Q 01/05

Andrés Bonifacio is popularly known by what title?

A) Father of the Philippine Revolution

B) The Brains of the Philippine Revolution

C) The Sublime Paralytic

D) The Great Plebeian

Answer · why

A) Father of the Philippine Revolution

Mabini was the "Brains" and "Sublime Paralytic"; Bonifacio is also often called the Great Plebeian.

Q 02/05

In which district of Manila was Bonifacio born in 1863?

A) Sampaloc

B) Tondo

C) Quiapo

D) Binondo

Answer · why

B) Tondo

He was the first of six children of Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro.

Q 03/05

Bonifacio was named after which saint, on whose feast day he was born?

A) Anthony

B) Augustine

C) Andrew

D) Ambrose

Answer · why

C) Andrew

That saint is the patron of Manila; the feast day is now Bonifacio Day.

Q 04/05

As a boy, what did Bonifacio make and sell with his siblings to support the family?

A) Woven baskets and sleeping mats

B) Rice cakes and sweets

C) Candles and rosaries

D) Walking canes and paper fans

Answer · why

D) Walking canes and paper fans

He also painted posters for business firms, which grew into a family business.

Q 05/05

Bonifacio worked as a broker for which British trading firm?

A) Fleming and Company

B) Warner, Barnes & Co.

C) Jardine Matheson

D) Smith, Bell & Co.

Answer · why

A) Fleming and Company

He later moved to the German firm Fressell and Company as a warehouse keeper, and picked up some English along the way.