Rizal Life Finals
Prof. Ed Aurelio C. Reyes
Passing = 50 points
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Deadline for Submission of Answers: noontime of September 23, 2010
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I. OBJECTIVE 40% (in capital letters write the word TRUE or the word FALSE for each sentence)
A. General
_____1. Rizal’s real surname was Mercado; his father’s name was Fernando Mercado
_____2. Jose Rizal is the only Filipino who deserves to be called “national hero.”
_____3. Pepe had many sisters, and only three brothers.
_____4. Dr. Jose Rizal wrote mostly in Tagalog because he really loved this language.
_____5. He liked very much the teaching methods of the University of Sto. Tomas especially in science.
B. Early Years
_____1. When one of his slippers fell into the water, Pepe Rizal decided to throw the other one.
_____2. His mother was made to suffer by making her walk barefoot on a stony road for a long distance.
_____3. He chose the word “Rizal” which pertains to the color light-green.
_____4. Most stories from his childhood proved him to be special; some stories showed him to be ordinary.
_____5 Early in his life, Rizal won in an oratorical contest with a group of Calamba Boys.
C. Trip to Europe
_____1. In Europe Rizal went only to Spain and England and stayed for less than one year.
_____2. When two Filipinos won 1st and 2nd prize in an essay-writing contest, Rizal was very glad.
_____3. He wanted to be a doctor so he could cure the sick eyes of his sweetheart who was a distant cousin.
_____4. Rizal was shy and he had very few friends in Europe.
_____5. He copied by hand, and later annotated the book of Antonio Morga about the Filipinos.
D. Miscellaneous
_____1. Rizal’s rival for leadership among Filipinos in Europe was Ferdinand Blumentritt.
_____2. Dapitan was a sleepy town in Southern Mindanao, where Rizal was placed in exile.
_____3. During his exile in Dapitan, Rizal performed service roles as an active resident of the place.
_____4. The townspeople in Dapitan loved Rizal because of his excellence in public speaking.
_____5. Segunda Katigbak and Leonor Rivera were old maid grand-aunts if Rizal.
II. ESSAY 60%
1. Choose one of these questions; on this question, state your answer and explain it fully. . 30% for each question. (10 pts. for effort; 10 pts. for correctness of content; 10 pts. for depth)
a. Was Jose Rizal very much against the very idea of Revolution? Why / why not?
b. Which day should be Rizal day every year? His birthday June 19, or his death anniversary December 30?
c. What do you think of Rizalistas who tend to worship Rizal like a god? Explain fully.
2. Write an open letter to Rizal (minimum = 2 pages) asking him to continue playing his past historic role of inspiring our people to face well the challenges of our own period (present) to attain our collective and individual upliftment and empowerment.
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