Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Chant (Bulong) was used in witchcraft or enchantment especially in remote
places in the Visayas.
a. Japanese Period
b. Rebirth of Freedom
c. Pre-Spanish Period
d. Period of Enlightenment
2. Lagaylay was used in a special occasion for the Pilareños of Sorsogon during
May time to get together.
a. Spanish Period
b. New Society Period
c. Pre-Spanish Period
d. Period of 3rd Republic
3. PAGIBIG SA TINUBUANG LUPA was translated from the Spanish
AMOR PATRIA of Rizal, published on August 20, 1882, in Diariong Tagalog.
a. Spanish Period
b. American Period
c. Pre-Spanish Period
d. Period of Enlightenment
4. Tagalog Zarzuela, Cenaculo and the Embayoka of the Muslims were presented
in the rebuilt Metropolitan Theater, the Folk Arts Theater and the Cultural
Center of the Philippines.
a. New Society Period
b. American Period
c. 21st Century Period
d. Period of 3rd Republic
5. Haiku, is short with a measure and rhyme consisting of 17 syllables which
had favorable diminishing effect on Tagalog literature.
a. New Society Period
b. American Period
c. 21st Century Period
d. Period of 3rd Republic6.
English as medium of instruction was introduced in the schools as
intellectual language of education in this period.
a. New Society Period
b. American Period
c. 21st Century Period
d. Period of 3rd Republic
7.
This is the period wherein the youth became vocal with their sentiments
and demanded change in the government.
a. Spanish Period
b. Period of Activism
c. Pre-Spanish Period
d. Period of 3rd Republic
8.
Filipinos during this period were hooked in reading magazines and comics.
a. New Society Period
b. American Period
c. Period of 3rd Republic
d. 21st Century Period
9.
“Ang Bayan ko” was a song popularized in this period.
a. Period of 3rd Republic
b. New Society Period
c. 21st Century Period
d. Post-EDSA 1 Period
10.
This period is notable in the reawakening of the Filipino spirit when the 3
priests Gomez, Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence
of guilt.
a. Post-EDSA 1 Period
b. Period of 3rd Republic
c. Period of Enlightenment
d. Period of Activism
11.A statement of fact about Philippine regional literature is _______.
a. It mirrors the deeply ingrained Filipino values, culture and tradition
even when keeping up with the changing times.
b. It reflects the conservatism of indigenous folks who have maintained a
backward expression style.
c. It embraces only the written compilation of literary works in various
styles and genres.
d. It depicts the influences of various colonizers that occupied the
country for more than three centuries.12.An element in poetry that refers to the image or picture created in the minds
of readers that helps give light to the main idea is _______.
a. form
b. imagery
c. rhythm
d. sound pattern
13.Many Filipino authors, writers, or poets are encouraged to use the mother
tongue as the medium of expression in their craft because _______.
a. Readers fail to comprehend a piece not written in either English or
Tagalog.
b.
Our people’s culture and tradition are upheld through this despite
effects of colonization or even modernity.
c.
The expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas of a writer are
emphasized in the personalized codes that they use.
d.
The continuous flow of feelings and insights are inhibited when a
foreign language is used instead.
14.
The development of literature in the Philippines __________.
a. is given life only in the oral tradition of the country.
b. could reflect the richness of our country’s resources.
c. may be attributed to both local and foreign influences.
d. grew and prospered alongside the country’s history.
15.
Philippine regional literature has become rich and varied because of
_______.
a. the contributions of numerous artists who patterned after the
Western literary masters.
b. the nationalistic fervor of texts written in various stages of our
history as a nation.
c. various topics used as themes by the writers and their alignment to
world events.
d. the archipelagic nature of the Philippines, its geographical features,
and the presence of various ethno-linguistic groups in the country
Answer:
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. D 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. B
