A) Decentralized government B) Democratic government C) Federal government D) Centralized colonial government
A) The Gobernadorcillo B) The Governor-General C) The Alcalde Mayor D) The Archbishop
A) Rule by the military B) Rule by the natives C) Rule by the friars D) Rule by the merchants
A) Establishment of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade B) Opening of the Panama Canal C) Invention of the telegraph D) Opening of the Suez Canal
A) Tributo B) Indulto de Comercio C) Cedula Personal D) Polo y Servicio
A) Principalia B) Mestizos C) Peninsulares D) Insulares
A) Katipunan Movement B) Propaganda Movement C) Agrarian Reform Movement D) Secularization Movement
A) Bonifacio, Jacinto, and Aguinaldo B) Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora C) Gomez, Burgos, and Rizal D) Del Pilar, Jaena, and Ponce
A) Free land distribution B) Payment of taxes C) Land grabbing by religious orders D) Government monopolies
A) They led him to support the continuation of Spanish rule B) They made him indifferent to social problems C) They inspired him to write and advocate for reforms D) They convinced him to leave the country forever
A) Rizal B) Mercado C) Realonda D) Alonso
A) Green field or land ready for harvest B) Brave and strong C) Wise and learned D) Faithful and devoted
A) Paciano Rizal B) Francisco Mercado C) Gregorio Alonso D) Domingo Lam-co
A) His private tutor B) Leonor Rivera C) Teodora Alonso D) Saturnina Rizal
A) 11 B) 9 C) 10 D) 12
A) Paciano B) Trinidad C) Manuel D) Narcisa
A) Indio class B) Peninsular class C) Principalia or educated middle class D) Working Class
A) Extravagance and wasteful spending B) Discipline, honesty, and hard work C) Love for education and knowledge D) Deep religious faith and piety
A) The loss of their land in Calamba B) His expulsion from school C) The death of his brother Paciano D) The false accusation and imprisonment of his mother
A) It explains why he decided to leave the country forever B) It shows that his character, values, and patriotism were first formed and nurtured at home C) It explains where he got his wealth and fame D) It proves that his family was the richest in the Philippines
A) Biñan, Laguna B) Santa Cruz, Manila C) Manila D) Calamba, Laguna
A) Maestro Celestino B) Uncle Gregorio C) Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz D) Teodora Alonso
A) The Song of the Traveler B) Mi Último Adiós C) To the Filipino Youth D) Sa Aking Mga Kabata
A) Uncle Antonio B) Uncle Manuel C) Uncle Gregorio D) Uncle Jose
A) Escape family problems B) Receive more advanced formal primary education C) Prepare immediately for Ateneo D) Learn trade skills
A) Maestro Lucas Padua B) Maestro Celestino C) Justiniano Aquino Cruz D) Jose Guevarra
A) He was often absent and uninterested B) He was the largest and strongest but slow in lessons C) Small in stature but consistently among the best in Spanish, Latin, and arithmetic D) He rebelled against all discipline
A) Home‑based moral formation vs school‑based discipline and language training B) City life vs seafaring life C) Religion vs science D) Spanish vs English
A) Brief imprisonment of his mother and abuses by local officials/friars B) Full freedom of speech C) Equal land distribution to farmers D) High‑quality free schools for all children
A) Already written Noli Me Tangere B) Decided to study medicine abroad C) Completed college‑level Latin D) Built study habits, language skills, and independence needed for Manila
A) Transfer from UST B) Return from studies in Spain C) Execution of Gomburza priests D) Publication of Noli Me Tangere
A) Jesuits B) Dominicans C) Franciscans D) Augustinians
A) Fr. Jose Villaclara B) Dr. Federico Faura C) Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez D) Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
A) 1869 B) 1872 C) 1882 D) 1877
A) He disliked philosophy professors B) His father wanted him to join the clergy C) He wanted to prepare for military service D) He hoped to cure his mother’s failing eyesight
A) Sa Aking Mga Kabata B) El Consejo de los Dioses C) Mi Primera Inspiración D) A La Juventud Filipina
A) Rigid, lecture‑based, too dependent on rote memorization B) Interactive, discussion‑heavy, modern C) Too focused on arts and sports D) Lacking religious instruction entirely
A) Excessive modern laboratory facilities B) Racial discrimination and limited intellectual freedom C) Too many Filipino professors D) Equal treatment of Peninsulares, Mestizos, and Indios
A) Master only Tagalog poetic forms B) Practice medicine while writing C) Outperform Spanish students in classical literary contest D) Avoid religious themes entirely
A) Avoid military conscription B) Join an armed revolution C) Escape family debt D) Continue advanced studies free from UST and colonial restrictions
A) Hide his plan to join a revolution B) Avoid opposition from friars & conservative family members C) Prevent his brother Paciano from knowing D) Save money on travel documents
A) Specialize in ophthalmology for his mother B) Recruit soldiers for an armed uprising C) Study liberal ideas & observe free societies D) Earn Licentiate in Medicine & Philosophy‑Letters
A) Medicine; Philosophy & Letters B) Engineering & Fine Arts C) Law & Political Science D) History & Geography
A) Grants from the Propaganda Movement B) Spanish government scholarship C) Selling family land in Calamba D) Remittances from brother Paciano; tutoring & writing
A) Free tuition for all foreigners B) Total absence of social classes C) Ban on religious instruction D) Freedom of speech, press, & open debate
A) To the Filipino Youth B) Amor Patrio C) The Indolence of the Filipinos D) The Philippines a Century Hence
A) A secret armed lodge B) A religious order C) A business trading company D) Founding of the Propaganda Movement & newspaper La Solidaridad
A) Wealth alone B) Stronger colonial control C) Rejection of all tradition D) Free inquiry, public education, & rule of law
A) Brussels & Amsterdam B) Berlin & Dresden C) Paris (Dr. de Wecker) & Heidelberg (Dr. Becker) D) London & Rome
A) Received official Spanish permission to publish B) Met the characters who appear in the novel C) Finished printing the full book D) Gained freedom to plan, research, & draft safely away from Manila censorship
A) University of Paris B) Universidad Central de Madrid C) University of Berlin D) University of Heidelberg
A) Dr. Louis de Wecker B) Dr. Otto Becker C) Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt D) Dr. Federico Faura
A) Science & revolution B) German scenery & longing for Calamba C) Art & business D) Law & religion
A) Heidelberg B) Madrid C) Paris D) Berlin
A) He never mastered German B) Fluent in several; could read/translate more than 10 including Latin, Greek, Hebrew C) Only Spanish & Tagalog D) Fluent in 2‑3 languages only
A) Achieved high competence across medicine, sciences, arts, languages, & history B) Refused to specialize C) Traveled to many countries D) Earned only one degree but practiced many jobs
A) Dr. Maximo Viola B) Dr. Miguel Morayta C) Dr. Otto Becker D) Dr. Louis de Wecker
A) Military science & strategy B) Pure mathematics & astronomy C) Anthropology, geography, geology, chemistry, & hygiene D) Engineering & architecture only
A) Heidelberg B) Berlin C) Madrid D) Paris
A) As separate, unrelated hobbies B) As something to abandon after returning home C) As complementary tools to understand & serve his people D) As a way to impress Europeans
A) Reason, scientific inquiry, natural rights, & human progress B) Return to medieval feudal systems C) Rejection of all forms of government D) Absolute faith in tradition & divine right
A) Rights come only from kings B) Filipinos are naturally inferior C) Revolution is never justified D) Environment & education shape character; “indolence” is learned, not inborn
A) Mixing religious, executive, & judicial power in friars & colonial authorities B) Education for common citizens C) Too many elected officials D) The existence of courts
A) Secular education B) Blind fanaticism, hypocrisy, & censorship C) International friendship D) Scientific societies
A) Abolition of all laws B) Unchecked individualism C) Superiority of European customs D) Popular sovereignty & government by consent
A) Mazzini B) John Stuart Mill C) Victor Hugo D) Immanuel Kant
A) Locke, Rousseau, & Enlightenment faith in learning B) Military strategists C) Conservative clergy D) Mercantilist economists
A) Exclusive elite schooling B) Teaching only religious dogma C) Foreign control of curriculum D) Public, secular‑minded education as foundation of progress
A) Total rejection of Western thought B) Copying laws & constitutions exactly C) Critical selection & adaptation to Philippine history & culture D) Blind acceptance of all foreign theories
A) Freemasonry B) The guild system C) The Jesuit order D) Spanish military academies |