RIZAL REVIEWER

1. A hero is part of the people's expression. (True)

2. Spain was slow to adopt democratic principles because her traditional monarchy and conservative
society resisted attempts at modernization. (True)
3. A sum of P30,000.00 was appropriated for the printing and distribution of Rizal's novels to
different schools and libraries. (False)
4. The Taft Commission took the first step to honor our greatest hero and martyr by organizing the
politico-military district of Morong into the province of Rizal. (True)
5. Recto removed the provision compulsion, after thorough examination of his conscience as a
Catholic. (False)
6. A student is exempted from taking Rizal Course in view of his/her religious belief. (False)
7. Republic Act 1425 added some punitive measures for those who would violate the law. (False)
8. Heroes are those with a concept of freedom and thereafter aspire and struggle for the nation.
(False)
9. Industrial Revolution brought about a feeling of insecurity towards the people, as the proletariat
gain more political power. (False)
10.As define by Dr. Onofre Corpuz, heroes are those who contribute to the quality of life and destiny
of a nation. (True)
11.Being the founder of the Liberal Party in Spain, Canovas del Castillo took the initiative of
reforming the government by staging a civil war against the monarch. (False)
12.Freedom without order will only lead to anarchy. (True)
13.Nineteenth century is considered to the rise of the Spanish power (False)
14.Republic Act 1425 mandated the use of original and expurgated version and other translations of
the novels, Noli me tangere and El Filibustersimo. (False)
15.Heroes, according to historians, should not be legislated. Their appreciation should be left to the
academics. (True)
16.He issued EO No. 75 / Fidel Ramos
17.Sublime Paralytic / Apolinario Mabini
18.He wrote the pastoral letter / Jesus Cavana
19.He wrote the Communist Manifesto / Karl Marx
20.Author of the Rizal Law / Claro M. Recto
21.Heir to King Ferdinand VII / Isabela II
22.The strong leader of France / Napoleon Bonaparte
23.Democracy / Government of the people, by the people for the people
24.Capitalism / Means of production is controlled by the individual
25.Socialism / Production is controlled by the State
26.Industrialization / Characterized by the invention of machines
27.Proletariat / Working class
28.Ratativism / Alternate premiership between liberals and conservative
29.National Historical Commission / Secretariat for the National Heroes Committee
30.Board of National Education / Responsible for the distribution of the novels
THE SENATORS WHO OPPOSED THE SENATE BILL NO. 438
31.Cuenco
32.Rodrigo
33.Rosales
SLOGAN OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
34.Liberty
35.Equality
36.Fraternity
FOUR COLONIES THAT REMAINED UNDER THE SPANISH COLONIZATION DURING THE 19TH CENTURY
37.Cuba
38.Guam
39.Puerto Rico
40.Philippines
41.Rizal was born in Calamba Laguna on: (June 19, 1861)
42.The following are the names of his sister except (Mariana)
43.Rizal’s favorite Jesuit teacher in Ateneo (Francisco de Paula Sanchez)
44.The only brother of Rizal (Paciano Rizal)
45.The remote town of Dapitan can be found in the province of (Zamboanga del Norte)
46.Rizal was in Japan when he presented his proposal about the establishment of a Filipino colony.
(False)
47.From his great grandfather Domingo Lam-co, Rizal is of Japanese origin. (False)
48.Rizal's bestfriend (Ferdinand Blumentritt)
49.When Rizal's mom got sick due to his failing eyesight, he decided to take up the course of
Medicine in : (University of Santo Tomas)
50.Rizal took up his entrance examination for secondary education in Colegio de San Juan de Letran
but decided to attend in Ateneo Municipal, a Jesuit run school.
51.She hails from Camiling, Tarlac and considered to be Rizal's great love (Leonor Rivera)
52.Rizal wrote Noli me tangere when he grew tired of the lenient lives of the Filipinos in Spain. He
published it in what city of Germany? (Berlin)
53.After visiting Japan, Rizal went to London and discovered that despite the impression that it is the
most democratic and advanced country, racial discrimination is very rampant. (False)
54.When Rizal discovered the works of Antonio Morga "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas" in the British
Museum, Antonio Ma. Regidor promised him to republished this book together with his
annotation. (True)
55.Rizal's first sorrow was due to the early death of his sister Trinidad. (False)
56.HE helped Rizal in the publication of El Filibusterismo by lending him money. (Valentin Ventura)
57.The governor general who ordered and signed Rizal's execution. (Camilo de Polavieja)
58.The title of Rizal's diary that contains all the accounts about Rizal on the movie (Memorias de un
Estudiante de Manila)
59.The Irish girlfriend of Rizal. (Josephine Bracken)
60.Majority of Rizal's essay was written and published in: (Diariong Tagalog)
61.Rizal's personal bodyguard. (Jose Taviel de Andrade)
62.Rizal's defense lawyer. (Luis Taviel de Andrade)
COMPLETE THE NAMES OF RIZAL’S SISTERS
Saturnina, Narcisa, Maria, Lucia, Trinidad, Josefa, Soledad, Concepcion, Olympia
63.When Rizal's letter failed to reach Leonor, she has no other choice but to marry Charles Henry
Kipping. What was the profession of Kippping? (Engineer)
64.Despite the conflict between Rizal and Marcelo del Pilar, Rizal agreed to make a letter of
congratulations to the exemplary effort exerted by the women of Bulacan towards education.
From which town do they come from? (Malolos)
65.During Rizal's time, Filipinos are required to change their surname under the Claveria Decree. The
family adapted Mercado which means market. However, when the family faced persecution due
to their affiliation with Fr. Burgos, the young Jose adapted the surname Rizal which came from the
word ricial which means: (Rice field)
RIZAL’S PARENTS:
66.Teodora Alonso
67.Francisco Mercado
68.Before Rizal's execution, he met with his mom and his sisters where he gave them some of his
most treasured possessions. He handed his last poem to his sister Trinidad which was inserted
where? (Alcohol lamp)
69.When Rizal was younger, Rizal's mom was imprisoned because she was accused of: (poisoning
her sister-in-law)
70.When did Rizal establish his favo? (July 3, 1892)
71.Nellie Bousted, a protestant girl was able to capture both the hearts of Rizal and (Antonio Luna)

 MERCANTILISM - The wealth of nations depend on the accumulation of gold and silver
- Colonization
- Objective: GOD, GOLD, GLORY
 COLONIES
- New territories
- Raw materials
- Markets
- Cheap if not free labor
 Religion as a Tool for Pacification
- Roman Catholicism
- Missionaries
- Natives are to be converted to Catholicism
- Ruling a sword in one hand and a cross on the other (Union of Church and State)
- Bajo de la campana
 Reasons for REDUCCION
- Census
- Claveria Decree
- Taxation (Tribute – Cedula, bandala, Sanctorum)
- Polo y Servicios
 SANCTORUM
- All Saints’Day
- Holy Thursday
- Corpus Christi
 POLO y SERVICIOS
- Male
- 16 – 60 yrs old
- Plistas
- 40 days on infrastructure project
- Falla
 ENCOMIENDA
- The rights given to the loyal servants of the king to administer the land
- Kinds: Royal, private and ecclesiastical
- Encomendero

 FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL

- Chief Executive
- Commander in chief of the colonial Army
- Cumplase
- Vice Royal Patron
- Actos Acordados
- King’s Representative to the colony (little king)
 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
- Frailocracia (rule of the friars)
- Parochial schools
- Educational Decree of 1863
 EDUCATIONAL DECREE OF 1863
- The creation of two schools per town: one for boys and one for girls
- Training school for teachers
- Spanish as a medium of instruction
 SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS
- Santa Potenciana (1589)
- Santa Isabel (1596)
- Santa Catalina (1696)
- Santa Rosa (1750)
- La Concordia (1869)
- Looban
- Convent of Asuncion (1892)
 OTHER FEATURES:
- Escuela Pia (1817 – Ateneo 1859)
- Colegion de San Juan de Letran
- Universidad de Santo Tomas
- Escuela Normal Elemental
  EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: DEFECTS
- Friar controlled
- Too much emphasis on religion
- Obsolete teaching methods
- Denial to learn the Spanish language
- There was no academic freedom
- Limited curriculum
- Limited facilities
- Punishments were given to students for those who committed mistakes
- Neglect of primary education
- One school for boys and one for girls (Educational Decree of 1863)
Criteria for National Heroes (Adopted by the Technical Committee of the National Heroes Committee on
June 3, 1993 , Manila . Members of the Committee included Drs. Onofre D. Corpuz, Samuel K. Tan,
Marcelino Foronda, Alfredo Lagmay, Bernardita R. Churchill, Serafin D. Quiason, Ambeth Ocampo, then
known as Dom Ignacio Maria, Prof. Minerva Gonzales and Mrs. Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil)
1. Heroes are those who have a concept of nation and thereafter aspire and struggstruggle for the
nation’s freedom. Our own struggle for freedom was begun by Bonifacio and finished by Aguinaldo, the
latter formally declaring the revolution’s success. In reality, however, a revolution has no end. Revolutions
are only the beginning. One cannot aspire to be free only to sink back into bondage.
2. Heroes are those who define and contribute to a system or life of freedom and order for a nation.
Freedom without order will only lead to anarchy. Therefore, heroes are those who make the nation’s
constitution and laws, such as Mabini and Recto. To the latter, constitutions are only the beginning, for it
is the people living under the constitution that truly constitute a nation.
3. Heroes are those who contribute to the quality of life and destiny of a nation. (As defined by Dr. Onofre
D. Corpuz)
Additional Criteria for Heroes (Adopted by the Technical Committee of the National Heroes Committee on
November 15, 1995, Manila)
1. A hero is part of the people’s expression. But the process of a people’s internalization of a hero’s life
and works takes time, with the youth forming a part of the internalization.
2. A hero thinks of the future, especially the future generations
3. The choice of a hero involves not only the recounting of an episode or events in history, but of the
entire process that made this particular person a hero. (As defined by Dr. Alfredo Lagmay)
On November 15, 1995 , the Technical Committee after deliberation and careful study based on Dr.
Onofre D. Corpuz’ and Dr. Alfredo Lagmay’s criteria selected the following nine Filipino historical figures
to be recommended as National Heroes:
a. Jose Rizal
b. Andres Bonifacio
c. Emilio Aguinaldo
d. Apolinario Mabini
e. Marcelo H. del Pilar
f. Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat
g. Juan Luna
h. Melchora Aquino
i. Gabriela Silang