AI Generated Flashcards: Recit Life of Jose Rizal

Question 1

Description/Meaning

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Answer

Question 2

Reason why Rizal’s winter in Berlin (1886) was his darkest

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He was broke, sick, and no money arrived from Calamba

Question 3

Gift from Saturnina Rizal that Rizal pawned during his financial crisis

Answer 3

A diamond ring

Question 4

Two reasons why the winter of 1886 was memorable for Rizal

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1) He endured hunger and suffering, 2) His novel Noli Me Tangere was published

Question 5

Book that inspired Rizal to write Noli Me Tangere

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Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Question 6

Date when Rizal proposed the idea of writing a novel about the Philippines

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January 2, 1884

Question 7

City where Rizal started writing Noli Me Tangere

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Madrid

Question 8

City where Rizal wrote the second half of Noli Me Tangere

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Paris

Question 9

City where Rizal finished the last chapters of Noli Me Tangere

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Wilhelmsfeld, Germany

Question 10

Date when Rizal completed Noli Me Tangere

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February 21, 1887

Question 11

Name of Rizal’s friend who financed the publication of Noli Me Tangere

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Maximo Viola

Question 12

Printing press where Noli Me Tangere was printed

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Berliner Buchdruckrei-Action-Gesselschaft

Question 13

Total cost for printing 2,000 copies of Noli Me Tangere

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300 pesos

Question 14

Date when Noli Me Tangere came off the press

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March 21, 1887

Question 15

Person who received the first copy of Noli Me Tangere

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Maximo Viola

Question 16

Latin meaning of ‘Noli Me Tangere’

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Touch Me Not

Question 17

Biblical origin of ‘Noli Me Tangere’

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John 20:13-17 (mistakenly attributed to Luke by Rizal)

Question 18

To whom Rizal dedicated Noli Me Tangere

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The Philippines – ‘To My Fatherland’

Question 19

Symbolism of the cover of Noli Me Tangere

Answer 19

Social oppression under Spanish rule, including friar abuses, suffering of Filipinos, and national identity

Question 20

Total number of chapters in Noli Me Tangere

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63 chapters and an epilogue

Question 21

Filipino patriot and lawyer who was impressed by Noli Me Tangere

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Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor

Question 22

Historical basis of Noli Me Tangere

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It depicted real conditions in the Philippines under Spanish rule

Question 23

Character in Noli Me Tangere inspired by Leonor Rivera

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Maria Clara

Question 24

Characters in Noli Me Tangere that represented Rizal

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Ibarra and Elias

Question 25

Character based on Paciano Rizal

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Pilosopo Tasio

Question 26

Character believed to be inspired by a real friar, Padre Antonio Piernavieja

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Padre Salvi

Question 27

Character based on Captain Hilario Sunico

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Capitan Tiago

Question 28

Characters based on the Crisostomo brothers of Hagonoy

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Basilio and Crispin

Question 29

May 11, 1887 - City where Rizal and Viola started their grand tour

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Berlin

Question 30

City in Germany that impressed Rizal for its beauty

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Dresden

Question 31

Painting that deeply impressed Rizal in Dresden

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Prometheus Bound

Question 32

Date Rizal and Viola arrived in Leitmeritz, Bohemia

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May 13, 1887

Question 33

First meeting of Rizal and Ferdinand Blumentritt

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May 13, 1887, at Leitmeritz train station

Question 34

Title of Blumentritt in Leitmeritz

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Town Secretary and Historian

Question 35

Notable scientist whom Rizal met in Leitmeritz

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Dr. Carlos Czepelak

Question 36

Eminent naturalist Rizal met in Leitmeritz

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Professor Robert Klutschak

Question 37

Date when Rizal and Viola left Leitmeritz

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May 16, 1887

Question 38

May 20, 1887 - City Rizal and Viola arrived in

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Vienna, Austria

Question 39

Why Vienna was called the 'Queen of Danube'

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Its beautiful buildings, religious images, and cultural significance

Question 40

Austrian novelist who admired Rizal

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Norfentals

Question 41

Hotel where Rizal and Viola stayed in Vienna

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Hotel Metropole

Question 42

Item Rizal recovered in Vienna

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His lost diamond stickpin

Question 43

Date when Rizal and Viola took a riverboat on the Danube

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May 24, 1887

Question 44

Item that Rizal found interesting on the Danube boat

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Paper napkins

Question 45

City where Rizal and Viola tasted the famous Munich beer

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Munich, Germany

Question 46

City with the tallest cathedral in Germany

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Ulm

Question 47

City where Rizal and Viola saw the 'most beautiful waterfall in Europe'

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Rheinfall

Question 48

Date when Rizal and Viola arrived in Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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June 2, 1887

Question 49

June 19, 1887 - Rizal’s birthday celebration

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Rizal treated Viola to a birthday blowout in Geneva

Question 50

Date when Rizal and Viola parted ways

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June 23, 1887

Question 51

Reason why Rizal was outraged in Madrid

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The Philippine Exposition, which degraded the Igorots

Question 52

June 27, 1887 - City where Rizal arrived after parting with Viola

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Rome, Italy

Question 53

Nicknames of Rome that fascinated Rizal

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The Eternal City and The City of the Caesars

Question 54

Date when Rizal first visited the Vatican

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June 29, 1887

Question 55

Event being celebrated at the Vatican on Rizal's visit

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Feast Day of St. Peter and St. Paul

Question 56

Rizal’s feelings after sightseeing in Rome

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'I am tired as a dog, but I will sleep as a God'

Question 57

Rizal’s final destination before returning to the Philippines

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Rome, Italy