ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

Legarda, Manila

College of Arts and Sciences

GCAS 13 Philippine Literature

Midterm Exams

Name: BACHILLER, MA. PAULINE A. Score:_________

Dr. Milynor Mejia Acibo Time: 9:00-10:30 AM Date: MARCH 9, 2021

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer before the number.
Erasure is considered wrong.

__A__1. Bathala: Tagalog::________: Pampangos

a. Lidlum c. Kabunian

b. Mangetchay d. Lumawig

__D__2. Apolaqui and Mayari: Pampangos:: Agueo and Bulan: __________

a. Tagalog c. Igorot

b. Ilocano d. Pangasinan

__C__3. Gonzalo de Cordova: ___________:: Florante at Laura: Tagalog

a. Ilocano c. Pampango

b. Cordillera d. Pangasinan
__B__4. The first vernacular zarzuela, Ing Managpe is written by a _______ playwright.

a. Pangasinan c. Tagalog

b. Pampangan d. Ilocano

__C__5. ________ is a simple love story that remains the most popular novel in Pampangan
Lieterature.

a. Lidia c. Kasulatang Gintu

b. Ketang Milabas d. Atin Cu Pung Singsing

__C__6. One of the folksongs of Tagalog literature which is known as lullabies is _____

a. Awit c. oyayi

b. Holohorlo d. dalit

__A__7. The greatest tagalog love poem of the Spanish period written by Balagtas is no
other than ________.

a. Florante at Laura c. Dalagang Filipina

b. Kay Celia d. Parangal sa Isang Binibini

__A__8. Singsing ng pag ibig is written by Jose Dela Cruz popularly known as :

a. Huseng Sisiw c. Balagtas

b. Huseng Batute d. Bukaneg

__B__9. The best of all Tagalog awits and corridos.

a. Leron Leron Sinta c. Dalagang Pilipina

b. Florante at Laura d. Ibong Adarna

__C__10. He is considered as the sweetest lyric poet in Tagalog, the author of Ibong Adarna.

a. Huseng Sisiw c. Jose Dela Cruz

b. Huseng Batute d. Jose Corazon de Jesus

__C__11. Liwayway: Tagalog :: _________: Ilocano

a. Bisaya c. Bannawag

b. Wayawaya d. neither nor b

__A__13. _______ literature expresses and transmits the values of Filipinos in general.

a. Pampangan c. Tagalog

b. Bikol d. Ilocano

__D__14. A former president of the University of the Philippines, ______ has urged the
Filipino writers to produce that type of proletarian literature that “throbs with social
consciousness.”

a. Nick Joaquin c. Jose Garcia Villa

b. Jose Quirino d. Salvador P. Lopez

__C__15. The _______ of the story is the time and place where a story takes place. It is the
frame of the story.

a. denouement b. plot c. setting d. climax

__B___16. The use of person, place or object which represents something else, frequently an
abstract quality or idea is referred to as _______

a. interpretation b. symbolism c. deus ex machina d. imagery

__D___17. _____ is the feeling conveyed by the author’s attitude towards his subject and the
particular way in which he writes about it.

a. life b. characterization c. symbol d. tone

__A__18. _______ is a technique that gives hints about what is to follow.

a. foreshadowing b. recapitulation c. feedback d. recall

__A___19. Climax is the point of ____ interest or dramatic intensity. Usually it marks the
turning point in the action.

a. highest b. nearest c. weakest d. warmest

__A__20. The prevailing ambience constantly shaping the story.

a. style b. mood c. characters d. plot

__B___21. Your _______ is the position from which you observe your object.

a. schema b. point of view c. interpretation d. space

__A__22. The ____ view is the close-up intensive view, it is presented through dialogue.

a. scenic b. over-all c. interpretation d. space

__D__23. A narrative involving one or more characters, one plot and one single impression.

a. tale b. fable c. parable d. short story

__A__24. They are the mere products of the writer’s imagination and the main aim is to bring
out lessons to the reader.

a. anecdote b. fable c. legend d. plays

__D__25. flat: stereotype :: consistent: ______

a. foil b. round c. stock d. dynamic

__A___26. The early short stories in English had difficulties in grammar and a tendency
toward _______.

a. Comedy c. realism

b. Politics d. sentimentalism

__B__27. The official medium of instruction for all public schools in 1900 was ______

a. Spanish c. Pilipino

b. English d. Tagalog

__A__28. Manuel Arguilla wrote excellent stories about the people of Nagrebcan in ____

a. How my brother Leon brought home a wife

b. Children of the Ash covered loam

c. Footnote to youth

d. None of the above

__D__29. He joined the staff of the Philippine Free Press where he wrote articles under the
pen name “Quijano de Manila.”

a. SP Lopez c. F. Sionil Jose

b. JG Villa d. Nick Joaquin

__B__30. The principal vehicle by which the modern genres of literature arrived in the
Philippines is the _______.

a. Spanish c. Japanese

b. English d. Filipino

__A__31. The Palanca Award was established in ________

a. 1950 c. 1960

b. 1970 d. 1980

__F__32. Considered as an achiever of his lifetime.

a. F. Sionil Jose c. SP Lopez

b. Nick Joaquin d. Carlos P. Romulo

__A__33. Fireworks was written by

a. H.O. Santos c. LK Santos

b. JG Villa d. C Bulosan
__C__34. The Father of Tagalog Short Story is __________.

a. ME Arguilla c. D. Rosario

b. A. Rutor d. B. Ramos

__B__35. The story of Teang and her son Blas emphasizes the struggle and consequence of
marrying at a young age.

a. May Day Eve c. Fireworks

b. Footnote to Youth d. The Mats

__B__36. He is cited “for his pioneering role in the development of Filipino literature in
English, which he brought almost single-handedly into the mainstream of world literature.”

a. Nick Joaquin c. Arturo Rotor

b. Jose Garcia Villa d. Fernando Guerrero

__B__37. A novel by Nick Joaquin which won the first Stonehill Annual Fellowship for a
Filipino Novel in English.

a. Seven Hills Away c. Children of the Ash Covered Loam

b. The woman Who Had Two Navels d. Look, Stranger, on this Island Now

__B__38. The stories in ______ place Villa among the half-dozen short story writers in
America who count.”

a. Many Voices c. Volume Two

b. Footnote to Youth d. Have Come, Am Here

__A__39. An intense and moving account of Bulosan’s struggles in the jungle metropolis and
labor camps in America.

a. America is in the Heart c. American Tears

b. Crying in America d. American Jungles

__B__40. English became the official medium of instruction for all public schools in

a. 1905 c. 1910

b. 1900 d. 1907

__A__41. _______ literature expresses and transmits the values of Filipinos in general.

a. Pampangan c. Tagalog

b. Bikol d. Ilocano

__B__42. Carlos Bulosan’s collection of funny stories about antics of his good-for-nothing
but lovable fictitious father in the Philippines.

a. My Father c. Our Father’s Humor

b. The Laughter of my father d. Laughing with Father

__A__43. In “my Father’s Tragedy”, the narrator’s family was destroyed by ______ that came
from the neighboring towns.

a. Locusts c. bees

b. Grasshoppers d. bugs

__B__44. The peak in story’s action is ____

a. Suspense c. crisis

b. Climax d. conflict
__B__45. The central dominant idea of the story

a. Motivation c. dialogue

b. Theme d. denouement

II. Essay

A. In the story. “The Small Key” by Paz Latorena, what is evident to be very Filipino-like
scenario as observed in our daily living? What does the small key symbolize for?

B. What is prominent in the story, “The Mats” that is considered a true depiction of the
Filipino family?

● The true depiction of the Filipino families is that the mat is a sign of peace, good health,
and a refuge from illness. Because of its intricate nature and embroideries, it was a
symbol of healing as well as beauty and elegance. Although it symbolizes good health
and a refuge of being sick, for us, it also kind of depicts a symbol of suppressed sorrow
and agony as some of the children who took refuge on that particular mat died and were
not fortunate enough to be “rejuvenated by the healing powers” of the mat

C. What are the realities of life situations in the story, My Father Goes to Court?