RIZAL FINAL EXAM ANSWERS

1. Activities Rizal focused on while in exile. D. all of the above

2. His day-to-day dealings with the minority group in Dapitan changed
his mentality towards the “razas primitivas”. In fact, the cultural
minorities gained Rizal’s respect and considered the group as also an
important contributor in creating national consciousness. TRUE
3. Rizal willingly supported the revolutionary movement of Bonifacio
despite some reservations. FALSE
4. Anderson argues that the Fili was an attack on the Spanish colonial
Regime for executing the three priests – Gomez, Burgos, Zamora –
even without evidence of their involvement in the Cavite Revolt.
FALSE
5. His popularity feared the Spaniards, and as such, payed careful
attention to his every moves – all houses where he had been were
searched and the Filipinos seen in his company were suspected.
TRUE
6. In El Filibusterismo, Rizal warned the Spanish government that their
corrupt and self-seeking colonial government will only lead to disaster
such as what happened to Kabesang Tales and Basilio. TRUE
7. Rizal's ideologies and philosophies includes the following except: B.
FASTING IS A SACRIFICE
8. Rizal argues that the most flourishing countries in the world owe their
wealth and advancement to foreign commerce are international trade.
FALSE
9. It was said that he was exiled in a far island so communicating with
family, friends and comrades in the revolution would be difficult.
TRUE
10. For Rizal, indolence can be ultimately traced to the abuse and
discrimination being experienced by Filipinos under Spaniards which
leads to the deterioration of Filipino values. TRUE
11. Rizal was soliciting for a revolution that will demand for
immediate independence. FALSE
12. Rizal also condemned Filipinos who out of greed, selfishness,
complacency and cowardice permit the Spanish abuses. TRUE
13. The subversion charge against Rizal was due to his two novels -
the Noli and El Fili. FALSE
14. Even living in Dapitan, Rizal never became interested in
studying the lifestyle, values and beliefs of the minorities. FALSE
15. All are reasons why Rizal was chosen as the national hero
except: B. Rizal was the only one among the choices to achieve
higher education.
16. The position that Rizal holds is to recognize his contribution to
the significant social transformations that took place in the
Philippines TRUE

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 17. Rizal was the central figure of the revolutionary government.
TRUE
18. Rizal’s death was considered in Philippine history as an
emotional episode because it did not only produced a martyr but it
also paved the way for reforms in society and transformation in the
Filipinos’ lives. TRUE

19. Rizal was not soliciting for a revolution to demand for

immediate independence. Instead, the task for Filipinos is to prepare
themselves for eventual independence once proven to be worthy and
ready. TRUE

20. Graciano Lopez Jaena and Jose Rizal’s withdrawal from the La
Solidaridad was caused by the their personal cause and ambitions.
FALSE
21. All are grounds for Rizal’s arrest except: B. Fighting the land
owners
22. Rizal also aimed at the inclusion of religion in the culture of the
Filipinos.FALSE
23. Rizal was charged and put to death for what others, his
enemies, believed and said as “subversion” . TRUE
24. Rizal’s death was considered in Philippine history as an
emotional episode because it did not only produced a martyr but it
also paved the way for reforms in society and transformation in the
Filipinos’ lives. TRUE
25. According to Rizal, all are means to achieve freedom except: A.
Joining revolutionary organizations
26. Rizal’s death was considered in Philippine history as an
emotional episode because it did not only produced a martyr but it
also paved the way for reforms in society and transformation in the
Filipinos’ lives. TRUE
27. As what the Spaniards expected, Rizal’s life in Dapitan was
miserable and unproductive. FALSE
28. Upon his arrival in Manila, Rizal established a new organization,
the Hispano Circulo Filipino, a secret society that embodies the ideals
Rizal presented in El Filibusterismo. FALSE
29. Rizal was presented with two kinds of evidence which he was
able to confront and refute. These included both documentary
evidence and testimonial. FALSE
30. Rizal condemned gambling among his fellow young men from
the Philippines because he felt it showed the Spaniards that his
compatriots did not possess moral integrity, seriousness and
intellectual ability. TRUE
31. All personalities gave their testimonial evidence against
Rizal except: A. Marcelo H. Del Pilar

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 32. Rizal also brought to attention the problems of farms far from
the towns as they are prone to banditry and thievery. TRUE
33. All are documentary evidence presented against Rizal except: B.
Article in La Solidaridad
34. Rizal did not do anything to defend himself during the trial.
FALSE
35. According to Rizal, the principal and most terrible cause of the
indolence of the Filipino is the suppression of the teaching of the
Spanish language. FALSE
36. Rizal shattered the myth of the indolence of the Filipino brand
because he believed that the Filipino is a worthy race. TRUE
37. Rizal never accepted the term indio because of all the negative
connotations related to it. FALSE
38. Rizal’s aspiration for what is ideal ceased when his family faced
oppression from the Spaniards. FALSE
39. Rizal outspokenly objected the revolt because of various
reasons except: A. He has personal issues with Bonifacio
40. All are reasons why Rizal was considered as the First Filipino
except: A. Because Rizal was from an affluent family.
41. His day-to-day dealings with the minority group in Dapitan
changed his mentality towards the “razas primitivas”. In fact, the
cultural minorities gained Rizal’s respect and considered the group as
also an important contributor in creating national consciousness.
TRUE
42. Rizal’s constant effort to improve himself showed how much he
valued time. He invested much time and persistence in his own
education, taking up sculpture, painting, aside from the usual
academics. And this is a self-serving effort. FALSE
43. Rizal fought against the excesses of friar-led Spanish colonial
rule all his life. TRUE
44. Anderson argues that one obvious absence in the Fili is any
direct reference to political institutions, classes and ideologies which
Anderson explains as due to Rizal’s lack of knowledge of political
thought and political theories and his being fundamentally a moralist.
TRUE
45. All are aims of La Solidaridad except: D. Improving agrarian
reform policies.
46. Thinking that it was futile to resist, during his last minute,
Rizal obediently listened to his captors. FALSE
47. The shot at the back allowed him to turn his body sideways after
he was shot and fell on the ground with his face upward. TRUE
48. The desire of other Filipino nationalists to establish a new
organization to go against the Spanish rule resulted to the success of
the revolution initiated by La Solidaridad. FALSE

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 49. Rizal’s life in Dapitan was more than him living in exile and
historians considered it as a very fruitful episode of the hero’s life.
TRUE
50. One of Rizal’s foremost dream was that the Philippines be known as a
nation of writers and intellects. TRUE

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