Midterm Examination in PI 1

First Semester

I. Multiple Choice. Select the correct answer.

1. A law that made the study of the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal compulsory in all
schools in the Philippines.
a. Republic Act 1425
b. Republic Act 1245
c. Republic Act 5241
2. According to the preamble of Rizal Law there is a need for re-rededication for which our
heroes live and died.
a. Ideals of freedom
b. Ideals of nationalism
c. A and b
3. He was the one who suggested that the Philippine Commission that the Filipinos be given a
national hero.
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. William Howard Taft
c. Ronald Reagan
4. An act of the Philippine Commission which authorized a public subscription for the erection
of a monument in honor of Rizal.
a. Act no. 137
b. Act no. 346
c. Act no. 137
5. He declared December 30 an annual day of national mourning in honor of Rizal in 1898.
a. Emilio Aguinaldo
b. Andres Bonifacio
c. William Taft
6. It is a sense of loyalty or love of a country expressed in devotion to and advocacy of national
interest and independence.
a. Patriotism
b. Nationalism
c. Freedom
7. It refers to the transformation of manufacturing brought about by the invention and use of
machines.
a. American Revolution
b. French Revolution
c. Industrial Revolution
8. Rizal was named in honor to ____________.
a. St. Joseph
b. St. Anthony
c. St. William
9. Rizal was born on _____________.
a. June 19, 1861
b. June 19, 1871
c. June 19, 1681
10. Rizal was baptized on June 22, 1861 in the ______________.
a. Catholic Church of Binan
b. Catholic Church of Calamba
c. Catholic Church of Manila
11. The family of Rizal belonged to the principalia. Principalia means _________.
a. Town autocracy
b. Town aristocracy
c. Provincial aristocracy
12. How old Francisco Mercado when Rizal was born?
a. 44
b. 43
c. 45
13. Who was the first child of Francisco and Teodora?
a. Saturnina
b. Olympia
c. Paciano
14. Who was the lucky seven in Rizal’s family?
a. Paciano
b. Conception
c. Jose
15. Jose Rizal was buried in ____________
a. Paco Cemetery
b. Manila Cemetery
c. Calamba Cemetery
16. A sister of Jose and she has a unique pet name Panggoy and she died at the age of 80.
a. Soledad
b. Trinidad
c. Josefa
17. The only brother of Jose.
a. Francisco
b. Rufino
c. Paciano
18. The one and only godfather of Pepe.
a. Rufino Collantes
b. Pedro Casanas
c. Manuel Luz
19. The Spanish term “Mercado” means ___________.
a. Market
b. Green fields
c. Racial
20. It was said that Dona Teodora’s family descended from the royalty of ____________.
a. Sulayman
b. Lakandula
c. Homabon
21. Paternal great-great-grandfather of Rizal who was a full blooded Chinese.
a. Domingo Lam-co
b. Francisco Mercado
c. Juan Mercado
22. Who was the wife of Domingo Lam-co?
a. Inez dela Rosa
b. Maria Florentina
c. Cirila Alejandro
23. Who was the maternal grandfather of Jose Rizal?
a. Manuel Alonzo
b. Jose Alonzo
c. Lorenzo Alberto Alonzo
24. The marriage of Francsico and Teodora was blessed with ________.
a. 11
b. 9
c. 12
25. Rizal died on _________________
a. December 30, 1898
b. December 30, 1896
c. December 30, 1869
26. How old when Jose learned the alphabet and pray along his family?
a. 2 years old
b. 3 years old
c. 5 years old
27. What was the first poem of Jose?
a. Sa Aking Mga Kababata
b. Memory of My Town
 c. Mi Ultimo Adios
28. The features of Spanish elementary education in Calamba and Binan.
a. Reading ,writing, ‘rithmetic, and religion
b. Carpentry, Religion, Reading, and housekeeping
c. Reading, housekeeping, livestock raiser and arithmetic
29. There were two events took places when Rizal was 11 years old. What year when these events
took place?
a. 1872
b. 972
c. 1782
30. First teacher of Jose in his formal education in Binan.
a. Maestro Lucas Padua
b. Maestro Celestino
c. Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
31. The students were divided into two camps, the internos and externos. Internos means
____________________
a. Boarders
b. Non-boarders
c. None of the above
32. Externos means_________________.
a. Boarders
b. Non-boarders
c. None of the above
33. Internos designated as __________;
a. Roman Empire
b. Carthaginian Empire
c. None of the above
34. Externos desinganted as ___________.
a. Roman Empire
b. Carthaginian Empire
c. None of the above
35. Jose changed his surname Mercado to Rizal during his first year in Ateneo de Manila. Rizal
means ___________________.
a. Green field
b. Market
c. Rice
36. Who was the inspiration of Rizal to study harder and write poetry during his fourth year in
Ateneo?
a. Fr. Francisco de Paula
b. Fr. Damaso
c. Dr. Foedor Jagor
37. How old when Rizal graduated in Ateneo?
a. 14
b. 15
c. 16
38. What course he first enrolled in University if Santo Tomas?
a. Medicine
b. Philosophy and Letter
c. Surveying
39. He took vocational courses at Ateneo leading to the title of perito agrimensor. How old when
Rizal passed the final examinations in the surveying courses?
a. 20
b. 18
c. 17

40. What university where he was enrolled in Madrid, Spain?

a. Universidad Central de Madrid
b. Universidad de Madrid
c. Universidad de Central
 41. The greatest love of Rizal.
a. Leonor Valenzuela
b. Leonor Perez
c. Leonor Rivera
42. A Woman were Jose Rizal and Antonio became rival
a. Gertrude Beckette
b. Nellie Bousted
c. Consuelo Ortiga
43. Who was the common-law wife of Rizal?
a. Josephine Bracken
b. Consuelo Perez
c. Leonor Rivera
44. When was Rizal left on board the vessel Salvadorra bound for Singapore?
a. May 3. 1882
b. May 9, 1882
c. May 10, 1882
45. What was the impression of Rizal in Ceylon?
a. Happy and quiet and at the same time boring
b. Sad and noisy and at the same time boring
c. Lonely and quiet and at the same time sad
46. What was his favorite novel?
a. The count of Monte Cristo
b. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
c. Travels in the Philippines
47. What was the sport of Rizal when he was in Madrid?
a. Bowling and fencing
b. Shooting and fencing
c. Arnis and shooting
48. Who helped Rizal in the publication of his novel Noli Me Tangere?
a. Maximo Viola
b. Ferdinand Blumentritt
c. Paciano Rizal
49. How much he borrowed to Maximo Viola to finan ced his novel?
a. P 300
b. P 500
c. P 200
50. Where Noli Me Tangere published?
a. Berlin
b. Heidelberg
c. Madrid

II. Essay: answer briefly. (5 points each)

1. What was the secret mission of Rizal when he went abroad to study?
2. What were the reasons why he lived in Berlin, Germany?
3. What made Rizal a national hero?