Republic of the Philippines

Apayao State College

Malama,Conner,Apayao

Preliminary Examination
In HISTORY 11
LIFE,WORKS OF DR. JOSE RIZAL

GOODLUCK AND BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOU!!!

I.Read and analyze the statements carefully.Choose the letters that corresponds to your answer. Write your
answers to the space provided before the number.

1. Which among the following is not a goal in the teaching of the life,works, and writings of Rizal in colleges
and universities?
A. Recognition of the relevance of Rizal’s ideals, thoughts,teachings and values to present conditions in the
community.
B. Application of Rizal’s ideas in the solution of day-to-day problems
C. Development of understanding and appreciation of Rizal’s behavior and character
D. Assessment of Rizal’s heroism in comparison with other Filipino heroes
2. All the following contributed to Rizal’s acceptability as a national hero to the Americans,with exception to:
A. Rizal’s advocacy of revolution as a means of efecting change
B. Rizal’s representation of the American assimilation policy
C. Rizal’s martyrdom as a symbol of Spanish oppresion
D. Rizal’s death even before the period of American conquest of the country
3. All the following are conclusions that maybe derived from making Rizal the country’s national hero with
exception to:
A. Filipinos have chosen to magnify a man of peace above the men of war
B. Filipinos appreciate an individual who sacrifice personal pleasures for the sake of the people
C. Filipinos admire an individual who is versatile in all areas of endeavour
D. Filipinos price virtue more than victory,and sacrifice above success.
4. She was awoman whom Rizal describes as ‘’A frail pretty girl ,tender as a budding flowerwith kindly and
wistful eyes’’.
A. Seiko-Usui C. Leonor Rivera
B. Suzanne Jacoby D. Josephine Bracken
5.”To you I dedicated the final chapter of these memoirs of my youth. No woman like you, has ever love me.
No woman like you has ever sacrificed for me. The woman whom Rizal wrote these lines is________.
A. O-Sei-San C. Segunda Katigbak
B. Gertrude Beckett D. Margarita Almeda Gomez
6. All the following ideas are liberal ideas advocated by Rizal, with exception to:
A. Unitary government C. Respect for human rigths
B. Due process of law D. Popular sovereignty
7. Which of the following is not a title ascribed to Rizal?
A. Architect of the Filipino Nation C. First Asian Nationalist
B. Father of the Philippine Revolution D. Pioneer Exponent of Liberal Democracy in Asia
8. Rizal was proclaimed as the country’s national hero during the time of:
A. William H. Taft C. Francis Burton Harrison
B. Wesley Meritt D. Leonard Wood
9.Rizal was awakened to the abuses of the Spanish Regime because of:
A. His schooling at Ateneo Municipal C. The death of GOMBURZA
B. His travels abroad D. His schooling at UST
10. Which of the following was not a virtue that Rizal developed from 1861 to 1872
A. Concern for the masses C. Industriousness
B. Rationality D. Dignity
11. Shortly before her death, the government offered her a life pension, but she rejected the offer in favor of
reducing the taxes collected from the people.
A. Ines de la Rosa C. Teodora Alonso
B. Eugenio Ursua D. Leonor Rivera
12.She was a sister of Rizal who died as an old maid at the age of 83.
A. Concepcion
B. Soledad D.Trinidad
C. Lucia
13. What are the two things that are advocated by a nationalist?
A. Independence and progress C. National interest and independence
B. National independence and unity D. National interest and progress
14.She was one of the woman of Rizal’s life who is skilled in playing harp.
A. Vicenta Ybardoloza C. Pastora Necesario
B. Nelly Boustead D. Segunda Katigbak
15. Dr. Jose Rizal was baptized by :
A. Rev. Domingo Collantes C. Rev. Pedro Casanas
B. Rev. Rufino Collantes D. Rev. Benito Juarez
16. The term “Rizal” came from the Spanish word ricial which means:
A. New field C. Green field
B. New home D. Green pasture
17. It was a surname adopted in 1731 by Domingo Lam-co which reminded him of his Chinchew ancestors
who were mostly merchants.
A. Rizal C. Santos
B. Mercado D. Collantes
18.He was the person who encouraged Rizal to develop his frail body by means of physical exercises.
A. Tio Jose Alberto C. Tio Gregorio
B. Tio Manuel D. Tio Celestino
19. A parish priest of Calamba who made him develop a sound philosophy of life.
A. Father Domingo Collantes C. Father Leoncio Lopez
B. Father Pedro Casanas D. Maestro Lucas Padua
20. At what year did Rizal received excellent grades in all subjects and a gold medal.
A. 1872 C. 1873
B. 1874 D. 1871
21. Rizal was an active member of the following societiesin Ateneo except for:
A. Marian Congregation C. Academy of Natural Sciences
B. Academy of Spanish Literature D. Santa isabel College
22. At what poem of Rizal did he expressed his devotion to the catholic church.
A. In Memory of my Town C. My first Inspiration
B. A la Virgen Maria D. Un Recuerdo a Mi pueblo
23. It was a major period of Rizal’s life when Fathers Gomez,Burgos, and Zamora were unjustly executed by
the Spanish government.
A. First Period C. Third Period
B. Second Period D. Fourth Period
24. This was a decree issued by Emilio Aguinaldo on December 20,1898 that became the basis of the yearly
celebration of Rizal Day.
A. Act No. 345 C. Act No. 137
B. Act No. 243 D. Act No. 248
25. The real name of our national hero is:
A. Jose Rizal Protasio Mercado y Alonso Realonda C. Jose Alonso Realonda y Mercado Protasio Rizal
B. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda D. Jose Rizal Alonso Mercado Realonda

II True or False(2 points each)

_____1. Olympia is the sixth among the Rizal’s sibling and was married to Silvestre Ubaldo who was a
telegraph operator.
_____2. The story of the “Moth and the Flame” made the profoundest impression on Rizal who died a martyr
to its illusions.
_____3.Rizal was only 15 years old when he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts with highest honors.
_____4. It was intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education,poem written by Rizal who believes in
the significant role in which education plays in the progress and welfare of a nation.
____5.In order to improve in Spanish,Rizal took private lessons in Santa Isabel College during the noon
recesses and paid 6 pesos for those extra Spanish lessons.
____6.At the age of two(2) Rizal began to make sketches with his pencil and to mould a clay and wax objects
which attracted his fancy.
____7.Rizal’s first taste of injustice was when Donya Teodora was arrested and made a walk a distance of 50
km from Calamba to Santa Cruz.
____8. Maestro Lucas Padua was Rizal’s tutor who instructed him in Sapanish and Latin.
____9. Josefa was the youngest of the Rizal children which married Pantaleon Quintero of Calamba.
____10.The maternal great great grandfather of Rizal was Eugenio Ursua.
____11.Rizal’s father died at the age of 85 on January 5, 1898.
____12.Narcisa is the sister of Rizal who married Antonio Lopez, aschool teacher of Morong, Rizal.
____13.Donya Teodora was a successful businesswoman who owned a store in town which sold many articles
of trade needed by the people.
____14.The house of the Rizal family was one of the distinguished stone houses in Calamba, during the
Spanish times.
____15.The province of Calamba was known as the “Cradle of a Genius”.

Prepared by: Appoved and Noted by:

KIMBERLY CLAIRE C. EUGENIO ANGELYN D. LADERA

Instructor BSE Program Coordinator

NELLIEVIL P. BATAY-AN
BEED Program Coordinator