Jose Rizal's Life in UST Quiz

Jose Rizal's Life and Works

• Jose Rizal submitted a literary piece to the literary contests at UST, which is not specified in the text.
• His love interest, often mentioned in his writings, is not specified in the text.
• Rizal's prize-winning socio-political allegory is not specified in the text.

The Propaganda Movement

• Jose Rizal was actively involved in the Propaganda Movement, using his writings to advocate for political reforms in the Philippines.
• The main purpose of the Propaganda Movement was to seek reforms in the Philippines.
• The movement believed that the pen was mightier than the sword in seeking reforms.
• Rizal's mother feared for his life as a result of acquiring a higher level of education because the Spanish authorities were against educated Filipinos.

Key Figures and Events

• The Filipino intellectuals who were not prominent members of the Propaganda Movement are not specified in the text.
• The label given to the Filipino intellectuals during the Propaganda Movement was "subversive" or "filibusteros".
• The location that served as a refuge for some Filipinos involved in the Propaganda Movement to avoid punishment was Spain.
• The Filipino journalist who founded La Solidaridad, becoming the voice of the Propaganda Movement, was Graciano Lopez Jaena.
• Jose Rizal submitted his poem 'A La Juventud Filipina' to the Literary Contest of the Manila Lyceum of Spanish Youth.
• The leading figure of the Propaganda Movement along with Rizal was Marcelo H. del Pilar.
• The key goals of the Propaganda Movement were to seek reforms in the Philippines through writings and advocacy.
• Rizal established Liga Filipina, a reform-minded society loyal to Spain, in 1892.
• Public education in the Philippines did not arrive until the 19th century according to the text.