Midterm Rizal

ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE PRELIM EXAMINATION SOCSCI1 (RIZAL) Name: ________________________________ Date: _______________

Score: ____________

Test I. MATCHING TYPE. Select the correct answer from the box that corresponds to the given statement. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.

“The Death of Cleopatra”

Geographical and Ethnological Society of Berlin

Dr. Louis de Weckert

“Amor Patrio” Flute Diariong Tagalog

“Laong Laan” Dr. Rudolf Virchow Spolarium

“Aritmetica”

Dr. Feodor Jagor

Circulo Hispano-Filipino “Tagalische Verkunst” “To The Flowers of Heidelgberg” Doctor “Uliman”

___________________ 1. The first article Rizal wrote while he was in Spain. ___________________ 2. Rizal’s pen-name. ___________________ 3. The first Manila bilingual newspaper. ___________________ 4. A society of Spaniards and Filipinos in Madrid which Rizal joined after he arrived. ___________________ 5. The painting of Juan Luna which won first place in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid. ___________________ 6. A leading French ophthalmologist in Paris where Rizal worked as an assistant in his clinic. ___________________ 7. The musical instrument Rizal can fairly play well. ___________________ 8. A famous German anthropologist who sponsored Rizal’s membership to Berlin’s Anthropological Society. ___________________ 9. A prestigious organization composed of scholars of different nationalities. ___________________ 10. The title of the presentation Rizal submitted as a requirement for his membership in a prestigious organization. ___________________11. Juan Luna’s canvass where Rizal posed as an Egyptian priest. ___________________12. A poem Rizal wrote in Europe in his mood of homesickness reminding him of the blooming flowers at the garden of his home in Calamba. ___________________13. The title of the book Rizal sent together with his first ever German Letter to Prof. Blumentritt. ___________________14. Famous German scientist-traveller and author of Travels in the Philippines I, a book which Rizal read and admired during his student days in Manila. ___________________15. The term Rizal being called by his ignorant folks form Calamba for he was mistaken for a German. Test II. ENUMERATION. Give and enumerate the answers on the given statement/questions. 1-2. What are the title of the books which aroused the sympathy of Rizal for the oppressed and unfortunate people? 3-4. What are the title of the two (2) songs Rizal composed? 5-6. How many copies were published for Noli Me Tangere and for how much was it charged? 7-10. Give the main characters of Rizal’s novel, Noli Me Tangere. 11-15. What are the reasons why Rizal wanted to return to the Philippines?

Test III. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the correct answers to the following questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

What is the age of Rizal when he became a physician? Who was the Director of the hospital in Heidelberg that supervised the medical practice of Rizal as ophthalmologist? Who was Rizal’s most cherished friend which is an Austrian professor? What was the poem Rizal wrote while he was in Heidelberg? When was Noli Me Tangere published? Who helped Rizal financed his publication for Noli Me Tangere? What is the meaning of “Noli Me Tangere”? When was Rizal arrived at Manila? What was the title of the missing chapter in Noli Me Tangere? For how many months did Rizal stayed in the Philippines? Who was the Spanish Lieutenant assigned to protect Rizal while he was in the Philippines? Who was Rizal’s French teacher? How many months did Rizal master the German language? What was the name of the printing press where Noli Me Tangere was printed? To whom did Rizal dedicated his novel, Noli Me Tangere

Test IV. ESSAY. Answer the questions briefly and concisely. Rubrics: 5 points each (2 points – grammar; 2 points – content; 1 point – coherence) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

What was Rizal’s secret mission while he was abroad? Why Rizal did not pursue his Doctorate in Medicine? Briefly discuss the life of Rizal while he was in Berlin. What is the purpose of Rizal in writing his novel, Noli Me Tangere? Why was Rizal compelled to leave Calamba and the Philippines again?

Nota Bene: “To keep the lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.” As they say, nothing comes easy. Study hard and keep the fire burning. GOD BLESS ON YOUR EXAMS.