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21st CENTURY LITERATURE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD - FINALS

Name: ________________________________________________________ Grade 11 - _________________

I. Multiple Choice. Read and understand the following questions/statements and choose your answer from the
choices given. Write your answer on the blank provided before each number. Use CAPITAL LETTERS. 1
point each.

1. What is the correct name for a Jewish place of A. That life has a beginning and an end
worship? B. That life is a never ending cycle
A. Church C. Pagoda C. That life is lived only once
B. Mosque D. Synagogue D. That life is impermanent
2. Which of these religions is believed to be the 10. In most stories of the world, nature is presented as
oldest? both a nurturer and a destroyer of life. What
A. Islam C. Christianity mythological belief explains this phenomenon?
B. Buddhism D. Hinduism A. Reality of nature
B. Duality of nature
3. Which Egyptian god or goddess killed Osiris by C. Inclusivity of nature
cutting his body into pieces and throwing them D. Exclusivity of nature
into the Nile?
A. Anubis C. Seth
B. Hathor D. Thoth
4. The indigenous literature of this country features
the light entertainment of oral story telling.
A. India C. Japan
B. China D. Africa
5. Many of this country’s writers committed suicide
at the height of their careers.
A. India C. Japan
B. China D. Africa
6. He holds the distinction of being one of the two
Japanese contemporary writers who won the
Nobel Prize for Literature.
A. Junichiro Tanizaki
B. Natsume Soseki
C. Shusako Endo
D. Yasunari Kawabata
7. In which popular novel do the popular characters
Christian Grey and Anastasia Steel appear?
A. Harry Potter
B. Sophie’s World
C. Fifty Shades of Grey
D. The Chronicles of Narnia
8. Chinua Achebe’s novel, which is a lament over
the disintegration of Nigerian society represented
by Okwonko, once a respected chieftain who loses
his leadership with the coming of the British
colonizers.
A. Arrow of God
B. Things Fall Apart
C. No Longer at Ease
D. A Man of the People
9. Birth, death and afterlife are constant stories in the
mythologies of the world. What universal idea
about life is reflected using these motifs?

Myths of the creation of the world begin with
emptiness, darkness, a floating, drifting lack of form
or a fathomless expanse of water. Out of this dim
swirl comes a more tangible object which holds the
promise of both solid land and human life. The egg is
a potent symbol of creation, and features in
mythologies all over the world, including those of
China and Southeast Asia. According to the folklore
of Iban in Borneo, the world began with two spirits
floating like birds on the ocean, who created the earth
and sky from two eggs. In Sumatra, a primordial blue
chicken, Manuk Manuk, laid three eggs, from which
hatched the gods who created the world. A Chinese
creation myth, which may have originated in
Thailand, begins with the duality governing the
universe – yin and yang – struggling within the
cosmic egg until it splits, and the deity Pangu
emerges. – Ancient Mythology
Refer to the passage below for items 11-13.
11. Based on the passage, the following statements
are true except
A. Pangu was a god.
B. Pangu was a giant.
C. Pangu was a mountain.
D. Pangu was worshipped.
12. The main idea of the passage is about
A. Asian folktales
B. Creation myths
C. Legends and myths
D. Chicken and eggs
13. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The yin and yang split from the cosmic egg.
B. In most myths the world came from a bird.
C. The birds were hatched from eggs.
D. The blue chicken was imaginary.
14. According to the passage, creation myths are
A. seemingly unbelievable.
B. considered nonfiction.
C. taken as universal.
D. fantastic stories.
15. In some cases, the creation of the world was not a
work of a supreme god but rather the outcome of a
struggle between hostile forces. Given such
concept, how do you better explain creation?
A. It is magical
B. It is exact
C. It is not perfect
D. It is of unknown origin
16. In most heroic stories, the hero goes to an
unknown world to either conquer or destroy his
enemies. In return, he is rewarded by the gods
who favor him or by his own people. What theme
of mythology and folklore is shown?
A. Heroism, defeat, salvation
B. Journeys, quests, trials
C. Worlds destroyed, heroism, defeat
D. Journeys, heroism, triumphs
17. Philippine mythology has fewer characters similar
to the Olympians. Instead of these gods,
Philippine mythology is rich in characters like
A. Supernatural – capre, aswang, dwende, etc
B. Sea creatures – siokoy, sirena, etc.
C. Angels – cherubs, guardian angels, etc.
D. Representational characters – Malakas at
Maganda, etc.
18. What is the theme of this African proverb?
“On the way to one’s beloved there are no
hills.”
A. Real love knows no boundaries
B. Sacrifice is the gauge of true love
C. Obstacles make a relationship strong
D. True love is tested by difficulties
19. Which of the following best characterizes
Ozymandias?
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty and despair!”
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
A. Arrogant C. Powerful
B. Desperate D. Solitary
20. In the famous local story “Juan Tamad,” what
Filipino attitude is attacked?
A. The tendency to wait for things to come.
B. The belief that he can have everything he
wants.
C. The need to depend on other people.
D. The intention to be different.
21. Which of the following is an example of
symbolism in literature?
A. The color black to symbolize evil
B. Fall representing growing old
C. Water symbolizing rebirth
D. All of these are correct
22. Which of the five senses is used in this sentence?
The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on
my tongue.
A. Taste C. Touch
B. Sight D. Sound
23. What figure of speech is used in the sentence
below?
The sun kissed my cold face.
A. Idiom C. Metaphor
B. Simile D. Personification
24. “Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know
what you’re going to get.” This is an example of
what figure of speech?
A. Idiom C. Metaphor
B. Simile D. Personification
25. “I tried on the summer sun, felt good. Nice and
warm -- knew it would,” Which of the five
senses is appealed to by the sentence?
A. Taste C. Touch
B. Sight D. Smell
26. What is the main idea that can be inferred from all living things. What object was the cause of
the stanza below? Baldr's death?
Time is a pair of scissors A. Mjolnir
And life, a bolt of brocade B. Ratatosk
When the lost section is done C. The mead of Kvasir
The scraps are committed to a bonfire. D. A spear of mistletoe

A. Beauty of life 34. Why was it important that the body be preserved
B. Cruelty of time after death in Ancient Egypt?
C. Transitions of life A. To keep a record of the people who had lived
D. Destruction of beauty in Egypt
B. So the body would scare off grave robbers
27. Who is speaking in the poem below? from getting the treasure
“Sunset and the evening star C. So the ba and ka or the soul and spirit could
And one clear call for me unite in the afterlife
And may these be no moaning at the D. To help the people left behind to remember
bar their relatives
When I put out to sea.”
35. The reason why the Egyptians built the pyramids
A. A dying man C. a fisherman is to
B. A captain of a ship D. a traveler A. issue ritual commands.
B. store and distribute grain
28. 'Romeo and Juliet' is considered what type of C. honor and bury their god-kings
Shakespearean play? D. serve as local government headquarters.
A. Comedy C. Romance
B. History D. Tragedy 36. What is the tone of the haiku below?
“Blossoms on the pear;
29. In the movie “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” And a woman in the moonlight
the main character Percy if the son of which Reads a letter there…”
Greek god? A. Sad C. Romantic
A. Zeus C. Poseidon B. Reflective D. Afraid
B. Hades D. Hephaestus
Four bulls were such great friends
30. According to Norse mythology, what is the world that they always ate together. A lion watched
made of? them for many days with longing eyes, but
A. Odin's thoughts since they were never apart from each other,
B. Melted hoar-frost he was afraid to attack them. At length he
succeeded in making them jealous of one
C. The body of a dead jotun another, and their jealousy eventually turned
D. Sand from the bottom of a lake into a mutual aversion. When they strayed far
away from each other, the lion fell upon them
31. Asgard is linked to Midgard by _______, the singly, and killed them all. – Asian mythology
rainbow bridge, according to Norse mythology
books. 37. What is the moral of the fable above?
A. Ymir A. Only by working together can the greatest
B. Bifrost good for all can be achieved.
C. Gullveig B. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
D. Yggdrasil C. The quarrel of friends are the opportunities of
enemies.
32. What was Ragnarok in Norse mythology? D. Never underestimate the viciousness of your
A. A time when the Midgard serpent would enemy.
swallow the earth, a bunch of gods would die,
and the select few survivors would rebuild the 38. What does the falling of plums in this excerpt
world. from the Book of Songs mean?
B. A range of mountains on the edge of Asgard. Ripe plums are dropping,
C. A time when wolves would begin to attack Now they are only seven.
people and ice would cover the earth. May a fine lover come for me
D. A realm where dead warriors went when they Now while there is still time.
died. A. Getting older C. Overripe fruits
B. Fewer men D. Lost opportunities
33. When the Norse god Baldr had a dream that
foretold his death, his Aesir clan and his mother, 39. What lesson can be inferred from the passage
Frigg, worried about her son's death, which below?
legendarily would precede Ragnarok, the end of
the world. Thus, she exacted a bargain with all “All that we are is the result of what we
living things: “Don't hurt my son!” Well, nearly have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it
is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks
or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him,
as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that
draws the carriage.” – Bhagavad Gita
A. We must change for the better
B. We must think carefully
C. We must have right thoughts
D. We must be hard working like the ox
40. Choose the literary device that is NOT used in this
poem.
"The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands
Ring'd with the azure world he stands
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
A. Sight Details C. Touch Details
B. Hearing Details D. Personification
41. Below is a verse from a poem in the Tao Te
Ching:
The supreme good is like water,
Which nourishes all things without trying
to.
It is content with the low places that
people disdain.
It is like the Tao.
What Taoist philosophy does the verse imply?
A. Let things take their natural course.
B. There is hierarchy in the order of things.
C. Nature controls the lives of people.
D. People can aspire to rule nature.
42. What universal issue does this excerpt from
Soyinka’s Telephone Conversation indicate?
“Are you dark? Or very light?” Revelation
came.
“You mean – like plain or milk
chocolate?” her assent was clinical
crushing its light.
Impersonality. Rapidly, wavelength
adjusted,
I chose, “West African sepia.” – and as an
afterthought,
“Down in my passport.”
A. Gender discrimination
B. Colonial mentality
C. Human rights violation
D. Racial discrimination
43. What insight is suggested by this haiku from
Basho?
Poverty’s child –
Starts to grind the rice
And gazes at the moon.
A. Nature has a soothing effect on the human
spirit.
B. Child labor is a reality in many Asian nations
C. The poor dreams and are hopeful of better
things in their life.
D. Life is a never-ending routine of work and
leisure.
44. The line below expresses ________________.
“While a cold hand snatched you away like a kite
– I should have come home.”
A. Regret C. Sadness
B. Loss D. Love
45. What is the main contention of Shylock in his
speech in The Merchant of Venice?
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle
us, do we not laugh?
If you poison us, do we not die? And if you
wrong us, shall we not revenge?
A. He has all reasons to avenge himself.
B. Jews are capable of mercy and justice.
C. Jews feel the same way as other people do.
D. Shylock responds quickly to various
situations.
46. What does the speaker mean in the following
lines?
“In love, let us so persevere
That when we live no more, we may live ever.”
From To My Dear and Loving Husband
A. Let us continue writing poetry to immortalize
us.
B. Let’s have faith in God and He will keep us
alive.
C. Let’s have lots of children to remember us
when we die.
D. Let’s be true to our love, and we will be
joined in eternity.
Read the following excerpted dialogue from Injustice Done
to Tou Ngo then answer questions 50-51
Donkey Chang: You’ve poisoned my father, Tou Ngo.
Do you want to settle it in court or out
of the court?
Tuo Ngo: What do you mean ‘settle it in court or
out of court’?
Donkey Chang: If you want to settle in court, I’ll take
you there to be tried and cross-
examined and put to the torture. With
a delicate body like yours you’ll find it
hard to bear that. You’re bound to
confess to having poisoned my father.
It you want to settle out of court, you’d
better become my wife just as quick
as you can. It’ll be doing you a favor.
Tuo Ngo: I have not poisoned your father. I’ll go
to court with you.
47. What does Donkey Chang’s attitude show of him
as a man?
A. He has so much masculine pride.
B. He belittles the strength of a woman.
C. He feels that he is the savior.
D. He regards women as objects.
48. What does line 14 reflect about Tuo Ngo’s
character?
A. She is a picky with men.
B. She is unafraid of suffering.
C. She is a very strong woman.
D. She is truly innocent.

49. What do the images of snake and the heron in

Steinbeck’s of Mice and Men reveal about the
natural world?
Student’s Name and Signature:
A water snake glided smoothly up the __________________________________
pool, twisting its periscope head from side to
side; and it swam the length of the pool and Parent’s Name and Signature:
came to the legs of a motionless heron that
stood in the shallows. A silent head and beak __________________________________
lanced down and plucked it out by the head,
and the beak swallowed the little snake while
its tail waved frantically.

A. Herons naturally prey upon some water

snakes.
B. Natural selection or survival of the fittest
exists.
C. Nature takes its course despite human
activities.
D. Snakes and other lowly creatures die
naturally.

50. What does Dickenson declare in the poem below?

I never saw a moor, I never saw the sea;

Yet I know how the heather looks, and what a
wave must be.
I never spoke with God, nor visited in heaven;
Yet certain as I am of the spot as if the checks
were given.
A. She has not spoken with God and has not
been to heaven either.
B. She has neither seen a moor nor the sea, but
she can imagine both.
C. She does not need to see or experience things
to understand them.
D. She believes that God has already prepared a
place for her in heaven.

Play your parts well for you never know when the play
will end.
Live your lives without regret.
Good luck kiddos!!
See you again next school year.
Ma’am Shy

Prepared by:

SHIREEN D. LACUESTA
Teacher II

Checked by:

JOVELYN G. MORALES
Teacher III/OIC Department Head Language
Department