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RIZAL FINAL EXAM ANSWERS 1. Activities Rizal focused on while in exile. D. all of the above 2. His day-to-day dealings with the minority group in Dapitan changed his mentality towards the “razas primitivas”. In fact, the cultural minorities gained Rizal’s respect and considered the group as also an important contributor in creating national consciousness. TRUE 3. Rizal willingly supported the revolutionary movement of Bonifacio despite some reservations. FALSE 4. Anderson argues that the Fili was an attack on the Spanish colonial Regime for executing the three priests – Gomez, Burgos, Zamora – even without evidence of their involvement in the Cavite Revolt. FALSE 5. His popularity feared the Spaniards, and as such, payed careful attention to his every moves – all houses where he had been were searched and the Filipinos seen in his company were suspected. TRUE 6. In El Filibusterismo, Rizal warned the Spanish government that their corrupt and self-seeking colonial government will only lead to disaster such as what happened to Kabesang Tales and Basilio. TRUE 7. Rizal's ideologies and philosophies includes the following except: B. FASTING IS A SACRIFICE 8. Rizal argues that the most flourishing countries in the world owe their wealth and advancement to foreign commerce are international trade. FALSE 9. It was said that he was exiled in a far island so communicating with family, friends and comrades in the revolution would be difficult. TRUE 10. For Rizal, indolence can be ultimately traced to the abuse and discrimination being experienced by Filipinos under Spaniards which leads to the deterioration of Filipino values. TRUE 11. Rizal was soliciting for a revolution that will demand for immediate independence. FALSE 12. Rizal also condemned Filipinos who out of greed, selfishness, complacency and cowardice permit the Spanish abuses. TRUE 13. The subversion charge against Rizal was due to his two novels - the Noli and El Fili. FALSE 14. Even living in Dapitan, Rizal never became interested in studying the lifestyle, values and beliefs of the minorities. FALSE 15. All are reasons why Rizal was chosen as the national hero except: B. Rizal was the only one among the choices to achieve higher education. 16. The position that Rizal holds is to recognize his contribution to the significant social transformations that took place in the Philippines TRUE 17. Rizal was the central figure of the revolutionary government. TRUE

18. Rizal’s death was considered in Philippine history as an emotional episode because it did not only produced a martyr but it also paved the way for reforms in society and transformation in the Filipinos’ lives. TRUE 19. Rizal was not soliciting for a revolution to demand for immediate independence. Instead, the task for Filipinos is to prepare themselves for eventual independence once proven to be worthy and ready. TRUE 20. Graciano Lopez Jaena and Jose Rizal’s withdrawal from the La Solidaridad was caused by the their personal cause and ambitions. FALSE 21. All are grounds for Rizal’s arrest except: B. Fighting the land owners 22. Rizal also aimed at the inclusion of religion in the culture of the Filipinos.FALSE 23. Rizal was charged and put to death for what others, his enemies, believed and said as “subversion” . TRUE 24. Rizal’s death was considered in Philippine history as an emotional episode because it did not only produced a martyr but it also paved the way for reforms in society and transformation in the Filipinos’ lives. TRUE 25. According to Rizal, all are means to achieve freedom except: A. Joining revolutionary organizations 26. Rizal’s death was considered in Philippine history as an emotional episode because it did not only produced a martyr but it also paved the way for reforms in society and transformation in the Filipinos’ lives. TRUE 27. As what the Spaniards expected, Rizal’s life in Dapitan was miserable and unproductive. FALSE 28. Upon his arrival in Manila, Rizal established a new organization, the Hispano Circulo Filipino, a secret society that embodies the ideals Rizal presented in El Filibusterismo. FALSE 29. Rizal was presented with two kinds of evidence which he was able to confront and refute. These included both documentary evidence and testimonial. FALSE 30. Rizal condemned gambling among his fellow young men from the Philippines because he felt it showed the Spaniards that his compatriots did not possess moral integrity, seriousness and intellectual ability. TRUE 31. All personalities gave their testimonial evidence against Rizal except: A. Marcelo H. Del Pilar 32. Rizal also brought to attention the problems of farms far from the towns as they are prone to banditry and thievery. TRUE 33. All are documentary evidence presented against Rizal except: B. Article in La Solidaridad 34. Rizal did not do anything to defend himself during the trial. FALSE

35. According to Rizal, the principal and most terrible cause of the indolence of the Filipino is the suppression of the teaching of the Spanish language. FALSE 36. Rizal shattered the myth of the indolence of the Filipino brand because he believed that the Filipino is a worthy race. TRUE 37. Rizal never accepted the term indio because of all the negative connotations related to it. FALSE 38. Rizal’s aspiration for what is ideal ceased when his family faced oppression from the Spaniards. FALSE 39. Rizal outspokenly objected the revolt because of various reasons except: A. He has personal issues with Bonifacio 40. All are reasons why Rizal was considered as the First Filipino except: A. Because Rizal was from an affluent family. 41. His day-to-day dealings with the minority group in Dapitan changed his mentality towards the “razas primitivas”. In fact, the cultural minorities gained Rizal’s respect and considered the group as also an important contributor in creating national consciousness. TRUE 42. Rizal’s constant effort to improve himself showed how much he valued time. He invested much time and persistence in his own education, taking up sculpture, painting, aside from the usual academics. And this is a self-serving effort. FALSE 43. Rizal fought against the excesses of friar-led Spanish colonial rule all his life. TRUE 44. Anderson argues that one obvious absence in the Fili is any direct reference to political institutions, classes and ideologies which Anderson explains as due to Rizal’s lack of knowledge of political thought and political theories and his being fundamentally a moralist. TRUE 45. All are aims of La Solidaridad except: D. Improving agrarian reform policies. 46. Thinking that it was futile to resist, during his last minute, Rizal obediently listened to his captors. FALSE 47. The shot at the back allowed him to turn his body sideways after he was shot and fell on the ground with his face upward. TRUE 48. The desire of other Filipino nationalists to establish a new organization to go against the Spanish rule resulted to the success of the revolution initiated by La Solidaridad. FALSE 49. Rizal’s life in Dapitan was more than him living in exile and historians considered it as a very fruitful episode of the hero’s life. TRUE 50. One of Rizal’s foremost dream was that the Philippines be known as a nation of writers and intellects. TRUE