El Filibusterismo - Flashcards

Thirteen years

The years after which Simoun went back to the Philippines.

Tabo

The steamer where Simoun boarded upon his return to the Philippines.

Ben-Zayb

A Spanish journalist who writes silly articles about the Filipinos.

Padre Sibyla

The vicerrector of the University of Santo Tomas.

Padre Camorra

He is the parish priest of the town of Tiani.

Don Custodio

He is a pro-Spanish Filipino holding a position in the government.

Padre Salvi

He is the Franciscan friar and former cura of San Diego.

Padre Irene

He is a kind friar who was a friend of the Filipino students.

Padre Florentino

He was a retired scholarly and patriotic Filipino priest.

Isagani

He is the poet-nephew of Padre Florentino and the lover of Paulita.

Simoun

He is a friend of the Spanish government, being an advisor to the Governor General of the Philippines.

Kabesang Tales

He is the head of the band of bandits who Simoun manipulates. He suffered misfortunes under the friars.

Quiroga

Simoun manipulated him into smuggling firearms and weapons using his store as a front.

Juli

She is the girlfriend of Basilio who committed suicide after a rape attempt by a friar.

Padre Camorra

He is the friar who attempted to rape Juli.

Kerosene lamp

The explosive that will be used to exterminate highest officials of the Philippines is masqueraded as?

Juanito Pelaez

The husband of Paulita Gomez.

Padre Florentino

To whose home did Simoun seek refuge after being cornered by the soldiers?

Lieutenant Perez

He informs the priest by letter that he would come at eight o’clock that night to arrest Simoun.

Cabesa Andang

She is the mother of Placido Penitente.

Chichay

The silversmith who made the bridal earring for Paulita Gomez.

Don Timoteo

He is the father of Juanito Pelaez.

Makaraig

He is the rich and leader of Filipino students in their movement to learn Spanish in the academy.

Mr. American

He is the owner of the sideshow at the fair of Quiapo exhibiting an Egyptian Mummy.

Padre Fernandez

A good Dominican friar and friend of Isagani.

Padre Millon

He teaches Physics in UST without experiments.

Pepay

She is the pretty dancer and mistress of Don Custodio.

Placido Penitente

Student of Padre Millon who became disoriented because of the poor methods of instruction.

Sandoval

A Spanish student who supports the cause of the Filipino students to propagate the teaching of Spanish.

Senor Pasta

He is an old Filipino lawyer who refuses to help Filipino students in their advocacy.

Tandang Selo

He is the grandfather of Juli.

Tano

Son of Kabesang Tales and the brother of Juli.

October 1887

The date when Rizal started writing El Filibusterismo.

Medicine

Rizal was practicing what profession when he begun writing El Filibusterismo?

1888

It is the year when Rizal made changes in the plot and revised the chapters written.

March 29, 1891

It is the date when Rizal finished El Fili’s manuscript.

3 years

After how many years did Rizal finished the manuscript?

Ghent

Where did Rizal moved from Brussels because the printing was cheaper there?

September 18, 1891

When did El Filibusterismo came off the press?

July 5, 1891

When did Rizal left Brussels for Ghent?

Jose Alejandro

Who is Rizal’s roommate in a cheap boarding house in Ghent?

F. Meyer-Van Loo Press

It was the publisher on no. 66 Viaanderen Street who was willing to print El Filibusterismo on an installment basis.

Jewels

What did Rizal pawned in order to pay the down payment and early partial expenses during the novel’s printing?

Jose Ma. Basa

Rizal received money from who?

Rodriguez Arias

Rizal received money, specifically 200, for the copies of Morga’s Sucesos from who?

July 1891

When did Rizal wrote a letter to Basa saying that if no money comes, he will have to stop its publication?

August 6

When did the printing had to be suspended, as Rizal feared, because he could no longer give the necessary funds to the printer?

Valentin Ventura

Who saved Rizal’s "El Filibusterismo” and immediately sent money needed to finish its publication?

400 pesetas

For how much did the book sold because of its rarity?

73

Rizal committed a mistake in the dedication portion of El Filibusterismo.

He cited Don Mariano Gomez’s age as 85 which should have been?

35

Rizal committed a mistake in the dedication portion of El Filibusterismo.

He cited Don Jose Burgos’ age as 30 which should have been?

37

Rizal committed a mistake in the dedication portion of El Filibusterismo.

He cited Don Jacinto Zamora’s age as 35 which should have been?

Fr. Leoncio Lopez

Who was Padre Florentino in Rizal’s life?

Vicente Illustre

Who was Isagani in Rizal’s life?

Leonor Rivera

Who was Paulita Gomez in Rizal’s life?

38

How many chapters did “El Filibusterismo” had?