Rizal’s Education In The Philippines
Calamba and Biñan, Ateneo Municipal, and the University of Santo Tomas
EARLY EDUCATION IN CALAMBA AND BIÑAN
JOURNEY TO HIS EARLY EDUCATION
● Maestro Celestino - Rizal’s first tutor
● Maestro Lucas Padua - second tutor
● Leon Monroy - a former classmate of Rizal’s father, he lived at the
Rizal home and instructed Jose in Spanish and Latin.
○ Unfortunately, he did not live long. He died five months
later.
June 1869 - at the age of eight, Rizal needed to leave his family to
study in Biñan.
THE FIRST DAY TO BIÑAN
● Maestro Justiniano Cruz - he had reward and punishment as his
method of teaching; he used corporal punishment to inculcate
discipline in his students.
○ Pedro - he was challenged by Rizal to a fight
○ Juancho - Rizal’s teacher in painting
RETURN TO CALAMBA
● December 1870 - he received a letter from his sister Saturnina
advising him to ride the steamer Talim that would bring him
back to Calamba.
● December 17, 1870, @ 1:00 in the afternoon, Saturday - he
reached his home at Calamba
FORMAL SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE AT ATENEO MUNICIPAL
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Rizal entered Ateneo Municipal when he was 11 years old, four
months after the execution of Gomburza and Doña Teodora still
in prison.
His father decided not to send him to the Colegio de San Jose
because of the unhappy experience his brother Paciano had in
the said school.
His father wanted to send Rizal to Colegio de San Juan de
Letran but later decided to have him enrolled at Ateneo
Municipal formerly known as Escuela Pia.
ATENEO
● Rizal took the entrance examination at the Colegio de San Juan
de Letran on June 10, 1872.
● After passing the qualifying examination, Rizal sought
admission at the Ateneo Municipal.
ENROLLMENT AT ATENEO
● Father Magin Fernando - the college registrar, was at first very
firm in denying Rizal admission.
● Rizal was refused to be admitted to this institution for two
reasons: late registrant and frail and undersized for his age.
● Due to the intervention of Manuel Burgos, the college registrar
finally admitted the young Jose.
● Jose adopted the surname Rizal at the Ateneo because their
family name Mercado had come under suspicion of the Spanish
authorities.
● Ateneo was located in Intramuros, Manila. He boarded in a
house on Caraballo St., 25 mins. Walk from the campus. The
boarding house was owned by Titay, who owed the Rizal family
P300. Jose boarded there to collect part of the debt.
THE ATENEAN SYSTEM OF EDUCATION
● Jesuits trained the character of every student through rigid
discipline and religious instruction. Students were required to
hear masses in the morning before the start of the classes.
Classes usually began and ended with prayers.
● Atenean teachers enforced a program of dividing the class into
two competing empires: the Romans and the Carthaginians.
● Roman Empire was the boarding students at Ateneo and the
Carthaginian Empire were non-boarding students.
The class was divided into two groups:
❖ Carthaginian (the non-boarder of Ateneo)
❖ Roman (the boarder inside Ateneo)
The best student:
Emperor
The second best student:
Tribune
The third best student:
Decurion
The fourth best student:
Centurion
The fifth best student:
Standard Bearer
Within the empire, the students fought for these
positions by challenging the ones holding the
ranks to answer
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT ATENEO
● RIZAL’S FIRST YEAR
○ Rizal’s first professor in Ateneo was Fr. Jose Bech.
○ Rizal was placed at the bottom of the class since he was a
newcomer and knows little Spanish.
○ He was an externo (Carthaginian), occupying the end of
the line. But at the end of the month, he becomes
emperor of his Empire.
He was the brightest student in the whole class, and he
was awarded a prize, a religious prize.
○ Rizal took private lessons in Santa Isabel College during
noon recess to improve his Spanish language, paying
three pesos for those extra lessons.
○ Rizal didn’t enjoy his summer vacation because his
mother was in prison so Neneng (Saturnina) brought him
to Tanauan.
○ But without telling his father, he went to Santa Cruz to
visit his mother in prison. He told her of his brilliant
grades.
○ After summer, he returned to Manila and now boarded in
Intramuros at No. 6 Magallanes St.
RIZAL’S SECOND YEAR
○ At the end of the school year, Rizal received excellent
grades in all subjects and a gold medal.
○ The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas - the first
favorite novel of Rizal which made a deep impression on
him.
○ Universal History by Cesar Cantu - Rizal persuaded his
father to buy him this set of historical works that was a
great aid in his studies.
RIZAL’S THIRD YEAR
○ Rizal grades remained excellent in all subjects but he
won only one medal - in Latin.
○ At the end of the school year, Rizal returned to Calamba
for the summer vacation. He himself was not impressed
by his scholastic work.
RIZAL’S FOURTH YEAR
○ June 16, 1875 - Rizal became an interno in Ateneo.
○ Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez - a great educator and
scholar, one of Rizal’s professors who inspired him to
study harder and to write poetry.
○ Rizal topped all his classmates in all subjects and won
five medals at the end of the school term.
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RIZAL’S LAST YEAR
○ Rizal - the most brilliant Atenean of his time, and was
truly the pride of the Jesuits.
○ Graduated With Highest Honor.
○ March 23, 1877 - Rizal received from his Alma Mater,
Ateneo Municipal, the degree of Bachelor of Arts, with
highest honors.
Rizal’s academic triumph at Ateneo can be attributed to three
factors, namely: racial pride, monastic discipline, and seclusion
of school boarding life.
He exerted extraordinary efforts to prove to his Spanish
classmates that Filipino students can compete with them
academically.
The monastic discipline of competition inside the classroom
triggered in him the motivation to outdo his classmates.
Owing to the seclusion of his boarding school life, he was able
to devote more time to his studies.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT ATENEO
● He became a member of and eventually an officer in the
religious confraternities at Ateneo - Sodality of Our Lady; and
Apostleship of Prayer.
● He also joined the Academy of Spanish Literature and the
Academy of Natural Sciences.
● Rizal took painting lessons under Agustin Saez, and sculpture
lessons under Romualdo de Jesus.
● As a result of the talent he had in fine arts, Rizal was able to
carve the image of the Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart of
Jesus.
● He also sustained the physical fitness training started under his
Tio Manuel.
LITERARY WORKS AT ATENEO
● The first poem he wrote as a student was entitled Mi Primera
Inspiracion (My First Inspiration). This poem was dedicated by
Rizal to his mother on the occasion of the latter’s natal day.
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Un Recuerdo de Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town) - this poem
was his way of paying homage to his birthplace, Calamba.
Al Niño Jesus (To the Child Jesus) - written by Rizal during his
student days, when he was 14 years old. This poem was his
expression of his devotion to Catholicism.
Through Education The Country Receives Light - Rizal
compared education to a lighthouse, considering that it can
guide people in their behaviors and actions.
The Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education Rizal stressed the importance of religion to education. For Rizal,
education not centered on God cannot be considered true
education.
RIZAL’S HIGHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
● Rizal’s completion of the Bachiller en Artes at Ateneo Municipal
entitled him admission to higher studies at a university.
● Although Doña Teodora was opposed to Rizal’s pursuit of higher
education for fear of what might happen to him due to the
martyrdom of Gomburza, Don Francisco decided to send him to
UST.
ENROLLMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
● At first, Rizal was not certain of what course to pursue after
graduating with honors at Ateneo. His former Jesuit mentors
were suggesting that Rizal should take either priesthood or
farming.
● Rizal considered going into literature, law, or medicine.
● His brother Paciano discouraged him to pursue law, owing to
his belief that Rizal will not be able to practice the profession
later due to the political conditions in the country during those
times.
● Uncertain of what course to take up, the sixteen-year-old Rizal
enrolled in the course Philosophy and Letters, during his
freshman year at UST.
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In the first place, the said course was what his father wanted
him to pursue. Secondly, his decision to enroll in the said
academic program could also be attributed to his failure to
solicit the advice of Father Ramon Pablo.
After his freshman year, Rizal shifted his course from Philosophy
and Letters to Medicine. This was brought by these factors:
○ He was advised by Father Ramon to pursue the course.
Owing to his mother’s failing eyesight, Rizal felt that he
should finish medicine so that he could cure his mother’s
physical ailment.
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His decision was prompted by his desire to:
○ cure his mother's failing eyesight
○ Fr. Ramon wrote back advising Jose to take up
medicine
○ highly in demand course
Rizal entered a very different world in UST as a
student.
Rizal spent his time studying. He returned to Ateneo
to take up a land surveying course which was then a
vocational course.
He completed the surveyor's course and was awarded
the title of perito agrimensor.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT UST
● Rizal’s academic performance at UST was not comparable with
how he fared in Ateneo.
● His unhappiness at UST can be traced to three factors, namely:
○ the hostility of Dominican professors towards Rizal;
○ racial discrimination against Filipino students; and
○ the obsolete and repressive method of instruction at UST.
● From Rizal’s scholastic records, it was obvious that he was not
good material for a medical course. His grades in most of his
medical subjects were generally average, indicating that
medicine was not his real vocation but the arts.
● Rizal’s unsatisfactory performance can be attributed to the
exciting distractions of youth he experienced as a student in
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Manila. Rizal became fascinated with women during his
student days at UST.
At first, he became infatuated with Segundina / Segunda
Katigbak of Batangas, whom he visited often in her boarding
house frequently.
In fact, there is a time that he was courting Leonor “Orang”
Valenzuela and Leonor Rivera. After learning that Orang was
already engaged with another man, Rizal concentrated his
efforts on Leonor Rivera.
LIBERALISM AND FILIPINO STUDENTS AT UST
● The influx of liberal ideas can be attributed to the opening of
the Suez Canal, and the opening of the Philippines to world
trade.
● Filipino students in Manila came to be affected by the entry of
these liberal ideas into the country.
● They desired to understand and explain everything (Guerrero,
1998).
● This stemmed from their exposure to three important
revolutions of the 19th century on the country: the revolution of
the senses against the otherworldliness of monasticism; the
revolution of human reason against the comforting certitudes
of the catechism; and the revolution of race and nation against
inequality and subjection.
● To encourage the production of literary works in Manila, the
Liceo Artistico Literario de Manila, an organization of art lovers
in the city, conducted a regular competition in literary writing.
● Rizal joined the contests. His entries, A La Juventud Filipina (To
The Filipino Youth) and El Consejo de los Dioses (The Council of
the Gods) were adjudged as the best entry in the said
competition.
IMPORTANT LITERARY WORKS AS A UNIVERSITY STUDENT
★ A LA JUVENTUD FILIPINA (TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH)
○ A classic in Philippine literature for two reasons.First, it
was a great poem in Spanish written by a Filipino,
recognized by the Spanish authorities. Second, it was the
first expression of the nationalistic concept that the
Filipinos were the fair hope of the motherland.
○ Another important point that Rizal stressed in the poem
relates to the role of the youth in nation-building. In the
poem, he called the youth, The Fair Hope of the
Motherland.
○ Rizal challenged the youth of his day to do three things:
to cultivate their talents in the arts; to develop their
knowledge of the sciences; and to look forward and
break their chain of bondage.
★ EL CONSEJO DE LOS DIOSES (THE COUNCIL OF THE GODS)
○ it was an allegory in praise of Cervantes as a co-equal of
Homer and Virgil. The entry was judged the best entry in
the competition that year. The jury, however, upon
discovering that its author was a Filipino decided to
confer the grand prize to a Spaniard.
★ JUNTO AL PASIG (BESIDE THE PASIG)
○ it was a play written by Rizal at the request of the Jesuits
and was staged at Ateneo, in connection with the
celebration of the Feast Day of Immaculate Conception.
★ A FILIPINAS
○ a sonnet was written by Rizal in 1880 not only to praise
the Philippines for its beauty but to encourage Filipino
artists to glorify the country through their artworks.
★ Rizal joined the competition to prove one thing - that the
Filipinos can equal and even surpass the Spaniards in literary
prowess.
STUDENT ACTIVISM AT UST
● In order to show their Spanish detractors that Filipino students
were united, Rizal organized a secret society of Filipino
students. This society came to be called Compañerismo. The
members called themselves Companions of Jehu. Rizal
naturally became the president of this secret society, with
Galicano Apacible as secretary.
● He criticized the humiliating treatment of brown Filipino
students, who were often insulted by their Dominican mentors.
● He also condemned the archaic/old method of instruction at
UST.
● He described comically the teaching of Physics devoid of
laboratory experiments. Students could not even touch the
different laboratory apparatus and equipment.
● Moreover, favoritism and skin color, not meritocracy and
intellectual brilliance were the criteria for judging the actual
academic performance of students.
FIRST TASTE OF SPANISH BRUTALITY
● Rizal had his first taste of Spanish brutality during his first
summer vacation at Calamba after his freshman year at UST.
While he was walking in the street, he failed to see the man
passing by owing to the darkness of the night. Because he was
not able to recognize the man, who happened to be lieutenant
of the Guardia Civil, Rizal did not bother to salute nor greet him
Buenas noches. Since the lieutenant was expecting to be
treated with respect and courtesy by everybody in the town, he
whipped out his sword and slashed it at Rizal’s back.
● Rizal was wounded. He sent a written complaint to
Governor-General Primo de Rivera about the incident. Nothing
positive came out of his complaint, considering that he was an
Indio.
● This incident left a deep impression on Rizal.
● Cognizant of his dignity, and of his ability to compete with a
Spaniard on equal terms, he found that as an Indio, he was not
accorded equality with a Spaniard before the bar of justice.
DECISION TO GO TO EUROPE
● After completing his fourth year in the medical course, Rizal
decided to leave the country for Europe. While obviously, Rizal
was to leave the country to complete his medical course in
Barcelona, Spain, this was not the real reason for his sudden
departure.
● There were hidden purposes for his voyage to a new world. It
can be inferred from Paciano’s letter to Rizal that the following
were the real purposes of Rizal’s voyage to Europe:
○ to make a name for himself in the realm of journalism;
○ to observe and study European society; and
○ to prepare himself for the task of liberating the Filipinos
from Spanish tyranny.
June 1869
age of eight, Rizal needed to leave his family
to study in Biñan
Maestro Celestino
Rizal’s first tutor
Maestro Lucas Padua
second tutor
Leon Monroy
a former classmate of Rizal’s father;
instructed Jose in Spanish and Latin
Maestro Justiniano Cruz
reward and punishment as his method
of teaching
Pedro
challenged by Rizal to a fight
Juancho
teacher in painting
Father Magin Fernando
college registrar, was at first very firm in
denying Rizal admission
Manuel Burgos
Due to his intervention, the college
registrar finally admitted the young Jose.
Titay
owed the Rizal family P300: Owned a
boarding house
December 1870
received a letter from his sister Saturnina
December 17, 1870
he reached his home at Calamba
June 10, 1872
took the entrance examination at the
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Fr. Jose Bech
Rizal’s first professor in Ateneo
June 16, 1875
Rizal became an interno in Ateneo.
Fr. Francisco de Paula
Sanchez
inspired Rizal to study harder and to
write poetry
March 23, 1877
Rizal received the degree of Bachelor of Arts,
with highest honors
Agustin Saez
painting lessons
1880
Wrote the sonnet A FILIPINAS
Romualdo de Jesus
sculpture lessons
Tio Manuel.
physical fitness training
Father Ramon Pablo
advised Jose to take up medicine
Segundina / Segunda
Katigbak
Rizal became infatuated with her
Leonor “Orang”
Valenzuela
already engaged with another man
Leonor Rivera
Rizal became infatuated with her
Galicano Apacible
secretary of the secret society
Compañerismo
Governor-General Primo
de Rivera
He sent a written complaint to him
about the incident
Mi Primera Inspiracion
(My First Inspiration)
first poem he wrote as a student;
dedicated by Rizal to his mother
Un Recuerdo de Mi Pueblo
(In Memory of My Town)
paying homage to his birthplace,
Calamba
Al Niño Jesus
(To the Child Jesus)
expression of his devotion to
Catholicism
Through Education The
Country Receives Light
compared education to a lighthouse
The Intimate Alliance
Between Religion and Good
Education
education not centered on God
cannot be considered true education
A La Juventud Filipina
(To The Filipino Youth)
adjudged as the best entry in the
said competition at Liceo Artistico
Literario de Manila
El Consejo de los Dioses
(The Council of the Gods)
A LA JUVENTUD FILIPINA
(TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH)
A classic in Philippine literature for
two reasons
great poem in Spanish written
by a Filipino
● first expression of the
nationalistic concept that the
Filipinos were the fair hope of
the motherland
He called the youth, The Fair Hope of
the Motherland
Challenged the youth of his day to
do three things
● cultivate their talents in the
arts
● develop their knowledge of
the sciences
● to look forward and break
their chain of bondage
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EL CONSEJO DE LOS DIOSES
(THE COUNCIL OF THE
GODS)
an allegory in praise of Cervantes as
a co-equal of Homer and Virgil
JUNTO AL PASIG
(BESIDE THE PASIG)
play written by Rizal in connection
with the celebration of the Feast Day
of Immaculate Conception
A FILIPINAS
a sonnet written by Rizal in 1880;
encourage Filipino artists to glorify
the country through their artworks
I. Select the item that makes the statement
CORRECT.
1. Rizal felt
homesick
excited being away from his family for the first
time.
2. Even at the elementary level of school, Rizal was
able to demonstrate his
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mental shrewdness
intellectual superiority
8. An organization of art lovers which sponsored an
annual literary contest during Rizal's student days at
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9. Pedro, the son of the village teacher, became Rizal's
first*
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3. Old Juancho / Juancho was Rizal's mentor in
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drawing and painting
fencing and arnis while he was in Binan.
4. The secret society organized by Rizal at UST came to
be known as
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Fraternidad
Comradeship
Compañerismo
Circulo - Hispano
5. Rizal's teacher at the village school in Binan was
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Maestro Lucas Padua
Maestro Justiniano Cruz
6. The course Rizal's father wanted him to pursue at
UST was
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law and jurisprudence
medicine
surveying
philosophy and letters
7 He advised Rizal to enroll in medicine.
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Fr. Magin Fernando
Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
Fr. Ramon Pablo
Fr. Rufino Collantes
Liceo Artistico Literario de Manila
Liceo Artistico Literario de Filipinas
Liceo Artistico Literario de Espanya
Liceo Artistico Literario de Madrid
enemy
friend in school
10. Was considered Rizal's first infatuation.
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Segunda Katigbak
Consuelo Ortega y Rey
Leonor Valenzuela
Leonor Rivera
II. Write TRUE, if the statement is true; FALSE if it is
false.
11. Rizal's performance at UST was not comparable
with how he fared at Ateneo. TRUE
12. The principal reason behind Rizal's decision to go to
Europe was to complete his medical studies in Madrid.
FALSE
13. The fascination with women did not affect Rizal's
performance as a college student. FALSE
14. Liberalism influenced Rizal and his fellow students
at UST. TRUE
15. Rizal's first taste of injustice led him to accept the
reality that nothing can be done about the abuses of
the Spanish authorities. FALSE
III. Which literary work of Rizal can be associated
with the descriptions/messages given below?
16. The youth as the hope of the motherland.
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A La Juventud Filipina
El Consejo De Los Dioses
A Filipinas
Junto AL Pasig
17. A poem of encouragement for Filipino artists to
glorify the country thru their works of art.
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A La Juventud Filipina
El Consejo De Los Dioses
A Filipinas
Junto AL Pasig
18. A prophecy of 50 years of revolution, invasion,
defeat and civil tumult/ Staged at Ateneo in
connection with the celebration of the Feast Day of
Immaculate Conception.
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A La Juventud Filipina
El Consejo De Los Dioses
A Filipinas
Junto AL Pasig
19. A poem of tribute to Dona Teodora on her natal
day.*
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Al Nino Jesus
Un Recuerdo De Mi Pueblo
Mi Primera Inspiracion
Por La Educacion Recibe Lustre
20. An allegory in praise of Cervantes as co-equal of
Homer and Virgil.*
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A La Juventud Filipina
El Consejo De Los Dioses
A Filipinas
Junto AL Pasig
IV. Select the item which does not belong to the
group.
21. Important Revolutions Where Filipino Students
were Exposed During Rizal's Student Days at UST
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revolution of race and nation against
inequality and subjection
revolution in scientific thinking and
reasoning
revolution of human reason against the
comforting certitude of cathechism
revolution against the other worldliness of
monasticism
No Error
22. Rizal's Message to the Filipino Youth for Them To
Be The Fair Hope of the Motherland ●
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cultivate their knowledge in the arts
develop their knowledge of the sciences
look forward and break their bond of bondage
develop their physical prowess
No Error
23. Cause of Rizal's Unhappiness During His Student
Days at UST ●
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racial discrimination against Filipino students
marriage of Leonor Valenzuela
obsolete and repressive methods of
instruction at UST
hostility of Dominican professors to Rizal
No Error
24. Hidden Purposes of Rizal's First Voyage to Europe ●
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To study and observe European society.
To prepare himself for the task of liberating
the Filipinos.
To make a name for himself in the field of
medicine.
To be recognized in the area of journalism.
No Error
25. Contributory Factors to Rizal's Mediocre
Performance at UST ●
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Exciting distractions of youth
A and C only
Medicine, not Rizal's vocation
Dissatisfaction with the Dominican system of
education
No Error
IV. Change the CAPITALIZED word/s to make each
statement correct.
26. The title TRIBUNE was conferred to the best
student in the competing academic teams in Rizal's
class.*
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TRIBUNE
EMPEROR
STANDARD BEARER
DECURION
27. Rizal graduated with the HIGH ACADEMIC
HONORS at Ateneo.*
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HIGHEST ACADEMIC HONORS
HIGHER ACADEMIC HONORS
EXEMPLARY ACADEMIC HONORS
HIGH ACADEMIC HONORS
28. Ateneo Municipal was formerly known as ESCUELA
PARA HIJOS DE ESPANA.
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ESCUELA DE ATENEO
ESCUELA PIA
ESCUELA PARA HIJOS DE ESPANA
ESCUELA DE ESPANA
29. The young Jose used the surname MERCADO
when he enrolled at Ateneo,
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RIZAL
ALONZO
PROTACIO
MERCADO
30. Rizal's teacher in painting, while he was a student
at Ateneo, was ROMUALDO DE JESUS.
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OLD JUANCHO
TIO MANUEL
ROMULADO DE JESUS
AGUSTIN SAEZ
VI. Prove or contradict the statement. Rizal's first
taste of brutality under the Civil Guard made a deep
impression on him.
Rizal’s first taste of brutality under the Guardia Civil
indeed made a deep impression on him since it gave
him a first-hand experience of the great inequality
between Filipinos and the Spanish. He was unjustly
slashed in the back with the sword just because he
was not able to greet nor salute a roaming lieutenant
Guardia Civil at night. Rizal had good reason not to
recognize the man since it was dark but because the
man had a high position in society, he was able to get
away with harming an innocent man just because of
the shallow reason that Rizal, a Filipino, did not greet
him.
*Groups - Lesson learned / realization on the topic.
The lessons learned from Rizal's education in the
Philippines include the heavy influence of the Spanish
colonial government in education, the exposure to
injustices and discrimination, the importance of
modern and progressive education in shaping critical
thinking and rationalism, the negative impact of
conservative and dogmatic teaching methods, and
the significance of nationalism in shaping future
leaders and contributing to social progress.
QUIPPER QUIZ
1.
7.
The steamship which brought Rizal from Binan to
Calamba.
I. Ms. U
II. Segunda Katigbak
III. Leonor Valenzuela
IV. Leonor Rivera
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○ II only
○ I only
○ III and IV
TALIM
2.
To whom Rizal dedicated his poem entitled "My
First Inspiration"?
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3.
6.
9.
True
False
True
False
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A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
To become a representative in the Spanish
Cortes
To liberate his people from tyranny
To acquire Spanish Citizenship
To meet Queen Isabela II
10. Uncertain of what to take up, Rizal enrolled the
course Philosophy and Governance during his
freshman year at UST.
Jose Rizal studied Medicine in the University of
Santo Tomas when he was ____ years old.
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What is Rizal's secret mission in life?
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Through the guidance of Fr. Jose Villaclara, Rizal
succeeded in developing his skills in poetry
writing.
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The following are the reasons why Jose Rizal was
not happy in UST
A. The Dominican Professors maltreated him.
B. Dominican Professors were hostile to him.
C. The Filipino students were racially
discriminated.
D. The method of instruction was obsolete.
○ B, C and D
○ A and B
○ B and D
○ A only
Father Francisco de Paula Sanchez
Father Manuel Burgos
Father Leoncio Lopez
Father Magin Fernando
Rizal did not only devote his time to academic
excellence, he became actively involved in
extra-curricular activities.
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5.
8.
The college registrar who was very firm in denying
Rizal's admission in Ateneo.
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4.
his brother Paciano
his sister Conception / Concha
his mother Dona Teodora
his father Don Francisco
The love interests of Jose Rizal when he was a
medical student in UST
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11.
True
False
Rizal had his first taste of Spanish brutality during
his first summer vacation at Calamba after his
freshman year at Ateneo.
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TRUE
FALSE
12. Change the italicized word to make the statement
correct. Rizal was able to carve the image of the
*Santo Nino" and Sacred Heart of Jesus.
VIRGIN MARY
13. The sister of Rizal who wrote him a letter
informing him to return to his hometown.
SATURNINA
14. The great poem in Spanish written by a Filipino,
recognized by the Spanish authorities.
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MI PRIMERA INSPIRACION
A LA JUVENTUD FILIPINA
JUNTO AL PASIG
A FILIPINAS
15. While pursuing elementary schooling at the
village school, Rizal took painting lessons under
the Old Leoncio.
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True
False