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Midterms Flashcards

1
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This is a short explanation or note added to a text or image

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Annotation

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This means the work of an honest observer, a versatile bureaucrat

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Sucesos

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This means “The Philippine Island” in honor of King Philip II of Spain

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Islas Filipinas

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Who published Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas, and when and where was it published?

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Antonio De Morga in Mexico 1609

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Where did Rizal find Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas

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London at British Museum’s reading room

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How many pages did STLIF have?

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351 pages

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True or False: STLIF was the first history written from the point of view of the colonized not the colonizer

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True

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The prologue of Rizal’s annotation of STILF was written by?

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Ferdinand Bluementritt

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Why did Jose Rizal choose Morga’s work?

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  1. Objective
  2. Sympathetic to Indios
  3. Morga was a primary source
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What are Rizal’s purposes for annotating Morga’s work?

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  1. Awaken Filipinos
  2. Correct what has been distorted about the past
  3. To prove that Filipinos are civilized before the Spaniards came
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When did the Sucesos appear for the first time in the Philippines?

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It was published in Manila in 1958

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12
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Morga called Cebu as…

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“The City of the Most Holy Name of Jesus,” previously called as The Village of San Miguel

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13
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According to Rizal’s annotation of Sucesos, when did Legaspi arrive in Manila?

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May 19th not 20th; Festival of San Baudelio’s not Santa Potenciana

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14
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The southern islands, the Bisayas, were also called ___ because the natives had their bodies decorated with tattoos

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The Land of the Painted People

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What is the first act of piracy by the inhabitants of the South recorded in Philippine History

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Raid by Datus Sali and Silonga of Mindanao in 1599 with 50 sailing vessels and 3, 000 warriors against Panay

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16
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True or false: The easy virtue of native women is due to their religious belief that they need a partner in their journey after death to “Kalualhatiran”

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True

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17
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True or false: The remark that the Filipinos like fish better when it is commencing to turn bad is another prejudice by Spaniards

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True

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True or False: It was easy to convert civilized natives to Catholicism, but the contrary was the fact among the mountain tribes

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True

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According to Morga, house is called ___, while according to Rizal, in Tagalog, it is called ___

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Bahadin; Pamamahay

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According to Morga ___ is a wife married to a native man, while Rizal says that it is ___

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Inasawa; Asawa

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21
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The Latin equivalent of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo?

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Touch Me Not; The Reign of Greed

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22
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From what bible verse was touch me not?

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John Chapter 20:17

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23
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Where was Noli Me tangere published?

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Berlin, Germany

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24
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Where is the setting of Noli Me Tangere?

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San Diego

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25
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What is the inspiration of Noli Me Tangere?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel entitled Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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26
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When and where did Rizal started writing Noli Me Tangere?

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1884, Madrid

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When was one of the darkest periods of Rizal’s life:

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February 1886; penniless, sick, hopeless in the publication of his novel

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28
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Who is the savior of Noli Me Tangere?

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Maximo Viola of San Miguel, Bulacan

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29
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What chapter from Noli Me Tangere was removed?

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Chapter 25: Elias at Salome

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30
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When was Noli Me Tangere finished and ready for printing?

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February 21, 1887

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31
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Where was Rizal thought of as a French spy?

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Berlin

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32
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When did Noli Me Tangere come off the press?

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March 21, 1887

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33
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What does the upper triangle and the lower triangle of Noli Me Tangere’s cover mean? How about the partly covered texts?

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Upper: Life situation in Rizal’s time
Lower: Oprression of his countrymen at the hands of the Spanish tyranny
Texts: Secret message to Rizal’s parents

34
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What does the man in a cassock with hairy feet in NMT cover symbolize?

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Priests that use religion as a facade to their dirty doings and to oppress the Indios

35
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What do the chains represent in NMT cover?

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Slavery

36
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What do the flogs and whips in NMT cover symbolize?

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Cruelties of the Spaniards

37
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What does the bamboo stalk in the cover of NMT symbolize?

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Resilience of Filipinos

38
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What does the helmet of Guardia Civil in the cover of NMT symbolize?

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Arrogance of those in authority

39
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What does the silhouette of a woman in the cover of NMT symbolize?

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Maria Clara or the motherland (Philippines)

40
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What does the cross in the cover of NMT symbolize?

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Dominance of the church during the Spanish regime; sufferings

41
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What do the pomelo blossoms and laurel leaves symbolize in the cover of NMT?

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Aspiration for the Filipinos, honor and fidelity

42
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What does the burning torch in the cover of NMT symbolize?

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Rage and passion

43
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What does the sunflower in the cover of NMT represent?

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New beginning; enlightenment

44
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What is the English version of Noli Me Tangere?

A

The Social Cancer

45
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How many chapters in total did Noli Me Tangere have?

A

63 chapters

46
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What is the full name of Crisostomo Ibarra?

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Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin

47
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What did Ibarra do for Elias, which made Elias loyal to him?

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Save him from a crocodile

48
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Who is a Franciscan friar and former parish curate of San Diego?

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Padre Damaso Verdolagas

49
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A wise man who was called insane by some because of his exceptional talent for reasoning

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Pilosopo Tasio

50
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Which character in Noli Me Tangere represented the motherland?

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Sisa

51
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Who burned and buried Elias after he was shot by the Guardia Civil?

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Basilio

52
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Crispin was accused of stealing what?

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Two gold pieces

53
Q

He is a farmer who struggled to obtain the land that he worked on

A

Cabesang Tales

54
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The wife of Don Tiburcio, who is a social climber

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Dona Victorina de los Reyes de Espadana

55
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He is the husband of Dona Victorina who pretends as a doctor

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Don Tiburcio de Espadana

56
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She is a Filipina married to the ensign, portraying the Filipinos who reject their own nationality to make themselves look more important

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Dona Consolacion

57
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This is Dona Consolacion’s husband who shares rivalry with Padre Salvi

A

Alferez

58
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True or False: Noli Me Tangere awakened the Filipino nationalism leading to the 1896 Philippine Revolution

A

True

59
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What is the English title of El Filibusterismo?

A

The Reign of Greed

60
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How many chapters does El Filibusterismo have?

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38 chapters

61
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Where was El Filibusterismo published?

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Ghent, Belgium

62
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When did Rizal start writing El Filibusterismo?

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October 1887, Calamba Laguna

63
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When and where did Rizal finish El Filibusterismo?

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March 29, 1891 in Biarritz

64
Q

Who looked for the printing press for El Fili?

A

Jose Alejandrino

65
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What did Rizal give Alejandrino for looking for a printing press?

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Corrected proofs and the pen used in doing corrections

66
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Who might have possibly been the first person to read El Filibusterismo?

A

Jose Alejandrino

67
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Who was named the savior of El Fili, who partly financed the novel’s publication?

A

Valentin Ventura

68
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To whom did Jose Rizal write a letter about his dire financial situation and the suspension of El Filibusterismo’s printing in 1891?

A

Jose Basa

69
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What is the original number of pages of El Filibusterismo? How many pages were erased from it to save expenses?

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Original: 279 pages
Erased: 47 pages

70
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What did Rizal give Ventura for being the savior of El Fili?

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Original manuscript, pen, and an autographed copy in 1925

71
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The PH Government bought the autographed copy of El Fili from Ventura for how much?

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10, 000 pesos

72
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What did Basilio choose to study in El Fili?

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Medicine

73
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To whom did Juli work as a maid to claim her father from the bandits?

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Hermana Penchang

74
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Who sabotaged Simoun’s plan at the wedding of Paulita and Pelaez?

A

Isagani

75
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Who is known as the Luzon Bandit Matanglawin in El Filibusterismo?

A

Kabesang Tales

76
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Who recommended the absolute prohibition on the importance, reproduction, and circulation of the Noli in Rizal’s time?

A

Permanent Commission of Censorship

77
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What word means subversive, dissident, revolutionary, seditious, insurrectionary, and treasonous?

A

Filibuster

78
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To whom did Rizal dedicate El Filibusterismo?

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Gomburza, patriotic priests accused of being filibuseter; thus, executed

79
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When was Rizal arrested and exlied to Dapitan because of his writings?

A

1896

80
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In 1956, the Philippine Congress passed the Rizal Law (Republic Act ___) requiring all levels of Philippine schools to teach as part of the curriculum, the hero’s two novels?

A

1425

81
Q

In 2007, the English version of Noli Me Tangere was published by _____ as part of the publication’s commitment to publish the major literary classics of the world

A

Penguin Books Classics

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