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Rizal: The Life, Works & Writings of Jose Rizal
First Preliminary Examination
“An honest person is the noblest creation of God.” – Jose Rizal, 1861 - 1896
Rizal wrote The Council of the Gods in 1880-81 when he was a student at UST. It won first prize in the Liceo Artistico Literario de Manila. The work shows Rizal's amazing knowledge of the intricacies of Roman mythology. This examination assesses your knowledge of Roman and Greek mythology and your understanding of the play.
I. Multiple Choice
For each question below, write the letter corresponding to your answer.
1. I was the first goddess to get married. I believe that couples should stay faithful to each other, though my husband never did. This made me intensely annoyed so I did my best to protect all married women. Who am I?
a. Minerva
b. Diana
c. Venus
d. Juno
2. I am the god of love. I made a career of shooting arrows into peoples' hearts to make them fall in love. Who am I?
a. Cupid
b. Amor
c. Apollo
d. Alcibes
3. My father made me marry, Vulcan! But I did not really like him, he was so ugly. So I had love affairs with Mars and Adonis to name just two. The Trojan War started shortly after I had been awarded a golden apple inscribed "To the Fairest". Who am I?
a. Minerva
b. Diana
c. Venus
d. Juno
4. I am the god of fire and metalwork, the son of the god Jupiter and the goddess Juno. I also happen to be lame. My workshops are in the hearts of volcanoes where the heat from the earth is the greatest. Who am I?
a. Mars
b. Vulcan
c. Pluto
d. Mercury
5. I was swallowed at birth by my father. Then I was rescued by my brother and given the oceans to look after. I have a quick temper and woe betide those who anger me. Who am I?
a. Nereus
b. Triton
c. Proteus
d. Neptune
6. I just love to fight and gained the title the god of war. I really do not care whose side I am on so long as it is a good battle. Who am I?
a. Mars
b. Liber
c. Pluto
d. Faunus
7. I am the god of the dead and reign over the Underworld. I am wed to the daughter of Ceres and had an unusual pet dog named Cerberus. Who am I?
a. Neptune
b. Mercury
c. Pluto
d. Saturn
8. I have a winged helmet and some swift sandals, with which I can achieve great speeds. This has made me very useful delivering messages for the gods in a short space of time. Who am I?
a. Cupid
b. Mercury
b. Mars
d. Pluto
9. I am the god who is closely associated with 9 daughters of Jupiter and has no luck in love. I once chased a girl, only to have her turn into the laurel tree rather than be with him. Who am I?
a. Mars
b. Vulcan
c. Apollo
d. Momus
10. My father Jupiter swallowed the Titaness Metis while she was pregnant. After which he had a splitting headache then out popped me! Fully grown no less! I became known as the warrior goddess. Who am I?
a. Justicia
b. Persephone
c. Minerva
d. Diana
11. I am the goddess of justice and was often portrayed as evenly balancing both scales and a sword and wearing a blindfold. Who am I?
a. Victoria
b. Justicia
c. Ops
d. Maia
12. I am a great traveler and have followers called the Maenads. I teach people I meet to make wine from grapes. Ok, so we get drunk from time to time, and things did get out of hand sometimes. But generally speaking we all have a good time. The god of wine is just one of my titles. Who am I?
a. Dis Pater
b. Priapus
c. Liber
d. Cupid
13. I was saved by my mother from being swallowed at birth. When I grew up I rescued my brothers and sisters from the stomach of my father and became known as the ruler of the gods. Who am I?
a. Neptune
b. Apollo
c. Jupiter
d. Mars
14. I am known in Greek as Cronus. I rose to power after castrating my father Uranus. I married my sister Rhea and with her, we gave birth to the Olympian gods. Who am I?
a. Jupiter
b. Apollo
c. Prometheus
d. Saturn
15. I am the most handsome among mortals, by reason of which I was abducted to serve as cupbearer to the gods and as Jupiter’s beloved. Who am I?
a. Castor
b. Pollux
c. Ganymede
d. Silenus
16. I am the god of nature and shepherds. My lower body is that of a goat with cloven hooves. But apart from that I am a great guy. I play reed pipes and make both mortals and gods feel happy. Who am I?
a. Mars
b. Liber
c. Pluto
d. Faunus
17. My duties included being cup bearer to the gods, well that was until Ganymede took over. Then my dad let me marry that hunk Hercules when he became immortal. Who am I?
a. Iris
b. Helen
c. Hebe
d. Harmonia
18. I am the god of satire, mockery, censure, a spirit of evil-spirited blame and unfair criticism. I love to imitate or copy the action, speech or movements of other people in a playful or derisive manner. Who am I?
a. Alcibes
b. Midas
c. Silenus
d. Momus
19. Oh dear, I am not a pretty sight! I am very ugly with a snub nose, thick lips and a gaze like a bull. I am so fat. I can not be bothered to walk, so you will probably see me riding my ass, though I struggle to stay upright as I am drunk most of the time. Who am I?
a. Alcibes
b. Silenus
c. Midas
d. Momus
20. We are a sisterhood of goddesses who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with our graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music and dance. We are the nine daughters of Zeus. Who are we?
a. Naiads
b. Dryads
c. Muses
d. Fates
21. I am a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's The Iliad. I am invulnerable on all of my body parts except for my heel. Who am I?
a. Aeneas
b. Achilles
c. Odysseus
d. Ajax
22. I am a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Venus. My journey from Troy which led to the founding of Rome is recounted in Virgil's The Aeneid. Who am I?
a. Aeneas
b. Achilles
c. Agamemnon
d. Odysseus
23. I am the personification of memory in Greek mythology. I am the daughter of Gaia and Uranus and the mother of the Muses by Zeus. Who am I?
a. Alcmene
b. Juno
c. Thetis
d. Mnemosyne
24. Who is the sole Olympian whose name remains the same in Roman mythology?
a. Apollo
b. Demeter
c. Pan
d. Hephaestus
25. What is the other Roman name of Jupiter?
a. Jove
b. Jimbo
c. Janno
d. Jovi
26. Mt. Olympus is the house of the Greek gods. What mountain is the house of the Roman gods?
a. Mt. Vesuvius
b. Mt. Etna
c. The Alps
d. Mt. Kilimanjaro
27. What is the name of the most famous of the rivers in the Underworld that was often sworn on by the gods and which dead souls must cross over?
a. Styx
b. Lethe
c. Tartarus
d. Amazon
28. What was the food of the gods called?
a. Lotus
b. Nectar
c. Ichar
d. Ambrosia
29. Which one of the following was NOT a Roman god?
a. Liber
b. Cupid
c. Saturn
d. Momus
30. Which Roman god is NOT properly matched with their Greek counterpart?
a. Diana - Artemis
b. Faunus - Pan
c. Mercury – Hermes
d. None of these aforementioned
II. True or False
Determine whether each of the following statements is true or false. If the statement is true, shade the circle "A"; if false shade the circle "B" of your scantron sheet.
31. Cupid is a masculine version of the love goddess.
A. True
B. False
32. Juventas is the equivalent to the Greek goddess Hebe.
A. True
B. False
33. Minerva is also known as the maiden of Spring.
A. True
B. False
34. Jupiter was the ultimate god to Homer.
A. True
B. False
35. Apollo was the sole major deity in the Greek Pantheon who was born human but must die to achieve immortality.
A. True
B. False
36. The parents of the nine muses were Jupiter and Juno.
A. True
B. False
37. Neptune, the god of the sea, carried the trident as his symbol of power.
A. True
B. False
38. Mars was Venus' husband.
A. True
B. False
39. Bellona is the Roman goddess of war and a companion of Mars.
A. True
B. False
40. Pluto was the Roman god of death.
A. True
B. False
III. Drama Analysis Test
For each question below, write the letter corresponding to your answer.
41. Who presided the meeting of the gods on Mt. Olympus ?
a. Jupiter
b. Juno
c. Justice
d. Minerva
42. Which of the following is NOT a prize in the literary contest initiated by Jupiter?
a. war trumpet
b. a lyre
c. a crown of laurel
d. a gold scepter
43. What element of drama is used in the line “These three prizes are of equal value.”?
a. conflict
b. foreshadowing
c. flashback
d. irony
44. What element of drama is used in the altercation between Minerva and Silenus in the beginning of the play?
a. conflict
b. foreshadowing
c. flashback
d. mood or tone
45. What element of drama is used in the exchange between Juno and Venus when they told Jupiter who most deserves to win in the literary contest?
a. irony
b. foreshadowing
c. conflict
d. style
46. At stake in the conflict here is Juno and Venus’s:
a. reputation or prestige
b. pride
c. both a and b
d. happiness and spiritual state
47. In what language was The Iliad written?
a. English
b. Latin
c. Spanish
d. Greek
48. In what language was The Aeneid written?
a. English
b. Latin
c. Spanish
d. Greek
49. In what language was Don Quixote written?
a. English
b. Latin
c. Spanish
d. Greek
50. What element of drama is used in the mention of Cervantes fighting in the battle of Lepanto?
a. conflict
b. foreshadowing
c. flashback
d. symbolism
51. Who was the writer nominated by Juno who is worthy to receive the award?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. Cervantes
d. Shakespeare
52. Who was the author proposed by Venus who is worthy to receive the award?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. Cervantes
d. Shakespeare
53. Who was the writer recommended by Minerva who is worthy to receive the award?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. Cervantes
d. Shakespeare
54. According to the play, what is the ancient or Latin name of Spain ?
a. Hesperia
b. Tartarus
c. Hispania
d. Iberia
55. What element of drama is used in the heated debate among the gods on who should win as the most important work of universal literature?
a. crisis
b. climax
c. conflict
d. denouement
56. What is the climax of the play?
a. When the gods debated who will win the award
b. When Justice weighs all the literary works in her set of scales
c. When Jupiter puts an end to the dispute of the gods
d. When the Spanish national anthem was played
57. Who was the author who wins the contest?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. Cervantes
d. The three writers were of equal excellence.
58. One unique feature of this play is that it has:
a. no climax
b. loose plot construction
c. no central character
d. no resolution to the conflict
59. The central theme in the play is that:
a. Men are born equal but they are also born different.
b. A good work of literature can stand the test of time.
c. Genius has no country.
d. All of these aforementioned
60. The main value of this play as art is that it:
a. expresses the author’s concept of love
b. gives aesthetic pleasure
c. conveys a moral
d. All of these aforementioned
First Preliminary Examination
“An honest person is the noblest creation of God.” – Jose Rizal, 1861 - 1896
Rizal wrote The Council of the Gods in 1880-81 when he was a student at UST. It won first prize in the Liceo Artistico Literario de Manila. The work shows Rizal's amazing knowledge of the intricacies of Roman mythology. This examination assesses your knowledge of Roman and Greek mythology and your understanding of the play.
I. Multiple Choice
For each question below, write the letter corresponding to your answer.
1. I was the first goddess to get married. I believe that couples should stay faithful to each other, though my husband never did. This made me intensely annoyed so I did my best to protect all married women. Who am I?
a. Minerva
b. Diana
c. Venus
d. Juno
2. I am the god of love. I made a career of shooting arrows into peoples' hearts to make them fall in love. Who am I?
a. Cupid
b. Amor
c. Apollo
d. Alcibes
3. My father made me marry, Vulcan! But I did not really like him, he was so ugly. So I had love affairs with Mars and Adonis to name just two. The Trojan War started shortly after I had been awarded a golden apple inscribed "To the Fairest". Who am I?
a. Minerva
b. Diana
c. Venus
d. Juno
4. I am the god of fire and metalwork, the son of the god Jupiter and the goddess Juno. I also happen to be lame. My workshops are in the hearts of volcanoes where the heat from the earth is the greatest. Who am I?
a. Mars
b. Vulcan
c. Pluto
d. Mercury
5. I was swallowed at birth by my father. Then I was rescued by my brother and given the oceans to look after. I have a quick temper and woe betide those who anger me. Who am I?
a. Nereus
b. Triton
c. Proteus
d. Neptune
6. I just love to fight and gained the title the god of war. I really do not care whose side I am on so long as it is a good battle. Who am I?
a. Mars
b. Liber
c. Pluto
d. Faunus
7. I am the god of the dead and reign over the Underworld. I am wed to the daughter of Ceres and had an unusual pet dog named Cerberus. Who am I?
a. Neptune
b. Mercury
c. Pluto
d. Saturn
8. I have a winged helmet and some swift sandals, with which I can achieve great speeds. This has made me very useful delivering messages for the gods in a short space of time. Who am I?
a. Cupid
b. Mercury
b. Mars
d. Pluto
9. I am the god who is closely associated with 9 daughters of Jupiter and has no luck in love. I once chased a girl, only to have her turn into the laurel tree rather than be with him. Who am I?
a. Mars
b. Vulcan
c. Apollo
d. Momus
10. My father Jupiter swallowed the Titaness Metis while she was pregnant. After which he had a splitting headache then out popped me! Fully grown no less! I became known as the warrior goddess. Who am I?
a. Justicia
b. Persephone
c. Minerva
d. Diana
11. I am the goddess of justice and was often portrayed as evenly balancing both scales and a sword and wearing a blindfold. Who am I?
a. Victoria
b. Justicia
c. Ops
d. Maia
12. I am a great traveler and have followers called the Maenads. I teach people I meet to make wine from grapes. Ok, so we get drunk from time to time, and things did get out of hand sometimes. But generally speaking we all have a good time. The god of wine is just one of my titles. Who am I?
a. Dis Pater
b. Priapus
c. Liber
d. Cupid
13. I was saved by my mother from being swallowed at birth. When I grew up I rescued my brothers and sisters from the stomach of my father and became known as the ruler of the gods. Who am I?
a. Neptune
b. Apollo
c. Jupiter
d. Mars
14. I am known in Greek as Cronus. I rose to power after castrating my father Uranus. I married my sister Rhea and with her, we gave birth to the Olympian gods. Who am I?
a. Jupiter
b. Apollo
c. Prometheus
d. Saturn
15. I am the most handsome among mortals, by reason of which I was abducted to serve as cupbearer to the gods and as Jupiter’s beloved. Who am I?
a. Castor
b. Pollux
c. Ganymede
d. Silenus
16. I am the god of nature and shepherds. My lower body is that of a goat with cloven hooves. But apart from that I am a great guy. I play reed pipes and make both mortals and gods feel happy. Who am I?
a. Mars
b. Liber
c. Pluto
d. Faunus
17. My duties included being cup bearer to the gods, well that was until Ganymede took over. Then my dad let me marry that hunk Hercules when he became immortal. Who am I?
a. Iris
b. Helen
c. Hebe
d. Harmonia
18. I am the god of satire, mockery, censure, a spirit of evil-spirited blame and unfair criticism. I love to imitate or copy the action, speech or movements of other people in a playful or derisive manner. Who am I?
a. Alcibes
b. Midas
c. Silenus
d. Momus
19. Oh dear, I am not a pretty sight! I am very ugly with a snub nose, thick lips and a gaze like a bull. I am so fat. I can not be bothered to walk, so you will probably see me riding my ass, though I struggle to stay upright as I am drunk most of the time. Who am I?
a. Alcibes
b. Silenus
c. Midas
d. Momus
20. We are a sisterhood of goddesses who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with our graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music and dance. We are the nine daughters of Zeus. Who are we?
a. Naiads
b. Dryads
c. Muses
d. Fates
21. I am a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's The Iliad. I am invulnerable on all of my body parts except for my heel. Who am I?
a. Aeneas
b. Achilles
c. Odysseus
d. Ajax
22. I am a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Venus. My journey from Troy which led to the founding of Rome is recounted in Virgil's The Aeneid. Who am I?
a. Aeneas
b. Achilles
c. Agamemnon
d. Odysseus
23. I am the personification of memory in Greek mythology. I am the daughter of Gaia and Uranus and the mother of the Muses by Zeus. Who am I?
a. Alcmene
b. Juno
c. Thetis
d. Mnemosyne
24. Who is the sole Olympian whose name remains the same in Roman mythology?
a. Apollo
b. Demeter
c. Pan
d. Hephaestus
25. What is the other Roman name of Jupiter?
a. Jove
b. Jimbo
c. Janno
d. Jovi
26. Mt. Olympus is the house of the Greek gods. What mountain is the house of the Roman gods?
a. Mt. Vesuvius
b. Mt. Etna
c. The Alps
d. Mt. Kilimanjaro
27. What is the name of the most famous of the rivers in the Underworld that was often sworn on by the gods and which dead souls must cross over?
a. Styx
b. Lethe
c. Tartarus
d. Amazon
28. What was the food of the gods called?
a. Lotus
b. Nectar
c. Ichar
d. Ambrosia
29. Which one of the following was NOT a Roman god?
a. Liber
b. Cupid
c. Saturn
d. Momus
30. Which Roman god is NOT properly matched with their Greek counterpart?
a. Diana - Artemis
b. Faunus - Pan
c. Mercury – Hermes
d. None of these aforementioned
II. True or False
Determine whether each of the following statements is true or false. If the statement is true, shade the circle "A"; if false shade the circle "B" of your scantron sheet.
31. Cupid is a masculine version of the love goddess.
A. True
B. False
32. Juventas is the equivalent to the Greek goddess Hebe.
A. True
B. False
33. Minerva is also known as the maiden of Spring.
A. True
B. False
34. Jupiter was the ultimate god to Homer.
A. True
B. False
35. Apollo was the sole major deity in the Greek Pantheon who was born human but must die to achieve immortality.
A. True
B. False
36. The parents of the nine muses were Jupiter and Juno.
A. True
B. False
37. Neptune, the god of the sea, carried the trident as his symbol of power.
A. True
B. False
38. Mars was Venus' husband.
A. True
B. False
39. Bellona is the Roman goddess of war and a companion of Mars.
A. True
B. False
40. Pluto was the Roman god of death.
A. True
B. False
III. Drama Analysis Test
For each question below, write the letter corresponding to your answer.
41. Who presided the meeting of the gods on Mt. Olympus ?
a. Jupiter
b. Juno
c. Justice
d. Minerva
42. Which of the following is NOT a prize in the literary contest initiated by Jupiter?
a. war trumpet
b. a lyre
c. a crown of laurel
d. a gold scepter
43. What element of drama is used in the line “These three prizes are of equal value.”?
a. conflict
b. foreshadowing
c. flashback
d. irony
44. What element of drama is used in the altercation between Minerva and Silenus in the beginning of the play?
a. conflict
b. foreshadowing
c. flashback
d. mood or tone
45. What element of drama is used in the exchange between Juno and Venus when they told Jupiter who most deserves to win in the literary contest?
a. irony
b. foreshadowing
c. conflict
d. style
46. At stake in the conflict here is Juno and Venus’s:
a. reputation or prestige
b. pride
c. both a and b
d. happiness and spiritual state
47. In what language was The Iliad written?
a. English
b. Latin
c. Spanish
d. Greek
48. In what language was The Aeneid written?
a. English
b. Latin
c. Spanish
d. Greek
49. In what language was Don Quixote written?
a. English
b. Latin
c. Spanish
d. Greek
50. What element of drama is used in the mention of Cervantes fighting in the battle of Lepanto?
a. conflict
b. foreshadowing
c. flashback
d. symbolism
51. Who was the writer nominated by Juno who is worthy to receive the award?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. Cervantes
d. Shakespeare
52. Who was the author proposed by Venus who is worthy to receive the award?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. Cervantes
d. Shakespeare
53. Who was the writer recommended by Minerva who is worthy to receive the award?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. Cervantes
d. Shakespeare
54. According to the play, what is the ancient or Latin name of Spain ?
a. Hesperia
b. Tartarus
c. Hispania
d. Iberia
55. What element of drama is used in the heated debate among the gods on who should win as the most important work of universal literature?
a. crisis
b. climax
c. conflict
d. denouement
56. What is the climax of the play?
a. When the gods debated who will win the award
b. When Justice weighs all the literary works in her set of scales
c. When Jupiter puts an end to the dispute of the gods
d. When the Spanish national anthem was played
57. Who was the author who wins the contest?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. Cervantes
d. The three writers were of equal excellence.
58. One unique feature of this play is that it has:
a. no climax
b. loose plot construction
c. no central character
d. no resolution to the conflict
59. The central theme in the play is that:
a. Men are born equal but they are also born different.
b. A good work of literature can stand the test of time.
c. Genius has no country.
d. All of these aforementioned
60. The main value of this play as art is that it:
a. expresses the author’s concept of love
b. gives aesthetic pleasure
c. conveys a moral
d. All of these aforementioned