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EXERCISES 1

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the following questions. Write the correct letter of your choice on the space
provided.

1. Which of the following statements could prove that the government recognized the contributions of
Jose Rizal in the development of the sense of nationalism among the Filipinos?

a. The establishment of the monument of Jose Rizal in Luneta Park

b. The Morong province was renamed after him.

c. The government implemented the Law which required all the students in all colleges and
universities to study his life and writings

d. The government declared the date of his martyrdom as a legal holiday.

2. Why do some writers consider Rizal as an American sponsored hero? Because.....

a. the Americans considered Rizal as their hero.

b. the Americans used the means of struggle of Rizal as their means of pacification.
c. the Americans ordered the establishment of his monument in Luneta.
d. the Americans ordered for the creation of a committee that would highlight the contributions of
Rizal for the country.

3. What was the proof that Andres Bonifacio idolized Jose P. Rizal?

a. He wrote an essay about Rizal.

b. He attended the founding of Propaganda Movement

c. He made Rizal as the honorary member of KKK.

d. He wanted to help Rizal escape from Fort Santiago.

4. What was the impact of Jose P. Rizal to the Katipuneros?

a. His writings gave them idea about the revolution.

b. He encouraged them to use weapons in their struggle against the Spaniards.

c. He encouraged the revolutionist fight using peaceful means.

d. His writings gave them idea that violence would end up in a chaos in the society.
5. How did Emilio Aguinaldo recognize the greatness of Rizal?

a: He included the name of Jose Rizal in his speech during the declaration of independence on June
12, 1898.

b. He followed the standard set by Rizal in terms of good governance.

c. He issued his first proclamation wherein he declared December 30 as Rizal day and ordered for the
half mast of the Filipino flag from 12:00 noon on December 29 until 12:00 noon of December.

d. He declared Rizal as the National hero of the Philippines.

6. What is Act No. 137 of the American Civil Government in the Philippines?

a. It organized the politico-military district of Morong into the province of Rizal.

b. It created the monument of Rizal.

c. It declared Jose Rizal as the National Hero of the Philippines:

d. All of the above

7. What is the evidence that Jose Rizal was recognized by the other nationalities?

a. They collected the different essays of Rizal and compiled it in a book.

b. They organized a scientific necrological services to honor Rizal.

c. They translated the work of Rizal.

d. They created the first monument of Rizal.

8. What is the content of RA 1425?

a. The creation of the monument of Rizal.

b. The recognition of Rizal as the Philippine National Hero.

c. The establishment of the museum for Rizal.

d. The naming of the different streets along Luneta in accordance to Rizal

II. DIRECTIONS: TRUE or FALSE. Write letter A if the first statement is true and the second statement is
false, B if the first statement is false and the second statement is true, C if both statements are true and
D if both statements are false.

1. a. The Rizal law was ratified in the year 1956.

b. The Americans chose Jose Rizal as National Hero because of his leadership in the revolution.

2. a. Jacob Schurman, the first American Commissioner in the Philippines, gave the idea to the
Philippine assembly about the search of the national hero.

b. The American Civil Governor ordered establishment of the monument of Rizal.

3. a. Andres Bonifacio was not able to read the novels of Rizal

b. The Katipuneros used the name of Rizal as the password of KKK.

4. a. Rizal's novels influenced the Filipino in their struggle against the Spanish government in the
Philippines.

b. The main objective of Rizal course is to renew the Philippine nationalism to the students.

5. a. The Republic Act 1425 ordered for the teaching of the Life and Works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal in all public
and private schools, colleges and universities in the Philippines.

b. The monument of Rizal became the origin of all distances in the Philippines.

6. a. Claro M. Recto was part of the legislature who proposed Rizal's law.

b. The law about the teaching of Rizal's course was implemented on August 10, 1956.

7. a. Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt, the president of the Anthropological society in Berlin sponsored the
scientific necrological services to honor Rizal.

b. The Cooper law was affected by the contributions of Rizal tohe country.

8. a. Emilio Aguinaldo signed the law that would make December 30 as the day to commemorate the
heroism of Rizal.

b. Rafael Palma recognized Rizal as pride of the Malay

9. a. The photograph of Jose P. Rizal was seen in the head quarters of KKK.

b. Jose P. Rizal was an honorary member of KKK.

10. a. The former province of Morong was now a province of Rizal.

b. It was the Americans who first recognized the heroism of Rizal.

III. Discuss the following questions. Write the answer on the space provided for.

1. Can we consider Rizal as an American-sponsored hero? Why?

2. Why do we need to study the life and writings of Rizal?

3. How will the writings of Rizal become significant in the present time?