodio’s friends which counted among them a retired sergeant of the carabineers, an ex Carlist,
a customs surveyor and a shoemaker were more predisposed or inclined towards____________in their
sentiments and prejudices owing to the position they occupy in society:
a. Revolution c. Conservatism
b. Reformist d. Liberalism

13. Noli Me Tangere is translated in English as :

a. Social Cancer c. Heretic
b. Touch me not d. Wild Grass

14. El Filibusterismo: The Rebel; Noli me Tangere:__________________

a. I know that I know nothing c. Praise always to God
b. Touch me not d. To the Future

15 Author of “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

a. Harriet Beecher Stowe c. Victor Hugo
b. Alexander Dumas d. Miguel Cervantes

16. Noli Me Tangere has always been attributed to deal with the “ social cancer” during Rizal’s time. Which
of the following is considered to be the “ social cancer” showed in the novel?
a. The absence of any meaningful governance
b. The abuse of church power
c. The lack of nationalism and lost identity of the indios ( Filipinos) resulting to the desire to be of
another identity (e.g. Dona Victorina)
d. All of the above

17. Rizal’s work “ The Philippines a Century Hence” is an essay about how Rizal perceives the future and
destiny of the Filipino people. Which of the following predictions came true for the Philippines?
a. The independence of the Philippines was short-lived as the United States will soon acquire and
colonize the country after the Spanish.
b. The independence of the Philippines was short-lived as the Great Britain will soon acquire and
colonize the country after the Spanish.
c. The Philippines will never be free from the Spanish colonizers.
d. Both b and c

18. Who was that brave young man who threw the Alferez into a mud hole? :
a. Elias b. Basilio c. Capitan Pablo d. Ibarra

19. This woman had hallucinations of being a superior Castillian when she was in every way an Indio.
Although a native herself, she looked down on her own people as inferior beings:
a. Dona Patrocinio c. Tia Isabel
 b. Dona Consolacion d. Dona Victorina

20. The indolence of the Filipinos is an inherent trait; it is a malady with its own causes and curses.
a. First statement is true, second statement is false
b. First statement is false, second statement is true
c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are false

21. 19 June 1861: Calamba;__________:___________

a. Bagumbayan: 31 December 1897
b. Bagumbayan: 30 December 1896
c. 31 December 1897: Bagumbayan
d. 30 December 1896: Bagumbayan

22. In which instance in the El Fili did Rizal make fun of the colonials ( including the Spaniards)
superstitious beliefs:
a. The narration of the story Mariang Makiling
b. The narration of the story of San Nicolas
c. The conversation of Simoun and the others aboard the ship of state
d. Tales acquisition of a revolver

23. The novel, Noli Me Tangere is dedicated to

a. Maria Clara c. Blumentritt
b. Gomburza d. to the Motherland

24. What does pernicious means as used by the Spaniards to described Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere?
a. illogical c. damaging
b. untrue d. constructivist which of the following DID

25. Which work is irrelevant in Rizal writing the Noli Me Tangere?

a. Uncle Tom’s Cabin c. Spoliarium
b. Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas d. John 20:17

26. The Spoliarium painting of Juan Luna was cited as one of the influences of Rizal in writing his novel-
Noli Me Tangere. Which of the choices is NOT a FACT related to the painting?
a. The center of the painting were blooded bodies of slave gladiators dragged by Roman oppressor.
b. It won the highest award in the Madrid Art Exposition or Exposition National de Bellas Artes on May
1884.
c. The painting is now displayed in main gallery at the ground floor of the National Museum of
Fine Arts in Manila.
d. The setting of the painting was the path to the dungeon of the Colosseum- the arena where bloody
battles of slave warriors within themselves or against animals were done as entertainments for the blood-
thirsty Romans.
e. All of the above

27. Crisostomo Ibarra. In the story of Noli Me Tangere, has been an advocate of change and progress
through education . Which of the choices best describes the concrete plans of Ibarra in making this
possible?
a. Demand educational facilities from the government of Spain
b. Wage a revolution to totally change society
c. Build a school which teaches quality education
d. Become a member of the Spanish administration in the Philippines.
e. All of the above
f. None of the above

28. Noli Me Tangere mirrors the complex situation of the islands as a colonial society. The choices are
interpretations of how Rizal showed these complexities EXCEPT:
a. Rizal assessed how church and the state are intertwined in people’s decision-making capacities.
b. Education is a means for emancipation in the colonial society.
 c. The ills of the Filipino society were rooted not just from colonialism but also with local misguided
colonized.
d. The Filipinos are revengeful and vengeful which is a valid path for the aspiration of freedom.
e. All of the above
f. None of the above
29. How would you described the company that Don Custodio keeps:
a. they were closet Liberals
b. they were way pass their time and moving on to a more uneventful time in life
c. they were the leading voices of public opinion in the colony

30. What must a people possess and develop before they can deserve to be free according to Padre
Florentino?
a. Civic virtue
b. Weapons and guns so they can see through the end of what they have started
c. College education
d. Filipino religiosity

31. thou art been weighed but have been found wanting
a. Mene Thecel Phares
b. Consumatum Est
c. In Excelsis Deo
d. Majorem Dei Gloria

32. In what essay of Rizal did he make the prediction that in the event of a war between Spain and in the
Philippines, this country would intervene?
a. Amor Patrio
b. Annotation to Morga’s Sucesos
c. The Indolence of the Filipino
d. The Philippines a Century Hence

33. How did Rizal see the resolve of the Filipinos to defend their Independence after winning it from the
Spaniard? ( as he predicted in the Philippines A Century Hence)
a. Filipinos would gladly accept the autonomy offered by the americans
b. They would defend their freedoms unto death
c. There would be endless civil wars
d. Filipinos would do nothing as they are resigned to their fate

34. Rizal accounts for the “seeming” or “apparent indolence of the Filipino by saying
a. Filipinos need not exert much effort as their country is gifted with abundant food
b. The climate is relatively cold and so people do not exert much effort in any activity
c. The oppression and exploitation they experienced under colonialism made them behave like so

35. Who in the El Filibusterismo called on the friars and officials to allow the establishment of an Academy
of Spanish?__________
a. Simoun b. the women of Malolos c. friars d. the students

36. Indolence means __________________

a. bravery b. laziness c. courage d. indifference

37. He was the girlfriend of Elias :

a. Pia Alba c. Paulita Gomez
b. Salome d. Sinang

38. In the novels, how many “fathers” did Maria Clara really have?
a. one c. three
b. Two d. none of the above
39. In the El Fili, the Tsino-boatman who to uttered the name of San Nicolas was saved from sure when a
crocodile that was the reason why his boat capsized was turned into stone was mockingly likened by Rizal
to the :
a. sculptured plastic reproductions of American heroes he saw in the historical museums in the US
b. to dinosaurs he saw in the museums of Europe
c. to the drawings in the caves of Altamira
d. any of the above

40. Who was it who died, besides Elias, on the Christmas Day in the Noli Me Tangere?
a. Capitan Tiago c. Matanglawin
b. Padre Damaso d. Sisa

41. Benedict Anderson sums up the idea of a nation as :

a. an imagined community
b. a religious community united by shared values
c. a language community
d. a community in which the individual is given the chance to be anonymous

42. Why did Placido Penitente walk out from class?

a. He did not really frequently attend class
b. He was not prepared to the lesson
c. He asked too many questions
d. The professor made him look stupid

43. Who ordered the grave diggers to bury the body of Don Rafael to the Chinese cemetery?
a. Padre Sybila c. Padre Salvi
b. Padre Damaso d. Padre Fernandez

44. What portion of the Tinola did Padre Damaso end up having:
a. chicken wings c. the lowly neck
b. gizzard d. breast chicken

45. Women afflicted with a tropical disease known as colonial mentality:

a. Dona Patrocinio c. Tia Isabel
b. Dona Pia Alba d. Dona Victorina

46. One bad outcome from the kind of Hispanization undergone by the colonies in Spanish America,
Simoun tells Basilio:
a. amnesia
b. civil wars
c. too much religion and less science
d. lack of nationalism

47. Giving Rizal the benefit of the doubt, why in the world would he volunteer as a doctor for the Spanish
Army
a. he wanted to be free from his confinement as he never shared the same political values as the
secret Katipunan
b. Rizal was humanitarian by nature
c. Rizal wanted to learn more about strategies and tactics in war
d. both b and c

48. In his book “ The First Filipino” what did Guerrero meant when he said that because of his heroism,
Rizal justified the privilege opportunities of his birth ?
a. Rizal was an illustrado
b. Rizal by his acts redeem the imperfections of his middle class background
c. Rizal united the masses and the illustrados
d. all of the above
49. What was it in the architect of the Noli who built Tiago’s house in a tilted way?
a. He was legally blind
b. He was cross eyed
c. He was not licensed
d. He was a mere peon/assistant to the carpenter

50. The polos y servicios was ____________________

a. a system of forced sale to the Spaniards
b. monopoly on trade by the Spaniards
c. a tax collection system
d. a system of forced labor

51. The word farthest from the meaning of “ filibustero” ?

a. Rebel
b. Heretic
c. Reformer
d. Critic/ devil’s advocate