Module 1

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE:
Rizal was involved in a love triangle with Antonio Luna as also part of the romantic equation.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE:
Rizal was a model in some of Juan Luna’s paintings.

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

TRUE OR FALSE:
Rizal’s common-law wife Josephine Bracken was ‘remarried’ to a man from Cebu and had tutored former President Sergio Osmeña.

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

TRUE OR FALSE:
Leonor Rivera (‘Maria Clara’), Rizal’s ‘true love’, had a son who married the sister of the former President of the United Nations General Assembly Carlos P. Romulo.

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

TRUE OR FALSE:
the Filipina beauty queen Gemma Cruz Araneta is a descendant of Rizal’s sister, Maria.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

TRUE OR FALSE:
The sportscaster Chino Trinidad is a descendant of Rizal’s ‘first love’ (Segunda Katigbak).

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

TRUE OR FALSE:
The original manuscripts of Rizal’s novel (Noli and Fili) were once stolen for ransom, but Alejandro Roces had retrieved them without paying even a single centavo.

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

Who was the main proponent of the Rizal Bill?

Answer 8

Senator Claro M. Recto

Question 9

The ____________ sponsored a bill co-written by both José P. Laurel and Recto.

Answer 9

Senate Committee on Education

Question 10

The Senate Committee on Education sponsored a bill co-written by both José P. Laurel and Recto, with the only opposition coming from:

Answer 10

Francisco Soc Rodrigo
Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Decoroso Rosales

Question 11

Where is the first monument of Rizal erected?

Answer 11

Daet, Camarines Norte

Question 12

Who are the designer of first monument in honor of Rizal?

Answer 12

Lt. Colonel Antonio Sanz and Ildefonso Alegre

Question 13

When is the first monument in honor of Rizal completed?

Answer 13

December 30, 1898

Question 14

The Rizal Bill was proposed by the two house namely:

Answer 14

Upper House or Senate House
Lower House or House of Representatives

Question 15

__________ from the Upper House proposed the Senate Bill 438.

Answer 15

Claro M. Recto

Question 16

__________ from the Lower House proposed the House Bill 5561.

Answer 16

Jacobo Gonzales

Question 17

___________ as Chairman of the Committee on Education, sponsored the creation of the Rizal Bill.

Answer 17

Senator Jose P. Laurel

Question 18

Who is the current president when the Rizal Bill was proposed?

Answer 18

Ramon Magsaysay

Question 19

Rizal Law is a __________ proposed law.

Answer 19

Legislative

Question 20

The Rizal Law is officially designated as Republic Act No. __________

Answer 20

Republic Act No. 1425

Question 21

When was the Rizal Bill approved?

Answer 21

June 12, 1956

Question 22

President ____________ signed the Rizal Bill into law.

Answer 22

Ramon Magsaysay

Question 23

Two years after the execution of Rizal in Bagumbayan, ____________ created a decree designating Dec. 30 as the anniversary of Jose Rizal’s death and also as “a national day of mourning”.

Answer 23

Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo

Question 24

Rizal acquired the official title of title of Philippine National Hero in 1901 under the country’s first American civil governor, ___________.

Answer 24

William Howard Taft

Question 25

On the recommendation of Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, the Taft Commission renamed the district of Morong into the Province of Rizal through Act _______ on June 11, 1901.

Answer 25

Act 137

Question 26

The Philippine Commission enacted ___________ which set December 30 of each year as Rizal Day, and made it one of the ten official holidays of the Philippines.

Answer 26

Philippine Commission Act No. 345

Question 27

Who signed the Philippine Commission Act 345?

Answer 27

President Elpidio Quirino

Question 28

_______ was enacted granting the right to use public land upon the Luneta in the City.

Answer 28

Act No. 243

Question 29

President Quirino approved ___________which prohibits cockfighting, horse racing and jai-alai every 30th of December of each year, in order to have proper observance of Rizal Day.

Answer 29

Republic Act No. 229

Question 30

The___________ was created by Executive Order No. 52, issued by Pres. Ramon Magsaysay to undertake the construction of a National Cultural Shrine and other memorials to be dedicated to Jose Rizal.

Answer 30

Rizal National Centennial Commission

Question 31

JRNCC was abolished and Rizal Presidential Committee was created after President Diosdado Macapagal issued ____________.

Answer 31

Executive Order No. 14.

Question 32

Pres. Garcia issued ____________, creating a decoration intended to perpetuate Rizal’s memory, to be known as the Rizal Pro Patria Award.

Answer 32

Executive Order No. 429

Question 33

In his memorable Rizal Day address, Pres. Quezon declared through _____________ the adoption of Tagalog as the basis of the national language of the Philippines.

Answer 33

Commonwealth Act No. 184

Question 34

An act to include in the curricula of all public and private schools, colleges and universities courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, authorizing the printing and distribution thereof, and for other purposes.

Answer 34

Republic Act No. 1425

Question 35

Directing the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports and the chairman of the Commission on Higher Education to fully implement Republic Act No. 1425 entitled "An act to include in the curricula of all public and private schools, colleges and universities, courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, authorizing the printing and distribution thereof, and for other purposes.

Answer 35

Memorandum Order No. 247

Question 36

Abolishing the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission (JRNCC) and creating a committee to carry out the remaining activities of the commission.

Answer 36

Executive Order No. 14

Question 37

Executive Order No. 14 is under whose President?

Answer 37

Diosdado Macapagal

Question 38

Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo issued ___________, declaring December 30 of every year as a day of national mourning in honor of Rizal and other victims of the Philippine Revolution.

Answer 38

Decree of Dec. 20, 1898

Question 39

The committee recommended nine Filipino historical figures to be national heroes namely:

Answer 39

Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini, Marcelo del Pilar, Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat, Juan Luna, Melchor Aquino and Gabriela Silang

Question 40

Who created the criteria for the national hero?

Answer 40

William Howard Taft with Dr. Henry Otley Beyer

Question 41

Previously called as the Memorandum Order No. 247 under Fidel Ramos' presidency.

Answer 41

CHED Memorandum Order No. 3, s. 1995

Question 42

Who is the Swiss sculptor who created the Motto Stella or Guiding Star of Jose Rizal erected in Luneta Park?

Answer 42

Richard Kissling

Question 43

Richard Kissling is the ____ placer of the contest for Rizal's statue.

Answer 43

Second