El Filibusterismo Quizzes

El Filibusterismo Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of El Filibusterismo?
Emilio Aguinaldo

José Rizal

Carlos Rizal

Andrés Bonifacio
2 What country is the book set in?
The Philippines

Spain

Mexico

China
3 When was the book written?
1891

1991

1887

1856
4 What does "filibuster" mean?
A Filipino who was accused of advocating for independence from Spain

A traitor to Filipino culture

An outlaw

A religious fanatic
5 Which major group is in charge of education in the Philippines?
Local goverment authorities

The government

Filipinos

The Catholic Church
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 Spanish and Filipino decent

Someone of Chinese and Spanish descent

Someone who is Spanish but born in the Philippines
8 What do Basilio and Isagani want to start?
A school to teach martial arts to Filipinos

A school to teach Spanish to Filipinos

A school to teach Tagalog to Filipinos

A school to teach Latino to Filipinos
9 Why is Don Custodio worried about Simoun's plan to improve the canal in Manila?
He's worried it won't fix the problems with the canal

He's worried it could cause unrest among Filipinos

He's worried it will be too expensive

He's worried it's immoral
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?
Starvation after the family farm fails

They are captured and killed by bandits

While clearing the new land for their farm

They are killed by the Civil Guard
12 Who claims that Tales' farm is really theirs?
Simoun

The religious order in the neighbhoring town

Captian Tiago

The mayor
13 The increasing rents every year on Tales farm is an examle of what?
Inflation

The greed of the church

Tales' increasing wealth and the success of the farm

The economic difficulties of the Philippines
14 Why does Tales lose his court case?
He does not have money to pay for lawyers

The judges do not want to rule against the church

He does not have a legitimate right to the land

He becomes a bandit first
15 Rizal describes Tales' court case as "a clay jar bashing against an iron pot." This is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor

Simile

Imagery

Personification
16 How does Juli pay the ransom after Tales is kidnapped by bandits?
She sells the farm to the church

She sells the locket Basilio gave her

She asks Simoun for a loan

She enters indentured servitude
17 What happened the same night Basilio's mother died?
Maria Clara entered a nunnery

Ibarra was reportedly killed by the Civil Guard

Captian Tiago took Ibarra's lands

His brother was killed by the Civil Guard
18 What does Basilio realize when he sees Simoun in the woods?
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

Simoun knew his brother

He also wants to be a revolutionary
19 What does Simoun think about the students' efforts to create a Spanish school?
It will help Filipinos gain respect and equality

It's dangerous to criticize the church's running of education

It's naive and will further colonize Filipinos' minds

It's a good idea
20 What is Basilio studying?
Farming

Law

Religion

Medicine
21 What does Simoun wear as a disguise?
A black wig

A fake nose

Blue goggles and a white wig

Reading glasses
22 Why did Simoun return to the Philippines?
To gain power and eventually take over running the Philippines

To start a revolution and help the country gain independence from Spain

To take back his family's land

To make money
23 Simoun accuses Basilio of being what?
Reckless

Ignorant

Greedy

Submissive
24 Who does Simoun gain influence with?
The governor of the Philippines

Captian Tiago

Don Custodio

Padre Salvi
25 What happens to Tandang Selo after Juli leaves?
He runs away into the woods

He gets arrested

He gets sick and dies

He loses the ability to speak

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