LIFE, WORKS, AND WRITINGS OF RIZAL

QUIZ #1

I. Write “TRUE” if the statement is true and “FALSE” if otherwise. Write your answer before
the number. (Erasure means wrong)

1. R.A 1425 is other known as the Rizal law.

2. Section 4 of the Rizal Law states that there must be a fund of 300,000 pesos to implement
the said law.
3. Jose was the only child who adopted the surname Rizal.
4. The death of little Choleng brought Rizal first sorrow.
5. The surname Rizal comes from the latin word “Ricial”.
6. The first education of young Jose was at home.
7. Maestro Leon Monroy was the first private tutor of Rizal in Biñan.
8. Ateneo de Municipal is a college under the supervision of the Dominican Jesuits
9. Tribune was the second-best student during Rizal’s times.
10. When Rizal was in UST, he took the course Philosophy and Letters because he likes it.

II. Identification: Provide the correct answer for the following questions. Write your answer before
the number. (Erasure means wrong).
1. The surname Mercado was adopted from _____, the paternal great grandfather of Rizal.
2. He intensified Rizal’s voracious reading of good book.
3. The poem Rizal wrote for his mother. (Spanish)
4. Rizal considered him as his best teacher in Ateneo who inspired him to study harder and
write poetry.
5. He was Rizal’s teacher in Ateneo who taught him the art of painting.
6. The degree Rizal obtained in Ateneo.
7. What was the title awarded to Rizal as he passed the final examination in the surveying
course at Ateneo?
8. The second course Rizal took when he was in UST.
9. It was a classic poem in the Philippine literature written by Rizal.
10. Another writing of Rizal, whom he wrote to commemorate the death of Cervantes.

III. BONUS QUESTION: For 5 points, Give the full name of our National Hero. (Erasure and
superimpositions mean wrong.)

“The Youth is the hope of our future.”

-Jose Rizal