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SECTION:
LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY
PRELIM EXAMINATION - THE LIFE AND WORKS OF DR. JOSE P. RIZAL
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DATE:
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read carefully and write the letter of C. MODIFIED TRUE or FALSE: Write the word TRUE if the
the correct answer in the blank before each number. 2
statement is true. If false, change the underlined word to
PTS.
make the statement true. Write your answer in the blank
before each number. 2 PTS.
1. Fili was published in the year
A. 1891.
B. 1894.
C. 1886.
D. 1892
________________1. Noli Me Tangere and the prequel
2. The second novel of Rizal was published in
novel El Filibusterismo are now considered two of the
A. Paris.
B. Austria. C. Brussels. D. Ghent
greatest social documents of all time.
3. The main theme of Rizal's Fili is
________________2. Rizal write the novels not just for
A. Revolt. B. reform. C. vengeance D. Love of
entertainment but for noble purpose of redeeming Filipinos
country
from their miserable condition.
4. Fili could be characterized as
________________3. Apathy is the practice of claiming to
A. Tragedy. B. drama. C. comedy.
D. love story
have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own
5. El Filibusterismo could be translated in Filipino as
behavior does not conform.
A. Ang Rebolusyon.
C. Ang Pagsusuwail
________________4. The novel Noli Me Tangere clearly
B. Ang Ganti ng Masa
D. Pagbabago at Reporma
depicts the current socio-political setting and struggle in the
6. Rizal failed to publish Fili in France mainly because
Philippines before and during his time.
A. life in Paris was expensive
________________5. Rizal is a brilliant author and a great
B. Spanish agents were running after him
writer. He fought for peaceful revolution through his
C. he wanted the publication secret
writings.
________________6. Hypocrisy is a disease, a problem
D. no printer was willing to print the manuscript in Paris
7. This statement about the person of Ibarra is correct.
within a system or organization.
A. Ibarra and Simoun are one and the same person.
________________7. His works of fiction criticized and
B. Simoun married Maria Clara in the end.
exposed the social life of the Spanish Colonial in print that
C. Simon committed suicide in the end.
had brought tremendous effects to the people of 19th
D. Simoun was a rich Spanish merchant.
century. It included also the abuses of the friars and the
8 - 9. These two themes are tackled in Fili.
government officials in the Philippines.
A. Reforms through peaceful means
________________8. Malady is a lack of feeling, emotion,
B. Revolution to cause change
interest, or concern about something.
C. Vengeance and failure
________________9. National consciousness is the
D. Complete trust in an enemy
awareness of national communality of a group of people, or
10. El Filibusterismo was most likely addressed to
nation.
A. the Filipino youth
C. priests and
________________10. The novel Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo exposed the symptoms of the disease
nuns
B. Spanish schools and churches D. government officials
eroding our society.
D. Opposite the objects present in Rizal’s Noli Cover page,
11. All of the following statements about the objectives of Noli
Me Tangere are TRUE, EXCEPT:
write the corresponding symbolism of each objects.
A. To expose the malady affecting our country.
Objects
Symbolism
B. To awaken and develop the national-consciousness of
the people.
C. To express the happy conditions of society and the
1. CROSS
talents of many Filipinos.
D. To redeem Filipinos from their miserable condition.
2. Pomelo Blossoms and
12. Which of the following information about the Noli Me Tangere
Laurel Leaves
is
TRUE?
3. Silhouette of a Filipina
A. Inspiration from Luke 20:13-17 of the Bible
B. Inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Toms Cabin”
C. It was published on 1886
4. Burning Torch
D. It was followed by El Filibusterismo
13. All of the following statements about the objectives of
5. Sunflowers
Propaganda are TRUE, EXCEPT:
A. Equality of the Filipinos and Spaniards after the laws.
B. Assimilation of the Philippines as a regular province of
6. Bamboo Stalks
Spain.
C. Restoration of the Philippine representation in the
Spanish Cortes.
7. Man with hairy feet
D. Filipinization of the Philippine parishes and expulsion of
the friars.
8. Chains
14. The Noli Me Tangere exposed the symptoms of the cancer
eroding our society. All of the following statements about the
socio-political struggle that time are TRUE, EXCEPT:
9. Whips
A. Abuses of the friars and the civil guards
B. The corruption in the government
10. Helmet of the Guardia Civil
C. The defective educational system
D. The decadence of the social stratification
15. Which of the following information about the El Filibusterismo
is
TRUE?
A. The title page of El Fili contains an inscription written by
Valentin Ventura
B. On September 18, 1891, El Filibusterismo came off the
Press
“It is not the criminals who arouse the hatred of others, but the men who are honest.”
Dr. Jose P. Rizal