1 Who is the author of El Filibusterismo? Carlos Rizal Emilio Aguinaldo Andrés Bonifacio José Rizal 2 What country is the book set in? Spain China Mexico The Philippines 3 When was the book written? 1991 1891 1856 1887 4 What does "filibuster" mean? A religious fanatic An outlaw A traitor to Filipino culture A Filipino who was accused of advocating for independence from Spain 5 Which major group is in charge of education in the Philippines? Local goverment authorities The government The Catholic Church Filipinos 6 What does Simoun do for a living? He is a friar He is a doctor He is a soldier He is a jeweler 7 What does the term mestizo refer to? Someone who was born in Spain Someone of Chinese and Spanish descent Someone of Spanish and Filipino decent Someone who is Spanish but born in the Philippines 8 What do Basilio and Isagani want to start? A school to teach Tagalog to Filipinos A school to teach Latino to Filipinos A school to teach Spanish to Filipinos A school to teach martial arts to Filipinos 9 Why is Don Custodio worried about Simoun's plan to improve the canal in Manila? He's worried it could cause unrest among Filipinos He's worried it will be too expensive He's worried it's immoral He's worried it won't fix the problems with the canal 10 How was Ibarra supposedly killed? He was not killed, he escaped Killed by his former fiance Maria Clara Shot by the Civil Guard after escaping prison His political partner shot him in order to escape the persecution of the Civil Guard 11 How do Tales' wife and daughter die? While clearing the new land for their farm They are killed by the Civil Guard Starvation after the family farm fails They are captured and killed by bandits 12 Who claims that Tales' farm is really theirs? Simoun Captian Tiago The mayor The religious order in the neighbhoring town 13 The increasing rents every year on Tales farm is an examle of what? Tales' increasing wealth and the success of the farm The economic difficulties of the Philippines Inflation The greed of the church 14 Why does Tales lose his court case? He does not have a legitimate right to the land The judges do not want to rule against the church He becomes a bandit first He does not have money to pay for lawyers 15 Rizal describes Tales' court case as "a clay jar bashing against an iron pot." This is an example of what literary device? Simile Imagery Personification Metaphor 16 How does Juli pay the ransom after Tales is kidnapped by bandits? She asks Simoun for a loan She sells the farm to the church She enters indentured servitude She sells the locket Basilio gave her 17 What happened the same night Basilio's mother died? Maria Clara entered a nunnery Ibarra was reportedly killed by the Civil Guard His brother was killed by the Civil Guard Captian Tiago took Ibarra's lands 18 What does Basilio realize when he sees Simoun in the woods? Simoun knew his brother He also wants to be a revolutionary He could blackmail Simoun by threatening to reveal his true identity He is the same stranger who helped Basilio bury his mother 13 years ago 19 What does Simoun think about the students' efforts to create a Spanish school? It will help Filipinos gain respect and equality It's a good idea It's naive and will further colonize Filipinos' minds It's dangerous to criticize the church's running of education 20 What is Basilio studying? Farming Religion Law Medicine 21 What does Simoun wear as a disguise? Reading glasses Blue goggles and a white wig A fake nose A black wig 22 Why did Simoun return to the Philippines? To start a revolution and help the country gain independence from Spain To make money To gain power and eventually take over running the Philippines To take back his family's land 23 Simoun accuses Basilio of being what? Reckless Greedy Ignorant Submissive 24 Who does Simoun gain influence with? Don Custodio Padre Salvi The governor of the Philippines Captian Tiago 25 What happens to Tandang Selo after Juli leaves? He loses the ability to speak He gets sick and dies He runs away into the woods He gets arrested
