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Education Department
2nd Semester, S.Y. 2018 - 2019

Semi-Final Examination in Rizal 1

(Life and Works of Rizal)

Name: ____________________________ Course &Year Level: ______________ Date: ____________

Test I. True or False: write T if the statement is true and F the statement is false and modify the underlined
word which makes it erroneous. No erasures allowed. 2 pts each

_______________ 1. He wrote the last few chapters in Wilhelmsfield.

_______________ 2. Terencio de Espadaňa was the quack doctor in the novel
_______________ 3. Rizal loned an amount of P300 from Maximo Viola
_______________ 4. Rafael Ibarra is the main character of the Novel, Noli Me Tangere
_______________ 5. In the novel, Padre Sybila is the parish priest of Calamba

Test II. MATCHING TYPE. Select the correct answer from the box that corresponds to the given statement.
Write your answer on the space provided before the number. No erasures allowed.

“The Death of Geographical and Ethnological Society of Dr. Louis de Weckert

Cleopatra” Berlin

“Amor Patrio” Dr. Feodor Jagor Dr. Hans Vichow

Flute Dr. Rudolf Virchow Dr. Adolf Meyer

Friedrich Ratzel Spolarium “To The Flowers of

Heidelgberg”

“Aritmetica” Dr. Karl Ernest Schweigger Doctor “Uliman”

___________________ 11. German anthropologist Rizal befriended.

___________________ 12. Famous German anthropologist Rizal befriended.
___________________ 13. The painting of Juan Luna which won first place in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts
in Madrid.
___________________14. Famous German scientist-traveller and author of Travels in the Philippines I, a book
which Rizal read and admired during his student days in Manila.
___________________15. A leading French ophthalmologist in Paris where Rizal worked as an assistant in his
clinic.
___________________16.The musical instrument Rizal can fairly play well.
___________________17. A famous German anthropologist who sponsored Rizal’s membership to Berlin’s
Anthropological Society.
___________________18. A poem Rizal wrote in Europe in his mood of homesickness reminding him of the
blooming flowers at the garden of his home in Calamba.
___________________19. A professor of Descriptive Anatomy
___________________20. A German Geographer

Test III MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of the correct answer corresponding
to the item number on your sheet of paper. No erasures allowed.

________ 21. Who was the savior of the novel Noli Me Tangere?
a. Dr. Ferdinand Bluementritt b. Dr. Feodor Jagor
c. Dr. Maximo Viola d. Dr. Adolph Meyer
________ 22. Which is not true in the following statements?
 a. Rizal was enchanted in Berlin because of its scientific atmosphere and the racial prejudices in
that place.
b. In Berlin, Rizal lived a systematic and orderly life.
c. Rizal knew that in Berlin he was not only a student but also a person with a mission.
d. In Germany, Rizal noticed that the people had different religions but in spite of this difference,
they lived harmoniously.
________23. While in Heidelberg, Rizal worked at the University Eye Hospital under his direction
a. Dr. Ferdinand Bluementritt c. Dr. Otto Becker
b. Dr. Maximo Viola d. Dr. Louis de Wecker
________24. Where does the title of the novel come from?
a. It comes from a poem by the Lope de Vega
b. It is a reference to Greek mythology
c. It is derived from a Gospel
d. It is from a title of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting
________25. The literal translation of the title is:
a. The Social Cancer c. The Reign of Greed
b. Touch Me Not d. The Tropic of Cancer
________26. Finish the phrase from the author’s dedication to his Fatherland, “Desiring thy welfare, which is our
own, and seeking the best treatment, I will do with thee what the ancients did with their sick, exposing
them on the steps of the temple so that everyone who came to invoke the Divinity might offer them a
__________.
a.Remedy c. solution
b.Medication d. cure
________27. In what year was Noli Me Tangere first published?
a. 1885 c. 1887
b. 1886 d. 1889
________ 28. The novel was originally composed in what language?
a. Latin c. Spanish
b. Tagalog d. Hindu
________ 29. Which character tells Juan Crisostomo Ibarra to be careful and learn from his father?
a. The old priest c. Elias
b. Capital Tiago d. Lieutenant Guevara
________ 30. Which character tells Juan Crisostomo Ibarra to be careful and learn from his father?
a. The old priest c. Elias
b. Capital Tiago d. Lieutenant Guevara
________ 31. How did Dona Pia Alba die?
a. She died of Leukemia c. She died after giving birth
b. She died of Cancer d. She killed herself because of guilt
________ 32. Maria Clara’s character is a tribute to:
a. Segunda Katigbak ` c. Leonor Rivera
b. Josephine Bracken d. None of the aforementioned
________ 33. What is the name of the character who dreams of a distant future, so distant that he cannot reach
and see it, for which reason he masters a system of hierorglyphics and writes for a more advanced
generation?
a. Don Primitivo ` c. Pilosopong Tasio
b. Don Filipo d. Capitan Tiago
________ 34. In the novel, who among the characters said “Have you heard anyone speak ill of you? Have I
sometimes worried you? Not that either? Then you are tired of my friendship and want to drive me
away…”
a. Ibara ` c. Pilosopong Tasio
b. Elias d. Padre Salvi
________ 35. In the novel, who among the characters said “Have you heard anyone speak ill of you? Have I
sometimes worried you? Not that either? Then you are tired of my friendship and want to drive me
away…”
a. Ibara ` c. Pilosopong Tasio
b. Elias d. Padre Salvi

Test IV. Identification. Identify the words best describe in each item. No erasures allowed.

_______________ 33. Missing Chapter of the Noli

_______________ 34. Professor of natural history in the University of Prague.
_______________ 35. German Catholics and Protestants practice; two religions lived together harmoniously and
cordially
_______________ 36. The title of the presentation Rizal submitted as a requirement for his membership in a
prestigious organization.
_______________ 37. Portrays the brutalities of American slave-owners and pathetic conditions of the
unfortunately Negro Slave.
_______________ 38. Savior of the Noli
_______________ 39. Printing shop where the Noli was published
_______________ 40. Date when Rizal the novel was finally finished

Test IV. Enumeration. No erasures allowed.

1. Two (2) songs Rizal composed

2. Three (3) proofs of Rizal’s darkest winter
3. Five (5) reasons why he lived in Berlin
4. Five (5) people whom Rizal sent the first copies of the printed novel to
5. Five (5) people who agreed to his proposal to write a novel

Test V. Essay
1. If you are living in time of Rizal and you are to write a book or a novel, what will be the title and the content
of the book/novel? State your reason(s).

Prepared by: Riza Mae B. Fortuna, LPT, MM