Exam for Rizal

• El Filibusterismo


  The reign of Greed
• El Filibusterismo


  • It is the second novel written by José Rizal as the sequel to Noli Me Tangere
  • It was written in Spanish
  • It consists of 38 chapters
• Rizal dedicated El Filibusterismo to the three martyred priests of Cavite mutiny
• Filibustero


  A dangerous patriot who will soon be hanged or a presumptuous man
• History of the novel

  1. Rizal began writing in October 1887 in Calamba

  2. He revised the plot and some chapters in London (1888)

  3. He continued working on the manuscript in Paris

  4. He completed the book on March 29, 1891 in Biarritz

  5. It was published on September 18, 1891 in Ghent
• Simoun


  Crisostomo Ibarra in disguise, left for dead at the end of Noli me tangere. Ibarra has resurfaced as the wealthy jeweler, Simoun, sporting a beard, blue-tinted glasses, and a revolver. Fueled by his mistreatment at the hands of the Spaniards and his fury at Maria Clara's fate, Simoun secretly plans a revolution to seek revenge against those who wronged him.
• Basilio


  Son of Sisa and another character from Noli Me Tangere. After his mother's death, he became a vagabond until Captain Tiago took him in out of pity and hired him as a houseboy in exchange for sending him to school. In the events of the book, he is a graduating medical student who discovered Simoun's true identity and befriended him. His girlfriend is Juli.
• Juli


  Juliana de Dios, the girlfriend of Basilio, and the youngest daughter of Kabesang Tales. To claim her father from the bandits, she had to work as a maid under the supervision of Hermana Penchang. Eventually, she was freed but committed suicide after Father Camorra attempted to rape her.
• Isagani


  Basilio's friend and one of the students who planned to set up a new school. He is very idealistic and hopes for a better future for the Philippines. His girlfriend was the rich and beautiful Paulita Gomez, but they broke up once he was arrested. Despite this, his love for her still endured. He sabotaged Simoun's plans by removing the lamp that contained explosives and threw it in the waters.
• Paulita Gomez


  The girlfriend of Isagani and the niece of Dona Victorina, the old Indio who passes herself off as a Peninsular, who is the wife of the quack doctor Tiburcio de Espadana. In the end, she and Juanito Pelaez are wed, and she dumps Isagani, believing that she will have no future if she marries him.
• Macaraig


  One of Isagani's classmates at the University of Santo Tomas. He is a rich student and serves as the leader of the students yearning to build the Academia de Castellano.
• Father Camorra


  The lustful parish priest of Tiani, San Diego's adjacent town who has longtime desires for young women. He nearly raped Juli causing the latter to commit suicide.
• Ben Zayb


  The pseudonym of Abraham Ibañez, a journalist who believes he is the "only" one thinking in the Philippines. Ben-Zayb is an anagram of Ybanez, an alternate spelling of his name.
• Ctorina


  The old Indio who passes herself off as a Peninsular, who is the wife of the quack doctor Tiburcio de Espadana
• Ctorina believes


  She will have no future if she marries Isagani
• Macaraig


  One of Isagani's classmates at the University of Santo Tomas, a rich student and leader of the students yearning to build the Academia de Castellano
• Father Camorra


  The lustful parish priest of Tiani, San Diego's adjacent town who has longtime desires for young women, nearly raped Juli causing the latter to commit suicide
• Ben Zayb


  The pseudonym of Abraham Ibañez, a journalist who believes he is the "only" one thinking in the Philippines
• Don Custodio


  Custodio de Salazar y Sánchez de Monteredondo, a famous "journalist" who was asked by the students about his decision for the Academia de Castellano, in reality an ordinary fellow who married a rich woman to be part of Manila's high society
• Placido Penitente


  A student of the University of Santo Tomas who was very intelligent and wise but did not want, if not only by his mother's plea, to pursue his studies, controlled his temper against Padre Millon, his physics teacher, was an honor student hailing from Batangas
• Kabesang Tales


  Cabeza Telesforo Juan de Dios, a former cabeza de barangay (barangay head) of Sagpang, a barangay in San Diego's neighboring town Tiani, who resurfaced as the feared Luzón bandit Matanglawin, son of Tandang Selo, and father of Juli and Tano
• Gobernador General


  The highest-ranking official in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, pretends to do things for the good of the Indios but prioritizes the needs of his fellow Spaniards
• Father Florentino


  Isagani's godfather, a secular priest who was engaged to be married but chose to be a priest after being pressured by his mother, took in Don Tiburcio de Espandaña when he was hiding from his wife, Donya Victorina
• Quiroga


  A Chinese businessman who dreamed of being a consul for his country in the Philippines, hid Simoun's weapons inside his house
• Father Fernández


  The priest-friend of Isagani, promised to Isagani that he and the other priests will give in to the students' demands
• Pecson


  Classmate who had no idea on the happenings occurring around him, suggested that they held the mock celebration at the panciteria
• Doña Victorina


  Victorina delos Reyes de Espadaña, known in Noli Me Tangere as Tiburcio de Espadaña's cruel wife, aunt of Paulita Gomez, favors Juanito Pelaez over Isagani, searching for her husband who has left her and is in hiding, considers herself as one of the Peninsular despite being of Indio heritage
• Sandoval


  The vice-leader of Macaraig's gang, a Spanish classmate of Isagani who coerces his classmates to lead alongside him the opening of the Spanish language academy
• Father Bernardo Salvi


  Former parish priest of San Diego in Noli Me Tangere, now the director and chaplain of the Santa Clara convent
• Pepay


  Don Custodio's supposed "girlfriend", a dancer who is always agitated of her "boyfriend"'s plans, seems to be a close friend of Macaraig
• Father Hernando de la Sibyla


  A Dominican friar introduced in Noli Me Tangere, now the vice-rector of the University of Santo Tomas
• Father Írene


  Captain Tiago's spiritual adviser, reluctantly helped the students to establish the Academia de Castellano after being convinced, the only witness to Captain Tiago's death, forged the latter's last will and testament so Basilio will obtain nothing from the inheritance
• Tiburcio de Espadaña


  Victorina de Espadaña's lame husband, currently in hiding at Father Florentino's
• Hermana Penchang


  Sagpang's rich pusakal (gambler), offers Juli to be her maid so the latter can obtain money to free Kabesang Tales, disbelieves Juli and her close friends, considers herself as an ally of the friars
• Don Timoteo Pelaez


  Juanito's father, a rich businessman who arranges a wedding for his son and Paulita, became business partners with Simoun
• Tandang Selo


  Father of Kabesang Tales and grandfather of Tano and Juli, raised the sick and young Basilio after he left their house in Noli me tangere, killed in an encounter on the mountains with his son Tales
• Hermana Báli


  Another gambler in Tiani, became Juli's mother-figure and counselor, helped to release Kabesang Tales from the hands of bandits
• Father Millon


  The Physics teacher of the University of Santo Tomas, always becomes vindictive with Placido and always taunts him during class
• Tadeo


  Macaraig's classmate, along with the other three members of their gang, supposedly posted the posters that "thanked" Don Custodio and Father Irene for the opening of the Academia de Castellano
• Leeds


  An American who holds stage plays starring severed heads, good friends with Simoun