76 How would you describe the intellectual development of Jose Rizal?
Select one:
a. The intellectual giftedness of Jose Rizal was influenced by the prevailing political conditions during his
time.
b. The intellectual achievement of Jose Rizal was influenced by the prevailing system of education during
his time.
c. Rizal was intellectually gifted from birth.
d. The intellectual development of Rizal was shaped by the people around him who imparted knowledge
and values to him.
77 Andi approves that Noli Me Tangere chose peaceful reforms through education of the youth while El
Filibusterismo sought to retaliate the sufferings of the Filipinos during the Spanish colonization. This
statement is:
Select one:
a. Opinion
b. Fact
c. Vague
d. Bluff
78 One of the most powerful forces that influenced a culture of silence among the natives were the
Spanish friars. Because of their willingness, the Filipinos learned to submit themselves to the will of the
foreigners. This analysis from the Philippines A Century Hence is:
Select one:
a. Fact
b. Broad
c. Opinion
d. Bluff
79 She is another symbol of social cancer and victim of poverty and ignorance who was driven by her
suffering to insanity.
Select one:
a. Sisa
b. Tiya Isabel
c. Doña Victorina
d. Maria Clara
80 This literary piece of Rizal was considered to be a political novel; a “work of the head” and a “book of
thought”.
Select one:
a. Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
b. Noli Me Tangere
c. The Philippine Travels
d. El Filibusterismo
81 The following statements are correct about the publication of Noli Me Tangere EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. He finished it in Ghent where scientific research and philosophy were free from the church and state
control.
b. He managed to finish the first half of the Noli me Tangere in Madrid.
c. It was saved by his friend, Maximo Viola who offered to pay the amount of the book.
d. He continued writing in Paris where he was inspired through the immortal declaration of the rights of
man.
82 What crime Rizal was tried by the Spanish military court?
Select one:
a. Libel and Assault
b. Rebellion and Organizing Illegal Associations
c. Graft and Corruption
d. Falsification of Documents
83 He is the most important character in Noli, manifesting in him the Filipino who acquired European
idea through his education in Europe. Who is he?
Select one:
a. Don Francisco
b. Juanito Pelaez
c. Linares
d. Crisostomo Ibarra
84 Noli Me Tangere is a novel considered as the first _________ in the Philippines.
Select one:
a. Idealism
b. Realism
c. Marxism
d. Romanticism
85 Padre Damaso lived in San Diego for __ years.
Select one:
a. 15
b. 10
c. 20
d. 25
86 Society is urged to open its eyes to reality and rebel against the Spanish government for its
oppression and abuse.
Select one:
a. El Filibusterismo
b. To the Young Women of Malolos
c. Noli Me Tangere
d. The Philippines: A Century Hence
87 Which was TRUE about the social cancer Rizal talks about?
Select one:
a. It referred to the Spaniards.
b. It referred to a chronic ailment that haunts society.
c. It referred to nothingness.
d. It referred to one’s pride.
88 The following statements are true about Maria Clara EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. She represents true fidelity and religiosity of the woman in real Filipino society.
b. She mirrored the Filipino woman of religious upbringing and orientation.
c. She is Ibarra’s sweetheart.
d. The legitimate daughter of Father Damaso and Pia Alba.
89 What was the title of the deleted chapter in Noli Me Tangere?
Select one:
a. The Two Doña’s
b. Elias and Salome
c. The town of San Diego
d. Crisostomo and Maria Clara
90 He is also known as Don Anastacio, portrayed in the novel as pessimistic, cynic and may by his
neighbors.
Select one:
a. Captian Tiago
b. Pilosopo Tacio
c. Dona Consolacion
d. Kabesang Tales
91 Though Rizal was the author of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, the two novels differ in many
aspects. What is the most significant difference between the two?
Select one:
a. They differ on the ideas and aspirations implied to the reader.
b. They differ on the place and date they were written by Rizal.
c. They differ in characters.
d. They differ on the setting and over-all plot of the story.
92 “There are no tyrants where there are no slaves” means
Select one:
a. Nationalism is a high degree of emotion
b. Leaving without the desired freedom is frustrating
c. People are conquered and abused only if they allow themselves to be so
d. A condition which when criticized will bring intense results
93 Sisa represented in the novel a mad plight of the Filipina mothers losing her two sons; Basilio and
Crispin. This statement is:
Select one:
a. Opinion
b. Vague
c. Fact
d. Bluff
94 Why Maximo Viola is considered as the savior of Noli Me Tangere?
Select one:
a. He lends Jose Rizal the amount of 300 pesos to publish the novel.
b. He distributed copies and bring it to Philippines.
c. He was the publisher of Rizal’s novel.
d. He smuggled all the copies of the novel.
95 Which was an implication of the Noli Me Tangere?
Select one:
a. The banishment of the Calamba people from Calamba
b. The exile of Jose Rizal to Dapitan
c. Jose Rizal’s petition regarding the increase rents in the hacienda of Dominican friars
d. The manifesto demanding the ouster of the Spanish friars
96 This statement about the person of Ibarra is correct.
Select one:
a. Simoun committed suicide in the end.
b. Simoun married Maria Clara in the end.
c. Simoun was a rich Spanish merchant.
d. Ibarra and Simoun are one and the same person.
97 What is the symbolism of Simoun?
Select one:
a. He symbolizes the man of his time.
b. He symbolizes the enlightened class.
c. He symbolizes the people with selfish motives.
d. None of these.
98 To who did Rizal dedicated Noli Me Tangere?
Select one:
a. Philippines
b. Katipunan
c. Spaniards
d. GomBurZa
99 What are the topics discussed by Jose Rizal in his first novel?
Select one:
a. Social transformation through revolution
b. Power struggle between church and state
c. All of these
d. Abuses of Spanish clergies
100 What language was Noli Me Tangere initially written in?
Select one:
a. Spanish
b. English
c. Tagalog
d. Latin
