REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES
College of Management
San Enrique, Iloilo
5036 Philippines
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
GEM 7- LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL
First Semester S.Y 2023-2023
I. ALTERNATE RESPONSE
Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise. Write your answer on your answer
sheet.
1. Republic Act 1425 was authored by Sen. Claro M. Recto and sponsored by Sen. Jose P. Laurel.
2. The life, works and writing of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, are a
constant and inspiring source of patriotism based on RA 1425.
3. Rizal is the only Philippine legislated- mandated course.
4. Rizal as a hero was famous and has mastered 28 languages.
5. The ancestors of Rizal are from Madrid, Spain who migrated in the Philippines.
6. During the time of Rizal’s parents, Laguna was a wealthy farmer leasing agricultural lands in the role of an
inquilino from the Franciscan friars.
7. At three years old, Rizal’s sister Concepcion died and he considered it as his first sorrow.
8. Rizal’s mother was a descendant of Lakandula who was the last native of Binondo.
9. RA 1425 was passed in to law on June 12, 1956.
10. Chinos are non-Catholic pure-blooded Chinese.
11. Galleon Trade in the 19th century connected the Philippines and Mexico for 250 years.
12. The Suez Canal Opening on November 17, 1869 afforded the Philippines and Spain a relatively effortless
maritime route for Spanish trading.
13. Rizal’s family belongs to the principalia of Calamba.
14. Before the Spanish occupation, our forefathers have already been trading with the Chinese, the Japanese, the
inhabitants of Siam, the Indians, Cambodians, and with the natives of Borneo and Mollucas.
15. Rizal has 5 sisters.
II. FILL IN THE BLANK
Direction: Fill the correct answer in the blank. Write your answer only on your answer sheet. Do not copy the
sentence.
1. This Galleon Trade was a ________________ monopoly of two trading ships; the Manila-Acapulco ship and the
Acapulco-Manila ship.
2. The _______________ Opening on November 17, 1869 afforded the Philippines and Spain a relatively effortless
maritime route for Spanish trading.
3. Labor disputes and a ________________ slowed down the canal construction consequently delaying its
completion for four years.
4. _______________ who became the first governor-general to the Philippines under the Bourbon reign arrived in
the country in 1778.
5. ___________________ abolition of the government monopoly on tobacco due to its being beset by abusive and
corrupt practices notwithstanding the global recognition gained by the Philippines as the largest tobacco-producing
country in Asia.
6. ____________ which was deemed as the finest material for rope and cordage became indispensable and
eventually alternated with sugar as the country’s most valuable export.
7. ________________ instigated the replacement of the conventional method of low-grade sugar production with
steam-driven refineries and urged to source labor from the adjacent island of Panay which consequently tripled the
population of Negros.
8. _______________ mandates people to take on surnames, undergo registration, and be in possession of cedula
indicating one’s name and residence, as well as the employment of guardia civil that assumed a facilitative function
of carrying out the colonial government’s policies.
9. Destitute farmers ended up losing their lands to wealthy hacienderos as a result of __________________ which
is an agreement of land sale that guaranteed the farmer to buy the land back at a value equivalent to when it was
sold.
10. The ____________ are the half Filipino and half foreign (Spanish or Chinese) people who has strength in
economic power, amassed cultural capital by acquiring higher education degrees both in the Philippines and Europe
which gave more gravity to the society.
III. MATCHING TYPE
Direction: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of correct answer on your answer sheet.
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
1. Rizal Bill
2. June 12, 1956
3. Suez Canal
4. Cholera epidemic
5. Jose V. Basco
6. Gov. Gen. Primo de Rivera
7. Nicholas Loney
8. Indio
9. Ferdinand Blumentritt
10.University of Sto. Tomas
a. where Rizal spent most of his higher education
b. Spanish term for native Filipino
c. Austrian teacher and a close friend of Rizal
d. he encouraged Filipinos to invest in crops
e. he abolished the government’s tobacco monopoly
f. first Governor-General of The Philippines
g. an outbreak that ravaged the 19th century
h. 100-mile canal for maritime trading
i. the Rizal Law was passed
j. Paciano
k. Senate Bill No. 438
IV. IDENTIFICATION
Direction: Identify the following people, events, dates and happenings being described. Write your answer on your
answer sheet.
1. The two novels of Rizal that is mandated to study based on RA1425.
2. He was the president of the Republic of the Philippines who signed in to act the RA 1425.
3. He was the Governor-General who mandated a decree that people must take on surnames, undergo registration,
and be in possession of cedula indicating one’s name and residence.
4. The place in Visayas who is considered as the “sugar barons,” that owned vast sugar plantations influential
political and economic power in the latter part of 19th century.
5. The date of Rizal’s execution in Bagumbayan.
6. This where the copy of Mi Ultimo Adios was kept by Rizal and given to his sister Narcisa.
7. The surname Mercado was came from what word?
8. The sister of Rizal who died and whom he considered his first sorrow.
9. It was him who taught Rizal the art of wrestling.
10. He was the bully whom Rizal had a great fight during his early education in Biṅan.
11. She was Rizal’ first teacher.
12. The first teacher of Rizal in Biṅan
13. The tutor of Rizal who happened to be his father’s friend.
14. Rizal’s complete name.
15. Age when Rizal mastered the alphabet.
V. APPLICATION
Directions: In a whole pad paper, draw the family tree of Rizal. Please be guided with the rubric for scoring.
Rubric for Scoring
Content---------------------------------------------------------------------10 pts
Organization and Creativity--------------------------------------------- 5 pts
Conventions (spelling)--------------------------------------------------- 5 pts
_________________________________________________________
Total-------------------------------------------------------------20pts
VI. ESSAY
Direction: Briefly and comprehensively explain your ideas and thoughts on the given questions below.
1. Why do we need to study the life and works of Rizal? Write your answers by citing legal basis and researchbased ideas. (10 pts)
2. In today's situation, what constitutes social cancer in the Philippines? Choose among social, economic and
political issues and cite your example. Then, elucidate your thoughts and give your implications.
(10 pts)
Rubric for Scoring
Content (introduction, body, conclusion, evidences and examples)-------------------------5 pts
Organization and structure (grammar, spelling)---------------------------------------------5 pts
____________________________________________________________________________
Total---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 pts
Prepared by:
JANE G. ALMANZOR
Instructor