LAYESE CORTES TUTORIAL CENTER

REVIEW IN PHILIPPINE LITERATURE

NAME:___________________________________DATE:____________________SCORE:_______
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter that corresponds to your
answer. Strictly no erasures!

1. A sequence of events in a story that force a character to make increasingly difficult

decisions, driving the story toward a climactic event and resolution.
a. parts b. place c. plot d. poem

2. This establishes characters and setting.

a. exposition b. rising action c. climax d. denouement

3. This is the moment that matters most, the moment a character’s choice determines the
outcome of the conflict.
a. exposition b. rising action c. climax d. denouement

4. It is where you address all the other problems and questions you’ve brought up, filling in the holes.
a. exposition b. rising action c. climax d. falling action

5. The author of “Truce in the Forest”.

a. Guy de Maupassant b. Fritz Vincken
c. Nathaniel Hawthorne d. Edgar Allan Poe

6. A tragedy story about two young Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their
feuding families.
a. Fedrigo’s Falcon b. Macbeth
c. The Gift of the Magi d. Romeo and Juliet

7. A technique used in narration to present events in the order in which they occur, allowing readers
to vicariously experience the story in the same way they live their lives.
a. chronology b. flashback c. juxtaposition d. sequence

8. It is a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an
earlier time.
a. chronology b. flashback c. juxtaposition d. sequence

9. It means recalling an event simultaneously with what is actually happening.

a. chronology b. flashback c. juxtaposition d. sequence

10. What type of conflict is used to the story “The Big Wave” by PearlS. Buck?
a. Man vs. Man b. Man vs. Nature c. Man vs. Society d. Man vs. technology

11. The conflict that is used between Javert and Jean Valjean in LesMisérables, who clash due to
their conflicting opinions on justice and mercy.
a. Person vs. Person b. Person vs. Nature
c. Person vs. Society d. Person vs. Himself

12. In this type of conflict, a character finds him or herself battling between two competing desires or
selves, typically one good and one evil.
a. Person vs. Person b. Person vs. Nature
c. Person vs. Society d. Person vs. Himself

13. Oedipus is fated to marry his own mother and Odysseus finds himself sailing throughout the
Mediterranean due to the anger of Poseidon. What type of conflict is used?
a. Person vs. Fate b. Person vs. Person
c. Person vs. Nature d. Person vs. Society

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14. While the characters of George Orwell's Animal Farm are animals rather than people, it still
illustrates a story driven by rebellion as the characters struggle against a corrupt power structure.
What type of conflict is used?
a. Person vs. Fate b. Person vs. Person
c. Person vs. Nature d. Person vs. Society

15. The last line being referred to by the religious sentiment that binds Wordsworth’s maturity to
his childhood. It means “a continuing responsiveness to the miracle of ordinary things.”
a. patience b. peace c. piety d. power

16. A literary comprehension skill that involves picking out, from apiece of text, the particular piece or
pieces of information to achieve a given purpose.
a. getting the main idea b. making inference
c. noting details d. predicting outcomes

17. Tiki Tiki Tembo is a chain tail from what country?

a. China b. Cuba c. India d. Japan

18. It involves using what you know to make a guess about what you don't know or reading between
the lines.
a. getting the main idea b. making inference
c. noting details d. predicting outcomes

19. The King of Sukhothai who was impressed because of Makato's intelligence and industry about
how he managed to buy a seeds with one cowrie shell.
a. Keno b. Setsu c. Pra-Ruang d. Wing Mi

20. A folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world. The protagonist is a young woman
living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune, with her
ascension to the throne via marriage.
a. Cinderella b. Mulan c. Sleeping Beauty d. Snow White

21. A young princess; the "Fairest One of All”, whose beauty is defined by her inherent
kindness and purity. Shortly after finding love in a charming Prince, she learns that her jealous
stepmother, The Evil Queen, is determined to kill her.
a. Cinderella b. Rapunzel c. Sleeping Beauty d. Snow White

22. It refers not only to the physical location, but also the time the action takes place. It is the where
and when of a story.
a. Character b. plot c. mood d. setting

23. It refers to the underlying insight, the moral or idea that the writer is expressing through
the story.
a. plot b. mood c. Theme d. tone

24. What does Daedalus invent to help him and Icarus escape from the Labyrinth?
a. a pair of wings b. a pair of sandals
c. magic wallet d. shield of invisibility

25. It is the individual author’s unique voice and it is again evidenced in their word choices, plot
patterns, sentence structures etc.
a. mood b. style c. theme d. tone

26. This is about the effect the writer creates in the reader and how they evoke it through their use of
language.
a. mood b. style c. theme d. tone

27. In ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who
was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world.
a. Athens b. Delphi c. Greece d. Olympus
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28. A young princess kept unaware of her royal heritage by a vain old woman named Mother Gothel,
who raises her in a secluded tower to exploit her hair’s healing abilities to remain young and
beautiful forever.
a. Bella b. Cinderella c. Rapunzel d. Snow White

29. A legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion. He was also a renowned poet and,
according to the legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece.
a. Daedalus b. Orpheus c. Percius d. Zeus

30. She became the queen of the underworld after her abduction by Hades, the god of the
underworld, with the approval of her father, Zeus.The myth of her abduction, her sojourn in the
underworld and her temporary return to the surface represents her functions as the embodiment of
spring and the personification of vegetation.
a. Arachne b. Danae c. Demeter d. Persephone

31. He was delighted about his wish being granted, he went and touched an apple tree in his
garden. To his excitement, the tree turned into gold instantly.
a. King Arthur b. King David c. King Midas d. King Solomon

32. The sequence in which the rhyme occurs. The first end sound is represented as the letter “a” the
second “b”, etc.
a. meter b. stanza c. rhyme d. rhyme scheme

33. A Criticism that argues that we must take an author’s life and background into account when we
study a text.
a. Biological b. Biographical c. Bio data d. Biology

34. Who is the author of "I am a Filipino"?

a. Carlos Romulo b. Emillio Aguinaldo c. Jose Rizal d. Raul Roco

35. A figure of speech which endows animals, ideas, or inanimate objects with human traits or
abilities.
a. metaphor b. onomatopoeia c. personification d. simile

36. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Literature?

a. Literature is a piece of printed work related to the ideas and feelings of the people, that may
be true or just a product of the writer’s imagination.
b. Literature is an embodiment of culture and a reflection of society and written by someone
outside the culture of a social group.
c. Literary works which stand the test of time are termed classics.

37. When did the Spanish Period of the Philippines officially began?
a. In 1521, when Ferdinand Magellan and his crew became the first Europeans to discover the
Philippine archipelago.
b. In 1544, when Lopez de Villalobos named the islands "Las Islas de Filipinas" in honor of
Philip II.
c. In 1565, when Miguel Lopez de Legazpi established the first permanent Spanish settlement.

38. Which of the statements regarding Spanish influences on Philippine literature is FALSE?
a. The Spanish language which became the literary language during this time lent many of its
words to our language.
b. Many grammar books on the native dialects such as Tagalog, Ilocano and Visayan were
printed.
c. Asian legends and traditions brought here became assimilated in our songs, corridos, and
moro-moros.

39. A dramatic presentation onstage of the trials, suffering and death of Jesus Christ.
a. cenaculo

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 b.moriones
c. pasion
d. All of the above

40. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. The Awit is composed with stanzas of four lines and each line having twelve syllables while
the Corrido is composed with stanzas of four lines and each line having eight syllables.
b. The Awit is sung or chanted slowly while the Corrido is narrated in a fast beat.
c. The Awit is classified as a lyric poem while the Corrido is classified as a narrative poem.
41. Which of the following is NOT a goal of the Propaganda Movement?
a. independence from Spain
b. legal equality between Filipinos and Spaniards
c. Philippine representation in the Spanish Cortes

42. Which among these statements is FALSE?

A. Literature include written works that have no factual basis and are entirely imaginary.
B. There was no sufficient evidence that literature existed among ancient cultures.
C. Written records and documents of historical events are part of literature.

43. For Webster, literature is anything that is printed, as long as it is related to the ideas and feelings
of people. Which among these does not qualify as literature according to Webster's standards?
A. magazine article
B. play script
C. telephone directory

44. Which among these is written in prose form?

A. A dream terrified,
have lost my sleep at night,
don't know the reason why,
it has captured my sight.

B. Girl with the burning golden eyes,

And red-bird song, and snowy throat:
I bring you gold and silver moons
And diamond stars, and mists that float.

C. He celebrated the triumph in honour of all his wars at once, including in it many trophies beautifully
decked out to represent each of his achievements, even the smallest; and after them all came
one huge one, decked out in costly fashion and bearing an inscription stating that it was a
trophy of the inhabited world.

45. Which among these is written in verse (poetry) form?

A. True wit is nature to advantage drest;
What oft was thought, but ne’er so well exprest.
B. I shall free myself that all men may learn from the event that you chose for your emperor
one who would not give you up to save himself, but rather himself to save you.
C. On the contrary, I would gladly offer my own body, if my death could redeem the freedom of
our nation - if it could cause the long-suffering people of Rome to find final relief from its
labours.

46. Judging from the description, which of the following books is a biography?
A. Coming Back to Me by Marcus Trescothick
Trescothick’s brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better
understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen.
B. Queen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II by Robert Hardman
With original insights from those who know her best, new interviews with world leaders and
access to unseen papers, bestselling author Robert Hardman explores the full, astonishing life
of our longest reigning monarch in this compellingly authoritative yet intimate biography.

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 C. Walden by Henry David Thoreau Thoreau details his experiences over the course of two
years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, Massachusetts, amidst
woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson.

47. THE THREE RACES

In the beginning, the great god Kabunian decided that He was lonely. He came up with the idea of
shaping a man out of clay that He could bring to life and talk to, and put in charge of the other beings
on the Earth every now and then. He decided that He would make the clay man look like Himself.
He took some clay from the Earth, molded it into the shape of a man, and then placed it inside His
oven. While He waited for the clay man to solidify, He toured the Earth and amused Himself. Alas,
Kabunian lost all track of time. When He remembered that He had left something in the oven longer
than was ought, his first clay man was all burnt. It was black as coal all over. Its hair curled tightly
from the heat. Kabunian anyway thought it a grand creation, and breathed life into it. But it was not
yet the kind of man He wanted at the start.

So Kabunian gave it another try. He placed his second clay man into the oven. But this time,
Kabunian became so eager to see what would come out, that He brought the clay man out while it
was not yet fully baked. The second clay man was so pale that now we would call it raw. But it was
solid enough, and Kabunian liked it well. He breathed life into it. But it was not yet the kind of man He
wanted at the start.

At His third and final try, Kabunian resolved to be careful. He guarded the time while His third clay
man baked to perfection. When His clay man was finally drawn from the oven it was a perfect brown,
and its hair was straight and dark, and there was laughter in its cheeks. Kabunian loved this third clay
man, and breathed life into it. But in the end He came to love the three Races of Man equally. He
began to encourage the three Races to get along, for the truth is they had come from the same clay,
and so are brothers.
A. anecdote
B. fable
C. legend

48. THE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP

A pack of Wolves lurked near the Sheep pasture. But the Dogs kept them all at a respectful distance,
and the Sheep grazed in perfect safety. But now the Wolves thought of a plan to trick the Sheep.
"Why is there always this hostility between us?" they said. "If it were not for those Dogs who are
always stirring up trouble, I am sure we should get along beautifully. Send them away and you will
see what good friends we shall become."
The Sheep were easily fooled. They persuaded the Dogs to go away, and that very evening the
Wolves had the grandest feast of their lives.
A. anecdote
B. fable
C. legend

49. KING CANUTE AND THE TIDE

At the high-point of his reign, King Canute ordered his throne to be set upon the seashore as the tide
was coming in, and then addressed the rising waters.
‘You and the land on which my throne is standing are subject to me. No one has ever defied my royal
commands and gone unpunished. I command you, then, do not rise on my land, nor dare to splash
either limb or robe of your lord!’
The sea however continued its customary rise, disdainfully splashing his feet and legs.
‘Let all the world’ he said, skipping backwards, ‘know that the power of kings is a vain and trifling
thing. No king is worthy of that title except that King whose commands heaven, earth and sea obey,
according to eternal laws.’
After this, Canute never again wore his crown upon his head, but set it upon an icon of the Lord’s
crucifixion, in praise of God the Great King.
A. anecdote
B. fable
C. legend

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50. EPITAPH ON A FRIEND by Robert Burns
An honest man here lies at rest,
The friend of man, the friend of truth,
The friend of age, the guide of youth;
Few hearts like his, with virtue warm’d,
Few heads with knowledge so inform’d;
If there’s another world, he lives in bliss;
If there is none, he made the best of this.
A. elegy
B. ode
C. sonnet

51. Judging from the description, which of the following is NOT a narrative poem?
A. Odyssey by Homer
The poem is about the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan
War. After the war, which lasted ten years, his journey lasted for ten additional years, during which
time he encountered many perils
B. Paradise Lost by John Milton
The poem concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen
angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
C. To Autumn by John Keats
The poem praises autumn, describing its abundance, harvest, and transition into winter.

52. Judging from the summary, what is the genre of the following drama?:
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
A brave Scottish general named Macbeth is prophesied by a trio of witches that he will one day
become King of Scotland. Macbeth, consumed by ambition and propelled to action by his wife,
murders King Duncan and seizes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then consumed by guilt and
paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders in order to avoid suspicion, he quickly becomes
a tyrant. The bloodbath and ensuing civil war quickly drive Macbeth and Lady Macbeth insane and to
their deaths.
A. comedy B. farce C. tragedy

53. I found your sound loud enough.

A. alliteration B. assonance C. onomatopoeia

54. Sugar makes the sauce sweeter.

A. alliteration B. assonance C. onomatopoeia

55. A loud boom was heard as the building exploded.

A. alliteration B. assonance C. onomatopoeia

END

Goodluck!

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Answers:

1.) C
2.) A
3.) C
4.) D
5.) B
6.) D
7.) A
8.) B
9.) B
10.) B
11.) A
12.) A
13.) A
14.) D
15.) A
16.) C
17.) A
18.) B
19.) B
20.) A
21.) D
22.) D
23.) C
24.) A
25.) B
26.) A
27.) B
28.) C
29.) B
30.) D
31.) C
32.) D
33.) B
34.) A
35.) C
36. b
37. c
38.c
39.a
40.c
41.a
42. B.
43. C.
44. C.
45. A.;
46. B.
47. C.
48. B.
49. A.
50. A.
51. C.
52. C.
53. b
54. a
55. c

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