4. Rizal in Ateneo

Question 1

On June 10, 1872, Rizal took the entrance examination at ______

Answer 1

College of San Juan de Letran in Manila

Question 2

Rizal was accompanied by ____ when he took the entrance examination

Answer 2

Paciano

Question 3

he passed all qualifying tests in
________, ________, and _____

Answer 3

Christian doctrine, reading and arithmetic.

Question 4

Francisco changed his mind and decided to send him to Ateneo for his secondary education which was directed by ________

Answer 4

Jesuits priests.

Question 5

____ was a bitter rival of the Dominican- owned College of San Juan de Letran.

Answer 5

Ateneo

Question 6

Ateneo was formerly the _______ (Charity School), a school for poor boys in Manila which was established by the city government in 1817.

Answer 6

Escuela Pia

Question 7

Who’s the registrar that rejected rizal upon enrollment because (1) of being late for registration and (2) he was sickly and undersized for his age as eleven years old.

Answer 7

Father Magin Ferrando

Question 8

Rizal had to seek the recommendation of a Spaniard upon the help of_______, nephew of Father Jose Burgos

Answer 8

Manuel Xerez Burgos

Question 9

He was admitted under the name of Jose ___ not as Jose ____

Answer 9

Rizal, Mercado

Question 10

Rizal took private lessons in _____ during the noon recesses because he can only understand spanish but cannot speak the language well

Answer 10

Santa Isabel College

Question 11

More advanced.
◦ It trained the character of the student by rigid discipline and religious instruction.
◦ It promoted physical culture, humanities, and scientific studies.
◦ It offered vocational courses in agriculture, commerce, mechanic & surveying.
◦ Students heard Mass in the morning before the beginning of the daily class.
◦ Classes in every subject were opened and closed with prayers.

Answer 11

Jesuit System of Education

Question 12

Class division into:

Answer 12

Roman empire and carthaginian empire

Question 13

consisting of the internos (boarders) with red banners

Answer 13

“Roman Empire”

Question 14

composed of the externos (non-boarders) with blue banners for their distinction

Answer 14

“Carthaginian Empire”

Question 15

Empire rankings

Answer 15

1. Emperor - the best student in each “Empire”
2. Tribune - second best
3. Decurion – third best
4. Centurion - fourth best
5. Standard bearer - the last best

Question 16

The Ateneo students in Rizal’s time wore a uniform which consisted of:

Answer 16

1. Hemp-fabric trousers
2. Stripped cotton coat

Question 17

Stripped cotton coat – the coat material was called _____

Answer 17

rayadillo

Question 18

During his first year in Ateneo, his
professor was?

Answer 18

Father Jose Bech

Question 19

To cheer him up, his sister Neneng
(Saturnina) brought him to _____

Answer 19

Tanauan

Question 20

Without telling his father, he went to ______ and visited his mother in prison.

Answer 20

Santa Cruz

Question 21

Rizal’s first favorite novel

Answer 21

“The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexander Dumas

Question 22

Historical work book by Cesar Cantu

Answer 22

Universal History

Question 23

A book by Dr. Feodor Jagor known as German scientist traveler

Answer 23

“Travels in the Philippines”

Question 24

what year did he became an intern in ateneo

Answer 24

fourth year (1875-1876)

Question 25

One of his professors was __________, whom he describes as a model of righteousness and love for progress of his students. He inspired Rizal to study harder and to write poetry

Answer 25

Father Francisco de Paula Sanchez

Question 26

How many medals did rizal win and what award

Answer 26

5 medals, with highest honors

Question 27

Rizal gradually gained proficiency both in the art of ______ and in the art of _____

Answer 27

rhetoric, philosophical independent thinking

Question 28

Pride of Jesuits

Answer 28

Rizal

Question 29

Rizal who was 16 years old, received from his Alma Mater, Ateneo Municipal the degree of _______, with highest honors.

Answer 29

Bachelor of Arts

Question 30

His formal lessons at the Ateneo refined his artistic sensibility, resulting in the further development of his skills in ______ and _______

Answer 30

writing and sculpture

Question 31

He studied painting under ______, famous Spanish painter

Answer 31

Agustin Saez

Question 32

He studied sculpture under _________ known a Filipino sculptor

Answer 32

Romualdo de Jesus

Question 33

The two pieces of beauty that are still preserved at the Ateneo:

Answer 33

image of The Virgin Mary and image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Question 34

the image of The Virgin Mary carved in ____ (Philippine hardwood)

Answer 34

batikulin

Question 35

the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was requested by ________to carve for him.

Answer 35

Father Lleonart

Question 36

The academic excellence of Rizal and his literary prowess qualified him for membership in two exclusive societies:

Answer 36

the Academy of Spanish Literature ◦the Academy of Natural Science.

Question 37

Rizal joined the ______ , became a secretary and Apostleship of Prayer.

Answer 37

Marian Congregation

Question 38

Sculpture by Rizal when he was a mere student

Answer 38

The Power of Science over Death"

Question 39

Anecdotes of Rizal according to?

Answer 39

Felix M. Roxas

Question 40

The Power of Science over Death"

Answer 40

Two Ateneans, _______ and _______ quarreled, violently hurled books at each other and accidentally hit Rizal on his face who was then studying.

Question 41

According to ________, _____ the smallest boarder cried because his kite was caught in the vines growing in the belfry of the Manila Cathedral. Rizal recovered the kite

Answer 41

Manuel Xeres Burgos, Julio Meliza

Question 42

In leisure hours, Rizal cultivate his literary talent under the guidance of ________

Answer 42

Father Sanchez

Question 43

_______, another professor, advised him to stop communing with the Muses and pay more attention to more practical studies, such as philosophy and natural sciences.

Answer 43

Father Jose Vilaclara

Question 44

It was ______ who first discovered the poetical genius of her son, and it was also she who first encouraged him to write poems.

Answer 44

Doña Teodora

Question 45

it was ________ who inspired Rizal to make full use of his Godgiven gift in poetry and improved the latter’s poetical art by opening his mind to the enriching influence of the world’s literature.

Answer 45

Father Sanchez

Question 46

The first poem wrote during his days in Ateneo when Rizal was 14 years old and to be dedicated to his mother’s birthday entitled, ________

Answer 46

Mi Primera Inspiracion (My First Inspiration)

Question 47

Rizal expressed his ideals on the value of education by writing a poem, _________

Answer 47

“Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light”.

Question 48

In another poem,_________, Rizal makes cleared his belief that Religion is important in the education of man

Answer 48

“Intimate Alliance Between Religion and Good Education”

Question 49

During his student days, Rizal expressed his devotion to his Catholic faith in melodious poetry:

Answer 49

Al Niño Jesus (To the Child Jesus) A La Virgen Maria (To the Virgin Mary)

Question 50

this poem was written in 1875 when Rizal was 14 years old.

Answer 50

Al Niño Jesus (To the Child Jesus)

Question 51

Undated. Probably written after his ode to the Child Jesus

Answer 51

A La Virgen Maria (To the Virgin Mary)

Question 52

The young girl, age 14, Batanguena from Lipa named _______, who turned out to be a close friend and in the same college

Answer 52

Segunda Katigbak

Question 53

It is where his sister Olimpia stayed as a boarder.

Answer 53

La Concordia College

Question 54

Rizal was accompanied by his friend, ______, the brother of Segunda to visit their sisters.

Answer 54

Mariano Katigbak

Question 55

Segunda was already engaged to her fiancé, ______, town mate

Answer 55

Manuel Luz