Exercises 1

1. Why did Doña Teodora choose Jose as Rizal’s name? What was its significance?
Answer: Doña Teodora choose Jose as Rizal’s name because of St. Joseph, she was a
devotee of the Christian Saint Jose (St. Joseph) that’s why she named her child after St.
Joseph.

2. Have you seen the house of Jose Rizal in Calamba? Describe its structural design.
Answer: I haven’t seen the house of Jose Rizal in Calamba personally only in the
pictures. The structural design of his house in Calamba is the style of Bahay na Bato or
House of Stone, it is an updated version of Bahay kubo. The lower portion is made of
stone, while the upper portion consist of hardwood structure with narra floors. The
original interior flooring of the house was discovered during reconstruction and utilized,
it has a sliding windows made of capiz shells and red ceramic tile roof.

3. Why is Calamba referred to as “the cradle of a genius”? Describe Calamba as a

town?
Answer: Calamba referred to as “the cradle of genius” due to its impressive natural
beauty, the land is said to have inspired poets and artist and became known by this
nickname early in history. Calamba is a town named after a big native jar surrounded by
a big hacienda which belonged to the Dominican order which also owned almost all the
lands around it.

4. Identify the good qualities of Don Francisco Mercado as a father.

Answer: Don Francisco Mercado has a personality of a strong, brave and has a
leadership attitude, Rizal describe him as a “model of fathers” because his father gave
all their needs just to have a good life even if building and giving them a library that will
help to their education.

5. Identify the good qualities of Don Francisco Mercado as a Mother.

Answer: Dona Teodora is a brilliant, intelligent, caring, and lovable parent to her family
that derived Rizal to become temperament of poet, dreamer, bravery for sacrifice and a
genius.

6. How did biographer Rafael Palma describe Rizal?

Answer: According to biographer Rafael Palma, Rizal inherited from his father a
profound sense of dignity and self-respect, seriousness, and self-possession, and from
his mother the temperament of the poet and dreamer and bravery for sacrifice.

7. What could be the reason why Don Francisco chooses Rizal as the Family name of
his children?
Answer: Don Francisco chooses Rizal as the family name of his children because
Mercado sounded common and that the family name Mercado was being suspected to
be against the Spanish ruling due to the connection of Rizal’s brother Paciano to the
Martyr Priest GOMBURZA who are advocates of justice against the Spaniards.

8. Describe the family of Rizal as a social institution.

Answer: The Rizal family was truly a happy social institution were parental respect and
affection reigned supreme, both parents and children lived harmoniously united by
strong ties of affection, understanding and respect.

9. Explain the old adage “Spare the rod and the spoil the child”.
Answer: The old adage “Spare the rod and spoil the child” means that if the children are
not physically punished when they do wrong their personal development will suffer.

10. What are the functions of the family? How would you describe the Filipino family
today?
Answer: The function of the family are to regulate sexual access and activity, provide an
orderly context for procreation, nurture and socialize children, ensure economic stability,
and ascribe social status. The Filipino family today are known for having a strong and
close family ties they place high regard and out importance on their family before
anything else, they work all day and do all they can to feed and provide for their family.
 Exercise 2

1. Describe the life of Rizal as a young boy. Compare his life when he was young to our
boys today.
Answer: Jose Rizal just like Filipino young boys today had many beautiful memories to
reckon during his childhood days in Calamba, with parents full of affection to their
children and abundant blessing from the Lord Almighty, he grew up in a home
environment characterized by joy and contentment.

2. What inspired Rizal to write his poem, “In Memory of My Town”? What was the
message of the poem?
Answer: Being away from his family while he was a student at Ateneo de Manila, Rizal
reminisced his memories of childhood in his hometown Calamba Laguna and it inspires
him to write a poem “In Memory of My Town” to express his love and appreciation for
the place where he grew up.

3. What do you think are the effect – psychological and emotional of a good
environment to a young growing child? Explain your answer.
Answer: When children’s psychological and emotional development is nurtured, they
are more likely to feel good about themselves and those positive feelings are enabling
so this kids can focus on learnings and achieving their goals in life.

4. As a young boy, what was his bitter memory? When you were a young boy like Rizal,
can you remember an unpleasant memory or experience in your life? Can you relate?
Answer: Rizal’s first bitter memory was when little Concha (conception) whom he fondly
called died when she was only three years old, he cried bitterly and for the first time he
wept tears of love and intense grief. I can relate in this kind of bitter memory because I
also have an unpleasant memory when I was young, which was, when my grandfather
died its sad and painful to remember knowing that someone who is close to you passed
away.

5. As a student, what are your religious activities that can provide for spiritual
nourishment?
Answer: As a student my favorite religious activity is going on a church every Sunday
together with my family spending more time to God, prayer and worship are integral to
the life of all students and have the potential to nourish the spiritual growth of the
students.

6. Do you think that at early childhood, the child should know the meaning of discipline?
Explain your answer.
Answer: Yes, at an early childhood the child should already know the meaning of
discipline so that they are able to start understand about what is acceptable behaviors
and what isn’t and learn about the consequences.

7. Why was Dona Teodora arbitrarily arrested by the Spanish authorities?

Answer: Dona Teodora was arbitrarily arrested by the Spanish authorities on a
malicious charge that she allegedly aided her brother Jose Alberto in trying to poison
Alberto’s wife.

8. Under our present judicial system, what are the constitutional rights of the accused?
Answer: The constitutional rights of the accused is that, the accused shall be presumed
innocent until the contrary is proved, and shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and
counsel to be informed of the nature and the cause of the accusation against him, to
have a speedy, impartial and public trial to meet the witness.

9. What is meant by Due Process? Explain your answer.

Answer: Due process is a requirement that legal matters be resolved according to
established rules and principles, and that individuals be treated fairly. Due process
applies to both civil and criminal matters.

10. How did the unlawful arrest of the mother of Rizal affect his life? Explain your
answer.
Answer: Rizal was deeply affected with the pathetic incident and the injustice that
happened to his mother, and from that incident that were clearly and flagrantly a
violation of human rights and dignity, Rizal at an early age was awaken and consecrate
his life to combat evil forces of his times at any cost even at the expense of his life.
 Exercise 3

1. What do you think at the outset, Don Francisco wanted Rizal to study in Letran?
What could be the reason why he changed his mind and finally enrolled him in Ateneo?
Answer: I think the reason why Don Francisco wanted Rizal to study first in Letran is
because he believed that Rizal could develop his knowledge in studying in Letran but he
realized that for Rizal to attain his capabilities, he should study in Ateneo where he can
manage his abilities and improved all his skills with the kind of teaching in Ateneo.

2. What is your impression about Ateneo de Manila as an educational many years ago
and today?
Answer: Ateneo de Manila from many years ago is an educational institution made for
intelligent persons whom have no money to support their studies they provide support
with no payments from poo people and compared today Ateneo is now privately held
education educational institution that offers services for thousands of pesos and mostly
rich people are the one who can study in there but as compared long time ago, the
degree of educational they provide is really exceptional.

3. What was the reason why Rizal was almost denied admission at Ateneo?
Answer: Rizal was almost denied to admit in Ateneo because of his poor health and
short stature. But still he was admitted and soon became an emperor where he was the
brightest among the student.

4. As a student what was your experience during your first day in a new school
environment?
Answer: s, and school but luckily those feeling only stick around for a little while.

5. What was his price-winning poem at Ateneo? Can you tell the message of the poem?
Answer: Rizal’s winning poem in Ateneo is “To the Filipino Youth” which tells about the
love of the country and Rizal wanted each of the Filipino youths to develop their passion
in fighting for a freedom because he believed that youths are the only hope of our
mother land.

6. As a student how can your teachers inspire you to study harder? Are getting high
grades the only motivation factor?
Answer: As a student our professors motivate us in a way of telling things we can attain
when we become successful like earning high salary and attain a better status is life
which give us inspiration to study better and develop ourselves. Having high grades is
not the only motivating factor, when we get high grades we motivated to improved more
to maintain our standing but we are also motivated having low grades for us to develop
our weaknesses and perform better in the next examination. We are always motivated
by the things around us and these factors greatly affected our development as student.

7. What are the qualities do you expect from a teacher?

Answer: First of all, the most important thing that a teacher must have is the knowledge
because the students are all dependent on the information he would give. A good
teacher must have an ability to transfer all his teaching to his students by different
strategies that make the comprehension of students faster, and also it is important for a
teacher to have a mutual connection with his students for him to easily handle every
class discussion.

8. Identify the weak points of a teacher that impede the affectivity of the teaching
learning process in the classroom.
Answer: One of the problems that may arise in the classroom concerning the teacher is
the poor ability of some to transfer information to their students because they lack
knowledge on a certain lesson. There are also professors who sometime very lazy
where the students lack enough time to gather information from them.

9. Describe the system of education under the Jesuits educational management.

Answer: The system of education under the Jesuits educational management was
probably more advanced from that of other college in that period, the students were
trained by rigid discipline and character development. Religious instruction was given
emphasis to acquire the manners and morals of Christian gentlemen. The student heard
mass in the morning before classes begun and classes in all subjects were opened and
closed with prayers. Prizes were given for outstanding and impeccable department.
Penalties were meted out for disorderly conduct.

10. Make a comparative analysis of the academic climate between Ateneo de Manila
and University of Sto. Tomas during Rizal’s time.
Answer: The academic climate at the University of Sto. Tomas was quite different from
the Ateneo de Manila because in Ateneo, Rizal being a brilliant student he obtained
excellent grades and receive many prizes offered by the school and he even became an
“emperor” because he was the brightest in the class. While in University of Sto. Tomas,
Rizal’s impression was not like that of Ateneo because most Dominican Professors
seemed hostile to him and because of the unfriendly attitude of his professors he
virtually failed to maintain high scholastic honors.
 Exercise 4

1. Why was Rizal’s departure for Spain kept with utmost secrecy?
Answer: Rizal’s departure was kept secret to avoid the detection by the Spanish
Authorities and the friars.

2. Why did his sister Saturnina gave him a diamond ring before he left for Spain?
Answer: Saturnina gave him a diamond ring before he left in Spain to help him with his
finances.

3. Singapore is known for its clean and beautiful scenes even during Rizal’s visit many
years ago up to the present time. What do you think why Singapore is such a clean
city?
Answer: Singapore is such a clean city because of their Governments effort, it was
President Lee who drove Singapore to cleanliness through very strict laws and fines at
that time.

4. Describe Barcelona as a city in Spain. Have you gone to other countries?

Answer: Barcelona is a city if Catalina, Spain’s second largest city. Barcelona is a very
elegant city, famous for its impressive history, culture, monuments, museums, galleries
and open-hearted people. I haven’t gone to other countries yet.

5. How did Rizal spend his time in the early stage of his sojourn in Barcelona?
Answer: Rizal spend his time writing letters to his family, relatives, and friends, he also
wrote a nationalistic articles “Love of Country” and “Travels” were especially written for
Diariong Tagalog of Manila.

6. In what school did he continue his medical course in Spain?

Answer: Rizal continue his medical course in Spain at the famous Central University of
Madrid he enrolled in two courses in Medicine and in Philosophy and Letters.

7. In the Spanish Capital; whom did Rizal meet?

Answer: In the Spanish capital, Rizal meet and associated with other Filipino students
who formed the Spanish – Filipino Circle.

8. What is your understanding in Masonry? Why did Rizal join the organization?
Answer: Basically, masonry is referring to any material that is put together with what is
called mortar. Rizal’s central motive in joining the society was to secure the aid of the
Freemason in his battle against the abusive friars in the Philippines.

9. Who were the members of the Oral Examination when he defended his thesis for the
degree of Philosophy and Letters?
Answer: ---------------

10. Why was Rizal not given his degree of licentiate after finishing his medical course?
Answer: Rizal was not given his degree of licentiate until 1887 because he did not have
money to pay for the diploma and the degree when the school year ended in 1884.
 Exercise 5

1. Why did Rizal go to Paris and Germany? What was his primary purpose in going
there?
Answer: Rizal went to Paris and Germany in order to specialize in Ophthalmology, he
as a special interest in this branch of medicine so that he could restore his mother sight.

2. What is Ophthalmology?
Answer: Ophthalmology is a branch of medical science dealing with anatomy functions
and diseases of the eye.

3. While in Heidelberg, how did Rizal spent his days?

Answer: While in Heidelberg Rizal spend his days in attending lectures and conferences
in Ophthalmology under Dr. Javier Galezousky and Dr. Otto Becker, director of the
“Augen Klinic” and Rizal had the privilege to work in the clinical of a noted Polish
Ophthalmologist Dr. Javier Galezousky.

4. Can you describe Heidelberg as a city in West Germany?

Answer: Heidelberg is a city in West Germany, the fifth largest city in the State of
Baden-wurttemberg, Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar
Metropolitan Region and Heidelberg is a popular tourist destination due to its romantic
and picturesque cityscape.

5. In Leipzig, whom did Rizal meet? What was the significance of the said meeting?
Answer: In Leipzig, Rizal came to know Dr. Hans Meyer, eminent German scholar, who
once visited the Philippines in 1882.

6. Who was the professor Blumentritt? What brought about their personal relationship?
Answer: Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt is the Director of the Ateneo of Leitmeritz, he
was an Austrian teacher, secondary school principal in Leitmeritz, lecturer and author of
articles and books in the Philippines and its ethnography.

7. What was Rizal’s life in Berlin?

Answer: Rizal led a realistic life in Berlin as a student and as tourist, he attended
lectures of various interesting subjects in the University of Berlin and during his free
time he toured the country side of Berlin and observed with interest the way of life of the
German people.

8. What were the reason why he stayed in Berlin quite longer time than in any places in
Germany?
Answer: The reason why he stayed in Berlin quite longer time than in any places in
Germany is because of the following reasons, to gain further knowledge in
Ophthalmology, to gain more insight and understanding in various sciences and
language, to observe the prevailing political, social and economic conditions, to observe
and to learn new knowledge from German Scientist and scholar, and to finish writing his
novel “Noli Me Tangere”.

10. How did Rizal describe German woman?

Answer: Rizal describe German woman as diligent, hardworking, active, educated, kind
hearted and friendly, their mode of dressing is modest they don’t give emphasis to
expensive clothes and jewelry.

10. Who was the man helped Rizal so that the novel “Noli” will printed?
Answer: The man who helped Rizal so that the novel “Noli” will printed was his wealthy
friend Dr. Maximo Viola a patriot and physician and also an active member of the
Propaganda Movement in Madrid.
 Exercise 6

1. Why is Dresden, one of the cities of Germany an attraction to tourist?

Answer: Dresden one of the cities of Germany is an attraction to tourist because this
city has botanical gardens were different plants are exhibited for viewing and scientific
study; monuments and landmarks maintained with their aesthetic and historical
significance; museums where beautiful work of art and other objects of paramount
importance and permanent values are displayed and kept; and magnificent buildings
adorned with classical splendor.

2. While in Leitmeritz whom did Rizal meet?

Answer: While in Leitmeritz, Rizal meet another well-known scientist of Europe Dr.
Czepelak and Dr. Klutschack, both scientist were highly pleased to meet the Filipino
scholar and they had some pleasant conversation about the Philippines and Leitmeritz.

3. What important places and landmarks in Prague did Rizal and viola visit?
Answer: Rizal and Viola visited the tomb of Nicolaus Copernicus, the famous Polish
Astronomer, the museum of natural history, the bacteriological laboratories, the famous
and widely celebrated cave where San Juan Nepomuceno the catholic saint and martyr
was incarcerated, and the bridge where the saint was thrown into the river.

4. What can you say about Vienna the Capital of Austria?

Answer: Vienna the Capital of Austria is a beautiful city and this city is famous in songs
and beautiful stories that impressed the two Doctors, Vienna is a metropolis with unique
charm vibrancy and flair, it boast outstanding infrastructure its clean and safe and has
all the inspiration that we could wish for in order to discover this wonderful part of
Europe.

5. Why is the Danube River in Vienna famous among artist and tourist?
Answer: The Danube River in Vienna is famous among artist and tourist because it has
a lot of beautiful sceneries and interesting spots like the various plants and flowers
growing along the river banks, and archaic villages on the riversides that are serene and
peaceful a favorite subject for photographers, writers, artist, and other lovers of arts.

6. Why is the Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart famous in the field of music? What is his
nationality?
Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer, he was famous in the
field of music because he was one of the greatest composers of all time and he created
his own distinct style.

7. What was the site of trials in 1945-1946 of Nazis accused of war crimes?
Answer: The sites of trials in1945 -1946 of Nazis accused of war crimes was the
Nuremberg a city in central Barabia in West Germany.

8. Where can the biggest and tallest cathedral in Germany be found?

Answer: The biggest and tallest cathedral in Germany can be found at the city in East
Wurttemberg in Germany.

9. What is the most beautiful waterfall in Europe?

Answer: The most beautiful waterfall of Europe is the Bin Waterfall.

10. While in Vatican what did Rizal witnessed from the faithful Catholics that he was
deeply touched.
Answer: While in Vatican, Rizal witnessed the faithful Catholics receive the blessings of
the Supreme Pontiff at St. Peter’s square at the Vatican City and he was deeply
touched by the outpouring manifestation of faith by the Catholics on the supreme-being.
 Exercise 7

1. Why did Rizal leave the country for the second time and parted from his family and
friends?
Answer: Rizal leave the country for the second time and parted from his family and
friends because he was advised to leave the Philippines by no less than Governor
General Emilio Terrero because he stirred up a hornet’s nest when he got involved in
the Protesta de Calamba affair.

2. In the British colony who were the Filipinos who meet him?
Answer: In the British colony he was meet by the Filipino residents, Jose Maria Basa,
Balbino Mauricio and other exiles of 1872.

3. Have you gone to HongKong? How did he describe Macao in his diary? Answer: No,
I haven’t gone in Hongkong yet, Rizal describe Macao as a small, low, and gloomy.
There are many junks, sampans, but few streamers, it looks sad and is almost dead-
like.

4. Is there difference between Chinese culture in the Philippines and in HongKong?

Answer: ----------

5. How do the Chinese celebrate their New Year in HongKong?

Answer: Chinese celebrate their New Year in Hongkong in late January or February
with parades and a huge fireworks display.

6. Have you attended a Chinese Lauriat Party?

Answer: No I haven’t attended a Chinese Lauriat party yet.

7. Why was Rizal impressed in the city of Tokyo?

Answer: Rizal was impressed because of the beauty of the country, the cleanliness,
politeness and industry of the Japanese people. Also he was impressed because there
were very few thieves in the city of Tokyo and beggars were rarely seen in the city
streets unlike in Manila and other cities.

8. What is the basic form of greeting as a sign of politeness in Japan? Answer: The
basic form of greeting as a sign of politeness in Japan is to Bow.

9. Describe Tokyo as a city and compare it from Manila.

Answer: ----------

10. Who was O-Sei-San? Why did Rizal fall in love with her?
Answer: O-Sei-San was a Japanese samurai’s daughter, she was 23 years old when
she first met Jose Rizal at the Department store in Yokohama. Rizal fall in love with her
because O-Sei-San provided the beautiful escape that he deeply needed and he saw in
her the qualities of his ideal woman.
 Exercise 8

1. What was the primary reason Rizal left for London?

Answer: Rizal left for London and lived there from May, 1888 to March 1889, to copy,
study, and made the annotation of Dr. Antonio de Morga’s “Success de las Islas
Filipinas” (Events in the Philippine Island).

2. What is the significance of Dr. Antonio de Morga’s Success de Las Islas Filipinas.
Answer: An excellent and inspirational pieces of historiography because it can be
considered the best of the many histories of the Philippines written by early Spanish
writers, being accurate in facts and events and unbiased judgment.

3. While he was in London, what was the disturbing news he received from the
Philippines?
Answer: While he was in London he received some disturbing news from his country the
Philippines these were the exile of his brother-in-law who has denied a Christian burial;
the arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of Laureano Viado, a Sto. Tomas medical student
who was found in possessions of a copy of Noli Me Tangere; and the continued
Calamba Agrarian problem where the tenants including the family of Rizal were being
persecuted by the Spanish authorities.

4. Describe how Rizal celebrated Christmas and New Year’s Eve in a foreign land.
Answer: Rizal spent his Christmas and New Year’s Eve in London for the first time and
he was extremely delighted to experience holiday season. He spent his Christmas with
the Beckets family.

5. Enumerate the important points contained in his letter to the women on Malolos.
Answer:
1. Filipino mothers should teach their children love of God, country and
fellowmen;
 2. Filipino mothers should be glad and honored, like Spartan mothers to offer
their sons in the defense of their country;
3. Filipino women should educate themselves aside from retaining prayers
and wearing religious pictures, but rather it is living the real Christian way
with good morals and good conduct.

6. What was the primary objective of the Spanish-Filipino association Rizal and some of
his friends organized in Madrid?
Answer: The primary objectives of the Spanish-Filipino Association Rizal and some of
his friends organized in Madrid was to work the needed reforms which the Propaganda
Movement had initiated and continued to carry on.

7. What were the two pen names Rizal used while writing articles for La Solidaridad?
Why did he used pen names?
Answer: The two pen names Rizal used while writing the articles for La Solidaridad was
Dimansalang and Laong Laan. Jose Rizal used pen name Dimansalang and Laong
Laan for this article to hide his identity as he has been known for his strong criticism
against the Spaniards.

8. What brought about the misunderstanding between Luna and Rizal that almost
resulted in a duel?
Answer: Luna challenged Rizal to duel because Luna became jealous of him as he
thought all the while that Rizal was deliberately alienating Nelly’s affection for him but
Rizal told him that he had no feelings for Nelly the woman that Luna fell in love with, and
unfortunately the matter was settled amicably by their friends.

9. What was the disturbing news in Calamba he received while he was in Brussels?
Answer: The disturbing news in Calamba Rizal received while he was in Brussels came
from his brother Paciano telling him that there is a big tragic event happened in
Calamba on Sept. 6 the guardia civil arrived in Laguna and gave every family a 24
hours of preparation to leave their houses and when his father and mother disagreed
the Guardia Civil forced them and pushed them outside of their house.

10. What legal steps and remedies did Rizal do to seek justice for the various incident of
operation and injustice committed by the Spanish authorities against his Family and the
tenant-farmers of Calamba? Answer: ----------
 Exercise 9

1. Why did Rizal left Ghent for Marseilles?

Answer: Rizal left Ghent for Marseille, the primary reason were differences in political
persuasion with Marcelo H. del Pilar and other Filipino in Spain and his desire to lead
the Propaganda Movement.

2. Describe Rizal’s life while he was in HongKong?

Answer: While in Hongkong Rizal immediately went into the practice of medicine to earn
a living, he became friend with Dr. Lorenzo P. Marquez a Portuguese ophthalmologist
and eventually help Rizal to have many patients and in a few months Dr. Rizal’s name
became a by-world in the field of ophthalmology.

3. Who was the kind Portuguese Ophthalmologist who helped Rizal to gain recognition
of the field of Ophthalmic science?
Answer: The kind ophthalmologist who helped Rizal to gain recognition in the field of
ophthalmic science was Dr. Lorenzo P. Marquez who had an extensive training and
experience in his field of medical science in dealing with diseases of the eyes.

4. What were the nationalities of Rizal’s patients in the British Colony? Answer: The
nationalities of Rizal’s patient in British colony was, British, Chinese, Portuguese,
Japanese, Koreans, and Americans.

5. Why did Dr. Ariston Bautista Lin from Paris send him a congratulatory note
accompanied by a book on Diagnostic Pathology?
Answer: Dr. Ariston Bautista Lin from Paris send him a congratulatory note because of
his good reputation as a physician and ophthalmologist, and with the same profession,
Dr. Ariston Bautista Lin recognize Rizal’s remarkable contributions in the practice of
medical science involving eye diseases.
6. How did Dr. Germiniano de Ocampo, an accomplished Filipino Ophthalmologist
describe Rizal as an Ophthalmic surgeon?
Answer: Dr. Germiniano de Ocampo, an accomplished Filipino ophthalmologist describe
Rizal as an ophthalmic surgeon as a man of vision who sees far ahead, possessed all
the qualities of a great eye specialist, he had a keen and analytical intellect, lightness of
touch, deep knowledge of medicine and ophthalmology and that Rizal had been
properly trained by master ophthalmic surgeons.

7. What do you think why his family joined him in HongKong?

Answer:----------

8. Why did Rizal plan Filipino colonization in Borneo?

Answer: Rizal plan Filipino colonization Borneo because of the Calamba tenant farmers
and other town folk seemed hopeless to have a better quality of life that’s why he
planned and conceived an idea of how the management of these human resources
could be utilized.

9. What was the reason why his brother-in-law, Manuel Hidalgo opposed the plan?
Answer: The reason why his brother-in-law Manuel Hidalgo was not in favor and
opposed the plan is because he saw it as unnecessary to leave Philippines especially
because of the many sacrifice they had given for the country.

10. Enumerate the important aims of the La Liga Filipina?

 To unite the whole archipelago into one compact, vigorous and
homogenous body
 Mutual protection in every want and necessity
 Defense against all violence and injustice
 Encouragement of instruction, agriculture, and commerce and;
 Study and application of reforms.
 Exercise 10

1. Why did Rizal go to Malacañang Teodora when he arrived in Manila on June 26,

1892?
Answer: Rizal went to Malacañang when he arrived in manila on June 26, 1892 to pay a
courtesy call and interview the Governor-General Despojul who agreed to pardon his
father and his sister but not of his brother-in-law. --------

2. Who was the founder of the Filipino League (La Liga Filipina)?
Answer: The founder of the Filipino League (La Liga Filipina) was Jose Rizal, and he
was formally organized the League in Ayala Street Tondo Manila on July 3 1892.

3. Who ordered his arrest and later on deported to Dapitan?

Answer: Dr. Jose Rizal was ordered arrested by Governor-General Despojul and also
he was the one who ordered Rizal to be deported to Dapitan.

4. Describe Rizals life in Dapitan?

Answer: In Dapitan, Rizal lived an exemplary life in exhile, he built his own house,
planted many fruit-bearing trees and practiced his medical profession. In Dapitan Rizal
continued his interest in scientific, artistic, literacy, linguistic, and other intellectual
pursuits, he even devoted all his free time to agricultural, business and civic
development activities.

5. For Rizal, why is education very essential especially on the part of the youth?
Answer: For Rizal education is very essential because it is the very foundation from
which one can train and nurture the vital instruments of progress of the citizen
especially the youth. And for him the youth is one of the most essential ingredients in
any transformation endeavor – the young people with commensurate skills and the
necessary values who are willing to subordinate their interest for the common good.
6. What were the important aspects of education that Rizal taught to his student in
Dapitan?
Answer: The important aspect of education that Rizal taught to his students in Dapitan
are the value of hard work, character building, respect of human worth and dignity, the
spirit of cooperation and family solidarity.

7. Why was the American engineer H.H. Cameron all admiration and praise on Rizal’s
ingenuity?
Answer: An American engineer H.H. Cameron was all admiration and praised Rizal’s
ingenuity for he had no explosives with which to blast the hard rocks and limited
resources, except his determined effort and tenacity to construct the adequate which
had for its bottom the fluted tiles from the old house roofs, and was covered with
concrete made from lime burned from the sea coral.

8. What kind of root plant did Rizal discover while performing some scientific
experiments that was an effective medicine and capable of producing anesthetic
results?
Answer: Rizal discovered a root plant called “Nami” a kind of root plant to be edible
when cooked properly but it was poisonous because it contained hydrocyanic acid.

9. Describe Rizal as an Entrepreneur.

Answer: Rizal was a social entrepreneur especially since the innovation he introduced
showed townspeople that they could be self-sufficient. He also succeeded in awakening
the civic consciousness of the townspeople who considered him their own.

10 .Describe Josephine Bracken as a lady. Why did Rizal fall in love with her?
Answer: Josephine Bracken is an 18 year old petite Irish girl, with bold blue eyes, brown
hair and a happy disposition. She is an adopted daughter of George Taufer from
HongKong who came to Dapitan to seek Dr. Jose Rizal for eye treatment. Rizal was
physically attracted to her. His loneliness and boredom must have taken the measure of
him and that could be a better diversion that to fall in love again.

Exercise 11

1. Why did Rizal politely refused Bonifacio and other Katipuneros to help him scape
from the cruiser Castilla anchored at Cavite?
Answer: Rizal politely refused Bonifacio and other Katipuneros to help him escape from
the cruiser because of his principle and convictions being a man, and he was ready to
face the consequences of his decisions and he believe that timing wasn’t on their side.
2. While Rizal was held encomunicado, in Fort Santiago, what were the Spanish
authorities doing?
Answer: While Rizal was held encomunicado, in Fort Santiago the Spanish Authorities
were busy looking for evidence against him.

3. Describe the trial of Rizal.

Answer: When Rizal was arrested, he was imprisoned in Barcelona and sent back to
Manila to stand the trial. He was implicated in the revolution through his association with
members of the Katipunan and was to be tried before a court-martial for rebellion,
sedition, and conspiracy. During the entire passage, he was unchained no Spaniard laid
a hand on him, and had many opportunities to escape but refused to do so. Rizal was
convicted on all three charges and sentenced to death.

4. Who was the defender of Rizal who was an army officer?

Answer: The defender of Rizal who was an army officer was Lieutenant Luis Traviel de
Andara who happen to be the brother of Lieutenant Jose Traviel de Andara the officer
who once assigned to him when he was under surveillance during his brief sojourn in
Calamba, Rizal chooses him to be his defender and he accepted the responsibility.

5. What were some of the charges against Rizal during the trial that he refuted to be
baseless and unfounded?
Answer: Some of the charges were refuted by Rizal to Wit is his deportation to Dapitan
within the period of four years, he had not engaged in any political activities, then the
declaration of the witnesses against him were fabricated and not true.

6. Can you give a brief description of Rizal’s trial by a Court Martial?

Answer: The trial of Rizal Commenced on December 26 1896 at the Cuartel de
Espania, he was tried before a court martial for rebellion sedition and conspiracy and
was convicted on all three charges, and sentenced to death.

7. Do you think there was a fair conducted by the Military Tribunal? Explain your
answer?
Answer: ----------

8. Who was the Spanish-Governor General who affirmed the death sentence of Rizal?
Answer: The Spanish Governor-General who affirmed the death sentence of Jose Rizal
was Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja.

9. Why was the trial of Rizal was a Sham?

Answer: The trial was a sham because it was ridiculous and an utter display of power,
arrogance, and deceit and total mockery of the law.
10. how did biographer Rafael Palma describe Rizal after the judgement of the Spanish
authorities handed the decision?
Answer: ----------

Exercise 12

1. After the infamous decision of the military court of the execution of Rizal, who were
his visitors in his prison cell in Fort Santiago?
Answer: After the infamous decision of the military court of the execution of Rizal, he
received a number of visitors from his prison cell in Fort Santiago, they were the Jesuit
fathers who were his former professors at Ateneo and who offered his spiritual
consolation prayers and after a while his sister Trinidad and his mother Dona Teodora
Alonzo together with Josephine Bracken arrived to visit him in his prison cell and to say
a final goodbye.

2. To whom did Rizal give the alcohol cooking lamp, inside which he had written his
Ultimo Adios?
Answer: To his sister Trinidad, he gave his alcohol cooking lamp, inside which he had
written his ultimo adios.

3. What is your opinion about Rizal’s retraction?

Answer: I believed that Rizal really retracted but his renunciation of his letter will never
defeat the true love of his country, the shame in Rizal’s life is not the retraction of his
deeds, writing or personal conduct such as retraction was only a frailocratic figment of
the impoverished priestly imagination. ---

4. Who prepared the letter of retraction of Rizal?

Answer: Father Pio Pi the superior on the Jesuit Society in the Philippines prepared a
shorter retraction letter and Rizal like it and he accepted it.
5. Do you think the request of Rizal to Father Balaguer to solemnize a canonical
marriage with Josephine Bracken an hour his death was effected? Explain your answer.
Answer:----------

6. What was contained in Rizal’s last letter to his Father?

Answer: In his last letter to his father Francisco Mercado, he ask his father for
forgiveness for all the pain that he had caused him. Question: if you were Don
Francisco how would you feel?

7. Describe the death march of Rizal.

Answer: At about 6:30 AM, a trumpet sounded at Fort Santiago, a signal to begin the
death march to Bagumbayan. Rizal walked calmly with his defense counsel and two
Jesuit priests at his sides. He was dressed elegantly in a black suit, black tie. His arms
was tied behind from elbow to elbow. There a lot of spectators lining the street from Fort
Santiago to Bagumbayan.

8. Who was the military Physician who examined Rizal before he was executed? What
were his clinical findings?
Answer: A military physician who examined Rizal before he was executed was Dr.
Felipe Castillo and his clinical finding surprised him to find out that the pulse of Rizal
was perfectly normal.

9. Why did Rizal want to be shot facing the firing squad?

Answer: Rizal wanted to be shot facing the firing squad because in the execution of
traitors by firing squad, the condemned were shot in the back, but he protested saying
he was not a traitor to Spain that’s why he requested to be shot facing the firing squad
because he did not want to die as a traitor to Spain but his request was denied so he
calmly accepted his fate.

10. What was the exact time when he died in the morning at Bagombayan Field?
Answer: The exact time Rizal died at Bagombayan Field was exactly at 7:30 in the
morning.
 Exercise 13

1. How would you describe Nolin Me Tangere as a classic romantic novel?

Answer: The novel Noli Me Tangere highlights the virtues and good qualities of the
unspoiled Filipino, the modesty and devotion of the Filipino woman, the unstinting
hospitality of the Filipino family, the devotion of parents, the deep sense of gratitude,
and the solid common sense of the untutored Filipino peasant.-------

2. How did Noli Me Tangere come into being as a political novel?

Answer: The book was instrumental in creating an unfiled Filipino national identity and
consciousness, as many Filipinos previously identified with their respective regions to
the advantage of the Spanish Authorities. It lampooned, caricatured and exposed
various elements in colonial society.

3. What is the distinction Between Noli Me Tangere style and content?

Answer: The distinction between Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo is that Noli Me
Tangere shosed a soft spoken, patient, compassionate, and idealistic Juan Crisostomo
Ibarra. In this novel we ca see how Crisostomo Ibarra bravely endured the oppression
of the Spaniards to his countrymen, especially to his family. While El Filibusterismo
featured a different Ibarra. This sequel to Noli portrayed the angry, vengeful side of
Ibarra who disguised himself as a wealthy jeweler named Simoun. He is a close friend
of the Kapitan Heneral who cameto avenge himself and his country. In this novel
showed the steps made by Ibarra to revenge the people especially his own. The tactics
he used was deception and he wanted to start a nationalist revolution but he failed.

4. Where did the concept Noli Me Tangere come from?

Answer: Noli Me Tangere came into being because Rizal was deeply touched while
reading Harriet Bachelor Stowe’s “UncleTom’s Cabin”, which portrayed the brutalities of
American slave owners and the pathetic conditions of the unfortunate Negro Slaves. His
empathy as he sympathized with this oppressed people became the starting point to
write these twin novels.

5. To whom did Rizal dedicate El Filibusterismo?

Answer: Rizal dedicate his novel El Filibusterismo in pain memory of the martyrdom of
the three Filipino priest Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, who were
executed in Bagongbayang Field on February 28, 1872.

6. What does Fili as a political novel dramatize?

Answer: Fili as a political novel dramatized bitterness, hatred, pain, violence, sorrow,
greed and vengeance.

7. Who was Crisostomo Ibarra in Noli Me Tangere?

Answer: Crisostomo Ibarra in Noli Me Tangere was a young and wealthy Filipino who
had just returned after several years of successful study in Europe. Crisostomo Ibarra
was the only son of Don Rafael Ibarra and the fiance of Beautiful and demure Maria
Clara, whose supposed father was Capitan Tiago, a friend of Don Rafael.

8. Who was Simoun in El Filibusterismo?

Answer: Simoun in El Filibusterismo is Crisostomo Ibarra in disguise, left dead at the
end of Noli Me Tangere. He has resurfaced as the wealthy jeweler, after thirteen years
he decided to come back to the Philippines to carry on his plan to overthrow the
Government through a revolution and save Maria Clara in the Monastery.

9. Describe Maria Clara as a character in Noli Me Tangere?

Answer: ----------

10. Which will you choose of the two novels Noli or Fili? Why?
Answer: ----------
 Exercise 14

1. How did Rizal portray his ideals to institute reforms?

Answer: Rizal portrayed his ideas to institute reforms by using his pen to arouse his
people and advocated peaceful reforms from the Spanish Government, he portrayed his
ideas in his writings and works.

2. What could be the fundamental causes of the Filipinos misery and humiliation in the
hands of the Spaniards?
Answer: The fundamental causes of the Filipino’s misery and humiliation in the hands of
the Spaniards are the weakness, uneducated and divided Filipinos, Philippines has
been stagnant for so long that its eyes were closed to ills around It.

3. What is the ideal of Rizal on nationalism?

Answer: Rizal’s ideal on nationalism, emphasized on the need of the recovering this
great idea to awaken the nationalistic spirit among the Filipinos who were quite passive.

4. How can the education be a powerful means in propagating nationalism?

Answer: Education can be a powerful means in propagating nationalism, it would place
great importance on the teaching of Philippine History from the point of view of the
Filipino people this will develop an anti-colonial, anti-imperialist orientation based on our
historical experience as a people. Such a history should clarify how, why and for whose
benefit our people have been exploited and oppressed.

5. What is the ideal of Rizal in moral values? Can moral values exist only in a free being
on his voluntary human acts?
Answer: Rizal’s ideals in moral values, implies obligation. It can exist only in a free
being and his voluntary human acts. It is universal in the sense that what holds for an
individual, holds for all in the same conditions and circumstances, he pointed out the
needed reforms which are radical reforms in the military, in the clergy, in the
administration of justice and more respect for human dignity.

6. What is the ideal of Rizal on Cooperation? How will cooperation among the Filipinos
be realized?
Answer: ----------

7. Explain the ideal of Rizal on nation-building.

Answer: ----------

8. What is Democracy in a political environment?

Answer: ----------

9. How does education contribute to the well-being of a person which is one of Rizal’s
lofty ideals since childhood?
Answer: ----------

10. What is the ideal of Rizal on the Filipino family? Enumerate the functions of the
family.
Answer: The family acts act as a social laboratory which prepares the child for life in the
bigger society and that it is the family which is the first, the closest, and the most
influential social group in the obedient family.
 Exercise 15

1. What is Philosophy?
Answer: Philosophy is derived from Greek words Philo meaning ‘love’ and Sophos or
Sophia meaning ‘wise’ or ‘wisdom’. Philosophy therefore is Love of Wisdom.

2. What is the importance of Philosophy to a person?

Answer:

3. As a student, what is your Philosophy in life?

Answer: ----------

4. What is the educational Philosophy of Dr. Jose Rizal?

Answer: Rizal’s philosophy of education centers on the provision of proper motivation in
order to bolster the great social forces that make education a success, to create in the
youth an innate desire to cultivate his intelligence and give him life eternal.

5. What is the primary mission of education according to Dr. Jose Rizal?

Answer: The primary mission of education according to Dr. Jose Rizal is to open the
possibility of the future to those creatures. Education is the one that is needed to open
their vision to things ahead of them, it is education which will elevate their aspirations,
guide their actions, and enrich their lives.

6. Dr. Jose Rizal considered education as the prerequisite of any social progress.
Explain this statement.
Answer: ----------
7. The home is recognized as a great social force in the education of a people. Can you
explain further?
Answer:----------

8. What should be the primary aim of education as envisioned by Dr. Jose Rizal?
Answer: The primary aim of education is the development of the people’s mentality.
Very much depends upon the mentality of the people in the way of improving the
condition of the country.

9. What should be the role of the parents in molding the minds of their children?
Answer: The parents should always be the one helping their children to mold their mind
and to shape child’s personality, the parent should teach the lesson of assertiveness
and maturity and that the parents should accept this sacred duty of their life and bring-
up their children fruitfully.

10. According to Socrates, an eminent Athenian Philosopher, “The unexamined life is

not worth living”. Explain this statement.
Answer: