“The Philippines a Century Hence” “The Indolence of the Filipinos”

Question 1

tagalog ng “The Philippines a Century Hence”

Answer 1

ang pilipinas sa loob ng sandaang taon

Question 2

original title of “The Philippines a Century Hence”

Answer 2

“Filipinas dentro de cien anos”

Question 3

publishing date

Answer 3

September 30,1889 - February 1, 1890

Question 4

what is “The Philippines a Century Hence”
about

Answer 4

It is an essay pertaining of what could happen to the Philippines a hundred years in the futurez.

Question 5

who translated it

Answer 5

Charles E. Derbyshire

Question 6

This essay, published in La Solidaridad starts by analyzing the various causes of the miseries suffered by the Filipino people:

Answer 6

Spain’s implementation of her military policies
Deterioration and disappearance of Filipino indigenous culture
Passivity and submissiveness to the Spanish colonizers

Question 7

One question Rizal raises in this essay is whether or not Spain can indeed prevent the progress of the Philippines:

Answer 7

Keeping the people uneducated and ignorant had failed.
Keeping he people impoverished also came to no avail.
Exterminating the people as an alternative to hindering progress did not work either

Question 8

spanish title of “On the Indolence of the Filipino”

Answer 8

Sobre la indolencia de los filipinos

Question 9

publising date of the indolence of the filipino

Answer 9

July 15 to September 15, 1890.
in madrid

Question 10

The Spanish reign brought about a decline in economic activities because of certain causes:

Answer 10

The establishment of the Galleon Trade
Spain also extinguished the natives’ love of work
Spain did not protect the people against foreign invaders and pirates. There was a crooked system ofeducation
Spanish rulers were a bad example to despise manual labor. Gambling was established
There was a crooked system of religion
Taxes were extremely high,