SOUTHERN MASBATE ROOSEVELT COLLEGE, INC.

Katipunan, Placer, Masbate

Dr. Victor V. Lepiten, Sr. Victor Elliot S. Lepiten,III

FOUNDER PRESIDENT

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN philippine popular culture

NAME:____________________________________ DATE: ___________________

YEAR & SECTION: ___________________________ SCORE: __________________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 Use black ballpen only.
 Avoid erasures or any alteration. Erasures/alteration means wrong.
 Failure to follow simple instructions will automatically deducted to your points .

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Read the statement carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer before the number.
__1. What is the term used for the culture created through colonial resistance in the Philippines?
A. Popular Culture C. Folk Culture
B. Nationalist Culture D. Mass Media Culture
__2. What is the main characteristic of Aetas, an indigenous group in the Philippines?
A. Dark to dark-brown skin C. Blonde hair
B. Tall stature D. Blue eyes
__3. Which indigenous group in the Philippines means 'people from the mountain'?
A. Mangyan C. Igorot
B. Bontoc D. Kalinga
__4. Who stated that popular culture in the Philippines is highly different from Folk and Nationalist culture?
A. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Bienvenido Lumbera
B. Jose Rizal D. Andres Bonifacio
__5. Which country influenced the popular culture in the Philippines as a recent phenomenon?
A. Spain C. China
B. United States D. Japan
__6. What is the term used for the culture that portrays the practices of a certain people in a specific time?
A. Popular Culture C. Nationalist Culture
B. Folk Culture D. Mass Media Culture
__7. During the Spanish Era, what was used by the Spaniards to win the hearts of the native Filipinos?
A. Plays C. Both plays and literature
B. Literature D. None of the above
__8. Who became a core group of intelligentsias under the tutelage of missionaries during the Spanish Era?
A. Manguangan C. Ladinos
B. Mansaka D. Dibabawon
__9. Which literary form ensures the acceptance and spread of Christianity in the Philippines?
A. Korido C. Pasyon
B. Senakulo D. Awit
__10. What is the structure of verses in a Pasyon, a verse narrative about the life and suffering of Jesus Christ?
A. Six-line stanzas C. Five-line stanzas
B. Four-line stanzas D. Seven-line stanzas
__11. When is the Pasyon commonly sung?
A. Good Friday C. Christmas Eve
B. Holy Monday D. Holy Week
__12. What is Senakulo, a Lenten play, depicting events from?
A. Old Testament C. Bhagavad Gita
B. Quran D. Bible
__13. Which type of Filipino poem consists of 12-syllable quatrains?
A. Awit C. Korido
B. Senakulo D. Pasyon
__14. During the Propaganda Movement, what did the native intelligentsia use popular culture for?
A. Promote colonial rule C. Spread Spanish culture
B. Undermine abusive friars D. Suppress local languages
__15. Who wrote 'Dasalan at Tocsohan' during the Propaganda Movement?
A. Andres Bonifacio C. Marcelo H. del Pilar
B. Jose Rizal D. Emilio Aguinaldo
__16. What is a popular narrative song and poetry form that constitutes a ballad?
A. Korido C. Senakulo
B. Awit D. Pasyon
__17. What is 'Komedya' also known as in Filipino traditional plays?
A. Moro-moro C. Senakulo
B. Awit D. Pasyon
__18. Which industry had a near-monopoly in the Philippine market during World War I?
A. Local films C. Hollywood films
B. European movies D. Asian dramas
__19. How is popular culture in the Philippines influenced by mass media?
A. It is suppressed C. It is discouraged
B. It is promoted D. It is ignored
__20. What does the concept of cultural hegemony refer to?
A. Economic domination C. Military rule
B. Cultural domination D. Political alliance
__21. What has changed lives in unimaginable ways?
A. Traditional beliefs C. Agricultural practices
B. Modern technology D. Political systems
__22. What term is used to describe a mode of experiencing the world as an environment of ceaseless change?
A. Modernity C. Traditionalist
B. Modernization D. Modernist
__23. Who are referred to as those who thrive and make themselves at home in a world of ceaseless change?
A. Traditionalist C. Modernity
B. Modernization D. Modernist
__24. Which channel has exerted a profound influence on the way Filipinos live?
A. Market C. School
B. Mass Media D. Overseas Work
__25. What force has impeded modernity by leaving children in the care of nannies or grandparents?
A. Family C. Church
B. Traditional Politics D. Mass Media
__26. What provides inspiration for Filipinos to serve one another, live in faith, and build a home?
A. Market C. School
B. Church D. Overseas Work
__27. What has flourished in society mainly through important channels like school, market, mass media, and overseas
work?
A. Traditional Politics C. Modernization
B. Modernity D. Modernist Impulses
__28. What is the term used for those who are intimidated by the new and find comfort in nostalgic recollections of the
past?
A. Modernity C. Modernist
B. Traditionalist D. Modernization
__29. Which sector has prevented Filipinos from fully embracing modernity according to the content?
A. Family C. Church
B. Traditional Politics D. Mass Media
__30. What is the main focus of Filipino parents in terms of their children's future according to the content?
A. Providing education and future C. Providing imported goods
B. Leaving children with grandparents D. Building a home
II. ENUMERATION. Provide what is being asked.
A. Three Layers of Cultural Influence in the Philippines.
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B. Modernist impulses have flourished in our society mainly via four important channels:
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C. 3 Basic forces of Modernity.
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D. 3 Layers of Philippine Culture
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E. 5 Major Indigenous Groups in the Philippines
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F. Present socio-economic state that are predominant in the Philippines:
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TRIVIA!
Did you know?
The HUMAN BRAIN is awesome! It functions 24 hours a day from the day we are born, and only STOPS
when we are TAKING AN EXAMS or when you face your CRUSH!

Prepared by:
Mr. Junriv S. Rivera
Instructor