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-Stevan Javellana
-Macario Pineda
-N.V.M. Gonzalez
- features
Gina is reading a novel about the Philippines after the Japanese occupation. What kind of literature is she reading?
The short story that Heidi reads highlights the beauty of the environment. Which of the following is used in this story?
-nature
The main character in a novel is depicted as someone who has the freedom to do what he wants. What characteristic of
Philippine postwar literature is presented?
-independence
_________ literature, sometimes called as revolutionary literature, refers to works that express distaste, disagreement,
or transgression to the present government, applicable to the current political, social, and/or economic conditions of
the country when the works were written.
-Protest
Works that aimed to effect social change through portraying the truths of society, everyday happenings, current events,
and interaction and disparity of social classes depict _________.
-social realism
_________ literature refers to literary works written by working-class authors about the working class.
-proletarian
The Martial Law period gave birth to prison literature in the Philippines. This is because _________.
-were arrested
- disagreement
What makes circumvention literature different from protest literature when both of them express social and political
concerns during the martial law period?
-figures of speech
Dekada ’70 by Lualhati Bautista is considered protest literature. Which of the following is the author protesting against?
-martial law
-working class
-effect
Critics such as Virgilio Almario, Isagani Cruz, and Soledad Reyes embarked on different approaches, post-structuralist
-postcolonial
During the post-EDSA period, _________ and women writings, including male authors writing about women,
-gay
Post-EDSA writings paved the way for the development of _________ literature, or literature written using the daily
speech of common people, which
-vernacular
-panulat
Which of the following does not periodically sponsor symposia on writing or provide workshops for its members as well
as other interested individuals?
-Siliman University
Which of the following are the two different types of creative writing centers?
- academic; writers'
UMPIL (Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas), PANULAT (Pambansang Unyon ng mga Manunulat), and Panday-Lipi, are
some examples of
-writers' organization
“The Way We Live” (1992) by Danton Remoto was one of the early poems during the 1990s that was written by an
author from the gay community. What notable event or characteristic of post-EDSA literature is being evidenced by this
work of literature?
The EDSA revolution inspired many writers, even those who were in the provinces. Regina, a student during that time,
wrote the poem titled “Dumdumon,” which is the Hiligaynon term for “Remember.” Her poem is about the EDSA
revolution. Which of the following is true about the poem?
-vernacular
If someone is majoring in literature and being mentored by a critic or professor, in what setting could you find them?
-academic insitutions
_________ poetry is revived through poetry readings or open mic readings, giving it a modern twist.
-oral
From conservative plots, literary works nowadays are gender-sensitive, exploring the plurality of culture and challenging
_________ normativities.
-social
-blogs
Remoto’s translation of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars is evidence that
An article titled “A Different EDSA Story” by Ed Lingao discusses that in some writings, Marcos is portrayed as a hero,
while the people during EDSA revolution are portrayed as a mix of professional protesters, military adventurists, and
people who do not have an idea what they are fighting about. Which of the following does this article tell us?
- there is a movement
-mobile phones
Carlo Vergara’s Ang Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah (2004), Manix Abrera’s Kikomachine Komix,
and Pol Medina Jr.’s Pugad Baboy prove that _________.
- graphic novels
Juan Miguel Severo and other young poets help revive oral poetry through _________.
Who among the following are likely to believe that Ferdinand Marcos was a hero and not a dictator?
- 20 year old
Which of the following would not have been possible in the Philippines decades before the 21st century?
- blog posts
_________ explain how things came to be or why things are as they are.
- Etiological Legends
_________ are narrative prose that manifest the early forms of our culture.
- Folktales
_________ narrate the adventures of tribal heroes who embody the ideals and values of the tribe.
- Epics
“Ang Pagong at ang Matsing,” “Ang Aso at ang Uwak,” and “The Spider and the Fly” are considered _________.
- folktales
If Nana Letty keeps on bugging your mother to tell her stories of the manananggal, which of the following literary genres
is she pertaining to?
- folktale
A TV series features a character, Bathaluman, who is similar to Bathala. The literary genre of the series is _________.
- myth
If you are tasked to learn about the adventures of a hero, including his or her conflicts, which of the following should you
read?
- biag ni lam-ang
Maria wants to know more about the gods and goddesses in Philippine literature. A good way to start is by researching
about _________.
- Bathala
Andrea wants to know how Philippine literature explains the creation of Earth. Which of the following would help her?
_________ is the largest island group in the Philippines, and it is divided into eight regions.
- luzon
- maguindanaos
- ilocos region
Nowadays, many teens marry early because of certain circumstances. This is something that is also portrayed in
_________.
- footnote to youth
Which of the following works is about a young man who saved a lady from a python?
Jose studies Philippine literature in the University of the Philippines. For one of his term papers, he was asked to write
about legends. Which of the following should not be included in his paper?
- a story about a child who lost the ring given by her mother
If a person researches about Luzon’s literary works, which of the following should he or she read?
- tribal feud
Your friend asked for your help in researching for literary works that are about marrying young. Which of the following
stories can you recommend to support his paper?
- footnote to youth
- visayas
-chavacano
- binalaybay
-goddess
Which of the following stories would OFWs most likely be able to relate to?
- Bowaon
The television series Wildflower has characters who are affluent and have political powers. They have
been using their power to get whatever they want from the poor people in Ardiente. They have been belittling their
people because they own most of the land in the place. Which of the following works of Philippine literature conveys
that no one should belittle those who are small?
- Si Amomongo
The story of Sicalac and Sicavay is similar with the story of _________.
- Malakas
You hear a Visayan mother singing a song to her baby in order to put him to sleep. Which of the following Visayan
literary forms was used by the mother?
- ili-ili
Which of the following shows the use of the literary form balitaw?
- debate
Which of the following shows the use of the literary form balitaw?
- Alunsina
Every ethnic minority has a number of _________ or narrators who deliver a story in a creative way, bearing two or
three or more folktales.
- raconteurs
- muslims
- masbate
Which of the following stories depicts characters who went from rags to riches?
- tulalang
- cagayan de oro
- catalina of dumaguete
Which of the following scenarios bears similarity to an event in the story Ulahingan?
- bathalumang
_________ are classical scholars who revived and translated ancient texts.
- humanists
- intellectuals
- enlightenment
- renaissance
Upheavals such as the French Revolution was a result of the people’s idea that collectively the public can create change.
This is a result of what kind of belief?
- humanism
- people, humanism
If Much Ado About Nothing will be rewritten to reflect the present conditions of society, how could it be described?
- it is a comedy
If you have to compare Gulliver’s Travels to a work of 20th-century literature, which of the following would be most
similar to it?
- romanticism
What literary movement draws on the commonplace and the daily struggles of the common man?
- realism
- poetry
Which of the following can be used to describe realism and the German novel Debit and Credit?
- focuses, strives
Which of the following can be used to describe romanticism and the poem “The World Is Too Much With Us”?
- it is against, characterized
- document
What did the poems during the Romantic period focused on?
- individuality
- poverty
If a romantic watches the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, what would be his or her reaction?
- consumerism
What literary movement was marked by sudden changes in man’s perspective of the world?
- modernism
What literary technique focused on clarity and conciseness by using specific images?
- imagism
What do you call the technique in point of view in which the speaker may or may not know that his or her version of
events is not entirely true?
- unreliable
Which of the following shows a crisis of identity of the human being in ethnicity and sexuality as well as the struggle for
social and cultural acceptance in a hypocritical society?
- postmodernism
Which of the following is seen in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway? Throughout the story, Clarissa Dalloway narrates what
she is thinking and what she observes around her. This is an example of _________?
- stream
- a play
Modernism is focused on experimentation and detaching itself from traditional forms because _________.
- knowledge
If someone comments on a postmodernist work and says that it is something that shares the characteristics of other
works, how would the writer react?
- compliment
Would a modernist describe his or her world in the way it would be described in traditional forms of literature?
- modernist questions
If a writer wanted to write in a stream of consciousness style, which of the following should he or she do?
- write
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_________ are the geographical states that comprise Great Britain. Together with Northern Ireland, the country is
known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- Religious
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Which of the following is not a focus of prose written during the Old English period?
- fiction
Dina wants to write a poem that imitates the style of Old English poets. Which of the following should she use?
- kennings
If you were a writer during the Middle English period, which of the following themes would most likely be present in
your work?
- romance
Barry wrote a poem inspired by Middle English poetry. The first line of his poem was shorter than the other lines, and it
was followed by a quatrain. Which of the following did he use in his poem?
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Queen Elizabeth I of England reigned from 1558 to 1603. The literary works during her time were called _________
literature.
- elizabethan
_________, along with the blank verse, were introduced to England by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of
Surrey.
- sonnets
The _________ stanza has eight iambic pentameter lines and ends with a ninth line with six iambic feet.
- spenserian
Who among the following was considered the patroness of literature in the United Kingdom?
- queen elizabeth 1
Which of the following can be said about the church during the Elizabethan era?
Which of the following is not a genre that was created during the Elizabethan era?
- Alliterative verse
Martina wants to write literature that approximates the styles used by writers in the Elizabethan era. Which of the
following should she not use or write?
- Religious plays
If you were to go back in time to England in the Elizabethan era, which of the following would you most likely witness as
the pastime of many people?
- watching plays
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_________, which was considered to have taken place from 1770 to 1830, was a reaction against the industrial
revolution.
- romanticism
The _________ period started in the reign of Queen Victoria, which lasted from 1837 to 1901.
- victorian
In the Victorian period, _________ and complicated plots are used to challenge readers.
- irony
- use realism
Which of the following did the writers of the Victorian period write about?
- everyday struggles
Which of the following works was not written during the Victorian period?
- frankenstein
Suppose you were a writer during the Romantic period. Which of the following would you most likely write about?
Among the following, which describes a writer who is not adhering to practices done during the Romantic period?
Rosie is trying to write a short story that is inspired by the Victorian period. Which of the following would her work most
likely not contain?
- figures of speech
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- victorian
Many of the writers of the _________ era continued the realism of the previous century.
- edwardian
Who among the following were two of the most innovative novelists who started writing after the Second World War?
Which of the following would the novelists of 20th century English literature have believed?
- religion
Of the following, which would William Golding most likely agree with?
During the 20th century, which of the following was used as a way for people to express their views and to start
discourse on topics such as relationships, war, and political organization?
- theater
Maureen wants to create a satirical novel to express her views about politics in the Philippines. Which of the following
can she draw inspiration from?
- animal farm
The plot of typical Filipino telenovelas that showcase themes such as passion, treachery, and blamelessness can be
likened to the story of _________.
If you were a writer in England during the 20th century, which of the following would least likely influence your work?
- romanticism
- boston
During the big wave of British migration that took place in America in the 1630s, the _________ were dominating English
society.
- Puritans
The _________ was the greatest innovation during the colonial period.
- Printing press
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the colonial and revolutionary periods?
- Influx
Which of the following could be the reason why the British government imposed cultural hegemony on the Native
American Indians?
Which of the following best describes literature during the revolutionary period?
Suppose you were a writer in the United States during the revolutionary period, and you want to condemn the
oppressive acts of the British. Which of the following will you most likely write?
- Satire
If you were a writer of African-American literature, which of the following will most likely become the theme of your
work?
- prejudice
If you will write to criticize someone not in a direct and serious tone but rather in a humorous way, which of the
following will you write?
- Satire
- golden era
- f.o. matthiessen
- democracy
For some, American Renaissance was a literary movement that had a big impact on society. Which of the following is not
a reason for this movement?
- elevate
Women writers were not recognized during the American Renaissance. Which of the following was the reason behind
this?
- patriarchal society
Why was American Renaissance also referred to as the “Golden Era” in American literature?
- promote democracy
Why was there a need to create a demarcation between American literature and British literature?
- own identity
If you were a woman writer during the American Renaissance, which of the following will you most likely write?
If you were a satirist during the American Renaissance, which of the following will most likely be the content of your
work?
- criticism
- any restriction
- Mark
The most remarkable realist masterpieces during the American Realism period are Adventures of Tom Sawyer and
Adventures of _________.
- Huckleberry Finn
_________ is a literary movement that articulates the portrayal of the actualities of life.
- Realism
- magical
- kings, queens
- mischievous boy
- overtly
If a writer will write a realist novel set in Mindanao, which of the following will most likely be shown?
- continuous fight
If you will write a novel similar to Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which of the following may be seen in your work?
- youth
If you will write a realist short story that will be set in Ifugao, which of the following may be depicted in your work?
- igorots
_________ was a style of writing popularized by Virginia Woolf.
- stream
Both modern and postmodern literature explore _________ in narrative and character construction.
- fragmentariness
- free
What does it mean when modern and postmodern writers are regarded as unconventional?
- broke away
The “delineations” of the unconventional styles of writing gave modernism and postmodernism unique identities. The
word delineations is synonymous with _________.
- outlines
- local color
- stream
Which of the following will best show a modernist and postmodernist style of writing?
- commas
If you will write a novel that shows stream of consciousness, which of the following is expected in your work?
- flow of thoughts
If you will write a poem that is going to adhere to the modernist and postmodernist view of writing, which of the
following will most likely be found in your work?
- fragmentariness