Name: Vicky A.

Catabay Course/Year/Section: BSHM III-C

CHAPTER 7 JOSE RIZAL: LIFE, WORKS AND WRITINGS

1. What branch of medicine Jose Rizal choose and what is his reason?
Rizal went to Paris and Germany in order to specialize in
ophthalmology. He particularly chose this branch because he wanted
to cure his mother’s eye ailment.

2. Who is the friend of Jose Rizal that he visited when he stopped at

Barcelona?
Maximo Viola, a medical student and a member of a rich family of
San Miguel, Bulacan.

3. Who is the editor of the newspaper La Publicadad and made a

crayon sketch?
Senior Eusebio Corominas

4. Who is the owner of the newspaper La Publicadad and a state man?

Don Miguel Morayta

5. What are the scenic spot in Heidelberg?

The famous Heidelberg castle, the romantic Neckar River, the
theater, and the old churches.

6. What is the name of the flower that Jose Rizal favorite in Neckar
River?
The light blue “forget-me-not”.

7. In his mood of homesickness, what is the title of poem that Jose Rizal
wrote?
He wrote on April 22, 1886, a fine poem “A Las Flores de
Heidelberg” (To the Flowers of Heidelberg).

8. Who is the son of Pastor Karl Ullmer?

Friedrich (Fritz)
9. Who is the director of Ateneo of Leitmeritz?
Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt

10.Who is the famous historian in Germany?

Professor Friedrich Ratzel