World Literature Prelim Assessment

 Etymologically, the term derives from Latin word "litaritura/litteratura" meaning “writing formed with letters,” and can be further distinguished according to major forms such as the novel, short story or drama, and works that are often categorized according to historical periods or their adherence to certain aesthetic features or expectations (genre).

• Language

• Literature

• Music

• Art

It is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia (3500 BCE).

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Phoenician

• Alphabet

It is the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt in writing the Egyptian language (2000 BCE).

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Phonecian

• Alphabet

It is the formal writing system used by the Greeks and the people from Phoenicia that invented the modern-day alphabet.

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Phoenician

• Alphabet

This writing system was the result of combining the writing systems of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece.

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Phoenician

• Alphabet

It is the author’s relationship to his/her fictional world, especially to the minds of the characters. It also has the position from which the story is told.

• Symbol

• Point of view

• Tone

• Setting

It is the verbal and artistic structuring of idea in literatures. What is it?

• Symbol

• Point of view

• Form

• Subject

In literature, it refers to a person, idea, events, etc. that deals with the topic. What is it?

• Subject

• Point-of-view

• Form

• Tone

This is one of the types of literary genres which is purely based on author's imagination.

• Fiction

• Classic

• Non-fiction

• Contemporary

This is one of the types of literary genres that are generally analytic, speculative, and interpretative in nature.

• Fiction

• Classic

• Non-fiction

• Modern