The Indolence of the Filipinos

* How does Rizal define "indolence?"
* What is Rizal's opinion on the existence of indolence in the Philippines?
* Why is there a predisposition to indolence?
* What is the meaning of the statement, tita ka kastila?
* What does Rizal mean by saying that indolence in the Philippines is a chronic but not an inherited disease?
* What proofs did Rizal give to show that pre-Spanish Malayans were not indolent?
* How did it happen that the industrious pagan culture was transformed into that of an indolent Christian culture?
* What other factors contributed to the evil?
* Why did inter-island trade disappear? The inland trade?
* Why does the city of Hong Kong have more commercial and trade activities than the whole of the Philippines.
* Was there gambling in the country before the coming of the Spaniards?
* How did the non-security of life and property discourage people from the active pursuit of work?
* What are the effects of too many religious festivals on the country?
* How does Rizal explain the lack of moral encouragement as conductive to indolence?
* How did the system of education encourage indolence?
* What did the ancient Spanish writers say of the indios?
* How is the indio described in 1890?
* What must an indio do in those days to be happy?
* How would we classify all those causes?
* What was wrong with the education of the Filipinos?
* State the effects of the suggested inferiority of the race?
* What were the effects upon the indio of the examples of the monks?
* What does Rizal mean by compulsory habit?
* What was the effect of conviction of "inferiority?"
* Explain Rizal's statement, "The man in the Philippines is a mere individual and not a member of a nation?"
* How do we know there was no national sentiment?
* What other evidence may be pointed out to show the lack of national sentiment?
* Would the increase of taxes spur the people to be more industrious so they could meet their obligations?
* What does Rizal mean by saying that education and freedom are the "soil:" and "sun" of humanity?
* In this essay what kind of policy does Rizal recommend?

These Questions come from the book, A Portable Rizal Reader: Selected Essays & Poems by Maximo P. Fabella

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