Prelim

Question 1

completed his medical course in Spain and was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine by Universidad Central de Madrid

Answer 1

Doctor

Question 2

This name was chosen by his mother who was a devotee of the Christian saint San Jose (St. Joseph)

Answer 2

Jose

Question 3

this is from Gervacio P. which come from a Christian calendar

Answer 3

Protacio

Question 4

adopted by Domigo Lamco in 1731, which means ‘market’ in English

Answer 4

Mercado

Question 5

from the word ‘Ricial’ in Spanish it means a field where wheat, cute while still green, sprouts again

Answer 5

Rizal

Question 6

The surname of his mother

Answer 6

Alonzo

Question 7

Spanish for ‘and’

Answer 7

Y

Question 8

this name was used by Dona Teodora from the surname of his godmother based on the culture by that time

Answer 8

Realonda

Question 9

What is the full name of Rizal?

Answer 9

Dr. Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonzo Y Realonda

Question 10

When, what, where Jose Rizal was born?

Answer 10

June 19, 1861 (Wednesday, 11-12am) Calamba, Laguna

Question 11

When was Jose Rizal baptized?

Answer 11

June 22, 1861

Question 12

Who baptized Rizal?

Answer 12

Fa. Rufino Collantes

Question 13

Rizal’s godfather, native of Calamba

Answer 13

Fa. Pedro Casanas

Question 14

Governer general of the Philippines when Rizal was born

Answer 14

Lt. General Jose Lemery

Question 15

Who are Rizal’s parents?

Answer 15

Don Francisco Mercado and Dona Teodora Alonso Realonda

Question 16

How many are the Rizal children

Answer 16

Eleven (two boys and nine girls)

Question 17

Name the Rizal children

Answer 17

Saturnina
Paciano
Narcisa
Olimpia
Lucia
Maria
Jose
Concepcion
Josefa
Trinidad
Soledad

Question 18

Real surname of Rizal family adopted in 1731

Answer 18

Mercado

Question 19

who gave Rizal family their second surname?

Answer 19

Spanish alcalde mayor of Laguna

Question 20

Rizal call his sisters ___, if married and ____, is single

Answer 20

Dona or Senora and Senorita

Question 21

The Rizal ancestry from Father side:
Domingo Lamco (1.) - Ines de la Rosa (2.)
Francisco Mercado (3.) - Cirila Bernacha (4.)
Juan Mercado (5,) - Cirila Alejandro (6.)
Francisco (7.)

Answer 21

1. great-great grandfather of Rizal
2. Wife of domingo lamco; well-to-do Chinese Christian girl
3. great-grandfather
4. Wife of Francisco
5. Rizal’s grandfather
6. Wife of juan mercado
7. Rizal’s father

Question 22

The Rizal ancestry from Mother side:
Lakandula (1.)
Eugenio Ursua (2.) - Benigma (3.)
Regina (4.) - Manuel de Quintos (5.)
Brigida (6.) - Lorenzo Alberto Alonso (7.)
Teodora (8.)

Answer 22

1. last native kind of Tondo
2. great-great grandfather of Japanese
3. wife of Eugenio
4. daughter of eugenio and benigma
5. husband of Regina
6. daughter of Regina and Manuel
7. prominent Spanish-Filipino mestizo of Binan
8. Rizal’s mother

Question 23

A poem about Rizal’s beloved town, Calamba

Answer 23

Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory of my Town) 1876

Question 24

What brought Rizal his first sorrow

Answer 24

Death of little Concha or Concepcion

Question 25

How old was Rizal when he began to take in family prayers

Answer 25

Three

Question 26

How old was Rizal when he was able to read Spanish family Bible

Answer 26

Five

Question 27

this made the profoundest impression on Rizal, "died a martyr to its illusions."

Answer 27

The story of the moth

Question 28

Rizal's first poem in native language at the age of 8

Answer 28

Sa Aking Mga Kabata (To my fellow children)

Question 29

How old was Rizal when he wrote his first dramatic Tagalog comedy

Answer 29

eight

Question 30

Influences of Rizal's boyhood (3)

Answer 30

Hereditary Environmental Aid of divine providence

Question 31

Who inspired Rizal to develop his artistic ability? (studied 11 yrs in British school in Calcutta)

Answer 31

Tio Jose Alberto

Question 32

Who encouraged Rizal to develop his frail body by means of physical exercises?

Answer 32

Tio Manuel

Question 33

who intensified Rizal's voracious reading of a good book

Answer 33

Tio Gregorio

Question 34

old and learned parish priest of Calamba; fostered Rizal's love for scholarship and intellectual honesty

Answer 34

Fa. Leoncio Lopez

Question 35

Who was a remarkable woman of good character and fine culture?

Answer 35

Rizal's mother, Teodora.

Question 36

First teacher of Rizal?

Answer 36

His mother, Teodora.

Question 37

First tutor of Rizal

Answer 37

Maestro Celestino

Question 38

Second tutor

Answer 38

Maestro Lucas Padua

Question 39

a tutor that instructed Rizal in Spanish and Latin

Answer 39

Leon Monroy

Question 40

teacher in private school in Binan

Answer 40

Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz

Question 41

Who is Pedro?

Answer 41

teacher's son whom Rizal challenged to a fight

Question 42

Who is Andres Salandanan

Answer 42

he challenged Rizal to an arm-wrestling match

Question 43

Who is Juancho

Answer 43

he gives Rizal lessons in drawing and painting

Question 44

Who is Jose GUevarra

Answer 44

Rizal's classmate who loved painting

Question 45

When Rizal left Calamba for Binan? who was he with?

Answer 45

June, 1869 with Paciano

Question 46

when did Rizal received a letter from SAturnina informing him the arrival of steamer

Answer 46

Christmas 1870

Question 47

Name of the steamer that would take Rizal from Binan to Calamba

Answer 47

Talim

Question 48

When did Rizal left Binan after one and a half year of schooling

Answer 48

December 17, 1870

Question 49

Who took care of Rizal while on board the steamer?

Answer 49

Arturo Camps

Question 50

oldest of Rizal children; nicknamed Neneng

Answer 50

Saturnina

Question 51

older brother and confident of Jose Rizal; was second father to him; the most noble of Filipinos; became a combat general in Philippine Revolution

Answer 51

Paciano

Question 52

her pet name was Sisa; the third child

Answer 52

Narcisa

Question 53

Ypia was her pet name; the fourth child

Answer 53

Olimpia

Question 54

the fifth child; married to Mariano Herbosa

Answer 54

Lucia

Question 55

her nickname was Biang; the sixth child

Answer 55

Maria

Question 56

the greatest Filipino hero and genius; nickname is Pepe; lived with Josephine Bracken; the seventh child

Answer 56

Jose

Question 57

the eight child; her nickname was Concha; died at 3

Answer 57

Concepcion

Question 58

the ninth child; her nickname was Panggoy

Answer 58

Josefa

Question 59

the tenth child; her nickname was Trining

Answer 59

Trinidad

Question 60

youngest of the Rizal children; her nickname was Choleng

Answer 60

Soledad