This document appears to be a literature exam for students containing multiple choice questions about various topics in Philippine literature across different historical periods. It covers pre-colonial, Spanish, American, Japanese and contemporary eras. The questions test knowledge of literary elements, genres, themes and influential authors during each period. It aims to assess the students' understanding of the history and development of Philippine literature over time.
This document appears to be a literature exam for students containing multiple choice questions about various topics in Philippine literature across different historical periods. It covers pre-colonial, Spanish, American, Japanese and contemporary eras. The questions test knowledge of literary elements, genres, themes and influential authors during each period. It aims to assess the students' understanding of the history and development of Philippine literature over time.
This document appears to be a literature exam for students containing multiple choice questions about various topics in Philippine literature across different historical periods. It covers pre-colonial, Spanish, American, Japanese and contemporary eras. The questions test knowledge of literary elements, genres, themes and influential authors during each period. It aims to assess the students' understanding of the history and development of Philippine literature over time.
This document appears to be a literature exam for students containing multiple choice questions about various topics in Philippine literature across different historical periods. It covers pre-colonial, Spanish, American, Japanese and contemporary eras. The questions test knowledge of literary elements, genres, themes and influential authors during each period. It aims to assess the students' understanding of the history and development of Philippine literature over time.
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1. Which is NOT a description of literature? 6. What element of a story is depicted in
A. Literature is a way to understand human this text: “It was 1986. The country was nature and to know a nation. still euphoric for having ended a terrible B. Literature came from the French word regime”? litera which means letters. A. conflict C. Literature is a term used to describe B. point of view written or spoken material. C. setting D. Literature deals with ideas, thoughts, and D. theme emotions of man. 7. What element of a story is depicted in 2. In which period did chants, proverbs, this text: “The hero faces the fiercest songs, and folk narratives first emerge? enemy of all- his monstrous other self”? A. American Period A. Character B. Post-colonial Period B. Conflict C. Pre-colonial Period C. Plot D. Spanish Period D. Setting
3. Who brought Protestantism to the 8. What element of a story is depicted in
Philippines? this text: “Her name is Ella, 26 years A. American old. Her neighbors think she’s feisty.”? B. Chinese A. Character C. Japanese B. Conflict D. Spanish C. Plot D. Theme 4. What is common among these literary genres: legends, myths, fables, 9. Which element of poetry is shown in biographies, novels, and short stories? these lines of the poem entitled "Ang A. They are based on true historic events. Babaing Nangarap Nang Gising" by Virgilio B. They are all non-fiction prose. Almario? C. They are all written in lines. Naisumpa niya noong dalagita D. They all have stories to tell. Na siya'y aahon Mula sa malansa at bukid na basa 5. Which cannot be found in poetry? Ng liblib na nayon; A. paragraphs A. Alliteration B. rhyme scheme B. Assonance C. rhythm C. Onomatopoeia D. stanzas D. Rhyme
10.Which is true about Philippine literature?
A. Early Filipinos were illiterate which A. Our limited access to pre-colonial explains why there were no written literature is because of the absence literary texts produced at the time. of a system of writing during this period. B. Philippine literature was only introduced B. Trading with foreign neighboring when the Spaniards came to countries resulted in the diversity of conquer the Philippines. our cultures. C. Philippine literature is nothing compared C. Ancient Filipinos were not influenced by to the literary masterpieces foreign countries. of other countries. D. Many literary forms were written during D. Philippine literature existed even during this period. pre-colonial period. 17. Which subject or theme was prevalent 11. What is the period before colonization of in pre-colonial literature? a region or territory? A) Daily encounters and activities in life A. Colonial B) Sense of nationalism B. Post-colonial C) Poverty C. Pre-colonial D) Religion D. Pre-history 18. What is common about legends and 12. What is the official system of writing in myths? the Philippines which already existing A. They both provide explanations as to the even during pre-Spanish period? origin of something or A) Alibata someone. B) Baybayin B. They both tell the heroic deeds of a C) Cuneiform certain character. D) Hieroglyphics C. Characters both have supernatural powers. 13. Which best describes the type of D. These are both inspired by true education during pre-colonial period? experiences. A. Bias B. Formal 19. In which tradition do fables, myths, and C. Harsh and strict legends originally belong? D. Imitative and informal A. Classical B. Historical 14. Which does NOT belong to the form of C. Oral pre-colonial literature? D. World A. Epics B. Idioms 20.Which is true about pre-colonial C. Proverbs literature? D. Riddles A. Literature does not exist in this period. B. Literature during this period was mostly 15. Which folk narrative deals with the story written. of a mortal with supernatural power? C. Modern people still enjoy primitive A. Epic literature. B. Fable D. Modern people do not enjoy primitive C. Legend literature. D. Myth 21. What is most likely the theme of literary 16. Which is true about the pre-colonial text during the Early Spanish Period? period? A. Equality B. Nationalism C. Nature A. Emilio Aguinaldo D. Religion and morality B. Jose P. Laurel 22. Which literary theme is the most C. Manuel L. Quezon common among the three periods of D. Sergio Osmeña Sr. colonialism in the Philippines? A. Daily life 28. Which Philippine literary was NOT B. Education prevalent during the Japanese period? C. Nationalism A. Essay D. Poverty B. Drama and classical music C. Short stories written in English 23. Which word best describes the type of D. Short stories written in the vernacular literature written in English by Filipino authors during the Early American Period? 29. What refers to a native drama popular A. Colorful during the Spanish period that depicts B. Imitative war between Christians and Muslims? C. Fluently written A. Epic D. Unique B. Komedya or Moro-moro C. Myth 24. Which is true about literature during the D. Parable Japanese Period? A. Filipinos were encouraged to write using 30.Who is the writer of the first Filipino the Tagalog language. novel in English entitled "A Child of B. Filipinos were forbidden to write at all Sorrow" in 1921? during this period. A. Jose Garcia Villa C. Filipino writers began writing literary text B. Nick Joaquin in Nihongo. C. Paz Marquez Benitez D. Filipinos continued to write in English and D. Zoilo M. Galang Spanish. 31. What subject or theme is the most 25. Being in exile during the Japanese common during the contemporary period? period, Manuel L. Quezon wrote his A. Educational issues experiences and thoughts in his work B. Psychological issues entitled "The Good Fight" while he was C. Social issues in the US. What genre of literature is this? D. Spiritual issues A. Autobiography B. Essay 32. Post-colonialism is a broad term that C. Novel can also be used to study literature. D. Short story What is the utmost concern of this term? A. Impact of imperialism and colonialism 26. Which best describes the type of B. Establishment of own governance literature during the later part of the C. Threat of another colonizers Spanish D. Welfare of the writers regime? A. Didactic and conservative 33. Why do a lot of Filipino thinkers say that B. Imitative and informal the Philippines remains a neocolony C. Sarcastic and pessimistic of the U.S.A? D. Simple and dynamic A. Because our country's economy and foreign policy are both dependent 27. Who was appointed as the President of on American government the Philippines during the Japanese B. Because Philippines is directly governed period? by American government C. Because we love Western cultures only A. Acrostic Poems D. This belief is not true. B. Chic Lit 34. Which phrase best describes the first C. Essay Edsa Revolution in our country? D. Proverbs A. Bloody Revolution B. Bloodless Revolution 38. Which literary text only existed during C. Corrupted Mind 21st century literature? D. The New Society A. Comedia B. Haiku 35. Modern literature comprises both C. Myth contemporary and 21st century literature. D. Speculative Fiction How does contemporary literature differ with 21st century literature? 39. Which among the poems only existed A. It is stricter in terms of the convention during 21st century literature? and mechanics in writing. A. Concrete Poem B. Technology is commonly embedded in B. Lyrical Poetry contemporary literature. C. Hyper Poetry C. Contemporary literature is better in D. Sonnet quality. 40.Which best characterizes 21st century D. It is commonly written in English literature as compared to the other language. periods? A. The use of technology is embedded in 36. What does 21st century literature the creation of this type of mean? literature. A. It is any type literary text produced B. This is a literature written by roughly from 2001 up to the contemporary authors within the last present. decade. B. It is the type of literary that only uses C. This literature often breaks traditional technology. writing. C. This is the literature of emerging genres. D. All of the above D. Both A and C.