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PRELIM EXAMINATION
21st Century Literature 11 Score: ________
Name: ______________________________ _________ _ ___Date: ______________Mr. Asa
I. Multiple Choice.
Direction: Encircle the letter of the best answer in each of the question.
1. Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spain's rule in the Philippines?
a. cultural development c. territorial expansion
b. acquisition of resources d. spread of Christianity
2. Who re-discovered the Philippines and proved that the world was round?
a. Vasco de Gama c. King Philip
b. Christopher Columbus d. Ferdinand Magellan
3. Who established Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines?
a. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi c. Andres de Urdaneta
b. Carlos Maria dela Torre d. Ferdinand Magellan
4. As ethic emerged across the Philippine archipelago, the diversity in terms of beliefs, values and customs
is rooted in what Philippine period?
a. American Period c. Japanese period
b. Spanish Period d. Pre-colonial Period
5. Which of the following literary pieces that doesn’t belong to the Spanish period?
a. Lullabies c. Exemplum
b. Polemical tract d. Dialogue
6. Which statement below is TRUE about metrical romance?
a. It is highly precise and structured poem. c. It includes awit and dalit
b. It is a free poem: no rhyme and no stanza d. None of the above
7. A metrical poem that is written in octosyllabic four-line stanzas.
a. Korido b. awit c. dalit d. ladino
8. Florante at Laura is consider as the most prominent awit of all time that has:
a. octosyllabic four-line stanzas
b. dodecasyllabic four-line stanza
c. iambic four-line stanza
d. trochaic four-line stanza
9. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Riddle is a guessing game of objects represented by other objects.
b. The number of recorded riddles belongs to the Tagalog
c. Proverb is a serious game that intend to teach values.
d. Proverb is also known as kasabihan in Tagalog
10. These are chanted during multiple occasions featuring local heroes taking on various adventure.
a. Epic b. Legend c. Myth d. Narrative
11. Which of the above statements are example of a myth?
I. The world was created by a bird III. A conflict between the sea and sky
II. A couple who started the lineage of man? IV. The creation of volcanoes
a. I,II and III c. All of the above
b. I and IV d. II and III
12. This is the time when the prominent literature theme of the Philippines is religious.
a. Philippine Colonization c. American Colonization
b. Japanese Colonization d. Spanish Colonization
13. The first book printed in the Philippines that contents the Roman Catholic religious prayer.
a. Doctrina Christiana 1593 c. Doctrina Christiana, 1595
b. Doctrina Christiano, 1594 d. Doctrina Christiano, 1596
14. Which of the following is a theme of pre-colonial texts?
a. Karma b. Reincarnation c. Ideals d. War
15. It is an ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure
a. Poetry b. Prose c. Poem d. Proverbs
16. The early Filipinos live in scattered barangay governed by a chieftain, which they call rajah or datu.
a. True, sultan ruled us too. c. False, we were believers of nature
b. True, that we were easily conquered because of d. False, we were one nation and shared the same
division culture
17. It is a body of work, either written, oral, or visual, containing imaginative language that realistically
portrays thought, emotions, and experiences of the human condition.
a. Pre-colonial Literature c. Literature
b. Philippine Literature d. World Literature
18. The period before colonization of a region or territory.
a. Colonial b. Pre-Colonial c. Pre-history d. Post-Colonial
19. Which of the following is true about Philippine pre-colonial texts?
a. most of the pre-colonial dramas were held in the sambahan or places of worship
 b. they revolve around the illiteracy of early Filipinos
c. only the concept of death is used as a subject for narratives
d. all of the above

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20. Which of the statement below is TRUE?
a. Philippine myths show that ancient Filipinos believed in one supreme god
b. Philippine myths show number of lesser gods and goddesses
c. Philippine myths explain how the world was created
d. Philippine myths explain the origin of the universe
21. Biag ni Lam-ang is a popular epic by what ethic group?
a. Ibaloy b. Tagalog c. Ilocano d. Palawan
22. Which of the following religious lyric poem served double purpose: to draw readers and teach the Spanish
language to the Filipinos?
a. Complimentary verses c. Narrative verses
b. Meditative verses d. Complementary verses
23. An early form of Philippine poem writing that resembles free verse, in that there is no fix rhyme or meter.
a. dalit b. pasyon c. prose d. moro-moro
24. The Spanish brought a variety of dramatic forms to enrich Philippine theater like sinakulo. Which dramatize the:
a. pasyon, a live-action simulation of Christ’s passion and death
b. pasyon, a live-action simulation of the saints’ life
c. moro-moro, the holy war between Christian and muslim
d. moro-moro, the presented life of St. Helena’s search for the Holy Cross
25. Below are examples of religious narrative prose that Spanish brought to the country EXCEPT:
a. tratado b. ejemplo c. sarswela d. dialogo
26. A number of didactic narratives were published side by side with the teaching of religious poetry, EXCEPT one of
the below:
a. Biographies of saints b. prayer book c. religious tales d. pasyon
27. Love songs in the Spanish period became prominent such as:
a. tapat, kundiman and balitaw c. kundiman, balitaw and kuriru
b. kundiman, impanbilay, and balitaw d. tapat, kurido, and kundiman
28. On the eve of Dr. Jose Rizal death in 1896, he wrote his last untitled poem that became known as:
a. Despideda c. Adios
b. Hasta la vista d. Mi Ultimo Adios
29. It is a piece literature either spoken or written language, that follows metrical structure.
a. Poetry b. Prose c. Poem d. Proverbs
30. It is a war song, which evolved into a love song.
a. Uyayi b. Talindaw c. Hele d. Kumintang
31. It is a song of revelry
a. Epiko b. Uyayi c. Diyuna d. Sabi
32. These are sacred narrative explaining how the world and man came to be in their present form.
a. Legends b. Myths c. Epics d. Fables
33.Pasyon is a narrative poetry that:
a. retells about the life of Jesus Christ and recited during Lenten Season
b. retells about the life of Jesus Christ and recited during Christmas Season
c. retells about the saints of Jesus Christ and recited during Lenten Season
d. retells about the saints of Jesus Christ and recited during Christmas Season
34. The transition of Spanish colonization of the Philippines to American control began in what year?
a. 1898 b. 1893 c. 1895 d.1897
35. Which of the following was not a reform sought from the Spanish government by the propagandists?
a. Basic human rights for the Filipinos c. Equality of the Filipinos and Spaniards before the law
b. Change of government from absolute to limited d. Restoration of Filipino representation in the Cortez
monarch
36. When the American colonizers arrived, what groundbreaking cultural milestone did they bring to the Philippines?
a. freedom from Spanish colonizers c. free education
b. English language d. government reformation
37. American sent teachers to the Philippines popularly known “The Thomasites”. Where did this name derive from?
a. USS Thomas ship c. St. Thomas church
b. USS Thomas plane d. d. St. Thomas University
38. Why was the inaugurated of Philippine Republic a short-lived?
a. Because of the Filipino-American war
b. Because of the World War II
c. Because of the invasion of the Japan
d. Because the Filipinos were not ready to govern their own country yet.
39. Which of the following schools is not establish by Americans?
a. Philippine Normal College b. University of the Philippines
 c. Far East University d. University of Santo Thomas
40. How did the American give the Filipinos free education? Choose the best answer.
a. Building public school c. Introducing English as medium of instruction
b. Sending teachers in the Philippines d. Giving freedom to the Filipinos
41. What was the transitional period in Philippine government in preparation for independence?
a. Philippine Republic c. American Senate
b. Commonwealth d. Government Reform
42. Who hoisted the flag of the Philippines when it was declared as an independent country?
a. Manual L. Quezon b. Juan Luna c. Emilio Aguinaldo b. Apolinario Mabini

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43. How did the Japanese colonizers redefined the Philippine literature?
b. By strengthening the vernacular language through rejecting of the English language
c. By giving the Filipinos the freedom to write everything they want
d. By encouraging the Filipinos to fight for their right to express.
e. By halting the Americans in stopping Filipinos to learn their own language.
44. Which of the following novels is NOT a written work by Dr Jose Rizal?
a. Noli Me Tangere b. La Solaridad d.El Renacimiento c. El Filibusterismo
45. It the dramatization of the longstanding issue between Christian and Muslim.
a. Sinakulo b. komedya c. tratado d. moro-moro
46 – 65 Direction: Identify which Philippine literature period is best described in each sentence. Follow the answer
guide below:
A. Pre-colonial Period B. Spanish Period C. American Period D. Japanese Period
46. The native oral tradition was de-emphasized as a new language and composition mode of literature were
introduced.
47. The heroes of the oral epic tradition took backseat to the story of Christ and his Passion.
48. Religious tradition became the cornerstone of Philippine literature.
49. Philippine writers explored new tongue as second colonizers came in the Philippine.
50. The root of Philippine literature that must be recovered in the present time as literary gem.
51. Oral transmission was the primary means of communicating and preserving Philippine literature.
52. Philippine writers came to appreciate the new styles and genres in writing through lingua franca
53. A new dimension to our nation’s collective consciousness brought by English language.
54. Educational institutions and various publications became crucial to the growth of Philippine literature.
55. Filipino writers were allowed to express themselves creatively in the new language.
56. The destruction brought by the war entrenched in the Philippine psyche for a significant period.
57. Filipino writers distinguish themselves as excellent practitioners of short fiction in the vernacular.
58. The diminishing the used of Spanish language in the literary pieces of the Filipino writer.
59. Deeply infiltrated the Philippine culture and literature after three centuries of colonization
60. Made a profound culture impact that reflected in the transformation of our literature.
61. The rise of the Christian faith, adding more literary genre to Philippine literature.
62. Philippine writers found their voices and literary tradition endured amidst the chaos that ensued.
63. English language was rejected in writing as espoused to the American.
64. The local groups or tribes had their own versions of how everything came to be.
65. Signaled the transition of Philippine literature into written literature.