Republic of the Philippines

OUR VISION
The City College of Tagaytay is
established by the government in
response to the needs of the
community for a high level of
professionalism
and
personal
existence through the development of
knowledge, talent, and skills under a
firm foundation of positive values and
attitudes which are instrumental in
effecting social, cultural, moral and
economic
change
and
being

OUR MISSION

CITY COLLEGE of TAGAYTAY

Akle St., Kaybagal South, Tagaytay City, Cavite

City College of Tagaytay is

committed to provide the residence of
Tagaytay
City
with
free
college
education
and
subsidized
quality
education for the youth of nearby
communities, preparing them as skilled
and talented individuals to become
locally
and
globally
competitive
resources of manpower founded on a
solid base of values and character.

Midterm Examination in SOCS 2

Name ________________________________________________Year/Section _______________________ Score _______________
A. Direction: MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose and shade the circle of the letter of your best chosen answer.
1. Considered as Rizal's first teacher
A.Trinidad Alonso Mercado B.Francisco Mercado C.Teodora Alonso Mercado
2. Rizal started his formal schooling in
A. Calamba B. San Pablo C. Binan
3. All schools were attended by Rizal except
A. UST B. Manila Central University C. Ateneo D. Santa Isabel College
4. Ateneo Municipal is a college under the supervision of
A. Dominican B. Jesuits C. Franciscan
5. The reason why Rizal chose medicine for a career
A. To be able to cure his mothers growing blindness
B. It is his ambition
C. It was the only course offered in University of Sto. Tomas
6. Reasons why Father Magin Ferrando, who was the college registrar of Ateneo Municipal refused to admit Rizal except
A. He was late for registration
B. He was sickly and undersized for his age
C. He is not qualified
7. The original name of Ateneo de Manila
A. Ateneo Municipal
B. Escuela Pia
C. San Juan de Letran
8. Who opposed Jose in pursuing higher learning in the university
A. Don Francisco B. Paciano
C. Doa Teodora
9. Leon Monroy is Joses tutor, a former classmate of Don Francisco. Therefore, what Leon Monroy instructed to Jose?
A. Reading and writing
B. Mathematics
C. Spanish and Latin
D. Religion
10. Rizal first professor in Ateneo
A. Fr. Jose Bech B. Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez

C. Fr. Jose Vilaclara

D. Fr. Damaso

11. Rizal as the member of the group Carthaginians, progressed rapidly and became the brightest pupil in the whole class called
A. Emperor
B. centurion
C. tribune
D. Decurion
12. Rizal courted the charming daughter of Capitan Juan and Capitana Sanday from Pagsanjan Laguna who is
A. Leonor Valenzuela
B. Leonor Rivera C. Segunda Katigbak
D. Maria Clara
13. Another romance of Rizal was with _____, his cousin born in Camiling, Tarlac, a student at La Concordia College.
A. Leonor Valenzuela
B. Leonor Rivera C. Segunda Katigbak
D. Maria Clara
14. The following are persons knows Rizals secret departure from Spain except
A. Paciano
B. Antonio Rivera C. Pedro Paterno D. Teodora Alonzo
15.A place where a welcome party for Rizal was made by Rizals schoolmates at Ateneo
A. Plaza de Catalua
B. Port Bou
C. Barcelona
Madrid
16. Surname used by Jose to avoid suspicion from the Spanish authorities.
A. Rizal B. Mercado
C. Protacio
D. Realonda
17. The owner of the boarding house where Rizal boarded at the time he studied in Ateneo who owed the Rizal family the amount
of P300
A. Aya

B. Donya Pepay

C. Titay D. Choleng

18. To improve his Spanish, Rizal took private lessons in

A. UST B. Manila Central University C. Ateneo
D. Sata Isabel College
19. The coat material and official uniform of Ateneo students was called
A. Externo
B. Rayadillo
C. Decurion
D. Emperor
20. The first favourite novel of Rizal
A. Universal History
B. The Count of Monte

C. Travels in the Philippines

21. Rizals favorite teacher and considered his best professor in Ateneo.
A. Fr. Jose Bech B. Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez
C. Fr. Jose Vilaclara

D. Fr. Damaso

22. Rizals love interest, her pet name was Orang

A. Leonor Valenzuela
B. Leonor Rivera C. Segunda Katigbak

D. Maria Clara

23. A secret society founded by Rizal of Filipino UST students and the members were called Companions of Jehu.
A. Propaganda
B. Compaerismo C. katipunan
D. Roman Empire
24. The following are reasons why Rizal experienced unhappy days in UST except
A. The Dominican professors were hostile to him
B. The Filipino students were racially discriminated against by the Spaniards
C. He want to go home in Calamba
D. The method of instruction was obsolete and repressive
25. Pen name used by Rizal in joining the masonry
A. Laong laan
B. Dimas-alang
C. Pepe D. May Pag-asa
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26. The first Manila bilingual newspaper (Spanish and Tagalog)

A. La Solidardad B. Diariong Tagalog
C. La Liga Filipina D. Propaganda
27. Rizal enrolled at UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE
MADRID (Central University of Madrid) in what course
A. Fine Arts
B. Agriculture
C. Literature
D. Medicine
28. Rizal took lessons in ________ at the Academy of Arts of San Fernando
A. French
B. fencing
C. military engineering
D. sculpture
29. Nationalistic essay written by Rizal, his first article written on Spain for the first Manila bilingual newspaper.
A. Juventud Filipina
B. Los Viajes
C. Amor Patrio
D. Revista de Madrid
30. Rizal economized on his living expenses, and with the money he saved, he purchased books from a second-hand book store
owned by
A. Seor Roses

B.Juan Ruiz Zorilla C. Manuel Becera D. Don Francisco

31. During his first summer vacation in Madrid, Rizal went to Paris and he describe it as
A. the costliest capital in Europe
B. towns most ugly side
C. Spains second largest city D. most famous city
32. A letter about the deteriorating health of this woman linked to Rizal, caused by her too much loving and waiting or her love
one. Who is she?
A. Leonor Valenzuela
B. Leonor Rivera C. Segunda Katigbak
D. Maria Clara
33. Due to hard times in Calamba, monthly allowances of Rizal in Madrid were late in arrival. At one time Paciano was forced to
sell his younger brothers _____________ in order to send money to Madrid.
A. books B. horse
C. paintings
D. land
34. In 1882, shortly after Rizal arrival in Madrid, Rizal joined a society of Spaniards and Filipinos called
A. Madrid El Progresso
B. La Solidaridad
C. Circulo Hispano-Filipino D.Carthaginians
35. Rizal wrote an article in November 1882, which he intended for publication in a Manila newspaper, but it was not published
because the newspaper stopped its circulation. What was the article he wrote?
A. Las Dudass
B. Amor Patrio
C. Revista de Madrid
D. La Seorita
36. Rizal recited a poem on one of the meetings of Circulo Hispano-Filipino, to save the association from disintegration in
December 31, 1882. The poem means They ask me for verses! what was the poem?
A. Me Piden VersosB. Un Recuerdo A mi pueblo C. Felictacion
37. In May 1882, Rizal left the Philippines for the first time and went to a certain country to continue his studies. What is the name
of that country?
A. United States B. Singapore
C. Spain
D.. Germany
38. On May 11, 1882, Rizal boarded Djemnah in Singapore to continue his trip to the west. What mode of transportation was
Djemnah?
A. Express Train
B. Boat
C. Plane
D. Horse drawn wagon / carriage
39. What mode of transportation did Rizal use when he left Marseilles for Barcelona on June 15, 1882?
A. Boat B. Horse drawn wagon / carriage
C. Plane
D. Express Train
B. Direction: MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Shade the circle that corresponds to your answer. And if your answer is false, underline the word/s that
makes the statement false.
40. On June 10, 18972, Jose accompanied by Paciano and went to Manila.
A. True
B. False
41. The system of education given by the Franciscan in the Ateneo was more advanced than that of other colleges in that period.
A. True
B. False
42. Rizal read Travels in the Philippines by Dr. Feodor Jagor, an American scientist-traveler who visited the Philippines in 18591860.
A. True

B. False

43. Rizal described Father Sanchez, Jesuit professor as model of uprightness.

A. True
B. False
44. Rizal finished his last year in Ateneo with highest grades in all subjects.
A. True
B. False
45. Rizal was an active member of a religious society, the Marian Congregation.
A. True
B. False
46. Aside from writing poetry, Rizal devoted his spare time to fine arts.
A. True
B. False
47. Rizal believe that education without God is not true education.
A. True
B. False
48. Rizal experienced his first romance when he was sixteen years old.
A. True
B. False
49. After graduating with the highest honors from Ateneo, Rizal had to go to the University of Santo Tomas for higher studies.
A. True
B. False
50. At the age of seventeen, Rizal passed the final examination in the surveying course, but he could not be granted the title as
surveyor because he was under age.
A. True
B. False

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