21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

ACTIVITY # 1.2
Name: ___________________________________________ Score: ________

Directions: Read carefully the questions and answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter of
your answer.

____1. Most literary works during the pre-colonial period were handed down through word of
mouth.
A. False B. True
2. What is the term used to describe a written and spoken material that creatively expresses the
feeling, emotion, and imagination of a person? __________________
____3. Our Filipino ancestors had their own form of literature even before the coming of the
Spaniards.
A. True B. False
4. Literature is a way used by our forebears to communicate their stories to future generations.
A.True B. False
_____5. Which of the following shows the chronological timeline of Philippine literature?
A. Pre-Colonial-Spanish-American-Revolutionary-Japanese-Contemporary
B. Pre-Colonial-Spanish-Revolutionary-American-Japanese-Contemporary
C. Pre-Colonial-Spanish-Revolutionary-Japanese-American-Contemporary
D. Pre-Colonial-Spanish-Japanese-Revolutionary-American-Contemporary
6. What is considered the first Filipino alphabet?__________________________
7. What is the Filipino form of debate?__________________________________
8. Who were the first Filipino teachers?__________________________________
_____9. What literary period was Philippine literature crude on ideology and phraseology?
A. Revolutionary Period B. Pre-Colonial Period E. Japanese period
C. American Period D. Spanish Period
_____10. What literary period was Philippine literature influenced by the European culture,
especially on the context of Christianity?
A. Pre-Colonial Period B. American Period E. Revolutionary Period
C. Contemporary Period D. Spanish Period
11. Pasyon and Senakulo: Religious :: Awit and Korido: ______________
12. Hele or Oyayi : Folk Song :: Fables : _____________________
_____13. Who is considered the father of Philippine Literature?
A. Jose Garcia Villa B. Bienvenido Santos
C. NVM Gonzales D. Nick Joaquin
_____14. Philippine literature in Spanish eventually declined during American colonial regime.
A. False B. True
_____15. The establishment by the American insular government of the public educational system
in 1901 had profound effects on Philippine literature.
A. False B. True
_____16. Mi Ultimo Adios
A. Graciano Lopez Jaena B. Jose Rizal C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
_____17. Pag-Ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa
A. Graciano Lopez Jaena B. Jose Rizal C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
_____18. El Filibusterismo
A. Graciano Lopez Jaena B. Jose Rizal C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
_____19. Which of the following is the dramatization of the passion of Christ done during Lenten
season?
A. Cenaculo B. Corrido
C. Awit D. Pasyon
_____20. Which of the following are long-winded poems about a hero and his adventures and
misadventures?
A. Folktales B. Proverbs
C. Epics D. Folksongs
_____21. Haiku and Tanka were influenced by what period?
A. Spanish Colonization B. American Colonial Period
C. Contemporary/Modern Period D. Japanese Occupation
_____22. This period presented new trends in writing using modern technology.
A. American Colonial Period B. Contemporary/Modern Period
C. Spanish Colonization D. Japanese Occupation
_____23. English as a medium of instruction was introduced in the school as the intellectual
language of education in this period.
A. Japanese Occupation B. Spanish Colonization
C. American Colonial Period D. Contemporary/Modern Period
_____24. A wise saying that contains a metaphor used to teach as food for thought.
A. Proverbs B. Epic
C. Riddle D. Tanaga
_____25. These are narratives of sustained length based on oral tradition revolving around
supernatural events or heroic deeds.
A. Myths B. Folk Songs
C. Epic D. Fables
_____26. The period where Emilio Jacinto made the newspaper of the society.
A. American Colonial Period B. Spanish Colonization
C. Pre-colonial Period D. Nationalistic/Propaganda & Revolutionary Period
____27. The period where Tagalog poets wrote in simple language and free verse. It is also
considered the golden age for Tagalog literature.
A. Japanese Occupation (Period of Maturity and Originality)
B. Nationalistic/Propaganda & Revolutionary Period
C. American Colonial Period
D.Japanese Occupation (War Years)
____28. The use of the vernacular in regional literature is ___________
A. encouraged so that the culture and tradition of a people are upheld despite effects of
modernity
B. discouraged because many people do not understand a piece not written in either English
or Tagalog
C. opposed for the reason that it constraints the expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas
of a writer
D. affirmed by many for it allows free flow of feelings and in-sights not understandable to
readers
____29. A valid observation of literary development in the Philippines is that _______.
A. Literature developed alongside Philippine history.
B. Literary masterpieces are written by great persons with great remembrances.
C. History is recorded only in the oral tradition of the country.
D. No literature could reflect the richness of our country's experiences.
____30. Because of the archipelagic nature of the Philippines, its geographical features, and the
presence of various ethno-linguistic groups in the country, regional literature has become
____________.
A. Nationalistic B. Rich and varied
C. Anti-modern and traditional D. Short yet vivid