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1) On his last night in Manila, Rizal rode

about the city and its suburbs. He was 6) Where did Rizal Rizal hear mass at the
accompanied by _____. sunrise of his embarkation date to Madrid,
A. Uncle Antonio Rivera Spain?
B. Paciano A. Sto. Domingo Church
C. Soledad B. SanAgustin church
D. Both Uncle Antonio Rivera and Paciano C. Manila Cathedral
D. SanFrancisco Church

2) When did Rizal left for Spain to complete

his university studies and improved his 7) On June 2, 1882, Rizal arrived at the city
knowledge of arts & sciences and his God- of ___________ ( Red Sea terminal of the
given talents? Suez Canal), whose beautiful moonlight of
A. May 3, 1880 this picturesque city reminded him of his
B. May 3, 1881 family and Calamba.
C. May 3, 1882 A. Colombo
D. May 3, 1883 B. Singapore
C. Aden
D. Suez
3) Rizal's departure for Spain was kept
secret to avoid detection by the colonial
officers and friars, but the following below 8) Rizal landed this place to see the
knew that Jose was leaving EXCEPT interesting spots of ____________, the
A. His parents Mediterranean terminal of Suez Canal,
B. His sisters where he heard the multi-racial residents
C. Uncle Antonio Rivera speaking a babel of tongues - Arabic,
D. Paciano French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Egyptian,
etc.
A. Point de Galle
4) In Singapore, Rizal boarded this French
B. Port Said
steamer named __________, which was
C. Colombo
sailing to Europe.
D. Aden
A. Belvic
B. Salvadora
C. Hayfong 9) In his two-day sojourn in the English
D. Djemnah colony of Singapore, what did Rizal
particularly admire?
A. Their languages and culture they spoke
5) In the steamer bound to Europe, Jose
B. Their customs and traditions that were
tried to speak French with some
somewhat alike to the Filipinos
passengers but to his surprise the bookish
C. The confidence which natives of
French which he learned from Ateneo could
Singapore seemed to have in their
not be understood. Jose tried to do the
government
following EXCEPT
D. Their discipline and strict compliance of
A. Speak it with Latin and Spanish words
imposed laws
B. Aid it with much gesticulation
C. Aid it with frequent sketching on paper
D. Speak it with German and Greek 10) The editor of Diariong Tagalog who
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congratulated Rizal for the article and A. Hotel de Paz

requested him for some articles B. Plazade Cataluna
A. Marcelo H. del Pilar C. Las Ramblas
B. Juan Luna D. Port-Bou
C. Francisco Calvo
D. Antonio Luna
16) While sojourning in Barcelona, Rizal
received a sad news about the ______ that
11) The article that Rizal wrote in Diariong was ravaging Manila and provinces causing
Tagalog urging his compatriots to love their Calamba folks to have afternoon novenas
fatherland just like his prize-winning A La to San Roque and nocturnal processions
Juventud Filipina and prayers to stop dreadful epidemic,
A. Los Viajes which Spanish authorities were impotent to
B. Felicitacion check. What was the disease?
C. Amor Patrio A. Dengue
D. Revista de Madrid B. Malaria
C. Typhoid fever
D. Cholera
12) The article that Rizal wrote in Madrid on
November 29, 1882 which was returned to
him because the Diariong Tagalog ceased 17) On November 3, 1882, Rizal enrolled in
publication. Universidad Central de Madrid (Central
A. Los Viajes University of Madrid) in two courses aside
B. Felicitacion from his studies in painting and sculpture
C. Amor Patrio in Academy of San Carlos, lessons in
D. Revista de Madrid French, German and and English under a
private instructor, and practice in fencing
and shooting in the Hall of Arms of Sanz y
13) Rizal visited _____ (in Marseilles) where
Carbonell. What was the 2 courses that he
Dantes (hero of the Count of Monte Cristo)
matriculated in Universidad Central de
was imprisoned.
Madrid?
A. Tower of babel
A. Philosophy and Letters & Medicine
B. Chateau d' If
B. Philosophy and Latin & Medicine
C. Hanging Garden of Babylon
C. Philosophy and Latin & Diploma in
D. Point de Galle
Surveying
D. Ophthalmology and Philosophy
14) Naples: Italy; Marseilles: France; Port-
Bou:_____
18) Rizal invested his three pesetas (peseta
A. Spain
is the currency of Spain between 1869 and
B. Germany
2002) on _____
C. Japan
A. A lottery ticket
D. Singapore
B. Wine
C. Food
15) Filipinos in Barcelona, some of whom D. Books
were Rizal's school mate in Ateneo gave
him party at their favorite cafe in _____.
19) The historic waterway Suez Canal,
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which was traversed by Rizal for 5 days, collection of books, to name a few, were
was constructed by the famous Frenchman The Bible, Hebrew Grammar, Lives of
named __________. Presidents of the United States from
A. Ferdinand Magellan Washington to Johnson, History of the
B. Ferdinand de Lesseps French Revolution, Ancient Poetry, The
C. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi Byzantine Empire, The Characters of La
D. Juan de Salcedo Bruyere, The Renaissance, Uncle Tom's
Cabby Harriet Beecher Stowe, Works of
Alexander Dumas, and so on. Whos is the
20) A liberal-minded Spaniard and Civil
owner of the second-hand book store
Governor of Manila (during General Carlos
where Rizal purchased books from?
Ma. de la Torre's administration) whom
A. Señor Roses
Rizal used to visit the home of every
B. Francisco Calvo Muñoz
Saturday evening because the hero was far
C. Juan de Salcedo
away and lonely in Madrid. He and other
D. Jose M. Cecicilio
Filipino students played parlor games with
his 2 daughters.
A. Guillermo Puatu 24) In 1883, Rizal joined the Masonic Lodge
B. Francisco Calvo Muñoz Acacia and his Masonic name is
C. Ramon Blanco Dimasalang. His reasons why he became a
D. Don Pablo Ortega y Rey Mason: (1) the abusive bad friars in the
Philippines and he needed the help of the
Masons as shield to use in his fight against
21) On August 22, 1883, Rizal wrote a
evil forces of tyranny. On November 15,
lovely poem entitled A la Senorita C.O. y R.
1890, he became a Master Mason in ______.
Who was he dedicating the poem to?
A. La Liga Filipina
A. Leonor Rivera
B. Lodge Solidaridad
B. Pilar
C. Circulo Hispano-Filipino
C. Consuelo
D. Propaganda Movement
D. Concepcion
E. None of the above
25) At the National Exposition of Fine Arts
in Madrid in 1884, joined by many painters
22) Shortly after Rizal's arrival in Madrid, he
in Europe in that art competition, Lunawon
joined the Society of Spaniards and
first prize (gold medal) for his _____.
Filipinos, in which the members of the
A. Christian Virgins Exposed to the
society requested him so he wrote a poem
Populace
entitled Me Piden Versos(They Asked Me
B. Spolarium
for Verses). What's the name of the
C. Felicitacion
organization?
D. Uncle Tom's Cabin
A. Circulo Hispano-Filipino
B. El Consuejo de los Dioses
C. Liceo Artistico-Literario 26) Rizal graduated a degree of Licentiate
D. Marian Congregation in Medicine in June 1884 at Universidad
Central de Madrid as well as a degree of
Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters in such
23) Rizal as lover of books was able to
school with the rating of __________.
build up a fair-sized private library. His
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A. Aprobado (passing grade) worked as an assistant to ___, leading

B. Bueno (good) French ophthalmogist.
C. Notable (very good) A. Felix Pardo de Tavera
D. Sobrasaliente (excellent) B. Dr. Javier Galezowsky
C. Dr. Louis de Weckert
D. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
27) After Rizal completed his studies in
Madrid, Rizal went to Paris and Germany in
32) Rizal discussed with Luna, the great
order to specialize in ___________.
master of brush, by posing as model in
A. Optometry
several painting. In Luna's canvas "The
B. Philosophy and Letters
Death of Cleopatra posing as a/an _____..
C. Ophthalmology
Rizal discussed with Luna, the great master
D. Philosophy and Latin
of brush, by posing as model in several
painting. In Luna's canvas "The Death of
28) After completing his studies at Cleopatra" posing as a/an _____.
Universidad Central de Madrid, on his way A. Ferdinand Magellan
to Paris for further study in Ophthalmology, B. Lapu-Lapu
he stopped at Barcelona to visit his friend C. Dagohoy
named ___________, a medical student and D. Egyptian priest
a member of a rich family of San Miguel,
Bulacan.
33) In another Luna's great painting "The
A. Don Miguel Morayta
Blood Compact" Rizal posed as ______
B. Señor Eusebio Coromi
while Dr. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera posed
C. Paz Pardo de Tavera
as Legazpi
D. Maximo Viola
A. Spanish priest
B. Lapu-Lapu
29) During his week-stay in Paris, Rizal C. Dagohoy
befriended _________ the editor of La D. Sikatuna
Publicidad. E. Egyptian priest
A. Don Miguel Morayta
B. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
34) In Heidelberg, Rizal worked in the clinic
C. Paz Pardo de Tavera
of __________, famous Polish
D. Señor Eusebio Corominas
ophthalmologist
A. Felix Pardo de Tavera
30) Owner of La Publicidad and statesman B. Dr. Javier Galezowsky
whom Rizal made a crayon sketch when C. Dr. Louis de Weckert
Rizal went to Paris visiting Maximo Viola. D. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
A. Don Miguel Morayta
B. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
35) The Austrian professor, Director of
C. Dr. Louis de Weckert
Ateneo of Leitmeritz, whom Rizal had had
D. Señor Eusebio Corominas
long and frequent correspondence as their
beautiful friendship lasted all their lives.
31) In October 1885, Rizal living in Paris, A. Dr. Javier Galezowsky
where he sojourned for about 4 months, B. Dr. Louis de Weckert
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C. Jose Alejandrino ii.) to observe the conditions of the German

D. Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt nation and associate with the German
scientists and scholars
iii) to finish his novel El Filibusterismo
36) Rizal sent two books entitled
A. I only
"Arithmetica" written in Spanish and
B. Ii only
Tagalog by University of Santo Tomas
C. Iii only
Press in 1868. The author was __________, a
D. I and ii
native of Santa Cruz, Laguna.
A. Felix Pardo de Tavera
B. Rufino Baltazar HernanB. Rufino Baltazar 40) The winter of 1886 was his darkest
Hernandez winter in Berlin for the following reasons
C. Jose Alejandrino EXCEPT:
D. Marcelo H. del Pilar i.) He ate only one meal a day consisted of
bread and water or some cheap
vegetable soup
37) Rizal stayed in Leipzig from August 14,
ii.) The diamond ring from Saturnina got
1886-October 29, 1886, he translated
lost
Schiller's ___________ from Germanto
iii.) He had no money arrived from Calamba
Tagalog so that Filipinos might know the
and could not pay for his landlord
story of Swiss independence.
A. I only
A. Fairy Tales
B. Ii only
B. Travels in the Philippines
C. Iii only
C. William Tell
D. I and ii
D. The Count of Monte Cristo

41) How much did Rizal owed to Maximo

38) In Berlin Rizal was enchanted because
Viola so that the novel Noli Me Tangere
of the scientific atmosphere and the
could be printed?
absence of racial prejudice. And he came in
A. P100.00
contact with the German scientist-traveler
B. P150.00
named ___________, who was the author of
C. P200.00
Travelers in the Philippines which Rizal
D. P300.00
read and admired for such author foretell
the downfall of the Spanish rule and the
coming of Americans to the Phillippine 42) In Rizal's Europe tour, he (together with
shore. Viola) visited such because of the following
A. Dr. Feodor Jagor reasons:
B. Alexander Dumas i) to further study ophthalmology and
C. Hans Andersen sciences & languages
D. Beecher Stowe ii) Rizal was interested in botany to study
numerous varieties of extraordinary beauty
and size
39) Rizal lived in Berlin not just as mere
iii) to visit Dr. Adolph B. Meyer
student or a curious tourist, but for the
A. i only
following reasons EXCEPT
B. ii only
i.) to gain further knowledge of
ophthalmology and sciences & languages
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C. iii only
D. ii and iii 47) Rizal, deciding to return home, left
Rome by train for Marseilles, a French port.
And on July 3, 1887 he boarded WHAT
43) In Leitmeritz, when Rizal and Viola was
STEAMER?
visiting Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt
A. Tabo
who was amazed by Rizal's fluency in
B. Djemnah
German language that Rizal was asked how
C. Hayfong
long did he study German. Then Rizal
D. Salvadora
answered eleven months.
A. Alcalde mayor
B. Governor general 48) In Saigon, on July 30, 1887, he
C. Gobernadorcillo transferred to ANOTHER STEAMER, which
D. Burgomaster was Manila-bound. What was the steamer
he was riding?
A. Tabo
44) In Prague, as part of Europe tour, Viola
B. Djemnah
and Rizal visited the famous cave where
C. Hayfong
the Catholic saint was imprisoned. Who
D. Salvadora
was that saint?
A. San Antonio Padua
B. Saint Francisco de Assisi 49) In his hometown (Calamba), patients
C. Saint Pascual Bailon from Manila and provinces flocked to such
D. SanJuan Nepomuceno town, which Rizal came to be called ___
because he came from Germany, busy
attending his lucrative medical practice.
45) One of the greatest novelists in Europe
A. Doctor Laon
(Austrian novelist) whom Rizal and Viola
B. Doctor Dimasalang
visited in Vienna and armed with letter of
C. Doctor Uliman
recommendation from Blumentritt, years
D. Doctor Soliman
later He spoke highly of Rizal, "whose
genius HE so much admired."
A. Alexander Dumas 50) While the storm over the Noli was
B. Eugene Sue raging in fury, Rizal was not molested in
C. Beecher Stowe Calambabecause of this Governor-General
D. Norfenfals that assigned a bodyguard for Rizal. Who
was that Governor-General?
A. Terrero
46) After the publication of Noli Me
B. Blanco
Tangere, Rizal was warned not to return
C. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
home by the following people EXCEPT:
D. Juan Salcedo
i.) Silvestre Ubaldo
ii) Josephine Bracken
iii) Paciano and Jose M. Cecilio 51) The lieutenant who defended Rizal in
A. i only the court whom the later chose because
B. ii only the former's name was familiar to him, for
C. iii only the former was the brother of Rizal's
D. i and ii bodyguard in 1887
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A. Juan Salcedo
B. Blanco 57) Rizal was accused of this/these crime
C. Pio Valenzuela or crimes.
D. Luis Taviel de Andrade i. rebellion
ii. sedition
iii. illegal association
52) The lottery prize that Rizal won.
A. I only
A. P10,000
B. I and ii
B. P20,000
C. I and iii
C. P30,000
D. All of the above
D. P40,000

58) On July 31, 1896, Rizal's four-year exile

53) In his aspiration to reconcile Rizal with
in Dapitan came to an end. At midnight of
the church, Fr. Pastells sent one or the
that date he left, together with Josephine,
following:
Narcisa, Angelica (Narcisa's daughter), his
i. Father Obach
three nephews, and 6 of his loyal pupils, on
ii. Father Jose Vilaclara
the steamer named ___.
iii. Father Paula de Sanchez
A. España
A. I only
B. Castilla
B. Ii only
C. Isla de Luzon
C. I and ii
D. Isla de Panay
D. All of the above
59) one of the priests who visited Rizal
before the latter was executed whom Rizal
54) When Rizal was exiled in Dapitan, the
made an image of the Sacred Heart of
different perspectives of Rizal's "many-
Jesus during the latter's Ateneo days
splendored genius" were enhanced such as
A. Fr. Antonio Rosell
the following EXCEPT:
B. Father Luis Viza
A. Rizal as Educator
C. Fr. Federico Faura
B. Rizal as a Traveler*
D. Father Jose Vilaclara
C. Rizal as a Farmer
D. Rizal as Inventor and a Scientist 60) The exact time Rizal died when he was
55) What is Jose Rizal's height? shot at Bagumbayan Field by firing squad
A. 4' 9" A. 6:00 am
B. 4' 10" B. 6:15 am
C. 4' 11" C. 6:30 am
D. 5' 0" D. 7:03 am

56) When was Rizal arrested and deported

to Dapitan (without benefit of 56) When
was Rizal arrested and deported to Dapitan
(without benefit of trial)?
A. June 21, 1892
B. June 26, 1892
C. July 3, 1892
D. July 7, 1892
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