Rizal’s Life & Works

1. According to his birth certificate, what was the registered complete name of Jose Rizal?
a. Jose Rizal Mercado y Alonzo
b. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
c. Jose Protacio Rizal Alonzo y Mercado
d. Jose Mercado Rizal y Alonzo
2. Rizal was the ____ of the eleven children born of the marriage of Francisco and Teodora.
a. 5th
b. 7th
c. 9th
d. 11th
3. Identify the grandfather of Rizal to his father side
a. Domingo Lam-co
b. Francisco Lam-co
c. Juan Lam-co
d. Clemente Lam-co
4. Who was Rizal favorite professor in Ateneo?
a. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
b. Jose Bech
c. Vicente Belaguer
d. Pio Pi
5. Rizal’s mother, Teodora Alonzo studied in one of these schools
a. Ateneo Municipal de Manila
b. Colegio de Santa Rosa
c. University of Santo Tomas
d. Sta. Catalina College
6. Who was Rizal’s teacher in Binan, Laguna who said that he needs to study in one of the best and
respectable school in Manila?
a. Valeriano Malabanan
b. Justiniano Aquino Cruz
c. Justiniano Asuncion
d. Basilio Gonzales
7. Dr. Jose Rizal was baptized at the Catholic Church of Calamba on June 22, 1861. Who was the
parish priest who officiated the baptism of Rizal?
a. Rev. Fr. Rufino Collantes
b. Rev. Fr. Pedro Castillejo
c. Rev. Fr. Rufino Casanas
d. Rev. Fr. Rufino de Castro
8. Before Riza’s execution at Bagumbayan on December 30, 1896, a military physician asked Rizal’s
permission to take and feel his pulse, which was graciously permitted by Rizal. This Spanish
physician was greatly amazed to find that Rizal’s pulse was normal. Who was this military
physician who took Riza’ls pulse before he was executed>
a. Dr. Felipe Ruiz Castillo
b. Dr. Felipe Cruz Castillo
c. Dr. Luis Weckert
d. Dr. Theodor Jagor
9. What is the exact date of birth of Jose Rizal?
a. June 19, 1858
b. June 19, 1860
c. June 19, 1861
d. June 19, 1862
10. Falsely charged with rebellion, sedition and formation of illegal societies, Rizal was detained as a
prisoner from November 3 to December 29, 1896 in one of the prison cells at Fort Santiago. In
between period, Rizal wrote last poetical composition “Mi Ultimo Adios”. Where did Rizal hide is
last poem which he gave to his sister Trinidad ?
a. Sapatos
b. Lampara
c. Botelya
d. Gitara
11. This is a town in Zamboange del Norte where Rizal was exiled from 1892 to 1896.
a. Dipolog
b. Dapitan
c. Socon
d. Sibuco
12. Riza’s mother, Teodora Alonzo y Quintos, was born in Meisic, Manila in 1825 while his father
Francisco Mercado, a son of a well to do family engaged in agriculture, was born in 1818. In
what town of Laguna was the father of Jose Rizal born?
a. Calamba
b. Binan
c. Los Banos
d. Santa Rosa
13. Who is the oldest son of Sisa in Riza’s novel Noli Me Tangere who, together with his younger
brother Basilio, was accused of robbing the church?
a. Isagani
b. Elias
c. Crispin
d. Tarsillio
14. In Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere, she was described by Rizal as the mother of Basilio and Crispin
who is insane
a. Donya Victorina
b. Sisa
c. Donya Pia
 d. Isabel
15. Rizal met Josephine Bracken during his exile in Dapitan. What was the nationality of Josephine
Bracken?
a. American
b. German
c. Irish
d. Scottish
16. Ferdinand Blumentritt, who became a close friend of Rizal, was a professor and member of the
famous Academy of Sciences which counted scientists like Rudolf Virchow and Theodor Jagor as
members. What was the nationality of Ferdinand Blumentritt?
a. Irish
b. German
c. Austrian
d. American
17. Who was Rizal’s first patient when he practiced his medical profession for the first time?
a. Ang kanyang inang si Teodora
b. Ang kanyang amang si Francisco
c. Ang kanyang kapatid na si Paciano
d. Ang kanyang kaibigang si Maximo Viola
18. When Rizal still deciding on what course to study, his mother wanted him to take a particular
course so he could help in the family business. What course did his mother want him to take up?
a. Commerce
b. Medicine
c. Engineering
d. Agriculture
19. In this poem written by Rizal in Europe, he imaginatively asked flowers to go to the Philippines
and convey his love for his country and love ones. What is the title of this poem?
a. Amor patrio
b. To the flowers of Hiedelberg
c. To the Filipino Youth
d. To my Fellow Children
20. He was an Austrian friend of Dr. Jose Rizal, a faithful lover of justice and stubborn defender of
human rights.
a. Freidrich Jagor
b. Ferdinand Blumentritt
c. William Reiss
d. Rudolf Virchow
21. In what district of Manila was Ateneo de Manila located during Riza’s time?
a. Sampaloc
b. Paco
c. Intramuros
d. Malate
22. Rizal finished his Bachelor of Arts degree with highest honor at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila
March, 1877. He was then enrolled at the University of Santo Tomas, simultaneously taking two
courses and one of these was medicine. What was the other course did Rizal take at the
University of Santo Tomas.
a. Agriculture
b. Ophthalmology
c. Surveying
d. Philosophy and Letters
23. Our national hero was the only member the family who used Rizal as a surname. What does
Rizal mean?
a. Market
b. Sunrise
c. Evergreen fields
d. Hope
24. The Ateneo students during Rizal’s time wore uniforms of striped cotton blouse and hemp fabric
trousers. This uniform was later adopted as a uniform by the Philippine Revolutionary Forces.
How was the uniform of the Philippine Revolutionary Forces called?
a. Rayadillo
b. Cuadrilleros
c. Embocadero
d. Bolero
25. Rizal studied his first formal education in the school managed by Maestro Justiniano Aquino
Cruz. In what town of Laguna was the school located?
a. Calamba
b. Binan
c. Sta. Rosa
d. San Pedro
26. What poem did Rizal compose during his exile in Dapitan at the request of his mother?
a. Mi Retiro
b. Hymn to the Talisay Tree
c. A La Juventud Filipina
d. Al Nino Jesus
27. “El Amor Patrio” was the first essay/article by Rizal in Spain which his friend, who was the eiditor
of the newspaper Diariong Tagalog, had asked him to write before he left for Spain. Who was
this friend of Rizal?
a. Agustin Saez
b. Pantaleon Quintero
c. Manuel Hidaldo
d. Basilio Teodoro
28. After he studied Medicine and Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters at the Universidad Central de
Madrid, Rizal went to Paris and worked as assistant in the eye clinic of famous French
Opthalmologist. Who was this famous eye specialist?
a. Dr. Louis Weckert
b. Dr. Otto Becker
 c. Dr. Hans Meyer
d. Dr. Friedrich Ratzel
29. The epitome of the traditional Filipino woman; meek, submissive, obedient was:
a. Donya Victorina
b. Sisa
c. Maria Clara
d. Tiya Isabel
30. To whom did Rizal dedicate his first novel, Noli Me Tangere?
a. Mother
b. Spaniards
c. Fatherland
d. GOMBURZA
31. The gifted physician-novelist of the propaganda?
a. Jose Rizal
b. Marcelo Del Pilar
c. Apolinario Mabini
d. Emilio Jacinto
32. The number of languages which Rizal could speak?
a. More than 22 languages
b. Less than 22 languages
c. 22 languages only
d. More or less 22 languages
33. First written novel of Rizal?
a. Mi Primera Inspiracion
b. Noli Me Tangere
c. El Filibusterismo
d. La Juventud Filipina
34. The place where the novel Noli Me Tangere was published?
a. Britain
b. Spain
c. Berlin
d. Philippines
35. The city where the novel El Filibusterismo was published?
a. Calamba, Laguna
b. Manila, Philippines
c. Berlin
d. Ghent
36. The Spanish priest who denounced Dr. Rizal’s novels as enemies of the catholic region?
a. Fr. Jose Rodriguez
b. Fr. Rufino Collantes
c. Fr. Pedro Pelaez
d. Fr. Jose Burgos
37. The best poem ever written by Dr. Jose Rizal?
a. Mi Ultimo Adios
 b. A La Juventud Filipina
c. Sa Aking Mga Kabata
d. Mi Primera Inspiracion
38. Date of founding of the fortnightly newspaper “La Solidaridad”
a. June 12, 1898
b. July 04, 1954
c. February 15, 1889
d. November 15, 1895
39. Date of last issue of La Solidaridad
a. June 12, 1898
b. July 04, 1954
c. February 15, 1889
d. November 15, 1895
40. Place where Dr. Rizal conceived the idea of establishing La Liga Filipina, a civic association
composed of Filipinos.
a. Berlin
b. Hongkong
c. China
d. Spain
41. Helped Dr. Rizal in preparing constitution of La Liga Filipina.
a. Jose Maria Basa
b. Jose Maria Panganiban
c. Ferdinand Blumentritt
d. Leonor Rivera