RIZAL’S VISION QUIZ

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.

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.