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• What are some of the professions associated with a versatile personality as described in the study material?

  Physician, Poet, Novelist, Essayist, Dramatist
• What was Jose Rizal's dream related to his medical career?


  To study Ophthalmology to help his mother
• At what age did Jose Rizal fulfill his dream of studying Ophthalmology?


  At the age of 23
• Where did Jose Rizal receive his degree in Medicine?

  Universidad Central de Madrid
• Who came to Dapitan with George Tauffer?

  Josephine Bracken
• What benefit did the people of Dapitan enjoy during Rizal's exile?

  They received medical care from Rizal as a physician
• At what age did Rizal demonstrate his poetic gift?

  At the age of eight
• What is the title of one of Rizal's poems written at a young age?

  “Sa Aking Mga Kababata”
• What are some selected poems written by Jose Rizal?

  • Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo
  • My First Inspiration
  • Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light
  • The Intimate Alliance between Religion and Good Education
  • To The Child Jesus
  • Mi Ultimo Adios
• What are the titles of the two novels published by Rizal?

  Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
• What did the novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo depict?

  The deplorable conditions of Filipinos under Spanish rule
• What are some essays produced by Rizal?

  • The Reminisces of a student of Manila
  • Amor Patrio (Love of Country)
• What literary contest did Rizal win in 1880?

  First prize for his work "The Council of the Gods"
• What was Rizal's greatest achievement as a historian?

  His annotation of Antonio de Morga’s Successos de Las Islas Filipinas
• What was Rizal's first success in painting?

  Painting a religious banner for a fiesta
• What was one of Rizal's known paintings?

  A painting of his sister Saturnina
• What type of painting did Rizal learn from Japan?

  Sumi-e
• What did Rizal propose to establish in Hong Kong?

  A Filipino College
• What unique feature did Rizal's house in Dapitan have?

  Intricate knotting of rattan without the use of nails
• What musical compositions did Rizal produce?

  “La Deportacion”, “Leonor”, “Elcanto Del Prisoner”
• How many languages could Rizal speak at the age of 35?

  Twenty-two languages
• What is a bibliophile?

  A lover or collector of books
• How many books did Rizal collect?

  More than two thousand books
• What economic issue did Rizal address during his time?

  The control of business by foreigners, particularly the Chinese
• What cooperative did Rizal encourage the people of Dapitan to form?

  The Society of Dapitan Agriculturist
• What did Dona Teodora instill in Rizal?

  The value of education
• What subjects did Rizal teach in his school in Dapitan?

  Cultural values, Writing, Arithmetic, Reading, and Religion
• What is essential for a good translator according to the study material?

  Knowledge of several languages
• What was Rizal's most striking achievement as a surveyor?

  His proposed Borneo colonization project
• How long was the lease granted by the British government for the land Rizal surveyed in Borneo?

  999 years
• What did Rizal construct in Dapitan to supply potable water?

  A water system
• What did Rizal build beside his house in Dapitan?

  A large dam
• What did Rizal remodel in Dapitan using his own money?

  The town plaza
• What did Rizal discover about the Nami plant?

  It was edible when cooked properly but contained hydrocyanic acid
• What did European scientists name in honor of Rizal?

  Several species he collected, such as Draco Rizali
• What did Rizal excavate in Dapitan?

  The Lumanao Hill
• What did Rizal conclude about Lumanao Hill?

  It was a burial place of the Chinese
• What did Rizal plant in Dapitan?

  6,000 hemp plants and 1,000 coconuts
• What did Rizal invent related to cigarette production?

  A cigarette lighter called Sulpukan
• What sports did Rizal excel in?

  Swimming, fencing, wrestling, and rowing