Chapter 8

Question 1

Study of historical writing; Rizal applied it to reclaim Filipino history.

Answer 1

Historiography

Question 2

1609 historical account annotated by Rizal to correct colonial lies.

Answer 2

Morga’s Sucesos

Question 3

Misleading slant in colonial texts that painted Filipinos as savages.

Answer 3

Colonial bias

Question 4

Where Rizal worked to study Morga’s book; symbol of his dedication.

Answer 4

British Museum

Question 5

Fellow Filipino historian; supported Rizal’s historical efforts.

Answer 5

Isabelo de los Reyes

Question 6

Rizal’s friend who wrote the prologue; supported Filipino scholarship.

Answer 6

Ferdinand Blumentritt

Question 7

Rizal emphasized this to prove Filipinos had culture before Spain.

Answer 7

Pre-colonial civilization

Question 8

Rizal’s argument that Filipinos had laws, art, and trade before colonization.

Answer 8

Civilized natives

Question 9

Rizal’s finding that colonization caused death, displacement, and decline.

Answer 9

Depopulation

Question 9

Spanish abuse of Filipino labor and resources.

Answer 9

Exploitation

Question 10

Rizal’s goal; to awaken Filipinos to their shared history and identity.

Answer 10

National consciousness

Question 11

Rizal’s effort to fix the distorted colonial version of Philippine history.

Answer 11

Historical correction