Exercise - American Occupation to After EDSA

Which universities were founded after the Americans institutionalized public education?

• Philippine Normal School

• University of Santo Tomas

• University of the Philippines

• Far Eastern University

Which groups of writers were active during the American Occupation?

• Writers of English

• Writers of Spanish

• Writers of Filipino and other regional languages

• Writers of Japanese

During which period did Filipinos attempt to write in English by getting inspiration from American and British literary texts?

• Period of Re-orientation

• Period of Enlightenment

• Period of Imitation

• Period of Self- discovery

What do you call the group of writers who continued the legacy of Balagtas and Rizal in integrating the spirit of nationalism in their works?

• Balagtasista

• Illustrados

• Propagandistas

• Thomasites

He was considered as the Father of Tagalog Zarzuela for courageously exposing the injustices and abuse experienced by Filipinos during the Spanish rule. His most famous work is "Walang Sugat."

• Jose Garcia Villa

• Severino Reyes

• Jose Corazon de Jesus

• Lope K. Santos

It is the idea which states that art has an inherent value independent of its subject-matter, or of any social, political, or ethical significance.

• art for society's sake

• art for love's sake

• art for art's sake

• art for literature's sake

In writing literature, which language was strictly prohibited by the Japanese?

• Spanish

• Tagalog

• Regional Languages

• English

These are writers' organizations which also served as creative writing centers that gave workshops to new writers who wanted to publish their works.

• UMPIL

• KAWIKA

• NCCA

• LIRA

Because of the Educational Exchange Program in the US, also known as Fulbright Program, that Filipinos participated in, the teaching of this literary approach began in Philippine universities.

• Feminism

• New Criticism

• Marxism

• Postcolonialism

After the nation's experience of colonization under the Spaniards and Americans, Filipino writers started exploring the theme of the Philippines' lack of national identity in their writings. What were its effects in society?

• anti-American sentiments

• nationalist movements

• emergence militancy in the 60s and 70s

• call for a national election