LITT 1:

PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
Ms. Roanne S. Castro
Dept. of Teacher Education and Languages
 1. This project aims to
publish works in English
written by Filipino writers.
a.Barangay Writer’s Project
What is this?
b.Barangay Author’s Project
c. Barangay Novelist’s
Project
d.Barangay Editor Project
 2. What PEN stands for?
a. Poems, Essays, Novels
What is this? b. Poets, Essayist, Novelist
c. Poets, Essayists, Novelists
d. Poet, Essayist, Novelist
 3. In newspapers such as Morning Sun, Free Press,
Manila Times, Philippine Herald and the like have
common denominators – all were written in
English. What is the underlying realization to this
notion?
a. There are more writers that used English
medium rather than other dialects in the
What is this? Philippines.
b. There were more readers in English rather than
other vernaculars in the country.
c. There were more consumers who bought
English newspapers.
d. There more pro-English publishers emerged in
the Philippines.
 4. Short stories had better
characters and the events were
based on _________ and
__________.
What is this? a. Imagination and dull plot
b. Economic and societal
problems
c. Poverty and brutality
d. Reality and facts
 5. He was considered as the
Father of Common Filipino
languages.
What is this? a. Ponciano Pineda
b. Carlos Palanca
c. Severino Reyes
d. Amador Daguio
 6. Mr. Baylon is discussing in his
Philippine Literature class. Given in the
lesson is the discussion of historical
background of each period, and they
are now tackling the rebirth of
freedom. When was the Philippines
What is this? regained its freedom from the
Americans?
a. July 4,1946
b. July 4, 1967
c. July 4, 1948
d. July 4, 1949
 7. He was the Father of
Kapampangan Literature.
a. Doroteo Jamir
What is this?
b. Juan Crisostomo Soto
c. Miguel Legaspi
d. Mariano Santos
 8. The Philippine flag was first
hoisted on_______.
a. June 12, 1888
What is this?
b. June 12 , 1858
c. June 12, 1868
d. None of the above
 9. This was the effect when
the Filipinos imitated the
writing styles of the
Americans.
What is this?
a. Synchronized
b. Have better ending
c. Unnatural
d. None of the above
 10. What is the English
translation of “El
Renacimiento”?
What is this? a. The Freedom
b. The Renaissance
c. The Press
d. The Rebirth
 11. He was known as “Lola
Basyang”.
a. Juan Laya
What is this?
b. Francisco Baltazar
c. Severino Reyes
d. Claro Caluya
 12. He was known as the
“Prince of Ilocano Poets”.
a. Juan Laya
What is this?
b. Francisco Baltazar
c. Severino Reyes
d. Claro Caluya
 13. This was the period under the
American Regime wherein the Filipinos
were still adjusting to the standards of
the English literary style.
What is this? a. Period of Imitation
b. Period of Re-orientation
c. Period of Self-Discovery
d. Period of Growth
 14. This was the period under the
American regime wherein the Filipinos
had acquired the mastery of using the
English vernacular.
What is this? a. Period of Imitation
b. Period of Re-orientation
c. Period of Self-Discovery
d. Period of Growth
 15. They were the first English teachers
in the Ph who were recruited by the
Americans.

What is this? a. Thomas

b. St. Thomas
c. Thomasites
d. Thomassites
 16. This was the period under the
American regime wherein the Filipinos
were groping their way into imitating
American and British models.
What is this? a. Period of Imitation
b. Period of Re-orientation
c. Period of Self-Discovery
d. Period of Growth
 17. This was established by the military
government to supervise the
newspapers and other publications.

What is this? a. Ministry of Public Affairs

b. Barangay Writer’s Project
c. PEN
d. News and Public Affairs
BONUS She was the first
POINT woman poet in
the Philippines
who was good in
Spanish.
ANSWER
ADELINA
GUERREA