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- 5. He is a law student and a poet who foiled simoun's plans of exploding influential political and religious leaders by throwing the lamp with the explosives into a river.
- 6. She borrowed money from Hermana Penchang to ransom her father, Kabesang Tales, who was captured by the bandits. In return, she worked as Penchang’s maid.
- 7. He is a fabricator and a faker that represents the corruption of the media in his time.
- 9. An opportunist and social climber, he is portrayed as incompetent and laughably ineffective. He supported the petition for the establishment of the Academy for Spanish.
- 10. The English alternate title of Noli Me Tangere is "Touch Me Not" while El Filibusterismo is what?
- 12. At the end of the novel, Padre florentino throws simoun's chest filled with jewelry to the sea, believing that it represents ___, which is one of the vices destroying the country.
- 14. Noli Me Tangere was first published in Berlin, Germany, while El Filibusterismo, its sequel, was first published where?
- 15. A wealthy leader of the student association, he owns several houses, one of which he lends for use as a Spanish language academy.
- 16. El Filibusterismo tackles the topic of ____ towards the filipino people, abuses, and need for political reform.
- 18. He is an intelligent UST student who only pursued his studies due to his mother's plea. Combining both his names, it would translate to “silent suffering” in English, and “tahimik na pagluluksa” in Tagalog.
- 19. He attempted to rape Juli, whom took her own life instead of giving in to his lustful desires.
- 20. Both Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo had financial difficulties during their completion, fortunately, Rizal was aided by some of his friends. The publication of Noli Me Tangere is financed by Maximo Viola, while El Filibusterismo is financed by who?
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- 1. Noli Me Tangere has 63 chapters in all, while El Filibusterismo has how many?
- 2. The vice-leader of Macaraig's gang and a Spaniard who has not turned evil due to being surrounded by patriotic filipinos.
- 3. According to Padre Sibyla, the word filibustero means a ___ who will soon be on the gallows.
- 4. With his tanned skin, sparse beard, long white hair, and blue-tinted glasses, he’s a mysterious and sometimes confrontational figure.
- 8. He is a sympathetic friar who is a friend to the Filipino students. He is also known as Capitan Tiago’s spiritual adviser.
- 11. She is the sweetheart of Isagani and niece of Dona Victorina. When Isagani was imprisoned, she married Juanito Pelaez
- 13. Noli Me Tangere is a romantic novel written by Jose Rizal dedicated to his fatherland, while El Filibusterismo is a political novel written in dedication to who?
- 17. He is a Chinese businessman who Simoun coerced into hiding weapons inside his warehouse for the preparation of the upcoming revolution.