Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
PINAMUK-AN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Pinamuk-an, New Washington, Aklan

Senior High School Department

4th QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

Name ______________________________________________________________________ Section_________________ Date_________________

I. Identify the following.

_______________1. It is a practical observation and philosophy of everyday life usually written in rhyming scheme.
_______________2. They demand an answer and are used to test the wist who are listening to them.
_______________3. This movement spearheaded mostly by the intellectual middle class. The objectives of this movement were to seek reforms
and changes.
_______________4. The awards headed by Carlos Palanca Sr. it is given to writers of short story, plays and poetry.
_______________5. Stories of origin for certain places, their names and creation.
_______________6. It is a long winded poem about hero.
_______________7. Beautiful songs that are informal expression of our ancestors experience in life.
_______________8. It an enduring expression of a significant human experience in words well-written and arrange.
_______________9. During this period the writers had a better knowledge of their craft and enjoyed political activism.
_______________10. A collection of prose and poetry by Maximo and Florentino Valeros.
_______________11. A collection of poems by Manuel Viray.
_______________12. During this period the poems were romantic and revolutionary.
_______________13. He was selected as the first president of the Philippine Republic.
_______________14. He advocated modernism in poetry.
_______________15. The date when the Philippines regained its freedom and the Filipino flag waved joyously alone.
_______________16. It is the period on which people are recovering from the World War II.
_______________17. It is also known as the recovering era.
_______________18. He wrote and published the novel “Ginto sa Makiling” in 1946.
_______________19. He wrote “A Seasons of Grace“ in 1956.
_______________20. He is the master of minimalist fiction.

II. Identify the given description of the Philippine Literary Periods. Write on the blank PCP for Precolonial Period, SP for Spanish Period, AP for
American Period, JP for Japanese Period, PWP for Postwar Period and CP for Contemporary Period.

______ 1. The early post-liberation 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.
______ 2. Writings clearly depicted their love of country and their longings for independence.
______ 3. Crude on ideology and phraseology.
______ 4. Philippine literature in english came to a halt – writers in to english turned writing in Filipino.
______ 5. Philippines literature in tagalog was revived during this period.
______ 6. Literature is classified as religious and secular.
______ 7. Firm establishment of english as the medium of instruction in all schools.
______ 8. Topics and themes were often about life in the provinces.
______ 9. Active arousal in the field of literature started to be felt in the following newspapers.
______ 10. Filipino writers went into all forms of literature like news, reporting, poetry, stories, plays, essays, and novels.
______ 11. Literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life.
______12. Filipino literature was given a break during this period.
______ 13. Also known as the “Recovering Era”.
______ 14. Liberal ideas and internationalism influenced filipinos minds in understanding “liberty and freedom”.
_______15. Most themes in the writings dealt with Japanese brutalities, of the poverty of life under Japanese government and the brave guerilla
exploits.

III. Enumerate the following.

Two political Novels of Rizal
1.
2.
Characteristics of Post-War Period Literature
1. 4.
2. 5.
3.
Filipino Writers during the Post-War Period
1. 3. 5.
2. 4. 6.

Parents Name and Signature _____________________

Date ______________

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