FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

21 ST CENTURY LITERATURE from the PHILIPPINES and the WORLD

GRADE 12
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________ Score:
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Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the blank before the number.
______ 1. Which among the following words derives from the Latin term “litera” which means letter?
A. Fiction C. Literature
B. Genre D. Poetry
______ 2. What do we call the body of written works of a language, period or culture?
A. Fiction C. Literature
B. Genre D. Poetry
______ 3. How do literature plays a vital role in our society?
A. Literature tells us about the civilization in a form other than straight fact.
B. Literature was able to unwrap the secrets of the past generation.
C. The past, contemporary and future are being bridge together.
D. All of the above
______ 4. The following are the reasons why do we need to study literature, EXCEPT:
I. To unwrap the secrets of the past generation
II. For aesthetic satisfaction.
III. To escape from reality.
IV. Serves as an inspiration
A. I and II C. I and IV
B. III and IV D. I only
______ 5. A traditional story in prose concerning details of gods and demigods and the creation of the world and its inhabitants is
called: _____________
A. Epic C. Myth
B. Legend D. Riddle
______ 6. Which period includes all literature produced before the Spanish colonization like chants, proverbs, songs, and folk
narratives?
A. Post-colonial Period C. American Period
B. Pre-colonial Period D. Spanish Period
______ 7. What do we call the simplest form of oral literature?
A. Animal Tale C. Folk Speeches
B. Folk Song D. Folk Tale
______ 8. What is the theme of literature during the Spanish period?
A. Love C. Religion
B. Freedom D. Education
______ 9. A kind of literature which narrates the adventures of tribal heroes who embody in themselves the ideals and values of the
tribe is called: __________
A. Myth C. Epic
B. Legend D. Riddle
______ 10. What do we call the first Tagalog versifiers who saw print and were highly literate in both Spanish and the vernacular?
A. Elite C. Scholars
B. Ladino D. None of the above
______ 11. What is the theme of literature during the American period?
A. Education C. Love
B. Freedom D. Religion
______ 12. What period was marked by a kind of “struggle of mind and spirit” posed by the sudden emancipation from the enemy, and
the wild desire to see print?
A. American Period C. Japanese Period
B. Spanish Period D. Contemporary Period
______ 13. Radio play series like Si Matar, Dahlia, Ito ang Palad Ko, and MR. Lonely was became popular during the: __________
A. The New Society C. Third Republic
B. Period of Activism D. Japanese Period
______ 14. Literature was been used as tool for religious conquest during:______________
A. American Period C. Japanese Period
B. Spanish Period D. Contemporary Period
______ 15. What is the most famous metrical romance in the country?
A. Florante at Laura C. Spanish Ninay
B. El Filibusterismo D. Kalayaan
______ 16. Who is considered as the master of traditional Tagalog poetry, and became well - known for his work Florante at Laura?
A. Francisco Baltazar C. Jose Dela Cruz
B. Andres Bonifacio D. Jose Rizal
______ 17. Who is the mother of Philippine women’s literature and was a poet in both Ilocano and Spanish?
A. Lola Basyang C. Paz Marquez Benitez
B. Lualhati Bautista D. Leona Florentino
______ 18. The Father of The Filipino Grammar and “Apo” of the Tagalog Writers is _________
A. Manuel Bernabe C. Lope K. Santos
B. Amado V. Hernandez D. Claro M. Recto
______ 19. Which of the following describes 21st century literature?
A. Deals with current themes and reflects a technological culture.
B. New literary works created within the last decade.
C. Produced during the 20th century.
D. B and C
______ 20. What is this literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle drawings and hand written graphics in place of
traditional font?
A. Chick lit C. Flash fiction
B. Doodle Fiction D. Science fiction
______ 21. Which of the following term is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all comic books and graphic novels
originally published in Japan?
A. Illustrated Novels C. Graphic Novels
B. Digi-Fiction D. Manga
______ 22. What is this literary genre which often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations, and has
been called a "literature of ideas."?
A. Doodle Fiction C. Science fiction
B. Chick lit D. Flash fiction
______ 23. Which of the following short story is considered as the first Filipino modern short story in English?
A. Child of Sorrow C. Filipino Poetry
B. Dead Stars D. His Native Soil
______ 24. To fully appreciate literature in the Philippines, you must also be aware of the_____
A. Short stories, novels, essays, and poems that continues to be read by Filipinos today.
B. Economy and the need for rehabilitation and reconstruction of infrastructures.
C. Country’s history, culture, society, and psyche (human spirit).
D. All of these.
______ 25. Who is the author of Revolt from Hymen, a poem protesting against marital rape which caused her denial by an all-male
jury from winning the Ph’s Commonwealth Literary Awards in 1940?
A. Lola Basyang C. Leonora Florentino
B. Cirilo Bautista D. Angela Marie Manalang
______ 26. These devices which are used intentionally by a writer in his or her work to convey a certain meaning is called literary: ____
A. Devices C. Techniques
B. Meaning D. None of the above
______ 27. The term which was conveyed through the elements and the literary techniques that the writer used is also called literary: _
A. Devices C. Techniques
B. Meaning D. None of the above
______ 28. What do we call the exchanges of words between the characters?
A. Characters C. Plot
B. Dialogues D. Stage directions

______ 29. What brings out the literary meaning of a text?

A. Literary Meaning C. Literary Elements
B. Literary Devices D. All of these
______ 30. What is this literary work that tells a story through movements and exchange of ideas?
A. Drama C. Short Story
B. Poetry D. Song
______ 31. What are these devices which are innate in a literary text? Some examples are the characters, setting, conflict, plot, and
theme of a short story.
A. Literary Techniques C. Literary Devices
B. Literary Meaning D. Dialogue
______ 32. Magic realism is_______________
A. A work of metafiction can be a story about a writer who writes a story or a story about another work of fiction.
B. The “fiction of strangeness,” features elements of fantasy, science fiction, and serious fiction.
C. A typical work of flash fiction is only a few hundred words long.
D. A fiction genre in which magical elements are blended with reality.
______ 33. Kundiman is_____________
A. A genre of Tagalog folk love songs that express an intense longing for a beloved, a cause, or the motherland.
B. Usually played in minor chord, giving them a sad, melancholic sound.
C. A and B
D. None of these
______ 34. The background of the text which may have been influenced by the author’s life, language, society, and culture
 is called _______________
A. Context C. Kundiman
B. Experience D. Rationale
______ 35. Are doing a close reading of the text and by identifying socio-cultural elements present in the text are two ways to get the
diction of a literary work?
A. True C. False
B. Maybe D. None of these
______ 36. When a speaker addresses a spiritual being what he /she is using as an element of his/her literary work?
A. Allusion C. Irony
B. Apostrophe D. Synecdoche
______ 37. When a poem uses this alliteration wherein the last words of the lines have the same vowel sound is called: ___________
A. Assonance C. Tugmang Karaniwan
B. Consonance D. Tugmang Patinig
______ 38. The following statements are proven to be true in the Pre-colonial Literature EXCEPT :_________
A. It includes chants, proverbs, songs, spells, and different folk narratives like folk tales, fables, legends, myths.
B. The mostly influenced by Christianity as well as the European ideals of liberty and freedom through trade.
C. These were all passed down from generation to generation through the word of mouth.
D. It includes all literature produced before the Spanish colonization.
______ 39. What is this traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social
phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events?
A. Epic C. Myth
B. Legend D. Narratives
______ 40. In literature, this is the collection of works considered representative of a certain genre and period. This is called: ________
A. Awards C. Album
B. Canon D. Canonical
______ 41. Which is this highest national recognition given to Filipino writers who made significant contributions to the development of
Philippine Literature?
A. National Artists for Literature C. Palanca Awards
B. Gamaba Awards D. None of the above
______ 42. He practiced “committed art” and he was known as the “Manunulat ng Manggagawa.”
A. Amado V. Hernandez C. Nick Joaquin
B. Jose Garcia - Villa D. Carlos P. Romulo
______ 43. The most distinguished Filipino writer in English Writing; known as Quijano de Manila.
A. Nick Joaquin C. Carlos P. Romulo
B. Francisco Arcellana D. Levi Celerio
______ 44. . A poetry written and read on a mobile phone is called?__________
A. Phone poem C. Textula
B. Spoken Poetry D. None of the above
______ 45. Is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using comic form.
A. Illustrated Novels C. Graphic Novels
B. Digi-Fiction D. Manga

For numbers 46-49. Analyze the figures of speech being used on the following lines. Letters only.
A. Simili C. Metaphor E. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor D. Personification
______ 46. And if I could hold thee in my arms,I know both heaven and earth were mine.
______ 47. The quiet dimming down of age.
______ 48. Pati ng libingang malayo't ulila
______ 49. Pati ng libingang malayo't ulila, wari'y halamanang pugad ng ginhawa;

______ 50. A great period of Tagalog theatre and Tagalog language.

A. American Period C. Japanese Period
B. Spanish Period D. Contemporary Period
______ 51. He’s known as the MASTER OF TAGALOG NOVEL.
A. Lazaro Francisco C. Amado V. Hernandez
B. Cirilo F. Bautista D. Jose Garcia-Villa
______ 52. Father of Filipino Socialism and he is also known as Don Belong.
A. Isabelo De Los Reyes C. Cirilo F. Bautista
B. Jose Garcia-Villa D. Carlos P. Romulo
______ 53. A type or category of literature that has a specific form, content, and style is called literary?
A. Literary Introduction C. Literary Literature
B. Literary Technique D. Literary Genres
______ 54. What is the title of this short story which is considered as the first Filipino modern short story in English?
A. Child of Sorrow C. Filipino Poetry
B. His Native Soil D. Dead Stars
______ 55. The following playwrights are notable for their contribution in Philippine Drama EXCEPT : ________
A. Alberto S. Florentino C. Severino Montano
B. Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero D.Alberto S. Reyes
______ 56. Who wrote the essay "History and Philippine Culture," which emphasizes the importance of understanding and presenting
a nation’s culture?
A. Horacio de la Costa C. Alejandro Roces
B. Stevan Javellana D.Edith L. Tiempo
______ 57. Who used the pseudonym Doveglion, which is derived from dove, eagle, lion?
A. Fransciso Arcelliana C. NVM Gonzales
B. Jose Garcia Villa D. Carlos P. Romulo
______ 58. Who is this profound writer who wrote the essay I am a Filipino, which is one of the great contributions to Philippine
literature not only because it shows one’s love for his country and freedom but also of being proud as a Filipino?
A. Fransciso Arcelliana C. Jose Garcia Villa
B. NVM Gonzales D. Carlos P. Romulo
______ 59. Aside from showing traditional elements, both Amador T. Daguio’s and Frank Rivera’s poems are ________________,
A. Narrative Poetry C. End Rhyme
B. Lyric Poetry D. Allusion
______ 60. What is the contribution of the poem entitled, “A Man of Earth” by Amador Dagiuo?
A. It is popularized by the playwright Frank Rivera, who came to be known as the “makata sa cell phone.”
B. English are reinvented to establish a native idiom.
C. It marks a turning point in Filipino short stories.
D. It marks a turning point in Filipino poetry.