Chapter 10

Question 1

Brave Filipinas who demanded education; praised by Rizal for their courage and intellect.

Answer 1

Women of Malolos

Question 2

Rizal’s message that women must be educated and strong to raise a strong nation.

Answer 2

Empowerment

Question 3

The process of gaining freedom and rights; Rizal called for this especially for women.

Answer 3

Emancipation

Question 4

The act of being dominated or controlled; what women suffered under colonial and patriarchal rule.

Answer 4

Subjugation

Question 5

Religious items criticized by Rizal when used to blind people from deeper moral truths.

Answer 5

Scapularies

Question 6

Rizal saw this as the root of Filipino suffering; especially dangerous when passed through generations.

Answer 6

Ignorance

Question 7

Uprightness or moral integrity; Rizal encouraged women to raise children with this virtue.

Answer 7

Rectitude

Question 7

Following authority without question; Rizal warned women not to teach this to their children.

Answer 7

Blind obedience

Question 8

Foolish or empty religious faith; Rizal criticized those who obeyed without thinking.

Answer 8

Fatuous devotion

Question 9

Rizal’s ideal: strong, moral, educated, and fearless.

Answer 9

Virtuous woman

Question 10

Loyalty to truth and country, not just religion or tradition.

Answer 10

Allegiance

Question 11

Rizal emphasized a mother’s role in shaping a child’s future and the nation’s destiny.

Answer 11

Maternal duty

Question 12

Rizal’s praise for women who speak and stand for truth even against powerful forces.

Answer 12

Moral courage

Question 13

Believing with reason, not just tradition; central to Rizal’s message.

Answer 13

Rational faith