Noli Me Tangere

• Noli Me Tangere comprises of how many chapters?

  63 chapters
• Noli Me Tangere was published when?

  Early 1887
• Publishing Company that published Noli Me Tangere:

  Berliner Buchdruckerei-Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin Germany
• The English Title for Noli Me Tangere:

  Touch Me Not and The Social Cancer
• He helped Rizal finance the publication of Noli Me Tangere:

  Maximo Viola
• The Title of Noli Me Tangere was taken where?

  Gospel of John 20:17
• What language was Noli Me Tangere written in?

  Spanish
• The Noli Me Tangere exposes the abuses and inequities of many Spanish Catholic friars and government officials during the late 19th century.
• “I wrote the Noli Me Tangere to arouse the feelings of my countrymen.” – Rizal told del Pilar
• The day Rizal finished Noli Me Tangere:

  On February 21, 1887, Rizal wrote the last page of the novel in Leipzing, Germany
• How much did Maximo Viola gave to Rizal to finance his book?


  Maximo Viola gave Rizal P300 which financed the printing of the first 2,000 copies of the novel.
• Who was the first to read Noli Me Tangere besides Rizal?

  Maximo Viola was the first one to read Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere.
• “I wanted to write something for my country” – Rizal to Bluementritt
• “You know that the work was written for the Filipinos, and it is necessary that it should be read by the Filipino.” – Rizal to Ponce
• Crisostomo Ibarra Represents:

  The illustrado image
• Padre Damaso/ Padre Salvi Represents?

  The corrupt friars
• Maria Clara Represents?

  The not ideal Filipina
• Capitan Tiago Represents?

  Colonial Mentality
• Pilosopo Tasio Represents?

  The people with advanced ideas
• Elias Represents?

  The revolutionary Filipinos
• Sisa/Crispin/Basilio Represents?

  The oppressed Filipino family
• Dona Victorina/Don Tiburcio Represents?

  The ambitious Filipinos
• On the 30th of August 1887 a special committee of the UST examined the novel and found it heretical.
• December 29, 1887 – importation, reproduction and circulation of the Noli is absolutely prohibited
• Who were the defenders of Noli Me Tangere?

  Ferdinand Blumentritt, Miguel Morayta, Federico Faura
• who recovered the Rizal manuscripts stolen from the National Library (1961)?


  Alejandro Roces
• Who was supposed to collaborate with Rizal to have illustrations on the Noli Me Tangere?

  Juan Luna
• The Noli Me Tangere presents what?


  A problem without offering a clear solution
• Noli Me Tangere was?


  Anti-Clerical
• What Language was Noli Me Tangere written in?

  Spanish
• What Langue was the title "Noli Me Tangere" written in?

  Latin
• What did Rizal wanted to awaken his countrymen in?


  He wanted to awaken them concerning the ills of the Philippine society
• How long was the estimated time of printing of Noli Me Tangere?


  Five months
• How long did the printing time of Noli Me Tangere take?


  Less than the original estimated five months
• What is Maximo Viola's nickname?


  The man who saved the Noli
• What were the symbols present in Noli Me Tangere's cover?

  • A woman (Rizal's Mother)
  • A torch
  • Flowers
  • A whip and chains
  • A thorny branch
  • A cross
  • Writtings in spanish
• What were the writing's in Spanish in the cover of Noli Me Tangere translate to?


  In writing...thinking...always...it was you who implanted in me... the first ideas...this manuscript... proof of love...
• When was the importation, reproduction and circulation of Noli Me Tangere prohibited?


  December 29, 1887
• What was the verse of John 20:17?


  "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father."