El Filibusterismo Quizzes

El Filibusterismo Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of El Filibusterismo?
Emilio Aguinaldo

Carlos Rizal

Andrés Bonifacio

José Rizal
2 What country is the book set in?
Spain

The Philippines

China

Mexico
3 When was the book written?
1991

1891

1887

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

An outlaw

A traitor to Filipino culture

A religious fanatic
5 Which major group is in charge of education in the Philippines?
The Catholic Church

Local goverment authorities

Filipinos

The government
6 What does Simoun do for a living?
He is a friar

He is a jeweler

He is a soldier

He is a doctor
7 What does the term mestizo refer to?
Someone of Chinese and Spanish descent

Someone who is Spanish but born in the Philippines

Someone who was born in Spain

Someone of Spanish and Filipino decent
8 What do Basilio and Isagani want to start?
A school to teach Spanish to Filipinos

A school to teach martial arts to Filipinos

A school to teach Latino to Filipinos

A school to teach Tagalog to Filipinos
9 Why is Don Custodio worried about Simoun's plan to improve the canal in Manila?
He's worried it will be too expensive

He's worried it's immoral

He's worried it could cause unrest among Filipinos

He's worried it won't fix the problems with the canal
10 How was Ibarra supposedly killed?
His political partner shot him in order to escape the persecution of the Civil Guard

Killed by his former fiance Maria Clara

Shot by the Civil Guard after escaping prison

He was not killed, he escaped
11 How do Tales' wife and daughter die?
Starvation after the family farm fails

They are killed by the Civil Guard

They are captured and killed by bandits

While clearing the new land for their farm
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

Inflation

The economic difficulties of the Philippines

The greed of the church
14 Why does Tales lose his court case?
He becomes a bandit first

He does not have a legitimate right to the land

The judges do not want to rule against the church

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?
Metaphor

Personification

Imagery

Simile
16 How does Juli pay the ransom after Tales is kidnapped by bandits?
She sells the locket Basilio gave her

She sells the farm to the church

She enters indentured servitude

She asks Simoun for a loan
17 What happened the same night Basilio's mother died?
His brother was killed by the Civil Guard

Ibarra was reportedly killed by the Civil Guard

Captian Tiago took Ibarra's lands

Maria Clara entered a nunnery
18 What does Basilio realize when he sees Simoun in the woods?
Simoun knew his brother

He is the same stranger who helped Basilio bury his mother 13 years ago

He could blackmail Simoun by threatening to reveal his true identity

He also wants to be a revolutionary
19 What does Simoun think about the students' efforts to create a Spanish school?
It's dangerous to criticize the church's running of education

It will help Filipinos gain respect and equality

It's naive and will further colonize Filipinos' minds

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

Religion

Farming

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

Reading glasses

A fake nose

Blue goggles and a white wig
22 Why did Simoun return to the Philippines?
To gain power and eventually take over running the Philippines

To take back his family's land

To make money

To start a revolution and help the country gain independence from Spain
23 Simoun accuses Basilio of being what?
Reckless

Submissive

Greedy

Ignorant
24 Who does Simoun gain influence with?
Padre Salvi

Don Custodio

The governor of the Philippines

Captian Tiago
25 What happens to Tandang Selo after Juli leaves?
He gets sick and dies

He runs away into the woods

He gets arrested

He loses the ability to speak

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