Leuteboro National High School

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

First Semester, First Quarter
1st Summative Test
Name: _______________________________________ Date: ___________________
Grade & Section: ______________________________ Score: __________________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
R-ead each item carefully
Y-ou encircle the letter of your answer on the answer sheet
A-nswer quietly and independently
N-o cheating

1. What does the term "Canonical Author" mean?

A. Authors mainly concern about the topic "war"
B. Highly respected literary authors
C. Authors who are not recognized
D. Writers during colonial period

2. How many regions are there in the Philippines?

A. 7 regions
B. 10 regions
C. 14 regions
D. 17 regions

3. What is the highest recognition bestowed to any Filipino who has a significant contribution towards
the development of culture and arts?
A. Filipino Writer for Literature Awards
B. National Artists Awardees
C. Recognition for Filipino Writers
D. The Order for National Artists

4. Who has the power to proclaim the rank and title for the National Artists?
A. Chairman for the NCCA
B. Mayor of a locality
C. President of the Philippines
D. Senator

5. In his view, the function of the writer is to act as the conscience of society and to affirm the
greatness of the human spirit in the face of inequity and oppression. 
A. Amado V. Hernandez
B .Jose Garcia Villa
C. Nick Joaquin
D. Carlos P. Romulo

6. Who is the only National Artist who did not use either Tagalog or English language for he has been
known as the longest reigning king of Hiligaynon novels.
A. Jose Garcia Villa
B. Ramon L. Muzones
C. Resil B. Mojares
D. Virgilio Almario

7. Who coined the CCP’S motto “KATOTOHANAN, KABUTIHAN, AT KAGANDAHAN”?

A. Benigno Aquino Jr.
B. Fidel Valdez Ramos
C. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
D. Imelda Marcos

8. Which is true about Philippine literature?

A. Literary works from NCR are the most widely published and accepted.
B. Philippine literature across the regions is equally represented.
C. There are no published literary works in Mindanao.
D. Visayan literature is dominant in the Philippines.
9. What does the term "tripeople" in Mindanao refer to?
A. Moros, foreign settlers, and Christian settlers
B. Moros, Lumads, and Christian settlers
C. People with identify crises
D. Three ethnic groups

10. What is true about "Moro-Moro Literature"?

A. Both Christians and Muslims are represented in a positive way.
B. Muslims are represented with a good image.
C. Muslims are represented with a bad image.
D. Christians are the antagonists.

11. What makes Mindanawon and Visayan literature limited?

A. There is a lack of support from the bigger publishing houses and the government.
B. Writers from Visayas and Mindanao are not well-trained.
C. Their literature is banned across the Philippines.
D. Writers from Luzon are considered exceptional.

12. What does "Hybrid Visayan Literature" mean?

A. Limited style of literature
B. Realistic style of literature
C. Technologically advance literature
D. Traditional style of literature

13. This 5-novel series written by F. Sionil Jose has been internationally acclaimed and has been
translated in more than 20 languages. What is its title?
A. Daluyong
B. Hunger in Barok
C. The Great Malayan
D. The Rosales Saga

14. Which is true about the Order of National Artists?

A. The awardees should be highly respected by their peers.
B. Only dead persons are entitled to enjoy and have this award.
C. Any qualified individual may apply himself/ herself for this award.
D. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
grant the National Artists award.

15. What is the title of the novel of Amado V. Hernandez which exposes the ills of society as evident in
the agrarian problems of the 50s?
A. Ibong Ligaw
B. Ligaw na mga Ibon
C. Mga Ibong Malaya
D. Mga Ibong Mandaragit

16. Who is the writer of Footnote to Youth and has a pen name “Doveglion”.
A. Nick Joaquin
B. Carlos P. Romulo
C. Jose Garcia Villa
D. Amado V. Hernandez

17. How are Muslims portrayed in Moro-Moro literature according to the critical review written by Paz
Verdades M. Santos?
A. Brave and well-disciplined
B. Immoral and warlike
C. Poor and uneducated
D. Talented and creative

18.Who pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose- poetic form within Filipino
literature?
A. Amado V. Hernandez
B. Carlos P. Romulo
C. Francisco Arcellana
D. Nick Joaquin

19. Who is the National Artist known for Historical Literature?

A. Carlos Quirino
B. Carlos P. Romulo
C. Cirilo F. Bautista
D. Sionil Jose
20. All are National Artists for Literature except______________________.
A. F. Sionil Jose
B. Alejandro Roces
C. Edith L. Tiempo
D. Carlos Garcia

21.Some of his short stories are Frankie, The Man Who Would Be Poe, Death in a Factory, Lina, A Clown
Remembers, Divided by Two, The Mats.
A. Amado V. Hernandez
B. Carlos P. Romulo
C. Francisco Arcellana
D. Nick Joaquin

22.He was known for translating Western classics, which includes the works of Shakespeare and
Sophocles into Tagalog.
A. Amado V. Hernandez
B. Nick Joaquin
C. Francisco Arcellana
D. Rolando Tinio

23.Some of his poetry collections are: Sitsit sa Kuliglig, “Kristal na Uniberso” and Ang Burgis sa
Kanyang Almusal.
A. Rolando Tinio
B. Amado V. Hernandez
C. Francisco Arcellana
D. Carlos P. Romulo

24. He wrote several numbers of songs for local movies, which earned for him the Lifetime
Achievement Award of the Film Academy of the Philippines.
A. Amado V. Hernandez
B. Levi Celerio
C. Jose Garcia Villa
D. Nick Joaquin

25. Nationalistic songs such as Ang Bagong Lipunan, Lupang Pangarap and Tinig ng Bayan was
written by _____________________
A. F. Sionil Jose
B. Edith L. Tiempo
C. Bienvenido Lumbera
D. Levi Celerio

26. He is known for his nationalist writing and for his leading role in the Filipinization movement in
Philippine literature in the 1960s.
A. Carlos P. Romulo
B. Carlos Quirino
C. Bienvenido Lumbera
D. Alejandro R. Roces

27. These novel  such A Blade of Fern, The Native Coast ,and The Alien Corn are written
by______________
A. Carlos P. Romulo
B. Edith L. Tiempo
C. Bienvenido Lumbera
D. Levi Celerio

28. He is known for his widely anthologized “My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken.”
A. Alejandro Roces
B. Virgilio S. Almario
C. NVM Gonzales
D. F. Sionil Jose

29. He became U.P.’s International-Writer-In-Residence and a member of the Board of Advisers of the
U.P. Creative Writing Center. The Winds of April, Seven Hills Away, The Bamboo Dancers.
A. N.V.M. Gonzalez
B. Cirilo F. Bautista
C. Lazaro Francisco
D. Virgilio S. Almario
30. one of voluminous work of Nick Joaquin is________________
A. I Saw the Fall of the Philippines
B. The Woman Who Had Two Navels
C. I Walked with Heroes
D. Makinasyon and Peregrinasyon

31. He has also redefined how the Filipino poetry is viewed and paved the way for the discussion of
the same in his 10 books of criticisms and anthologies, among which are Ang Makata sa Panahon ng
Makina, Balagtasismo versus Modernismo.
A. NVM Gonzales
B. F. Sionil Jose
C. Virgilio S. Almario 
D. Edith L. Tiempo

32. He wrote and published 18 books, a range of literary works which included The United (novel), I
Walked with Heroes (autobiography).
A. Carlos P. Romulo
B. Alejandro R. Roces
C. Cirilo F. Bautista
D. Lazaro Francisco

33. As a teacher of literature, he realized that the classroom is an important training ground for Filipino
writers.
A. Cirilo F. Bautista
B. NVM Gonzales
C. F. Sionil Jose
D. Edith L. Tiempo

34. He was gained prominence as a writer not only for his social conscience but also for his “masterful
handling of the Tagalog language” and “supple prose style”. 
A. Francisco Arcellana
B. Lazaro A. Francisco
C. Rolando S. Tinio
D. Levi Celerio

35. Known as contemporary writer of Tagalog fiction, this foremost Filipino female novelist from
Tondo, Manila is also famous for her screenwriting career as most of her works such as Dekada 70
and Bata, Bata.
A. Rolando S. Tinio
B. Levi Celerio
C. Lualhati Torres Bautista
D. Lazaro A. Francisco

36. He is the author of various popular books such as ABNKKBSNPLAko?!, Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng
Libro ang mga Pilipino.
A. Levi Celerio
B. Lualhati Torres Bautista
C. Lazaro A. Francisco
D. Roberto "Bob" Ong

37-40
Choose one from any literary text of the Canonical writers from Luzon and write a short self-analysis of
it.

Title of the literary text:

Writer’s Name:
Analysis:

“YOU WILL RECEIVE THE STRENGTH YOU NEED WHEN YOU STAY CALM AND TRUST IN ME.”
ISAIAH 30:15

Ma’am Lea
10/19/22