FT: Retraction of Rizal

Question 1

the act of taking back an offer or statement, or admitting
that a statement was false

Answer 1

RETRACTION

Question 2

a withdrawal of a statement, accusation, or undertaking

Answer 2

RETRACTION

Question 3

Full name of Dr. Jose Rizal

Answer 3

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

Question 4

Birthdate of Rizal

Answer 4

June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna

Question 5

Death of Rizal

Answer 5

December 30, 1896, Manila (aged 35)

Question 6

Profession of Rizal

Answer 6

a physician, writer, artist, scientist

Question 7

Pen names of Rizal

Answer 7

“Dimasalang”, “Laong Laan”

Question 8

It depicts the country’s issuesand how the protagonist attempts a reform

Answer 8

El filibusterismo
The Reign of Greed

Question 9

Farewell letter to his motherland and countrymen

Answer 9

Mi último adiós
My Last Farewell

Question 10

Expose the ills of Philippine society during the Spanish colonial era

Answer 10

Noli me Tangere
The Social Cance

Question 11

Messages to convince the youth, that they are the hope
of the nation and the importance of education to one’s future

Answer 11

A la juventud Filipina
To the Filipino Youth

Question 12

Piece reflects his high hopes that one day, the Philippines
would be free from treachery and injustice

Answer 12

Kundiman
“if it should not be so”

Question 13

Advises women to educate themselves, protect their dignity and honor, and live with good manners – setting up as a role model

Answer 13

To the Young Women of Malolos
letter for Filipino women

Question 14

WHY IS RIZAL NOT YET CONSIDERED AS A NATIONAL HERO?

Answer 14

There is no law, executive order, or proclamation that
formally declares any Filipino historical figure to be a
national hero. (National Historical Commission of the
Philippines)

Question 15

WHAT CRIMES WAS RIZAL CHARGED WITH?

Answer 15

• Rebellion
• Sedition
• Conspiracy

Question 16

Exile in Dapitan

Answer 16

Governador-General Ramon Despujol

Question 17

Affirmed Rizal’s sentence and endorsed his
execution

Answer 17

Judge Advocate General Nicolas De La Peña

Question 18

Set the date of Rizal’s death

Answer 18

Governador-General Camilo G. De Polavieja

Question 19

Death by Firing Squad in Bagumbayan

Answer 19

December 30, 1986

Question 20

Alleged Rizal’s retraction for his Masonic Ideals and his writings and converted to Catholicism

Answer 20

December 29, 1896

Question 21

Retraction document with Rizal’s
signature

Answer 21

1935

Question 22

One of the biggest and oldest secular fraternal groups in
the world, Masonry is comprised of individuals who value
moral and spiritual principles

Answer 22

MASONRY

Question 23

The Fraternity applies Masonic moral standards and fosters
mutual respect, charity, and intellectual growth in order to
bring together men with different ideas in a peaceful and
productive community

Answer 23

MASONRY

Question 24

JESUITS PRIEST

Answer 24

1. Fr. Vicente Balaguer
2. Fr. Pio Pi

Question 25

RIZALIST SCHOLARS

Answer 25

1. Austin Coate 2. Rafael Palma

Question 26

asked the Fr. Pio Pi to take care of Rizal’s spiritual needs while the latter awaited the hour of his death

Answer 26

MANILA ARCHBISHOP BERNANDINO NOZALEDA

Question 27

Superior of the Jesuits in the Philippines in 1896

Answer 27

Fr. Pio Pi

Question 28

In 1917, Issued an affidavit about his involvement to Rizal’s Retraction

Answer 28

Fr. Pio Pi

Question 29

He was involved only in securing the retraction document. Also, in writing another shorter retraction document which Rizal allegedly copied

Answer 29

Fr. Pio Pi

Question 30

Ordered that the retraction should be in writing using either of the two sample retraction templates approved by the archbishop

Answer 30

Fr. Pio Pi

Question 31

Persuade Rizal to retract

Answer 31

1. Anti-Catholic teachings 2. Affiliation with the Masons

Question 32

Rizal allegedly took it gladly, kissed it, and put it on his desk

Answer 32

Sacred Heart of Jesus that Rizal carved

Question 33

First to visit Rizal with Sacred Heart of Jesus that Rizal carved

Answer 33

1. Fr. Miguel Sadder 2. Fr. Luis Visa

Question 34

was available in case he wanted to meet him

Answer 34

Fr. Vilaclara and Fr. Balaguer

Question 35

who claimed that he conveyed to convince Rizal to denounce Masonry and return to Catholic fold

Answer 35

FR. VICENTE BALAGUER

Question 36

An affidavit executed that proves he was who solemnized the marriage of Jose Rizal and Josephine Bracken

Answer 36

FR. VICENTE BALAGUER

Question 37

He even claimed that he “was the one who assisted Rizal most of that sad day’s hours. I argued with him and demolished his arguments

Answer 37

FR. VICENTE BALAGUER

Question 38

He warned Rizal that his soul would go to hell if he did not return to the Catholic fold

Answer 38

FR. VICENTE BALAGUER

Question 39

Extra Ecclesiam Catholicam nulla datur salus

Answer 39

outside the Catholic Church, there was no salvation

Question 40

doubtful authenticity

Answer 40

Apocryphal

Question 41

DECEMBER 29, 1908 ISSUE OF THE EL RENANCIMIENTO

Answer 41

Manuel Artigas y Cuerva

Question 42

activities that debunked and ridiculed the retraction story

Answer 42

Rizal Day

Question 43

He could not understand how the Jesuits and the archbishop could have misplaced such a priceless document

Answer 43

La Vanguardia

Question 44

He found the “original” retraction document about Rizal in a bundle titled Masoneria.

Answer 44

Archdiocesan archivist Fr. Manuel Gracia

Question 45

Rizal’s Retraction Found

Answer 45

June 15, 1935

Question 46

“there is not the slightest doubt that every word on that sheet of paper was written by Jose Rizal”

Answer 46

H. Otley Beyer

Question 47

Author of Biografia de Rizal

Answer 47

RAFAEL PALMA

Question 48

He scrutinized its handwriting and compared it with Mi Ultimo Adios, To My Countrymen, Defensa, and Imitacion de Cristo

Answer 48

DR. RICARDO R. PASCUAL

Question 49

false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific intent to defraud

Answer 49

forgery

Question 50

He states that it was the friars who wanted Rizal's retraction in order to damage his reputation. There was no signed retraction letter because Rizal knew the friars would use it against him

Answer 50

AUSTIN COATES

Question 51

contains details that are not consistent with Fr. Balaguer’s affidavit

Answer 51

FEDERICO MORENO