21st Century 1st Quarter Exam Second Sem
21st Century 1st Quarter Exam Second Sem
21st Century 1st Quarter Exam Second Sem
1. The word literature is derived from the Latin term litera which means letter.
2. Literature deals with ideas, thoughts and emotions of man, literature can be said to be the story of man.
3. Literature does not express the feelings of people to society, to the government, to his surroundings, to his
fellowmen and to his Divine Creator.”
4. True literature is a piece of written work which is undying.
5. We study literature so that we can better appreciate our literary heritage.
6. We have to manifest our deep concern for our own literature and this we can do by studying the literature of our
country.
7. Literature and history are closely interrelated.
8. Literature is part of history.
9. Literature may be figments of the imagination or events devoid of truth that have been written down, while history
is made up of events that really happened.
10. Prose and Poetry are not part of literature.
11. Long before the Spaniard and other foreigners landed on Philippine shores, our forefathers do not had their own
literature stamped in the history of our race.
12. Our ancestors also had their own alphabet which was different from that brought by the Spaniards.
13. Folk songs are one of the oldest forms of Philippine literature that emerged in the pre-Spanish period.
14. Riddles (Bugtong) or Palaisipan are made up of one or more measured lines with rhyme and may consist of four to
12 syllables.
15. Sayings (Kasabihan) often used in teasing or to comment on a person’s actuations.
16. During the Spanish Period Filipinos embraced the Catholic religion, changed their names, and were baptized.
17. Spanish Period gave rise to the formation of the different classes of society like the rich and the landlords.
18. The first Filipino alphabet called ALIBATA was replaced by the Roman alphabet during the Spanish Period.
19. The teaching of the Christian Doctrine became the basis of religious practices in the Spanish Period.
20. The Spanish language which became the literary language during this time lent many of its words to our language.
TEST II. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the choices given. Blacken the letter that corresponds to the best answer.
“Do something that your future self will thank you for.”
GOODLUCK!!!
Prepared by:
Mr. Errol T. Lariza
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