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Rizal Law and Philippine Colonial History
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Rizal Law and Philippine Colonial History
Rizal Law and Philippine Colonial History
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1
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What is Republic Act 1425 also known as?
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Rizal Law.
2
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When was Republic Act 1425 signed into law?
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June 12, 1956, by President Ramon Magsaysay.
3
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What does RA 1425 require all schools to teach?
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Courses on the life, works, and writings of Jose Rizal, with special attention to Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
4
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What does the first provision of RA 1425 mandate for schools?
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Every school must include a subject on Rizal’s life, works, and writings. In college, unexpurgated Noli and Fili or English translations serve as basic texts.
5
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What authority does RA 1425 give to the Board of National Education?
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To issue rules implementing the Rizal course, including primers and readers.
6
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What does provision 2 of RA 1425 require schools to do with libraries?
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Keep an adequate number of Noli, Fili, other Rizal works, and biographies on required reading lists.
7
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What does provision 3 of RA 1425 direct the state to ensure?
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Noli, Fili, and other writings translated into English, Tagalog, major Philippine languages, printed cheaply, and distributed free via local councils.
8
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What religious protection does provision 4 of RA 1425 provide?
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Nothing allows religion to be attacked in public schools. Limited exemption on religious grounds from reading unexpurgated novels, but not from the course.
9
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How much funding did RA 1425 authorize initially?
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₱300,000 in 1956 pesos for printing and distribution.
10
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Who pushed RA 1425 in the Senate?
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Claro M. Recto and Jose P. Laurel.
11
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Why did the Catholic Church oppose RA 1425?
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Opposed compulsory unexpurgated novels due to anti-clerical passages.
12
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Who supported RA 1425 as a nation-building measure?
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Civic groups, veterans of 1896, Freemasons, and others.
13
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What compromise resolved the RA 1425 debate?
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Added religious-conscience exemption from reading novels.
14
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How is RA 1425 implemented in basic education by DepEd?
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Standing order requires Noli and Fili readings in high school, frames as nationalism vehicle. K-12 places Noli in Grade 9, Fili in Grade 10.
15
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What is the standard Rizal course in higher education under RA 1425?
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Three-unit 'Life and Works of Rizal' course.
16
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What 1994 action ensured full RA 1425 implementation?
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Presidential memorandum directed Education and Higher Education agencies.
17
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Who financed Ferdinand Magellan's voyage?
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Spain.
18
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Why did Magellan give up Portuguese allegiance?
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Lack of support.
19
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What did Magellan discover according to the source?
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Continent of Asia and proved Earth was round.
20
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Who discovered America per the source?
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Christopher Columbus.
21
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Why was America named after Americo Vespucci?
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He was the second man to come to America.
22
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How did Rizal describe the USA in the 19th century?
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A place of excellence for the Whites amid common slavery.
23
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What characterized Europe in the 19th century per the source?
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Rampant imperialism by Spanish, Portuguese, and others.
24
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What examples illustrate 19th century world chaos?
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Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, French Revolution in France.
25
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What were the motives for Spanish conquest of the Philippines?
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God, Gold, and Glory.
26
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Why did it take 333 years for Filipinos to mobilize against Spaniards?
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Disadvantaged by varying geographic locations and dialects leading to misunderstandings.
27
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How long did Spanish colonization of the Philippines last?
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333 years.
28
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Who led the national government during Spanish colonization?
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Governor-General, open only to full-blooded Spaniards.
29
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What powers did the Governor-General hold?
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Executive, legislative, judicial; Vice Royal Patron of Church; President of Royal Audiencia; Cumplase for war/treaties; tax collection control.
30
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What role did Spanish friars play in colonization?
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Controlled government and schools. Rizal studied under Jesuits at Ateneo and Dominicans at UST.