Exercise - Historical Development of Philippine Literature

What are the general characteristics of pre-colonial literature?

• shared orally and usually with music

• recorded on paper

• expressed in our ancestors' language

• spontaneous and instinctive

• consistent throughout generations

What makes a legend different from a myth?

• passed on through oral tradition

• deals with supernatural beings

• shows symbolic narration

• has historical basis and is regarded as true

What are the characteristics of Philippine literature during the Spanish colonization?

• centered on religion

• shared orally

• similar to Spanish themes and forms

• repetitious plots

What pre-colonial literary form is Ang Mahal na Passion ni Jesu Christong Panginoon Natin (1704) comparable with?

• legends

• epics

• fables

• myths

These are Philippine metrical romances which are always chanted and not simply read.

• tibag

• awit

• korido

• zarzuela

Answer explanation

Noli Me Tangere is the first novel written in Filipino.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

What do you call the set of communication actions through books, leaflets and newspaper articles by a group of Filipinos who called for political reforms from 1880 to 1898?

• Propaganda Movement

• La Solidaridad

• HUKBALAHAP

• Katipunan

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

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