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1. The Rizal family had 11 siblings, of whom Rizal was the seventh. One of his siblings died early and is said to have been Rizal's 'first sorrow'. Who was this sibling?
2. When Rizal excelled as a top student at Ateneo de Manila, a school administered by the Jesuit priests, he loved reading books and novels. Among other books, he read a novel by Alexander Dumas. This was the first novel that he really loved. What was it?
3. While at the Ateneo, Rizal met his first love. She was a pretty fourteen-year old Batangueña. Who was she?
4. When Rizal decided to travel to Europe, specifically Spain, in order to study medicine he also had another aim. What is it?
5. When he traveled to Japan, Rizal met a girl named Seiko Usui, also known as O-Sei-San. If he had not had any patriotic mission, he could have married her. A year after Rizal's execution (1897), Seiko married Alfred Charlton. What was Charlton's job?
6. When "Noli Me Tangere", Rizal's most famous novel, was first published, a priest masterminded its banning. This priest is the subject of Rizal's "Por Telefono in Paris". Who was this priest?
7. Dr. Jose Rizal traveled to Madrid in 1890 and discovered his "bitter enemy of the pen". This enemy was an editor of a newspaper named "La Epoca". In an article he wrote, he repeatedly maligned Rizal's family. Who was this "bitter enemy?
8. Rizal traveled to Biarritz in France, where he had an affair with a Protestant girl. This girl wanted Rizal to become a Protestant, like herself. As a Catholic, Rizal declined her request, and this resulted in Rizal's early departure. This girl was Gertude Beckette.
9. At the time of his trip in Europe, Rizal published "El Filibusterismo" in Ghent, Belgium. He was so glad about the printing but his funds were extremely low and he had to leave the printing half-done. Joy turned to despair and Rizal was about to burn the novel ... Then a hero came to his aid and the printing resumed. Who was this hero?
10. During his exile at Dapitan in Zamboanga (following the publication of "Noli Me Tangere") Rizal indulged what a biographer has called "his only vice". What was it?
11. During his exile in Dapitan, Rizal met someone claiming to a cousin or relative of his. He was actually a friar's spy seeking a way of ruining Rizal legally. This spy has been identified as P.M. Given that M stands for Mercado, what does the P stand for?
12. While Rizal was still in exile, the Katipunan, an organization founded by Andres Bonifacio, planned a bloody revolution against the Spaniards. In order to inform Rizal, Bonifacio sent an emissary to Dapitan. Who was he?
13. Rizal's exile was over he was and turned over to the officials of Manila for his "last days". Meanwhile, a Governor General brought more mayhem to the Philippines than its predecessor. This Governor General signed the order for Rizal's execution. Who was he?
14. At the time Rizal's final hours at Fort Santiago, a fortress near Pasig City, he handed one of his sisters a lamp which contained his last poem, "Mi Ultimo Adios". He whispered to her in English, "There is something inside." Who was this sister?
15. Dr. Jose Rizal, when a medical student at Madrid, predicted that he would die on December 30.
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