PHILIT QUIZ

Literature was derived from the Latin word ____________________ which means letter.

• littera

• litera

• latera

• letera

According to Brother Azurin “literature expresses the feelings of people to society, to government, to his surroundings, to his fellowmen and to his Divine Creator.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following literary pieces is not written by Dr. Jose Rizal?

• Noli Me Tangere

• El FIlibusterismo

• Mi Ultimo Adios

• Kaingat Kayo

He became one of the famous writer during the American Period because of free verse writing.

• Jose Garcia Vila

• Antonio Luna

• Paz Marquez Benitez

• Gregorio Del Pilar

During the Japanese Period, one of the famous writings was Haiku which strictly follows the pattern ______-______-________ syllables.

• 5-7-5

• 7-5-7

• 5-7-7

• 7-7-5

The Ilustrados are writers who have written about the hitch of the colonization. Which of the following is not a member of the Ilustrados?

• Graciano Lopez Jaena

• Marcelo H. Del PIlar

• Dr. Jose P. Rizal

• Francisco Baltazar

During the Pre-colonial Period, one of the literary pieces produced is Kundiman. It is an example of _____________________.

• Folk Tales

• Epic

• Legend

• Folk Song

On what Period of Philippine literature did the Cenaculo, Panunuluyan, Zarzuela and Salubong created?

• American Period

• Japanese Period

• Period of Enlightenment

• Spanish Period

It is a poetic debate made popularized by Francisco Baltazar.

• Balagtas

• Balagtasan

It is the period in the Philippine literary history which was considered DARK because most of the writings dealt with the Japanese Brutalities.

• Period of the Third Republic

• Philippine Literature in English

• Japanese Period

• Period of Activism and New Society