Philippine Literary History Quiz

1. The second book printed in the Philippines was written by Fr. Blancas de San Jose in 1602, which contains the biographies of saints, novenas, and questions and answers on religion.

• Ang Mga Dalit kay Maria (Psalms for Mary)

• Libro de los Cuatro Postprimeras de Hombre(in Spanish and Tagalog)

• Nuestra Señora del Rosario

• The Pasion

Answer explanation

This book was printed at the UST Printing Press with the help of Juan de Vera, a Chinese mestizo.

2. This work by Graciano Lopez Jaena refers here to the wrong management of education in the Philippines 1887.

• INSTITUCION NG PILIPINAS (Sufferings of the Philippines)

• HONOR EN PILIPINAS (Honor in the Philippines)

• SA MGA PILIPINO...1891…

• ANG FRAY BOTOD (Friar Botod)

3. Which of the following is not written by Marcelo H. del Pilar?

• DASALAN AT TOCSOHAN (Prayers and Jokes)

• PASIONG DAPAT IPAG-ALAB NG PUSO NGTAONG BABASA (Passion that should arouse the hearts of the readers)

• PAGIBIG SA TINUBUANG LUPA (Love of Country)

• ANG DAPAT MABATID NG MGA TAGALOG

4. He is known as the Father of the National Language Grammar. His masterpiece is Banaag at Sikat.

• Valeriano Hernandez Pena

• Lope K. Santos

• Amado V. Hernandez

• Inigo Ed Regalado

5. He joined the La Liga Filipina founded by Rizal in 1892, known as the great Revolutionary rather than a writer but he also wrote things which paved the way for the revolution and which also became part of our literature.

• Jose Palma

• Andres Bonifacio

• Emilio Jacinto

• Mariano Ponce

Answer explanation

He translated Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios in Tagalog. Among his other literary works are:

ANG DAPAT MABATID NG MGA TAGALOG(What the Tagalogs Should Know)

KATUNGKULANG GAGAWIN NG MGA ANA NGBAYAN (Obligations of Our Countrymen). This is an outline of obligations just like the 10commandments of God.

PAG-IBIG SA TINUBUAN LUPA (Love of One’s Native Land). A poem with a title similar to that of Marcelo H. del Pilar