EXERCISE NO.

1
ENUMETATION:
1. Jose Rizal was arrested by the Spanish authorities on four grounds, what where these?
* for publishing anti-Catholic and anti-friar books and articles;
* for having in possession a bundle of handbills, the Pobres Frailes, in which advocacies
were in violation of the Spanish orders;
* for dedicating his novel, El Filibusterismo to the three “traitors” (Gomez, Burgos and
Zamora) and for emphasizing on the novel's title page that “the only salvation for the
Philippines was separation from the mother country (referring to Spain)”; and
* for simply criticizing the religion and aiming for its exclusion from the Filipino culture.
2. Enumerate Rizal’s achievements during his Exile in Dapitan.
This is the achievements of Rizal during his exile in Dapitan:
* Rizal provided free medicine to his patients, most of them were underprivileged.
However, he also had wealthy patients who paid him well enough for his excellent
surgical skill.
* Rizal applied his knowledge through the waterworks system he constructed in Dapitan
that successfully provided a good water system in the province.
* Rizal established a school in Dapitan which was attended by young boys from
prominent families.
* Rizal devoted time in planting important crops and fruit-bearing trees in his 16-hectare
land (later, reaching as large as 70 hectares).
* The adventurous Rizal, with his partner, Ramon Carreon, tried his luck in the fishing,
hemp, and copra industries. In a letter to his brother-in-law, Manuel T. Hidalgo, he
pointed out the potential of the fishing industry in the province (as the area was
abundant with fish and good beach)
* Rizal invented a special type of lighter called sulpukan which he sent to Blumentritt as
a gift. According to Rizal, the wooden lighter's mechanism was based on the principle of
compressed air. Another of his inventions was the wooden brick-maker can manufacture
about 6,000 bricks a day.
* Rizal was interested in the languages used in Dapitan, thus, studied and made
comparisons of the Bisayan and Malayan languages existing in the region. In fact, Rizal
had knowledge in 22 languages.
* He had contributed his talent in the Sisters of Charity who were preparing for the
arrival of the image of the Holy Virgin. Rizal was actually the person who modeled the
image's right foot and other details. He also conceptualize its curtain, which was oil-
painted by a Sister under his instruction. He also made sketches of anything which
attracted him in Dapitan.
* Rizal contributions in scientific world was when he discover the three species: Draco
rizali, Apogonia rizali, and Rhacophrus rizali.
* He drained the marshes of Dapitan to get rid of malaria-carrying mosquitoes. He also
provided lighting system – coconut oil lamps posted in dark streets – in the province out
of what he earned from being a physician. He beautified Dapitan by remodeling the town
plaza, with the aid of his Jesuit teacher, Fr. Francisco Sanchez, and created a relief map
of Mindanao (footnote: using stones, soil, and grass) right in front the church.
3. What were the 2 reasons for Rizal to object Bonifacio’s idea?
This are the two reasons why Rizal object Bonifacio’s impulsive ideas:
* The Filipinos were still unready for such bloody revolution; and
* the Katipunan lacked machinery – before plotting a revolution, there must be sufficient
arms and funds collected.
EXERCISE NO. 2
IDENTIFICATION:
Crime of rebellion 1. Rizal was put to death for what reason?

An icon for the nationalist movement 2. When Rizal was put to death, Rizal became a?

Old petroleum lamp 3. What did Rizal give to her sister, Trinidad in his death cell?
Mi ultimo adios (My Last Farewell) 4. What was Rizal’s famous farewell poem titled?

Bagumbayan that is now called Luneta 5. The place where Rizal was executed.

“Consumatum est!” means it is finished! 6. Before Rizal was shot to death by the firing squad,
what was the last words that he shouted?

“Viva Espna! Death to traitors!” 7. After Rizal was executed what were the words that could be
heard from the background?

Rizal request that the soldiers spare his head and instead shoot him in the back near the heart 8.
What was Rizal’s request when he was about to get shot?

Ferdinand Blumentritt 9. When Rizal was writing letters in his death cell, he sent one to his
“second brother”, who was this person?

Paco Cemetery 10. What was the name of the place where Rizal was secretly buried by the
Spanish military?