Review-Questions for GE109

1. The main proponent of the of the Rizal Bill. Claro M. Recto

2. Regarded Rizal as the Pioneer Exponent of Liberal Democracy. Fisher (1962)

3. He was not selected by the Taft Commision as a hero. Rizal/Jose Rizal

4. It is transformation of manufacturing brought about by the invention and use of machine. Industrial
Revolution
5. They were the brown-skinned natives who composed the majority of the people. Native Filipino/
Indio
6. It was a ship trade going back and forth between Manila and Acapulco, Mexico. Galleon Trade
7. They were known to be the “enlightened ones “. Ilustrado/ Ilustrados
8. This was the system of the government which follows the rule of the friars. Frailocracy
9. Rizal’s grandfather from his father side. Juan Mercado
10. Rizal’s teacher at the village school. Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
11. Pepe’s first teacher. Dona Teodora/ His mother
12. The only brother of Rizal. Paciano/ Paciano Mercado
13. The classmate of Rizal whom he defeated through arm wrestling. Pedro
14. He taught Rizal the rudiment of Latin. Leon Monroy
15. He made young Rizal the need to develop a sound philosophy of life. Leoncio Lopez
16. She taught Rizal the importance of sisterly love. Concepcion/Concha
17. The educated man who was described by Rizal as honest, frugal, and industrious. Francisco Mercado
( His Father )
18. The degree that Rizal attained at the age of 23. Degree in Medicine
19. He denied the admission of Rizal at the Ateneo de Municipal. Father Magin Fernando
20. They were the boarding students at Ateneo. Roman Empire
21. The course which Rizal took at the University of Sto. Tomas. Philosophy and Letters
22. It ferried Rizal from Manila to Singapore. Salvadora
23. It was Rizal’s first nationalistic essay. El Amor Patrio
24. Rizal’s pseudonym when he wrote El Amor Patrio. Laong Laan
25. This speech stressed the idea that Luna and Hidalgo’s paintings were the reflection of the reality of
the lives of Filipino under the Spanish regime. Brindis
26. The medical students from Bulacan who accompanied Rizal in his Grand Europe Tour. Maximo Viola
27. The date were the Rizal law was signed by Pres. Magsaysay. June 12,1956
28. The senator who co-wrote the Rizal law. Claro M. Recto
29. He proposed Rizal as our National hero in 1901. General William Howard Taft
30. The Spanish-governor general who brought liberalism in the Philippines. Carlos Maria de la Torre y
Navacerrada
31. Frenchman and builder of Suez Canal. Ferdinand de Lesseps
32. They were not considered Filipinos during the Spanish period. Indio
33. The only Rizal among the Mercados. Jose Rizal
34. Rizal’s biographer who regarded him as “The First Filipino “. Leon Ma. Guerrero
35. The Governor General who gave the people a list of surnames they could use in the Philippines.
Narciso Claveria
36. Jose’s sister who died at the age of three. Concepcion/Concha
37. Jose’s uncle who taught him athletics and fitness exercises. Tio Manuel
38. The town that inspired the young Jose. Calamba
39. Jose’s first teacher. Dona Teodora/ his mother/ Teodora Alfonso
40. The owner of the lands tilled by the Calamba town folks. Dominican
41. The town in Which Dona Teodora imprisoned. Sta, Cruz
42. The course Rizal’s father wanted him to pursue at UST. Philosophy and Letters
43. Jose’s birth order among the Mercado siblings. 7
44. They were the Philippine-born Spaniards. Insulares
45. Rizal means…. ? Spanish word “ricial” which means a field where wheat, cut while still green,
sprouts again.
46. Jose’s great grandfather who migrated to the Philippines from China. Domingo Lam-co
47. The capital of Spain. Madrid
48. She is the love interest of Rizal during his first trip in Europe. Gertrude Beckett
49. Rizal was engaged to whom. Leonor Rivera
50. Jose’s birthday. June 19, 1861