GEC 9 – LIFE, WORKS & WRITINGS OF DR.

JOSE RIZAL
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
SET C
NAME: __________________________________________________________ COURSE: _____________

I. IDENTIFICATION: Identify what is being asked/described. Write your answers on the

space provided below.

___________________________1. He inspires the Philippine Revolution against colonial

Spain.
___________________________2. They officially empaneled Rizal as one of the greatest
heroes of the Philippines.
___________________________3. Where Rizal became a polyglot.
___________________________4. The year when Rizal completed his surveyor’s training.
___________________________5. Where Rizal travelled to complete his medical degree
at the Universidad Central de Madrid.
___________________________6. It was published in 1887 in Berlin, Germany.
___________________________7. Where Rizal enrolled in 1878 as a medical student.
___________________________8. When the Philippines declared its independence from
Spain.
___________________________9. Chinese lady who came to the Philippines and married
a half.
___________________________10. Studied Latin and philosophy at San Jose College in
Manila.
___________________________11. Also known as “Choleng”
___________________________12. An epileptic.
___________________________13. Husband of Maria Rizal.
___________________________14. Died in 1887 from childbirth.
___________________________15. A general of the Philippine Revolution.
___________________________16. The eldest child of the Rizal Family.
___________________________17. Age of Francisco Mercado when Rizal was born.
___________________________18. A Filipino priest from Batangas who baptized Rizal.
___________________________19. Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso were blessed
with this number of children.
___________________________20. Complete name of Dr. Jose Rizal.
II. REFLECTIVE ESSAY: 10PTS

RATIONALE:
In the wake of the controversy over a bill seeking to integrate a course on the life
of Andres Bonifacio in the college curriculum, a reassessment of the Rizal Law and its
effect on our educational system is called for. The Rizal Law has come a long way. After
Republic Act. No. 1425 – Rizal Law, aimed at including a study of the life and works of Dr.
Jose Rizal in the curricula of public and private schools was approved by President Ramon
Magsaysay on June 12, 1956, TEACHING Rizal has been mandatory in our school system.
Way back in secondary schools we only get the basic information about him. We
get to read his novels and poems and learn of the places he visited and even the women
who became part of his life. But we have ended up not knowing what he really stood for.
We even wear shirts bearing his image but we do not go deeper in understanding him.

QUESTION: Reflect on your secondary education, how effective is the Rizal Curriculum in
engendering patriotism among secondary and college students. Answer this in not less
than 10 sentences.

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III. Fill-up the flow chart depicting the Genealogy of Jose Rizal’s Family. Arrange the names below in
chronological order.

FRANCISCO RIZAL MERCADO DOMINGO LAMCO INES DE LA ROSA

BRIGIDA QUINTOS LORENZO ALBERTO ALONSO CIRILA ALEJANDRA

JUAN MERCADO FRANCISCO MERCADO TEODORA ALONSO NARCISA RIZAL

SATURNINA RIZAL OLYMPIA RIZAL PACIANO RIZAL TRINIDAD RIZAL LUCIA RIZAL

JOSE RIZAL MARIA RIZAL SOLEDAD RIZAL JOSEFA RIZAL CONCEPCION RIZAL

Rizal’s Family: FATHER SIDE RIZAL’S FAMILY: MOTHER SIDE

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PREPARED BY:
LUIS FELIX L. HERNANDEZ M.A.Ed.
INSTRUCTOR