21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO THE WORLD

PRE-TEST
Multiple Choice. Read and analyze the question and select the letter of your answer.
1. What is the collection of Indian Beast Fables?
A. Panchatantra C. The Rigveda
B. Mahabharata D. Vedas

2. Which of the following is a Sanskrit drama by Kalidasa that tells of a love between a
king and a woman who lives in the forest?
A. Mahabharata
B. Panchatantra
C. Ramayana
D. Shakuntala

3. Who is the founder of Confucianism that emphasized the code of social conduct
and stressed the importance of discipline, morality and knowledge?
A. Lao Tzu C. Sun Tzu
B. Li Bai D. Confucius

4. What is the collection of series of which “Alladin”, “Sinbad” and “Alibaba” are
perhaps best known to western readers?
A. Zaynab C. Arabian Nights
B. Men in the Sun D. Epic of Gilgamesh

5. Who is regarded as the greatest haiku poet?

A. Kayabashi Issa C. Matsuo Basho
B. Yosa Buson D. Ryunusuke Akugatawa

6. Which of the following is a tale of a superhuman Sumerian King who searched for
everlasting life?
A. Sinbad C. One thousand and one nights
B. Aladdin D. The Epic of Gilgamesh

7. Who is the founder of Taoism who stressed freedom, simplicity, and the mystical
contemplation of nature?
A. Sun Tzu C. Li Bai
B. Confucius D. Lao Tzu

8. Who is the Sanskrit poet and dramatist, who is probably the greatest writer of all
time and considered as the Shakespeare of India?
A. Confucius C. Anita Desai
B. Kalidasa D. Anita Linda
9. Which of the following is the collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the
Chinese philosopher Confucius?
A. The Art of War C. The Tang Poems
B. The Analects D. The Confucius

10. Which of the following is the story that is considered as the world’s first true
novel?
A. The Pillow Book C. The Tale of Genji
B. The Tale of Haike D. Epic of Gilgamesh

11. What is the other name of India?

A. Bharat C. Varsha
B. Rama D. Bharata

12. What period was the name India started to be widely used?
A. Colonial Period C. Prehistoric Period
B. Bharat Period D. English Colonization

13. What does Afro-Asian literature mirrors aside from customs and traditions?
A. Philosophy of Life C. Political Realms
B. Hope D. Aspirations

14. When is the beginning of Asian and African Literature?

A. Ancient Period
B. Pre-historic period
C. Primitive period
D. Historic period

15. Which of the following is the importance of literature?

A. Literacy
B. Old and modern times
C. Progress
D. Love