RIZAL’S VISION QUIZ
Across
- 3. The ancient Greek city-state whose women Rizal admired for their courage.
- 4. The surname of Alberta, the leader who presented the letter.
- 6. Man's best friend
- 8. The Chinese-Filipino ethnic background of the prominent Malolos families.
- 9. The medical metaphor Rizal used for the societal decay in the Philippines.
- 10. Large marsupial
- 12. The specific Bulacan town Rizal addresses in his 1889 letter.
- 13. The explosive "gift" meant to destroy the colonial hierarchy at a wedding.
- 15. The inevitable outcome Rizal predicted if Spain denied political reforms.
- 17. Flying mammal
- 19. The pre-colonial activity that proved Filipinos were industrious before Spain arrived.
- 21. A term meaning "subversive" or "rebel," used as the novel's title.
- 23. The acronym for the world power Rizal predicted would eventually seize the islands.
- 25. The type of institution the women petitioned to open.
- 26. Rizal’s argument that "laziness" is a result (or effect), not a primary cause.
- 27. The student who inadvertently stopped the revolution to save his love.
- 28. The total number of young women who signed the petition.
- 30. The arrogant Franciscan friar who is the novel's primary antagonist.
Down
- 1. The mother who loses her mind, symbolizing the suffering of the Motherland.
- 2. What Rizal demanded for Filipinos in the Spanish parliament (Cortes).
- 5. The hot climate Rizal cited as a factor for a naturally slower pace of life.
- 7. Has a trunk
- 11. The primary emotion driving Simoun, rather than pure patriotism.
- 14. The fictional town where the events of the first novel take place.
- 16. The idealistic main character who returns from Europe to build a school.
- 18. Likes to chase mice
- 20. The "Freedom" Rizal insisted was necessary to expose colonial abuses.
- 22. The exploitative labor system that discouraged Filipinos from working hard.
- 24. The name of the "Brown Cardinal" jeweler plotting a revolution.
- 29. The "Sentiment" or spirit Rizal believed was finally uniting the archipelago.