1. is the main proponent of the Rizal Bill who was dubbed as a communist and anti-Catholic.

A. Senator Ralph Recto C. Senator Claro Recto

B. Senator Chiz Escudero D. Senator Bam Aquino

2. ___________ is the former Philippine president who directed the Secretary of

Education, Culture and Sports and the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education to
fully implement the RA 1425.
A. Elpidio Quirino B. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo C. Fidel V. Ramos D. Joseph Estrada

3. The writings on the lives of saints or heroes is referred to as:

A. Diary B. Biography C. Resume D. Hagiography

4. According to Schumacher, the bill drafted by dela Costa showed that there was, within
the Catholic Church, a totally different attitude towards:
A. The Filipinos B. Rizal C. the government D. the Spaniards

5. Jose P. Laurel and other supporters of the Rizal Bill rejected the proposed objection of
the priests, because:
A. The public hearing had already given opportunity to the church to be heard;
B. The Spanish regime in the Philippines have ended;
C. The President of the Philippines wanted to implement the law;
D. Rizal’s life and works should be known to the Filipinos.

6. All of the following statements explain the significance of Rizal Law to the present time
EXCEPT:
A. It provides insights into how to deal with current problems.
B. It helps us understand ourselves better as Filipinos.
C. It teaches nationalism and patriotism.
D. It inspires the youth to question government policies and programs.
7. According to Fr. Cavana’s argument, the novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
belong to the past and would be harmful to read because of the false picture of:
A. Dr Jose Rizal
B. The Spanish priests
C. The Novels
D. The country
8. Rizal’s novels “Noli” and “Fili” will be considered sources of patriotism and in which the
minds of the youth should be nurtured especially during their:
A. formative years B. infant years C. older years D. career years
9. Studying the Noli and Fili of Dr. Jose Rizal, when properly facilitated, will be beneficial in
the curriculum of students because:
A. It teaches nationalism, patriotism, and various essential life lessons;
B. It teaches the youth to go to other countries and study further;
C. It teaches independence from the mother country;
D. It teaches the youth to become filibusters.

10. The life and works of Rizal is considered an inspiration to the youth since:
A. He made use of his intelligence in his arguments with the Spaniards;
B. His philosophies and life principles, thoughts and ideals are a good influence to
everyone;
C. He could be an excellent leader in reforms;
D. He did not fight in battlefields.

11. Suez Canal is located in ________, making the shorter route from Manila to Acapulco,
Mexico.

A. Spain B. Italy C. Indian Ocean D. Egypt

12. It is a ship trade going back and forth between Manila and Mexico during the years
1565-1815, which served as the central income-generating business for the Spanish
colonists.
A. International trade C.. Villalobos Trade
B. Galleon Trade D. Acapulco Trade

13. It was considered a very profitable economic monopoly during the Spanish government
in which majority were held and limited to the Chinese.
A. Tobacco monopoly
B. Sugarland monopoly
C. Opium monopoly
D. Both a and c

14. Other tenants act as overlords and make some unreasonable demands from farm
workers. These tenants are known as :
A. Inquilinos B. ilustrados C. creoles D. peninsulares

15. There were talented group of students from the Philippines known as Ilustrados and have
afforded themselves to study in Spain. They quest for :
A. nationalism and reform.
B. Revolt and subversion
C. Loyalty to Spain and other trade countries
D. Economic development

16. The opening of the Suez Canal gave advantage to commercial enterprises like the
importation of books and
magazines which contain the following except:
A. liberal ideas, which affected the minds of Jose Rizal and other Filipino reformists;
B. Subversion, which influenced the Filipino reformists;
C. Doctrines which converted the Filipinos to Christianity;
D. Spanish language to educate the Indios

17. The statements below describe the Philippines during Rizal’s time. One of them is false.
Which one is it?
A. The system of the government was called frailocracy;
B. The Philippines was represented in the Spanish Cortes;
C. The big plantations were owned by the religious organizations;
D. The justice system served the interests of the Spanish colonial government.

18. Jose Rizal’s family, being a mixture of Chinese and Filipino descents are considered.
(analysis)
A. Peninsulares B. Inquilinos C. Mestizos D. Ilustrados

19. As a negative result of the tobacco monopoly, it brought ______ shortages to the
Philippines.
A. food
B. opium
C. rice
D. tobacco

20. This is the class or group of people which includes the Spaniards, peninsulares and the
friars. They have the power and authority to rule over the Filipinos.
A. Lowest class
B. Middle class
C. Highest class

21. It is a system of tenancy during the 19th century in which one has the right to use land in
exchange for a rent.
A. Hacienda
B. Inquilino
C. Peninsulares

22. A short-lived constitution which promulgated liberalism and put into practice in all
areas of the Hispanic Monarchy under control of the Spanish Crown.
A. Malolos Constitution
B. Philippine Constitution
C. Cadiz Constitution

23. A new social class in the country emerged called Ilustrados. This is because of:
A. the growing number of the educated natives in the Philippines;
B. the growing number of the pure Spanish blood in the Philippines;
C. the bulk of Chinese coming to the Philippines;
D. the Spaniards who considered educated Filipinos equal to them.

24. The clamor for assimilation of the Philippines as a province of Spain was:
a. Approved by the Spanish government;
b. Ignored and refused by the Spanish government;
c. Ignored and refused by the Filipinos;
d. Tabled for consideration by the Spanish government

25. The first liberal governor put into practice his liberal and democratic ways through the
following, EXCEPT:
A. avoiding luxury
B. living a simple life
C. practice censorship of information
D. recognized freedom of the press

26. _____________________ is the poem, which was previously believed to be Rizal’s

first written poem at the age of eight.
A. My Retreat B. to My Fellow Children C. The Moth D. Mi Ultimo Adios

27. Which of the following statements, signifies Rizal’s reflections about his life based on the
Story of the Moth he heard from his mother?
A. “…children who disobey their parents always pay a heavy price.”
B. “…children who obey their parents enjoy abundant and long life.”
C. “…light is the most beautiful thing in creation, and that it is worthwhile for a man to
sacrifice his life for it.”
D. “…he is destined to liberate his country even if it meant giving up his life.”
28. For Rizal, the ideal mother is one who teaches her children the following except:
A. How to live an honorable life
B. How to love God and country
C. How to recite long prayers
D. How to act honestly

29. Rizal’s ___________________ was a Chinese merchant Domingo Lamco.

A. Father
B. Grandfather
C. Great Grandfather
D. Great-great grandfather

30. Domingo Lamco adopted the name Mercado which means __________________.
A. Market
B. Ricefield
C. Rising sun
D. Business

31. Calamba was derived from kalan-banga which means

A. Clay stove, jar
B. Stove; water jar
C. Clay stove; water jar
D. Stove; jar

32. Alipato is to pony; while Usman is to ______________.

A. Black dog
B. horse
C. cat
D. swan

33. The reason for using the Rizal surname instead of Mercado was because the latter
(Mercado) was known for its notoriety linked to ___________.
A. Father Burgos
B. Juan Luna
C. Spanish Priests

34. This is the group of students where Rizal belonged during his first year in Ateneo
a. Roman Empire B. Interns C. Boarders D. Carthaginian Empire
35. In 1884-1885, Rizal took and completed three additional subjects leading to the Doctor
of Medicine degree. He was not awarded the Doctor’s diploma because ______:
A. He dropped out due to poor grades.
B. He failed to pay the fee and the required thesis.
C. he was busy writing the Noli Me Tangere.
D. he was busy writing the El Filibusterismo.

36. Of all the members of Jose Rizal’s family, who of the following is the most influential?
A. Dona Teodora B. Don Francisco C. Paciano D. Narcisa

37. Jose Rizal used the family name Mercado when he enrolled in Ateneo because:
A. He did not want to use the surname Rizal;
B. The surname Mercado had been under the suspicion of the reformists;
C. The surname Mercado had been under the suspicion of the Spaniards;
D. He wanted a distinction from other Filipinos who have already used the surname Rizal

38. Enraged by Rizal’s reports, the friars pressured the governor-general to “advise” the
author of Noli to leave the country. Which of the following statements is included in the said
report?
A. The Dominican Order had arbitrarily increased the land rent and charged the
tenants for non-existent agricultural services.
B. The friars were involved with promoting subversive publications.
C. The Filipino scholars abroad orchestrated the planned revolution.
D. None of the above

39. Andres Bonifacio is to Katipunan, as _______________ is to La Solidaridad.

a. Marcelo H. del PIlar B. Jose Rizal C. Galicano Apacible D. Graciano Lopez Jaena

40. This is the university where Jose Rizal first enrolled in medicine because of his intention
to be able to cure the deteriorating eyesight of his mother.
a. University of Santo Tomas b. Ateneo de Manila c. Escuela Pia

41. Rizal completed his Medicine course in:

A. UST B. Ateneo C. Universidad Central de Madrid

42. The title of the pamphlets planted in the pillow-cases of Rizal’s sister, Lucia, upon his
return to the Philippines from Hong Kong and made the cause of his exile in Dapitan.
a. A La Juventud Filipina b. Filipinas de Cien Años c. Pobres Frailes
43. The publisher which agreed to print the El Filibusterismo on an installment basis.
a. F. Meyer-Van Lao B. Valentine C. Silvestre D. Lorenzo Marques

44. It is a civic association that Rizal formed in which Ambrosio Salvador was elected as its
President on July 3, 1892.
A. La Solidaridad B. La Liga Filipina C. Kidlat Club D. Katipunan

45. In one of Rizal’s travels, he dropped by Macau. The following are attributes to Macau,
EXCEPT one:
A. Macau is part of china but largely operates as an independent city-state;
B. Macau has its own currency, passports, flag and legal system,;
C. Macanese citizens have their own passports but are also entitled to a full Chinese
passport
D. Macanese citizens are not entitled to Chinese passports because they have their
own passports

46. Rizal had the chance of conversing and bonding with O-Sei-San or Seiko Usui because:
A. O-Sei-San can talk both English and French like Rizal did;
B. O-Sei-San taught Rizal the Japanese language so they can understand each other
C. Rizal taught O-Sei-San English and French so they can understand each other
D. They are both fluent in Japanese language

47. While we experience the COVID outbreak in 2020, Rizal experienced being quarantined
in a ship for a week
because of:
A. Dengue outbreak
B. Yellow fever outbreak
C. Cholera outbreak
D. ASF outbreak

48. Rizal formed the Kidlat Club while he was in:

A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Spain
D. France

49. The affair between Rizal and Suzanne Jacoby was said to be:
A. Lasting B. Conditional C. Transitory D. Forever
50. While there is rivalry in the Philippine politics nowadays which results in unpleasant
social relationships, Rizal also experienced the same as portrayed in the Del Pilar-Rizal
leadership in:
A. “Asociacion Hispano Filipino”

B. “La Liga Filipina”

C. “La Solidaridad”

D. “The Propaganda Movement”

51. Rizal’s signing his verdict is equated to:

A. Signing his own death sentence;

B. Conforming to the laws of the Spaniards

C. Accepting the cases he was accused of.

52. Because of his enemies’ allegation that his “Noli” contained subversive ideas, Rizal was
summoned by the Governor-General ________________________:

A. Emilio Terrero B. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Emilio Javier D. Emilio Andrade

53. The defense of Rizal concerning the charges against him include the following EXCEPT:

A. He could have taken part in the revolution and that La Liga was distinct from Katipunan.

B. He argued that he even advised the Katipunan emissary in Dapitan not to pursue the plan
to revolt.

C. The revolutionists had used his name without his knowledge.

D. He was framed by the revolutionists.

54. Andres Bonifacio believed that carrying out revolt had to be sanctioned first by Rizal. All
of the following statements signify Rizal’s reasons for his disapproval of the planned revolt
EXCEPT:

A. He believed that peaceful means was far better than violent ways in obtaining freedom.
B. He believed that a revolution would be unsuccessful without arms and monetary support
from wealthy Filipinos.

C. He believed that a revolution needs the support of the educated Filipinos.

D. He believed that majority of the Filipinos were not ready for independence.

55. Rizal was given the restricted right to choose his lawyer from a list of 100 Spanish army
officers. He chose _____ who turned out to be a younger brother of Rizal’s bodyguard in
Calamba.

A. Gen Antonio Luna

B. Lt Luis Taviel de Andrade

C. General Ramon Blanco

D. Col Francisco Olive

56. Rizal could have stayed in the Dapitan Parish convent had he _____________

A. Disobeyed the Jesuits’ conditions for him to return to his family in Manila;

B. Listened to his family’s advice to return to Europe;

C. Retracted his anti-Catholic pronouncements and made a general confession of his

past life;

D. Obeyed his friends’ advice to burn his copies of the Noli.

57. While in Dapitan, Rizal, together with Carnicero and a Spanish resident of Dipolog, won
the lottery in the amount of P20,000.00. Rizal used the amount of_____ in buying a
parcel of land near the coast in Talisay.

A. P20,000

B. P6,200

C. P6,500

58. Rizal manually copied and annotated this rare book, which is available in the British
Museum:
A. Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

B. Count of Monte Cristo

C. Noli Me Tangere

59. Rizal manually copied and annotated Morga’s Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas because:

A. He was not allowed to photocopy the book

B. He cannot afford to reprint the book;

C. There was no photocopying services during that era;

60. Which of the following is NOT included in Rizal’s annotations of Antonio Morga’s Sucesos
de las islas
Filipinas:
A. No one has a monopoly of the true God nor is there any nation or religion that can claim,
or at any rate
prove, that to it has been given the exclusive right to the Creator of all things or sole
knowledge of His
real being.
B. The missionaries succeeded in converting the people of the entire archipelago.
C. It is not the fact that Filipinos were unprotected before the coming of the Spaniards.
D. The islands came under Spanish sovereignty and control through compacts, treaties of
friendship and
alliances for reciprocity.

61. Which of the following statements explain why Rizal annotated Antonio Morga’s Sucesos
de las Islas Filipinas?
A. He believed that the native populations in the archipelago were economically
self-sufficient and thriving and culturally lively and colourful even before the
colonizers came to the country.
B. He believed that the colonizers sociologically improved the islands.
C. He believed that the colonizers enriched Filipino culture and tradition.
D. He believed that the early Filipinos were highly educated and civilized.

62. Morga describes on page 248 the culinary of the ancient Philippine natives by recording:
“They prefer to eat salt fish which begin to decompose and smell.” Which of the following
statements is Rizal’s annotation?
A. The fish that Morga mentions decomposes and smells because it is not the kind of fish to
be used in
making bagoong.
B. The fish that Morga mentions is poisonous and not supposed to be eaten.
C. The fish that Morga mentions is called bagoong and it is rotten because it is not prepared
well.
D. The fish that Morga mentions does not taste better when it is beginning to rot; all on
the contrary: it is bagoong, and all those who have eaten it and tasted it know that it is
not or ought not to be rotten.

63. Morga called this place as the City of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. What is the name
of the place?
a. Manila b. Samar c. Leyte d. Cebu

64. Villalobos’ expedition originally gave the name to Philipina, to the island Tendaya. This
island is now known as :
a. Samar b. Bohol [Link] d. Cebu

65. The Pintados is associated with the people of the Philippines living in:
a. East b. West c. North d. South

66. He was the first to write and the first to publish the History of the Philippines.
A. Dr. Jose Rizal B. Governor Antonio de Morga [Link] Blumentritt D. Ambeth Ocampo

67. The Spaniards entered into agreement with the Filipinos through Pacto de Sangre or the
Blood Compact , the purpose of which was to:
a. Have friendship between the Spaniards and the Filipinos;
b. Colonize the Philippines under Spain;
c. Prevent betrayal and increase solidarity of the bond;
d. Become blood brothers

68. The Filipinos, even before the Spaniard colonization, had already possessed the sense of
nationalism because:
a. The Filipinos observed from their community to love and respect the country;
b. The members of the smallest community never know, nor meet other Filipinos in the
archipelago but they still consider them, in their minds, as part of the nation, through
communication;
c. The Filipinos learn to accept other people in the community through communications;
d. The members of the larger communities communicate to smaller communities.

69. Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas has presented the following except one:

A. fair and just presentation of the Philippines in the pre-spanish regime

B. definite bias and distorted facts

C. rely on the invention to fit his defense of the Spanish conquest

D. presented the deeds achieved by the Spaniards in the discovery, conquest and
conversion of the Filipinos.
TRUE OR FALSE. Click True if the given statement is correct, otherwise, click False if
the statement is incorrect.

70. Doña Lolay is of Japanese and Chinese blood descent.

TRUE (Great grandfather, Eugenio Ursua was of Japanese descent; Great grandmother was
Chinese ; Grandfather was a Spanish-Filipino mestizo)

71. Rizal, being taught by his mother of good manners and respect for others, did not
experience bullying in school.

FALSE (he experienced bullying in school like any other school boys)

72. Jose Rizal, being an Ilustrado, could always eat 3 square meals a day while he was
studying abroad.

FALSE (False: He experienced economic regression, without a penny. He also experienced

going to school without breakfast)

73. Jose opened a medical clinic in Hongkong with the help of his friend Dr. Marquez.

TRUE

74. A Spanish legation office in Tokyo, during Rizal’s time, is similar to an embassy.

FALSE (False: it is lower than an embassy)

75. Jose Rizal agree with Andres Bonifacio that carrying out a revolt had to be sanctioned
first by Rizal.

FALSE (False: he did not agree)

76. Rizal refused to be rescued by the Katipuneros because he wanted to fulfill his mission
in Spain.

FALSE (False) Cuba.

77. Jose Rizal was charged with a crime of rebellion and accused as the main organizer of a
revolution, was judged guilty and sentenced to firing squad.

TRUE

78. The discovery, conquest and conversion of the Filipinos, cost Spanish blood but still
more of Filipino blood.

TRUE
79. The European System of Education was introduced in the 19th century, educating the
locals and have seriously taught Spanish.

FALSE (False; not seriously taught)

80. In Rizal’s annotations of de Morga’s Sucesos, he committed the error, like many other
historians in appraising the events of the past in the light of the present standards, like his
attacks on the church were unfair and unjustified. The abuses of the friars should not mean
that Catholics are bad.

TRUE