QUIZ #1

21st Century Literature From The Philippines and the World

I. TRUE/FALSE

1. Jose Garcia Villa's Bayan Ko was set to

music by Constancio de Guzman and became
a popular song during the Marcos
dictatorship.
I. TRUE/FALSE

2. The Japanese encouraged nationalism, or

the love for one's motherland.
I. TRUE/FALSE

3. Most English newspapers were ordered to

stop its operations during the Japanese
regime.
I. TRUE/FALSE

4. Filipinos already have literature before the

Spaniards came to the land.
I. TRUE/FALSE

5. Biag ni Lam-ang was created before the

Spaniards came
I. TRUE/FALSE

6. Leon C. Pichay is acknowledged as the

Father of Ilocano Literature.
I. TRUE/FALSE

7. The American Period had influenced the

Philippine Literature.
I. TRUE/FALSE

8. Doctrina Cristiana was the first religious

book published in the Philippines on July 15,
1593.
I. TRUE/FALSE

9. The writers in Spanish were accustomed to

write literary works that have themes of
nationalism because they want to honor Jose
Rizal.
I. TRUE/FALSE

10. It is easy to interpret poems.

II. IDENTIFICATION

1. This refers to a a traditional depiction of

the events before and after Jesus Christ was
crucified.
II. IDENTIFICATION

2. A short piece of fiction that is a "bite size"

version of a novel.
II. IDENTIFICATION

3. It is a long narrative poem, telling heroic

deeds or events.
II. IDENTIFICATION

4. These are short poems which express the

personal thoughts or emotions of the poet,
that is intended to be sung.
II. IDENTIFICATION

5. It is a story about animals that possess

human traits.
II. IDENTIFICATION

6. This was deemed as the first novel ever

written in the Philippines.
II. IDENTIFICATION

7. It is the writing system used by the

Filipinos before the Spanish colonization.
II. IDENTIFICATION

8. "Batikuling" was a penname used by which

Filipino poet?
II. IDENTIFICATION

9. What are the pen names of Mariano Ponce?

Enumerate one.
II. IDENTIFICATION

10. Some of this hero's notable literary works

are "El Verdadero Decalogo" (The True
Decalogue or Ten Commandments, and "Sa
Bayang Pilipino" (To the Filipino nation).
II. IDENTIFICATION

11. These are merely products of the writer’s

imagination and the main aim is to bring out
lessons to the reader. Example of this is the
story of “The Moth and the Lamp”.
II. IDENTIFICATION

12. This type of prose expresses the viewpoint

or opinion of the writer about a particular
problem or event.
II. IDENTIFICATION

13. This is a lyric poem which expresses

feelings of grief and melancholy, and whose
theme is death.
II. IDENTIFICATION

14. This is an exaggerated comedy.

II. IDENTIFICATION

15. This recreational play was brought here by

the Spaniard to remind the people about the
search of St. Helena for the Cross on which
Jesus died.
II. IDENTIFICATION

16. This is a presentation of the search of the

Virgin Mary and St. Joseph for an inn where to
deliver the baby Jesus.
II. IDENTIFICATION

17. This is a chant in free verse by a bereaved

person or his representative beside the corpse
of the dead. No definite meter or rhyming
scheme is used.
II. IDENTIFICATION

18. Who was the first teacher of Rizal?

II. IDENTIFICATION

19. This short story written by Paz Marquez

Benitez stood out as the model of perfection.
II. IDENTIFICATION

20. It is one of the works of Jaena where he

exposed how some of the friars were greedy,
ambitious and immoral.
II. IDENTIFICATION

21. He was considered as the best general the

Philippines ever had.
II. IDENTIFICATION

22. He is better known as the great

Revolutionary rather than a writer
II. IDENTIFICATION

23. He became popular because of his Himno

Nacional Filipino
II. IDENTIFICATION

24. He is the Father of the Tagalog drama and

author of the immortal Walang Sugat.
II. IDENTIFICATION

25. He is the Prince of Ilocano Poets

III. FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Pedro Bukaneg:Ilocano::_______:Kapampangan
III. FILL IN THE BLANKS

2. Jose Rizal:Dimasalang::_______:Antonio Luna

III. FILL IN THE BLANKS

3. Kahapon, Ngayon Bukas:Aurelio Tolentino::

_______:Severino Reyes
III. FILL IN THE BLANKS

4. Legend:Origins::Fables:________
III. FILL IN THE BLANKS

5. Awit:Twelve syllables::Corrido:_______
IV. MATCHING TYPE
1. Kundiman a. Awit sa kasal
2. Soliranin b. Awit ng papuri
3. Dalit c. Awit ng manggagawa
4. Diona d. Awit sa pag-ibig
5. Talindaw e. Awit sa pakikidigma
f. Awit ng pamamangka
V. ESSAY (5)

Discuss how Spanish, American, and Japanese

colonization influenced the literature in the
Philippines.