Republic of the Philippines

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

MBHTE – Higher Education
Balabagan Trade School
Narra, Balabagan Lanao del Sur
Prelim Examination
World Literature

Name: _______________________________ Program and Year level: _________________

Instructor: ____________________________ Date: _________________

Test I. Identify the correct answer for each item. (2 pts each)
____________________1. Japanese writer and lady-in-waiting.
______________________2. Known for his strong advocacy for democracy and his unwavering
commitment to the Filipino people.

____________________3. First non-European writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
____________________4. He thought on ethics, good behavior and moral character were
written down by his disciples in several books.
____________________5. Describe the romantic life and custom of the aristocratic society of the
time.
______________________6. The day he delivered his speech and got assassinated.
______________________7. Macabre poem that written to praise and depict miserable for an
important person who is dead.
____________________8. He wrote the piece “The Diameter of the Bomb”.
____________________9. It is all about governance over all human civilization.
____________________10. It’s a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales which were
compiled over many centuries.
____________________11. Mongolian tyrannical warrior-ruler, one of the most famous
conquerors of history.
____________________12. The central idea of the literary work was “seize the day”.
______________________13. Respected Israeli journalist who speaks Arabic and can pass for
a Palestinian.
____________________14. Islamic scholar who was a poet as well as a mathematician.
____________________15. The main theme of the literary works was discrimination.

Essay. 10 points each.

1. How can you relate the “The Diameter of the Bomb” in the case of Palestine-Israel’s
conflict?
2. How does the speech of Aquino Sr. contributed to the Filipino?
3. Do you believe that there is an existing misogyny in the story “The Tale of Genji”? Yes or
No. Justify your answer.
4. In what part of the Analects by Confucious teach you a lesson?
5. What part of the story “Palestinian Like Me” by Yoram Binur depicts the life of being an
outcast?