Mark V.
Rojas
BSIT -2R5
I.
___________________1. The people who became objects of ridicule and
laughter in an exhibition in Madrid.
___________________2. The upright,earnest and caring teacher whom
Rizal considered his best professor.
___________________3. The city where Rizal learned many languages and
became member of various scientific communities.
___________________4. Rizal was labeled with his name after restoring his
mother’s eyesight.
___________________5. A prominent university where Rizal enrolled in
the course Philosophy and Letters.
___________________6. The friend who loaned Rizal some amount to
cover for the printing of the Noli Me Tangere.
___________________7. The body guard who was assigned to Rizal to
protect him from his adversaries.
___________________8. The steamer, which Rizal took to reach Manila
near midnight of August.
___________________9. The Filipinologist who showed Rizal some
interesting things taken from tombs in the Philippines.
___________________10. A city southwest of Berlin which later became
the historical site of the Potsdam Conference in 1945.
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II True or False
_____________1. From 1877 to 1882, Rizal studied at the University of
Santo Tomas enrolling in the course Philosophy and Letters, but shifted to
Medicine a year after.
_____________2. Classes at the Ateneo were divided into two groups
namely, the Gryffindor Empire, comprising the interns(boarders) while the
other one, the Slytherin Empire, consisting of the externs(non-boarders).
______________3. Rizal was adamant in his decisions to return to his
native land.
______________4. Rizal attended a dinner party held in honor of two
award winning Filipino painters, Juan Luna and Antonio Luna.
______________5. From November 1885 to February 1886, Jose worked as
an assistant to the celebrated ophthalmologist Dr. Louis de Weckert.
______________6. In Casa Tomasina, Rizal’s landlord and uncle Antonio
Rivera had a daughter, Leonor who became his sweetheart.
______________7. Rizal stopped attending classes at Ateneo in 1882 for
he was sick and tired of the discrimatory and oppressive Dominican
professors.
______________8. Dr. Feodor Jagor is the autor of Travels in the
Philippines, which Rizal read as a student in Manila.
______________9. Ateneo was formerly the Escuela Pia(Charity School)- a
school for poor boys in Manila established by the city government in 1817.
_______________10. At the dinner party of Juan Luna and Antonio Luna.
Rizal delivered a very daring liberal speech, which became so controversial
that it even caused to his worrying mother.
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III Essay
1.What do think is the essence of Rizal's travel?
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2. Would you consider Rizal a congenial person based on his interactions?
Cite some instances to support your answer
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3. Is it sensible to Invest on education? Why or Why not?
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4. What can students learn from Rizal as regards his seemingly endless
pursuit for knowledge?
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5. It given a chance, would you pursue further studies like the national
hero? Why or Why not?
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