CORE01: 21ST Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

QUIZ NO.1

NAME: ________________________________________________
SECTION: _______________________________

Directions: Write the correct answer for each item.

I. TRUE OR FALSE

1. The history of Philippine Literature started from colonial until the modern/contemporary period.
2. The Spanish colonial period of Philippine Literature marked the beginning of religious oral
tradition.
3. Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo were examples of propaganda literature that were
written during the American colonial period.
4. Bugtong, sawikain, folk tales, and ethno-epics were literary forms that originated from pre-
colonial period.
5. Theater was used as vehicle of protest during the time of censorship in the
modern/contemporary period.
6. Jose Garcia Villa and Paz Marquez Benitez were prolific Filipino writers who wrote fiction in
English during the modern/contemporary period.
7. The Spanish colonial period of Philippine literature were mostly religious.
8. Literature is an art form that has artistic or intellectual value.
9. Florante at Laura was a religious poem that originated from Spanish colonial period.
10. The American colonial period of Philippine literature was known as the period of originality for
Filipino writers who wrote in English.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of these is not an example of 21 st Century literature?

a. textula c. zarzuela
b. graphic novel d. flash fiction
2. According to Isagani Cruz, why must students study the 21 st Century literature?
a. To have a good understanding of what is happening in the field of literature today, and by
extension, the arts.
b. Literature is life and therefore, contains nuggets of wisdom that have practical application to
students daily life.
c. To be able to appreciate the art of writing in the new millennium.
d. Both B and C
3. Alongside the 21st century technological development, the publishing industry also changed
giving rise to the dawn of eBooks.
a. true b. false c. neither true nor false
4. This 21st century poetry is meant to be read in mobile phones.
a. hypertextual poetry c. blog
b. textula d. flash fiction
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5. This 21 century fiction is constructed to be as short as six-word or even one-word short stories.
a. spoken poetry c. blog
b. textula d. flash fiction
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6. This 21 century poetry requires readers to move from one website to another by clicking on the
embedded links in the words.
a. hypertextual poetry c. blog
b. textula d. flash fiction
7. This 21st century fiction defies the traditional definition and classification into traditional
categories.
a. blog c. eBook
b. spoken poetry d. graphic novel
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8. In the 21 Century reading poetry silently has become less fashionable than reciting poetry in
front of a large audience.
a. true b. false c. neither true nor false
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9. In the 21 Century, prose novels are being serialized on blogs.
a. true b. false c. neither true nor false
10. The first decade of the new millennium witnessed a wide range of exciting developments in
contemporary writings and innovations of recognized literary forms.
a. true b. false c. neither true nor false