Teachers Education Department

Binongtoan, Alangalang, Leyte, 6517

Telephone: (053) 525 0346
Email: alangalang@vsu.edu.ph
Website: www.vsu.edu.ph

Module Pretest

Instructions: This is a fifteen-item Multiple Choice Test. Read each question and write the correct
answer.

1. How many years did the national hero stayed in the foreign countries?
a. Three years
b. Five years
c. Seven years
d. Eight years

2. Why did Rizal decided to return home? It is because____

a. he wanted to operate his mother’s eyes.
b. he wanted to inquire why Leonor Rivera remained silent.
c. he wanted to serve his people who had long been oppressed by Spanish tyrants.
d. he wanted to find out for himself how the Noli and his other writings were affecting Filipinos and
Spaniards.

3. When did Rizal finished writing the poem “Hymn to Labor.”

a. Before his departure from Lipa
b. Before his departure from Calamba
c. After his departure from Lipa
d. After his departure from Calamba

4. Who ordered to investigate the Calamba’s agrarian trouble?

a. Jose Rizal
b. Lt. Taviel de Andrade
c. Governor General Terrero
d. Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor

5. Who are the defenders of the “Noli Me Tangere”?

a. Mariano Ponce and Graciano Lopez Jaena
b. Marcelo H. del Pilar and Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor
c. Pedro Payo and Fr. Rector Gregorio Echavarria
d. Both A & B

6. Why did Rizal visit the Malacanan Palace?

a. To give copy to Gov. General Emilio Terrero.
b. To explain that the Noli contains subversive ideas.
c. To explain that Noli Me Tangere only exposed the truth about Spanish government.
d. ALL OF THE ABOVE

7. What is the greatest temptation of Jose Rizal in Japan?

a. O-Sei-San
b. Good job at Spanish Legation
c. Beautiful scenery, flowers and the courtesy of the inhabitants
d. Both A & B
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Binongtoan, Alangalang, Leyte, 6517
Telephone: (053) 525 0346
Email: alangalang@vsu.edu.ph
Website: www.vsu.edu.ph

8. What is the biggest little city in the World?

a. Japan
b. London
c. United States
d. Reno, Nevada

9. What is the second largest steamer in the World?

a. Djemnah
b. Salvador
c. Great Eastern
d.City of Rome

10. How much does it cost for Rizal to stay in Palace Hotel in San Francisco?
a.$3 a day
b. $4 a day
c. $5 a day
d. $6 a day

11. Who was the passenger which Rizal befriended on board the Belgic?
a. Mrs. Charlton
b. Tetcho Suehiro
c. Juan Perez Caballero
d. Civil Governor of Laguna

12. Why did Lt. Andrade became a great admirer of Jose Rizal? It is because
a. Rizal was refined, educated and courteous.
b. Rizal have the same interest with Lt. Andrade.
c. Rizal is good in hunting, fencing and shooting.
d. BOTH B & C

13. When did Rizal first saw America?

a. April 28, 1888
b. April 29, 1888
c. April 28, 1889
d. April 29, 1889

14. What is the reason why Rizal chose to live in London?

a. To improve his knowledge of the English language.
b. To carry on his fight against Spanish tyranny.
c. To study and annotate Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas.
d. BOTH A & B

15. What are the bad news that Rizal heard from Calamba?
a. Persecution of the Filipino patriots and Calamba tenants.
b. Furious attacks on Rizal by Senators Salamanca and Vida.
c. Rizal’s brother-in-law, Manuel T. Hidalgo was exiled without due process.
d. ALL OF THE ABOVE