LESSON 7 : Rizal’s Tour in Paris to Berlin

Answer the ff. questions:

1. What were the reasons of travel of Rizal to Paris and Berlin?
2. What did Rizal do in Berlin?
3. Why did Rizal go to Paris?

1.

 To gain further knowledge of ophthalmology.

 To further his studies of science and languages.
 To observe the economic and political conditions of the German
nation.
 To associate with famous German scientists and scholars.
 To publish his novel, Noli Me Tangere.
2. Rizal stayed in Berlin, the capital of Germany, to gain further knowledge of
ophthalmology, to attend some lectures at its local university, to further his studies of
sciences and languages, to get familiar with scenic Germany, to be part of the scientific
community and to finish his novel, “Noli Me Tángere.”
3.
Rizal went to Paris and Germany to specialize in ophthalmology. He chose this branch because he
wanted to cure his mother’s eye ailment