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Cards (44)

  • 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